Guest of Honor and Speaker Hon. Roman T. Romulo
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Official Newsletter of Rotary Club of Manila balita No. 3602, May 28, 2015 GUEST OF HONOR AND SPEAKER THE ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA BOARD OF DIRECTORS and Executive Officers 2014-2015 FRANK EVARISTO President RUDY BEDIONES Immediate Past President TEDDY OCAMPO/ EBOT TAN Vice President SUSING PINEDA HON. ROMAN T. ROMULO BOBBY JOSEPH Representative, Lone District, Pasig City AMADING VALDEZ NING LOPEZ Philippine House of Representatives OSCAR DEL ROSARIO Directors KABALITA ALBERT ALDAY Secretary Even in the midst of the sweltering summer heat and with a surname that rings a bell at the Philippines’ CHITO TAGAYSAY oldest Rotary club, it’s time to let the Pasig flow as Asia’s Treasurer First Rotary Club makes way for the city’s Iskolar ng Bayan DAVE REYNOLDS legislator. Sergeant-At-Arms ADDIE TOPACIO What’s Inside Assistant Secretary Programme 2 President’s Corner 3-4 ROB SEARS Guest Speakers’ Profile 5-6 Preview of Next Week’s Activity 6 ELOY ADAMOS The Week That Was/Board Meeting 7 - 9 Remedios Circle Re-development Project 10 Assistant Treasurer DGE Obet Pagdanganan Golf Tournament 10-11 The Donors 12 District Awards 2015/Nepal Earthquake Fund 13-19 JIMMY CABASE US Memorial Day 20 COEN EVERTS WF Rehearsal at CCP 21 Deputy Sergeant-At-Arms 96th Charter Anniversary of RCM 21 Club Fellowship 22 Basic Education & Literacy 23 Club Press Release at the Standard 24-26 Public Health Nutrition and Child Care 27 Advertisement 28-29 Attendance Report 30 Notes 31 PROGRAM RCM’s 40th for RY 2014-15 May 28, 2015, Thursday, 12N, Manila Polo Club OIC/Moderator : STAR Rtn. Caloy Reyes P R O G R A M TIMETABLE 11:30 PM Registration & Cocktails 12:25 PM Bell to be Rung: Members and Guests STAR Rtn. Caloy Reyes are requested to be seated OIC/Moderator 12:30 PM Call to Order Pres. Frank Evaristo Singing of Republic of the Philippines National Anthem RCM WF Music Chorale Invocation Rtn. Cris Acosta RCM Hymn RCM WF Music Chorale The 4-Way Test Credo All Rotarians 12:40 PM Introduction of - Rtn. Thad Liamzon -Guests and Visiting Rotarians -Personalities seated at the Head Table Welcome Song RCM WF Music Chorale 12:45 PM Maligayang Bati (Birthday Celebrants) May 21…Rtn. Monchoy Garcia; May 23…Rtn. Rick Zalamea, Rtn. Tonio Santos; May 24…Rtn. Raul Boncan; May 30…Rtn. John Gobenghuy; June 1….Rtn. Arnold Isidro; June 3….Rtn. Ike Soberpeña; June 4….PRIVP Paco Delgado, Rtn. Paquito Tankiang; June 5….Rtn. Jun Santos; June 6….Rtn. Sonny Arevalo; June 7….PD John Cenica, Rtn Jeric Jucaban; June 9….Rtn. Thotie Torres Happy Birthday Song RCM WF Music Chorale -Raffle of 20 bottles of Red Wine through the courtery of PVP Manny Dy 12:50 PM President’s Time Pres. Frank Evaristo “Mabuhay Toast – Filipino Chinese Friendship Day” Through the courtesy of PVP Manny Dy 12:55 PM Introduction of Guest of Honor and Speaker PVP Manny Dy Address: Honorable Roman T. Romulo Representative, Lone District of Pasig City Philippine House of Representatives Public Forum Response and presentation of token of Pres. Frank Evaristo appreciation to Honorable Roman T. Romulo 2:00 PM Adjournment PRESIDENT’S CORNER Rotary Club of Manila at its finest! Certainly, what better way to end an exciting Rotary Year than to bag the recognitions which add feathers to our ever growing cap! Last May 23, 2015 during the annual Rotary District Awards hosted by the Rotary Club of Paco Manila and held at the posh Fiesta Pavilion of the historic Manila Hotel, our club, the Rotary Club of Manila, the First in Asia, bagged a windfall of awards, reasserting our dominance of District 3810., namely, Outstanding Rotary Club, Outstanding Club President, Best Club Bulletin, Best Club Meetings and Best in Education and Literacy Project. For the Best in Club Bulletin, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the entire BALITA Editorial Board led by Club Secretary Albert Alday who is also the Executive Editor and Chairman of the BALITA Committee, PDG Vince Carlos who is also the Associate Editor, PSAA Eloy Adamos and PVP Lance Masters who are both Contributing Editors and the entire Rotary Club of Manila Secretariat which includes Executive Secretary Anna Kun Toledo, Senior Coordinator Ching Salazar, Committee Coordinator/BALITA Lay-out Coordinator Amiel Hernandez, Funds Coordinator May Patajo, Bookkeeper Lan eufemio and Staff Assistant Tina Rivera. For the Best Club Meetings, I wish to congratulate Program Committee Chair DE/PD Issam Eldebs and Co-Chair Rtn. Babe Romualdez for their brilliant handling of choosing speakers for our weekly luncheon meetings, especially, last Thursday’s luncheon hosted by The Standard-Defining the News which was one for the books this Rotary year 2014-2015 with “A Public Forum on the Territorial Issues of West Philippine Seas” where panel speakers University of the Philippines Law Professor Atty. H. Harry L. Roque, Jr. and MAGDALO Party List Rep. Francisco Ashley L. Acedillo addressed the pro’s and con’s of the burning issue which was followed by an engaging public forum. For the Best in Education and Literacy Project, I wish to thank the entire club as well the Gov Kai of Rotary Japan Fund for our community service project which provided eighty (80) houses in the Visayan Region worth TWELVE MILLION PESOS (Php 12,000,000.00) and SEVEN MILLION PESOS (Php 7,000,000.00) worth of livelihood programs including an additional two (2) motorized bancas in Aklan. The 2015 District Awards was a well-attended event with around 600 Rotarians in attendance representing the Areas of Manila, Pasay and the Provinces of Cavite and Occidental Mindoro and was headed by no less than DG Edmond Aguilar. Among the attendees from our club include yours truly as head of the Rotary Club of Manila delegation with my Ann Vicky Montilla, DGE/PP Obet Pagdanganan, ICOS/AG/IPP Rudy Bediones, PE/VP Ebot Tan, VP Teddy Ocampo, Dir. Oca del Rosario, Dir. Amading Valdez, Club Secretary Albert Alday, IPSDG/PP Cesar Ubaldo, PVP Lance Masters and DSAA Jimmy Cabase who was likewise one of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the District for this event. The climax of the evening was the presentation by the Rotary Club of Chinatown Best Class President Andrew Co and I of a check donation worth Php 100,000 to the Nepal Emergency Relief Operations for the victims of the recent earthquake, of which, FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 50,000.00) was donated by our club and FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (Php 5,000.00) as my own personal donation for a total of FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (Php 55,000.00). On this note, I can surmise that the Rotary Year 2014-2015 was truly a meaningful and productive year embodying “Rotary Service – He Who Profits Most Serves Best.” Let’s hold our heads up and be damn proud Manila Rotarians for giving our precious time, talent and treasure as we continue to inspire others to be of “Service Above Self”. On news within our club, next Thursday, June 4, 2015, our club will be celebrating our 96th Charter Anniversary in a luncheon meeting to be held at the New World Makati Hotel where no less than His Excellency Philip Goldberg, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines as Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker. The program under the chairmanship of VP Teddy Ocampo shall have many important features such as the symbolic lighting of anniversary candles by our Past Presidents in their capacity as pillars of Rotary, entertainment song numbers and raffle of prizes which include two (2) Philippine Airlines round trip tickets for the Manila-Hong Kong-Manila route so mark this red letter day in your respective calendars. Tomorrow, May 29, 2015, we shall have our Valedictory Fellowship for Rotary Year 2014-2015 under the leadership of IPSDG/PP Cesar Ubaldo as Chairman of the Fellowship Committee and Rtn. Hermie Esguerra as Co-Chairman at the home of the World Famous Chorale right at the Central Colleges of the Philippines of PP Babes Reyes, Chairman of the World Famous Chorale. It will be held specifically at the Central Colleges of the Philippines Studio Theatre along 52 Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City, near UERMMMC and SM Centerpoint. This fellowship is FREE OF CHARGE and will surely be a night of fun, friendship, fellowship and camaraderie complete with great entertainment singers where singing and dancing will be non-stop, not to mention the sumptuous buffet and bottomless drinks waiting for one and all. Feel free to bring your favorite wine to this event as this is our own little way of conveying my sincere thanks and profound gratitude to my fellow Manila Rotarians who have fully supported me through their active involvement in the various club service groups this Rotary year which culminated in our club being adjudged Outstanding Club and yours truly as Outstanding President in the recent District Awards Night. Your presence and active participation in this fellowship will be highly appreciated. On other news, I attended the United States Memorial Day Ceremonies at the invitation of his Excellency Philip Goldberg, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines, who is also our Honorary Member, at the Manila Amercian Cemetery. Joining me at this event were PD Alvin and Ann Cathy Lacambacal. In support of our District Governor Elect Obet Pagdanganan and PE Ebot Tan, (10) of the members of the incoming Board have registered and paid for their registration fee for the upcoming District Training Assembly (DISTAS) 2915, to be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) from 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM.