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The SUN
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| PAHK's incoming Board of Directors after the election in 'bahay kubo' of St Joseph's Church |
The Philippine Association of Hong Kong, the oldest
organization of Filipino professionals and entrepreneurs in the city, had its
first Annual General Meeting and election of officers for the first time in
three years last Saturday night at the St Joseph’s Church grounds in Central.
PAHK, which was founded in 1961, was unable to hold an election as well as its
traditional events like the annual Philippine Independence Day Ball starting in
2020 due to the pandemic.
But the current board managed to stage a dinner concert titled "Paskong Pinoy" in December last year.
Thus, Katherine de Guzman, who was elected in December 2019, became a holdover chairperson of the association for the past three years.
The only other time the June Independence Day Ball was not held was in 2003, when Hong Kong was gripped by a deadly outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). Instead, a PAHK Goes Bayanihan ball was held in October that year, along with a Filcom show in Chater Garden.
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| PAHK members had dinner before the election |
Elected as the 15 members of the PAHK Board of
Directors for 2023 are: Estephanie Chan of Philippine Airlines, Marc Gonda of
Philippine National Bank, Lucas Reganit of BDO Remit, Miguel Rubio of AGM
Financial Group, Victorino Baltazar of International Montessori School, Mark
Yabut of Metrobank, Paul Joseph dela Cruz of Pacific Ace, Yolanda Marquez of
AFreight, Eric Goyena of LBC, Noel Tabernilla of PLDT, Noemi Selomenio of Kath
& Mine, Joefrey Fajardo of Bank of the Philippine Islands, Pol Elago of PCL
and Julius Barcela of Metrobank.
The new directors will meet this week to elect the new
officers, including the chairman and the vice-chairman, who will play key roles
in steering the organization toward achieving its goals of fostering
camaraderie among members while undertaking projects that benefit the Filipino community
as a whole.
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