ISSUE NO. 28 • APRIL 30, 2019

THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF RI DISTRICT 3830

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

BY FRED PASCUAL

Feeding Program Last Friday, we were in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, City to launch a supplemental feeding program for 210 children suffering from varying degrees of malnutrition. It is sad to see that there are still many children out there who are malnourished, but good to see that there are organizations doing some- thing about it. FEEDING PROGRAM IN PASIG The feeding program we launched last week is meant to complement what TO BENEFIT 210 CHILDREN the Pasig City government is doing to address the nutrition needs of the chil- dren in the City. We have seen gap in HE Nutrition Committee chaired the inadequate supply of protein to the Tby PP Freddie Borromeo children, thus our club is providing milk opened last Friday, 26 April, seven to complement the hot meal coming modules of the supplemental feeding from the city government. It is gratify- program at Nagpayong, Pinagbuhatan, ing that we had with us the Kabisig ng Pasig City. This brought to 13 the num- Kalahi led by Vicky Wieneke, our long- ber of modules so far conducted this time partner in our feeding program. Rotary year and to 414 the number of To some, this program may not ap- children benefiting from the program. pear so novel anymore given the ad- PP Freddie delivered a brief mes- vances being achieved in the 21st cen- sage in which he spoke of RC Makati’s tury, when high tech reigns in our intention in carrying out the feeding lifestyles. But to the families that can program, placing emphasis on the role barely make ends meet, it is godsent. of good nutrition in the mental develop- Supplemental feeding gives their kids ment of children. Pres. Fred Pascual the nutritional building blocks needed shared that since he became president, not only for their physical well-being the Club has leaned to projects for the but for the proper development of their

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Telephone. Nos. 899-7863 to 65 • Fax No. 899-0739 E-mail: [email protected] • www.makatirotary.org FLASHBACK: APRIL 23, 2019 • JOINT MEETING WITH RC SAN NICOLAS MAKATI THE CONSERVATORY, PENINSULA MANILA

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01 Dra. Luisa Abad-Venida (Guest Speaker) 02 VP/Dir. Louie Aseoche (RC Makati) 03 PP P/DIRECTOR Louie Aseoche we do. And we give thanks for all the Dativa Getzler (RC San Nicolas Makati) 04 PP Vpresided over the meeting in the blessings, opportunities and responsi- Cesar Campos (Moderator) 05 Boy Arteche absence of Pres. Fred Pascual. Since bilities that befall us as Rotarians. We (Invocator) 06 Kiel del Rio (Classification) 07 it was a joint meeting, he and PP Da- continue in this new millennium with Patricia Masilang (Introducer) 08 Recognition tiva Getzler called the meeting to or- optimism, renewed energy, and a com- of TRF Major Donor Level 2: PDG Tony & Angela der in behalf of RC Makati and RC San mitment to service to you and our fel- Quila 09 Turnover of donation to Caritas Manila Nicolas Makati, respectively. low men and women.” for YSLEP program 10 PSP check turnover to RC Invocator Boy Arteche called on Announcements. BATS Adviser San Nicolas Makati 11 Jay Savage turns over RC Cebu banner everyone to “stay focused on the objec- Jay Savage reported on his visit to tives we have for the world: peace, tran- RC Cebu for the turnover to Pres. quillity, a true brotherhood of Man, Stephen Chian and IPP Bing Mar- freedom from hunger, from oppression, tinez of a full container of books from from sickness, the freedom to choose our Books Across the Seas program our own destinies.” He went on: “We and Brother’s Brother Foundation, reaffirm our commitment to our Rotary and turned over to VP Louie a banner Four Way Test and to high ethics in all to page 03

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EDUCATION PROGRAM • University of Santo Tuesday, 30 April 2019 Tomas, Candidate, The Conservatory, The Peninsula Manila MA (Political Science), 1974-1975 Starts at 12 Noon • Adjourns at 2:00PM • San Sebastian College, Bachelor of Laws, 1975 • Call to Order ...... Pres. Fred Pascual to 1980 • Invocation • University of the East, • National Anthem ...... RCM Chorale AB Political Science, • RC Makati Hymn GUEST SPEAKER 1970-1973 • Four-Way Test JUSTINA FERNANDEZ- • Introduction of Visiting HONORS RECEIVED • Rotarians & Guests CALLANGAN • Philippine Trust • Welcome Song / AVP FORMER DIRECTOR, CORPORATE Institute: With • Greetings to Birthday and GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE Distinction • Wedding Anniversary Celebrators DEPARMENT • Securities SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE • Club Functions & Committee and Exchange COMMISSION • Announcements Commission: • President’s Time ...... Fred Pascual Outstanding • Introduction of Employee, 1986 • Guest Speaker ...... VP/Dir. Louie Aseoche • University of the East, Cum Laude: Silver Awardee • Speech: (WLAP Sponsored Symposium), 1976 • • Northern Luzon Institute: Immaculatan of the Year, Justina Fernandez-Callangan 1968, Outstanding Catechist, Special Distinction – NLI, Former Director, Corporate Governance and Finance 1970 Department, Securities and Exchange Commission • Currimao Elementary School, 1st Honorable Mention • Q & A WORK EXPERIENCE • Response …...... Pres. Fred Pascual • Securities and Exchange Commission • Adjournment Director, Corporate Governance and Finance • Department, February 20, 2012 to October 4, 2017 PP Fred Parungao Director, Corporation Finance Department, January 4, Moderator 2001 to November 2011 • Assistant Professor-UST, Faculty of Civil Law - Instructor – Political Science, College of Arts and Chief of Staff, Office of Commissioner Fe Eloisa C. Sciences, 1974 to 1981 Gloria, December 1, 2000 to January 3, 2001 • Urban , Assistant Vice President, Legal Department, PERSONAL INFORMATION November 1995 to November 2000 • Born on October 3, 1952 in Samboan, Cebu • Securities and Exchange Commission • Married - Chief, Securities Registration and Licensing Division, Brokers and Exchanges Department, February 1992 to Flashback . . . from page 02 October 1995 - Officer-In-Charge, Securities Registration and from RC Cebu. VP/Dir Louie Aseoche issued an invite to Licensing Division, Brokers and Exchanges the induction program of PE Bimbo Mills last Thursday at Department, February 20, 1991 to February 26, 1992 the RCM Clubhouse. He informed that about 50 had already - Brokers and Exchanges Department, 1991-1992 signed up, and reminded the Rotarians to be sure to tell the - Supervising Securities Exchange Specialist, 1989 to Anns. As co-chair of the District Handover Committee, PP 1990 David Ackerman reminded everyone of the District Hand- - Senior Securities Exchange Specialist, 1985 to 1988 over on June 29 at the Marriott Hotel and announced that the - Securities Exchange Specialist, 1983 to 1985 Club has reserved 10 seats to be used, for free, by our Rotar- - Analyst II, 1982-1983 ians and Anns. • University of the East PDG Tony Quila and Ann Angela were recognized as - Assistant Professor A – Taxation and Business Laws, TRF Major Donors, Level 2; and a check was handed to PP College of Business Administration, 1982 to 1991 Dativa Getzler for a grant to fund a Suyac Managrove Eco - Assistant Professor B – Taxation and Business Laws Park Project by RC San Nicolas Makati. College of Business Administration, 1981 to 1991 to page 04

KAUNLARAN • APR 30, 2019 3 President’s Message . . . from page 01 SALUTATIONS APR mental capacity as well. This is critically important. A strong BIRTHDAYS 2019 body will prepare them for school attendance and a well-devel- Rotarians oped mind will enable them to enhance their learning activity. Freddie Placino, 5 May Education, as we very well know, is the key to ending the vi- Don Lino, 6 May APRIL 30 cious cycle that keeps poor families unskilled and lacking the Justina F. means to earn a living. Rotary Anns Callangan, On the surface, this is a health project, but a deeper look Lucy Enriquez, 1 May former Director will tell us that it is also an educational one, as PP Freddie has Twinkle Marcelo, 1 May for Corporate been hammering for years. Luli de Leon, 2 May Governance Marlo Braun, 3 May Since 2004, when PP Freddie initiated this project, we have and Finance Loralee Soong, 5 May fed close to 4,437 children and ushered them from malnutri- Department, SEC. tion to good health. WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Topic: Salient PP Ric & Et Librea, 30 Apr Revisions to the Rotaract PP Ronnie & Marilyn Velayo, 1 May new Corporate I am heartened to see our Rotaract Club engaged in the Code work of Rotary. A story elsewhere in this issue draws a pic- ture of what has kept them busy since February. These are the ATTENDANCE REPORT youth who will take over from where we leave off. Their dedica- March 19, 2019 MAY tion makes me confident that we will leave Rotary in the right Regular Non-Exempt 38 hands. Members in Attendance 2019 Congratulations and thank you, Rotaractors! Honorary and Exempt Members / 39 FNL Visiting Rotarians and Guests MAY 7 FNL, the monthly mini social that we have all come to look Total Attendance 77 Myla Villanueva, forward to, lives on! Make-Ups 6 Chairperson, Last Friday, a group of us, together with some Anns, were at Parish Pastoral Total Attendance Credit 44 the RCM clubhouse again, for some R & R, bonding over good Council for food, songs on a karaoke, hearty laughs, and sparkling conver- Total Regular 106 Responsible Voting sation. These are moments when, at the end of the work week, Non-Exempt Members we let our hair down and have much-deserved fun with friends Exempt Members 20 of like minds and like hearts. Total Membership to date 126 Thanks to PP Reggie Nolido for thinking this up. As the MAY 14 saying goes, all work and no play makes Juan a dull boy. With Honorary Members 15 Jun Palafox, Topic: Future all the work we have to do, we can’t afford to be dull. Attendance Percentage 41.51% Cities Flashback . . . from page 03 MAKE UPS: 1. PP Joe Alejandro 4. PP Reggie Nolido Last week we had Ezekial “Kiel” del Rio talking about 2. Jun Arceo 5. Bom Villatuya himself, beginning with an intro in all the languages he 3. PRID Paing 6. PP Eddie Yap knows. Points: He is president/CEO of Connoisseur World Hechanova Language Institute, a foreign language school that currently provides foreign language training to some 12 universities preparations for the induction ball are already underway, in the Philippines, to more than 16,000 students all over the with rehearsals for the induction dance having been sched- Philippines, and more than 3,000 students in China, Cana- uled for April 25 at the clubhouse. A number of Rotarians da, Singapore and the Middle East. He is also a motivational and Anns have already confirmed their participation; those speaker, author of a book titled “The Entrepreneur’s Anato- who wish to join are requested to approach VP Louie. my, Strategies and Insights twinning Business and in Life” Two activities have been scheduled for Friday, April and a certified Master of Neuro Linguistic Programming, 26—in the morning, another supplemental feeding launch a technique used by topnotch motivational speakers to em- in Pasig, with PP Freddie Borromeo, project chair, to host power and motivate students “to become the best versions of lunch at the Valle Verde Country Club; in the evening, Friday themselves.” Admitting to having a lot to learn, he asked his Night Lights- April, with the April birthday celebrants host- fellow Rotarians to correct him when he’s wrong and, being ing dinner. far wiser and more experienced, to help and guide him. He VP Louie turned over to Fr. Anton Pascual of Caritas thanked the late PDG Robert Kuan for introducing him to Manila a check for P100,000 as the Club’s donation to Cari- the Club and PP David Ackerman for sponsoring him. tas Manila for its Youth Servant Leadership and Education President’s Time. VP Louie Aseoche announced that to page 06 4 KAUNLARAN • APR 30, 2019 A BUSY TIME FOR RAC MAKATI ROTARACTORS

N February 22-24, Rotaractors Oof the RCM-sponsored Rotaract Club of Makati (RAC Makati) led by Pres. Mark Gil Cato attended the Pilipinas Rotaract Convention (PRO- CON) in Legazpi City, Albay. Over 400 youth leaders from the 10 Philip- pine Rotary districts gathered for a 3-day conference of learning and fun At the Procon 2019 in Legazpi, Albay At the District Conference in Sofitel Hotel that included plenary sessions on vari- ous Rotary matters, presentations of reports and best practices, skills train- ing, coastal clean-up along the shores of Legazpi Bay, a fun run, a photo exhibit, a masquerade party, and a fellowship night, among others. Our District 3830 had the largest delegation and was rec- ognized as District Presentation Cham- pion.Our Rotaractors took a tour of Le- gazpi and Naga before heading home. On March 9, our Rotaractors lent a hand to the District Coastal Cleanup Start Up 2.0 Seminar at RCM Clubhouse Feed the Young Minds project at Sucat Elem. School and Mangrove Planting activity at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area.On the same day, to become a better public speaker. the fellowship events during the D830 they moved northward to Manila for an To culminate the celebration of Discon. outreach activity with the Missionaries World Rotaract Week, Rotaractors Picking up steam some two weeks of Charity for Elderly People in Tayu- gathered on March 16, at SDA Cinema later, Rotaractors from various clubs man. of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, gathered at the MRCFI Building on In celebration of World Rotaract School of Design and Arts for “RACx: March 30 for a seminar on entrepre- Week, which commemorates the found- Ideas in Action.” Speakers spoke on neurship, dubbed “Start Up 2.0.” PP ing of the first Rotaract Club in 1968 The Future of Rotaract, Leveling Up Reggie Nolido delivered the welcome and draw attention to the contribution Creativity in Rotaract, and Connecting remarks, while Community Service of Rotaract to the fulfilment of the Ro- for Good. Dir. Philip Soliven, president and tary mission of service, RAC Makati They made their presence felt at country representative of Cargill Philip- participated in “Rotaract 3830: Take the District Conference at Sofitel Phil- pines, spoke on entrepreneurship as one Action” on March 10 at the Laguerta ippine Plaza on March 16 by attending solution to the problems of unemploy- Gawad Kalinga Centennial Village in breakout sessions on Health, various ment and limited incomes. Tunasan, Muntinlupa City. aspects of Education, Economic Devel- On March 31, some 40 Rotaractors March 13 is the birthday of Ro- opment & Livelihood, and Membership from different clubs convened at the Su- taract. To celebrate the occasion, RAC & the Rotary Family. They shared that cat Elementary School to play teacher to Makati organized its flagship profes- the session they benefited the most from the students. They taught them read- sional development service project was the one on Membership, because ing through “aBAkata” and basic math dubbed “B.E.T.T.E.R.” --Bringing of their experience last year when their through MATHalino, and organized Enhancement Through Training for members’ roster dipped to 6. After tak- activities to draw out the children’s cre- the Empowerment of Rotaractors. This ing measures to activate their recruit- ativity through art, with super-art-he- year they chose to improve their public ment program, their number grew to 20 ro. Billed as “Feed Young Minds,” the speaking skills at a seminar at Jollibee members. project, which is now on its fourth year, Guadalupe-Edsa, with Pres. Mark They were also present at the Dis- also featured games and storytelling. Cato and past RAC Makati member trict Fellowship on March 16 at Yatai Mennen Gonzales sharing tips on how Asian Cuisine, Seascape Village, one of

KAUNLARAN • APR 30, 2019 5 FNL BONDING OVER SONG AND FOOD

HE RC Makati clubhouse was the Tvenue of the month’s FNL hosted by the Club’s April-born last Friday, the 26th, that brought together 16 Rotar- ians and five Anns. The hosts were Louie Fernandez, PP Sonny Tambunting, PP Char- lie Rufino, and PP Reuben Valerio, all of whom chipped in for the food or brought drinks or both. They bonded over songs on a kara- oke and over scrumptious food—baked prawns, baked salmon, beef caldereta, seafood pasta, roast chicken, and cake. In attendance at the fellowship so- cial were: PP David Ackerman, Boy Arteche, PP Cesar Campos, Chito Cantada, Louie Fernandez, Julian Lim, PND Jun & Wilma Palafox, PP Tito & Brin Panlilio, First Ann Menchu Pascual, PDG Tony & An- gela Quila, PP Charlie Rufino, PP Sonny Tambunting, Sonny Tam- bunting Jr.,Dir. Derrick Tan, PP Reuben & Mimi Valerio, and PP Ro- land Young.

Feeding program . . . from page 01 This round of the feeding pro- gram, which began in RY 2004-2005 youth—education, nutrition, safety. He during the term of PP Freddie, has urged the parents to contribute to na- brought the benefits of nutrition to tional development. 4,437 children in many communities The children were given a hot meal and schools. The other modules in the of ground meat with egg, rice, a glass current Rotary year cover Brgys. Pul- of milk, and an apple. Every day for the pol and Santo Domingo in Bay, La- next six months they will be given a hot guna, Sto. Nino Integrated School in meal supplied by the Pasig LGU and a Tanay, Rizal, and Bagong Silang in glass of milk from RC Makati. These Calatagan, Batangas. modules will wrap up in October. It is Also present at the launch were of the program, Maricar Asilo-Vive- being undertaken in partnership with First Ann Menchu Pascual, Ann ro, Pinagbuhatan Brgy. Captain, who Kabisig ng Kalahi, and the City of Jojo Borromeo, Boy Arteche, Mrs. delivered welcome remarks, and Baby Pasig. Vicky Wieneke, who gave an overview Delleva of DSWD-Pasig City.

Flashback . . . from page 04 farming and fishing, and uplift the lives As it turns out, it is all but gone. Dr. of their families. He thanked the Club Abad-Venida made a presentation on Program (YSLEP). In his short talk, for its donation. leprosy that covered its cardinal signs Fr. Pascual said that Caritas Manila’s Dr. Ma. Luisa A. Abad-Venida, and mode of transmission, showing focus is on helping the poor help them- chairman emeritus of the Jose R. Reyes, graphs of new and old cases from 2009 selves, mostly through education, skills Memorial Medical Center’s Depart- to 2013. It is not hereditary, she assured, training, leadership training, and values ment of Dermatology, spoke about a but informed that it affects all ages and formation. He said their focus now is skin disease that is largely believed to sexes. on developing a corps of agri-entrepre- have been banished from the face of the neurs who will build businesses from earth.

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