The Philippine Chamber of Commerce – Michigan has volunteered to take on the daunting task of hosting this year's Rizal Day celebration under the direction of the FILAMCCO.  As President of the Chamber, Ryan Rosario will take on the job as Chairman for the event.

This is the second year that the FILAMCCO has encouraged its member organizations to take on a lead role in the umbrella organization's biggest annual event which is attended by over 500 Filipinos in Michigan and across the United States.  Tony Kho as president of FILAMCCO, started this 'tradition' with last year's event being hosted by the Ang Bisaya group.  He initiated this kind of cooperation to get more of the member organizations involved with FILAMCCO.  According to Tony, “the attitude is changing, the members are more excited and showing more commitment to the community.”  

This kind of opportunity was exactly what the Chamber needed to boost its presence in the Filipino community.  Being a newly-formed organization and member of the FILAMCCO, the Chamber would like to get more involved in the community to give the members excellent opportunities to meet and be introduced to the Filipinos of Michigan.