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On behalf of the Chinese Embassy, I would like to extend warm congratulations to His Excellency, the former President Duterte, and other laureates of the award.

And appreciation to APCU for organizing thoughtfully this event.

Your Excellency, Mr. President Marcos, may I take this opportunity to thank you again for your presence at this year's ceremony. You attended last year's ceremony and this shows the importance you have attached to China-Philippine relations.

It is also the common aspiration and common expectation of the 1.5 billion people of our two countries combined.

APCU was born during the hard days of the pandemic and has grown through thick and thin.

It has become a flagship program to enhance friendship and mutual understanding.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The world today is undergoing as neighbors and close friends for over 1,000 years.

The Philippines and China have always stuck together through will and will.

Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and the Philippines are both developing countries in Asia.

Our development is rooted in a friendly neighborhood and in the Asian family for win-win cooperation.

President Marcos, Jr. also emphasized that the future of Asia-Pacific cannot be determined by anyone but the countries of Asia-Pacific.

Earlier this year, President Marcos paid a successful visit to China.

Our two heads of state reached important consensus on further deepening our cooperation in various fields, prioritizing the field, our key area in infrastructure, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, and people-to-people exchanges.

We firmly believe that upholding mutual respect and trust, cherishing good neighborliness and friendship, keeping the direction of mutual understanding and mutual accommodation in settling our differences serve as the fundamental principles of our two bilateral relations.

As long as the consensus between our two top leaders is implemented in real earnest and the above principles followed, we will be able to uplift China-Philippines relations to a new level, bring more benefits to our two peoples, and contribute more positive energy to regional peace and stability.

Excellencies, may I conclude by wishing this year's APCOO awarding ceremony a great success. Thank you and Mabuhay!

And President Mr. Sixto Benedicto to present the awards.

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First, I would like to thank the person who nominated me for this award,

then Davao Consul General Lilian and his staff,

and of course this year's Board of Judges of the APPCU for this honor that you've accorded me.

Promoting friendship and understanding between China and the Philippines,

for me, does not really need an award.

I feel this way probably because I come from Davao City,

whose Chinatown is the largest in the country.

Hence, interaction between the Chinese and Davaoños is constant.

And also because Davao recognizes the importance of its...

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...and receive Chinese guests in the city.

More importantly, I, with the Chinatown Council,

pushed for the creation of a development plan for the Davao Chinatown,

which would complement the Davao City Tourism Master Plan,

wherein we ensured that Chinatown would be one of the top three tourism development areas.

In my present job, I have continued to promote amity and goodwill between our countries

in the different places in Mindanao that I visit.

Not because Consul General Lilian asked me to,

but because instilled in me is what I have learned from my interaction with Davao's Chinese community.

The values of hard work, benevolence, courtesy, wisdom, and filial piety,

which are some of the most important values of Chinese traditional values,

much akin to Filipinos.

Through the years, we...

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...more than 100...

Once again, congratulations to the major contribution laureates.

His Excellency, President of the Republic of China, Wang Siliang,

Ambassador of People's Republic of China, Wang Siliang,

APCO Chairman, Attorney Nao Lamino, and APCO President, Sixto Benedicto.

Distinguished guests, friends, good evening.

It is truly a great privilege to be among the awardees today.

And I thank APCO and the Chinese Embassy for this recognition and honor.

In all honesty, I had no intention to make any submission for this prestigious award.

As I believe, my contributions are humble compared to others.

But last February, during the years of Spring Festival celebration in Baguio,

our friends from our consulate office encouraged and urged me to make a submission.

Unexpectedly, I was chosen as one of the awardees.

For this recognition, I was very grateful in a testament to my 42 years of membership and efforts.

In APCO's 48 years, history has not gone unnoticed.

This distinction and honor, however, is not mine alone.

But shared with APCO as we continuously work for increasing enhancement of Filipino-Chinese friendship.

Again, thank you very much and Mabuhayo.

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And my former boss in Malacanang,

Presidente Arroyo.

Both of them,

during their presidencies,

made heroic efforts

to strengthen relations with China

while enhancing friendships with other peoples.

It was indeed praiseworthy

as they upended Cold War from the truth.

And of course,

it's an honor to be here with the

presence of

President Bongbong Marcos,

since it was his father

who made history

when he boldly established diplomatic relations with China

on June 9, 1975.

Tomorrow, nearly half a century.

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