Metrobank supports Marawi civic project led by FFCCCII

METROBANK Group, led by its Chairman Arthur

Ty, turned over its P2-million contribution to the Filipino Chinese community’s civic project to build a P200-million “Filipino Chinese Friendship Dome” in war-ravaged Marawi City as a new 4,000-seat civic, cultural and sports center. Metrobank Foundation’s contribution on Jan. 10 was turned over to Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) led by President Domingo Yap, because FFCCCII is the lead group behind this project.

The “Filipino Chinese Friendship Dome” multipurpose center, which is expected to be completed in 16 to 18 months from groundbreaking, will be constructed in a two-hectare area in Marawi City.

Domingo Yap, president of FFCCCII, said the dome shall showcase Marawi’s culture, facilitate commerce, promote athletics, and provide a home for other events and community needs.

He said: “It is the Filipino-Chinese community’s fervent wish that this donation will help in the healing of the people of Marawi from the scars of war and destruction.”

Mr. Yap further said that the dome was designed for free by architect Jose Siao Ling, who hails from Zamboanga City.

Apart from FFCCCII, Mr. Yap said 11 other Filipino Chinese business and civic associations “came together as one, under the leadership of the Federation to seek the guidance of the government on the kind of contribution it can make.”

These supporting organizations are FFCCCII Foundation, Inc.; Federation of Filipino-Chinese Associations of the Philippines; World News Daily; Filipino Chinese Amity Club; Overseas Chinese Alumni Association of the Philippines; Filipino-Chinese Shin Lian Association, Inc.; Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc.; Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of the Philippines, Inc.; Philippine Soong Ching Ling Foundation; Philippine Jin Jiang Shen Fu Zhen Association, Inc; and World Fujian Youth Association & Business Club, Inc.

FFCCCII has also in late 2018 joined GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc. led by Chairman Atty. Felipe Gozon and COO Rikki Escudero Catibog to donate new, modern public schoolbuildings for the students of Marawi City. FFCCCII has its “Operation Barrio Schools” since the 1960s, donating public schoolbuildings to disadvantaged rural communities all over the Philippines.

It also supports diverse other socio-civic projects, including the Filipino Chinese fire volunteer brigades, disaster relief operations, free medical missions and other philanthropic projects.