Filipino-Chinese Groups Donate P75M for Typhoon Odette Relief via GMA Foundation, PhilStar, & Others

The Filipino Chinese Community Calamity Fund (FCCCF) led by 11 major Filipino Chinese business, civic and cultural organizations recently raised P75 million for their typhoon Odette relief operations to assist victims in Visayas and Mindanao.

Last Jan. 5. 2022, Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong led the turnover of P1 million to PhilStar Operation Damayan through columnist Wilson Lee Flores representing PhilStar Pres. Miguel G Belmonte . Another P1 million was also turned-over to  GMA Kapuso Foundation COO & EVP Rikki Escudero Catibog held  at the Pandesal Forum of Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City. These are part of the P75 M raised amount.

The Filipino Chinese entrepreneurs also expressed optimism about continuing Philippine economic recovery in 2022 despite the super typhoon and recent surge in Omicron pandemic cases in the country.

Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) President Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong said he hopes Philippine economic growth in 2022, the “Year of the Tiger” starting February 1 with the Chinese Lunar New Year, shall be 6.5% due to the country’s positive macroeconomic fundamentals, good fiscal and monetary policies, nonstop infrastructure modernizations, stimulus of election spending and start of world’s biggest free trade zone RCEP centered on Asia.

Dr. Lim said he hopes the Alert Level 3 shall only affect the first quarter of 2022, and that all sectors should cooperate with upholding face masks, health protocols and vaccinations in order to sustain Philippine economic recovery and creation of more jobs.

The Filipino Chinese Community Calamity Fund (FCCCF) is a philanthropic initiative and coalition of 11 major Filipino Chinese business, cultural and civic groups to galvanize our community nationwide to help alleviate sufferings during calamities affecting our country the Philippines. The 11 organizations are:

1. Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) and the FFCCCII Foundation Inc.,
2. Federation of Filipino Chinese Associations of the Philippines;
3. Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
4. Overseas Chinese Alumni Association of the Philippines;
5. Filipino Chinese Amity Club;
6. World News Daily;
7. Filipino Chinese Shin Lian Association;
8. Philippine Chinese Commerce & Industry Overseas Association Inc.;
9. Philippine Soong Ching Ling Foundation;
10. Philippine Jin Jiang Shen Fu Zhen Association;
11. World Fujian Youth Federation of the Philippines

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