
Pasay City, PHILIPPINES- THE Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Incorporated or FFCCCII the country’s leading business group has just celebrated the annual lunar new year with the year of the wooden snake in the Chinese calendar.
A confederation of 170 Chinese-Filipino Chambers of Commerce nationwide from Aparri to Tawi-tawi, the group recognizes the significant contributions of Chinese-Filipinos or Chinoys in Business, Media and Architecture in a bid to forge solidarity Filipinos with Chinese ancestry coinciding the 50th anniversary of China-Philippines diplomatic relations.
Awarded were National Artist for Film and broadcast Arts Ricardo Lee, Architect Kenneth Cobonpue, Media Personality Jessica Soho were present to receive their respective recognition while Singer Songwriter Jose Mari Chan, Athlete Chris Tiu, Model and actress Michelle Dee and Actor Dennis Trillo were unable to attend. Senator Imee Marcos represented her mother former First lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
Meanwhile it was remembered that in 1975, June 9, as envoy to the Peoples Republic of China from the Philippine representing then President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, First lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos and current President Ferdinand Bongbong R. Marcos Jr. went to meet Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse Tung hence the start of China-Philippines Diplomatic Relations.
Incumbent Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas and wife Atty. Angelica Chua Mandanas, Sec. Dante Francis Klink M Ang III Chairperson of the Commission on Filipino Overseas, Mr. Wiiliam Y. Castro, Mr. Delfin Letran, Mr. Patrick Go, San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, Senatorial candidate and AGRI partylist representative Wilbert Lee, H.E Dato Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino Bin Anthony the Ambassador of Malaysia to the Philippines and H.E Agus Widjojo the Ambassador of Indonesia to the Philippines and Dr Lily Lim of FFCCCII also were present.
The beneficiaries of the Barrio School Building Raffle were Cheryll Tan, Vice mayor of VIllasis Pangasinan, other LGU present werethe Vice mayor of Barcelona Sorsogon
Isabel Esmena with son Atty Michael Bien Dy Esmena and Vice Mayor Heidee Chua of Asingan Pangasinan. Opening the celebration is FFCCCII President Dr. Cecilio K Pedro.
