The new leadership of the Association of Filipino-Chinese Schools in the Philippines, led by Mr. Ronald Hsu, paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) in the morning of August 15 (Thursday), where they were warmly received by President Samuel Lee Uy and other officers.

At the beginning of the meeting, President Samuel Lee Uy delivered a welcome speech where he praised the great contributions that the Association has made to the revitalization of Chinese education in Philippines, promotion of Chinese culture and heritage, and training of Chinese teachers. Due to limited funding, the income of Chinese teachers in the country is very low, nevertheless, the Chinese teachers are still steadfast in their duties and their love and hard work for Chinese education is admirable and needs to be encouraged.

As one of the prominent organizations in the Filipino-Chinese community, CFBCI supports the development of Chinese language education and the improvement of the skills of Chinese language teachers. For the second consecutive year, we have donated a total of two million pesos to the Association. This year, with the upcoming Teachers’ Day, we will continue to donate one million pesos to express our great appreciation of their dedication and compassion.

The Association expressed their immense gratitude to CFBCI for the donation of P1 million each year for three consecutive years, amounting to three million pesos in total. They also emphasized their appreciation for the good relationship between the Association and CFBCI through the years, and commended its various education-related activities especially the “Pagharap sa Pangarap” college scholarship program and their active participation in public welfare and charitable causes. To them, the visionary and selfless spirit of CFBCI is admirable, and they look forward to more collaboration opportunities with CFBCI in the future.

All in all, the meeting was successful and the two parties are optimistic that through their enduring friendship, they will be able to foster more positive changes in the society, especially in guiding our youth towards a brighter future.

菲華工商總會訊：菲律濱華文學校聯合會（菲華校聯）新屆領導層代表，在輪值主席，計順市菲華中學副董事長許榮宗的率領下，於八月十五日（星期四）上午禮訪本會，受到本會理事長黃書瑋，名譽理事長謝國萬，名譽副理事長李少平，副理事長楊良田，董事曾煥眉、柯仁義、鄭奕偉，常務理事侯逸蘭、莊南文，理事王明雄及秘書蔡艷霞等人的熱情接待並座談。

座談開始，首先由本會理事長黃書瑋致詞歡迎詞，他說：歡迎校聯各位校長、主任的造訪。他讚揚菲律濱華文學校聯合會對振興菲律濱華文教育及宣揚中華文化所做出的巨大貢獻，在培育華文教師方面，更是不遺餘力，成績有目共睹。同時指出，海外華文教師身兼傳播中華文化的偉大責任，菲律濱華校長期因經費有限，而造成教師收入微薄，但是華文老師仍堅守崗位，對華文教育的熱愛及辛勤付出，令人敬佩，需要鼓勵。本會作為華社主要商會之一，對華文教育的發展，和提升華文教師的質量，深表支持。連續二年已捐獻菲幣二百萬。今年在教師節即將來臨之際，繼續獻捐菲幣一百萬，以表心意。

校聯常務理事許榮宗則致詞時，代表菲華校聯向本會連續三年，每年慨捐一百萬披索，總共捐獻三百萬披索表示萬分的謝意。同時對本會多年來與各華校的良好互動表示贊賞，特別是本會長期開展多項與教育相關的活動，其中包括「點亮未來」助學方案、捐助菲律濱兒童基金會方案，聯合國際象棋大師Eugene Torre基金會舉辦國際象棋比賽等，積極投入公益慈善事業，這種高瞻遠矚和大愛無私的精神令人欽佩。期待未來兩會能有更多合作機會。

校聯常務理事嘉南中學陳惠玲校長發言，她表示菲華工商總會能如此大力支持華文教育，深受感動，也受到很大的鼓勵。校聯新屆領導層服務華校年資尚淺，未來還有很多挑戰等著去克服，為了讓我們的下一代能夠接受更好的中華教育，校聯諸位領導願相互扶持、克服困難，使命必達。退休會榮譽會長許麗容則報告了屆年來退休教師獎勵金的發放工作。並代表退休教師向本會的慷慨解囊表示萬分的謝意。

本會副理事長楊良田發言表示，教育是百年大計，是永不歇止的投資，本會雖然是商業團體，但長期支持華文教育及注重下一代學習華語文的風氣。名譽副理事長李少平及董事曾煥眉等亦相繼發言，對校聯服務華校的政績，表示贊揚，慰問其勞苦功高。雙方互動熱烈，氣氛輕鬆和諧。
當天座談，由秘書蔡艷霞主持並介紹本會出席的領導同仁；校聯秘書長、崇德學校王宇航副校長介紹校聯的各位出席領導：校聯輪值主席、計順市菲華中學許榮宗副董事長，常務理事聖公會中學許月兒校長，退休會榮譽會長許麗容，代常務理事僑中學院蔡美美副校長，代常務理事中正學院佘雅緻主任，財政主任培德中學蔡山川校長及校聯辦公室助理劉獻洛老師。

座談最後，本會領導向校聯領導移交捐款支票，並與來賓一同合影之後圓滿結束。
圖片說明：
上圖：本會理事長黃書瑋向校聯輪值主席常務理事許榮宗移交捐款支票。
中圖：本會領導與全體來賓合影（左起）王明雄，莊南文，鄭奕偉，侯逸蘭，柯仁義，曾煥眉，楊良田，李少平，謝國萬，黃書瑋，許榮宗，陳惠玲，許月兒，許麗容，蔡美美，蔡山川，王宇航，佘雅緻，蔡艷霞。
下圖：雙方進行座談交流。