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Issue No. 3810 October 3, 2019 36 PROGRAM Official Newsletter of Rotary Club of Manila RCM’s 13th for Rotary Year 2019-2020 Thursday, October 3, 2019, 12:00 PM, Manila Polo Club, Main Lounge Officer-In-Charge/ Program Moderator : Rtn. Ray Davis P R O G R A M T I M E T A B L E “An Intercity Meeting between Rotary Club of Manila and Rotary Club of Makati” Issuebalita No. 3810 October 3, 2019 11:00 AM Registration EDRU ABRAHAM AND KONTRA-GAPI LEAVE MANILA ROTARIANS IN AWE 12:10 PM Bell to be Rung: Members and Guests are requested to be seated 12:15 PM Program Proper Rtn. Ray Davis OIC/Moderator Call to Order Pres. Jackie Rodriguez Singing of the Philippine National Anthem RCM WF Music Chorale Invocator DSAA Jason Bogovich RCM Hymn RCM WF Music Chorale GUEST SPEAKER The Four (4) Way Test Credo All Rotarians led by Pres. Bimbo Mills RC Makati 12:20 PM Introduction of Guests/Visiting Rotarians STAR Rtn. Jordan Pizarras Welcome Song RCM WF Music Chorale 12:25 PM Maligayang Bati (RCM Birthday Celebrants) Oct. 3…..PP Benny Laguesma, Rtn. Bodo Goerlich Architect FELINO “JUN” A. PALAFOX, JR. Oct. 4…..PP Francis Juico Fellow, Country Leader, CTBUH Oct. 5…..PS Butch Marking Principal Architect-Urban Planner, Palafox Associates Oct. 8…..Rtn. Ferdie Co, Rtn. Noel Tanglao, Rtn. Jimmy Tang President, Palafox Architecture Group, Inc. Oct. 9…..Rtn. Doming Chua Member, Rotary Club of Makati KABALITA Happy Birthday Song RCM WF Music Chorale After being awed by the resident ethnic music and dance ensemble of the nation’s 12:30 PM President’s Time Pres. Jackie Rodriguez foremost state university led by a professor’s enduring advocacy towards culture and the arts, it’s time we draw the future of our country amid urbanization led by 12:35 PM Introduction of Guest Speaker Rtn. Juan Montel the country’s top urban planner as he makes a sentimental visit to Asia’s First Address : Architect Felino A. Palafox, Jr. Rotary Club. Fellow, Country Leader CTBUH Principal Architect-Urban Planner, Palafox Associates www.rcmanila.org What’s Inside President, Palafox Architecture Group, Inc. Guest Speaker’s Profile 2 President’s Corner 3 Club Administration 4-18 2:00 PM Response, Presentation of Token of Appreciation to The Week that Was 19-21 Economic and Community Development 22-25 Architect Felino A. Palafox, Jr. Fellowship 26-27 Basic Education and Literacy 27 & Meeting Adjournment Pres. Jackie Rodriguez Cogs in the Wheel 28 International Relations 29-30 Disease Prevention and Treatment 31 Public Health Nutrition and Child Care 32 Attendance 33 RCMFI and Sagip Kabataan Directors & Officers 34 RCM B.O.D. and Editorial Staff 35 Program 36 2 GUEST SPEAKER’S PROFILE RCM BOD AND EDITORIAL STAFF 35 RC Manila Foundation THE ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA Board of Trustees, RY 2019-2020 Felino A. Palafox, Jr. BOARD OF DIRECTORS RY 2019-2020 Fellow, Country Leader CTBUH RCM Past Director Robert M. Sears (chairman) Principal Architect-Urban Plan- JACKIE RODRIGUEZ RCM Past Director Issam Eldebs (President) ner, Palafox Associates President RCM Immediate Past Pres. Jesus M. Pineda, Jr. President, Palafox Architecture SUSING PINEDA PRES. JACKIE RODRIGUEZ RCM Past Pres. Jose C. Policarpio, Jr. Group, Inc. Publisher Immediate Past President RCM President Joaquin C. Rodriguez SDG/Club Sec./Dir. ALBERT S. ALDAY RCM Vice Pres. Herminio S. Esguerra HERMIE ESGUERRA Chairman, BALITA Committee Editor-in-Chief Vice President RCM Director Robert L. Joseph, Jr. AS RENE R. POLICARPIO RCM Past President Teodoro J. Ocampo RAFFY ALUNAN Co-Chairman, BALITA Committee Architect and Urban Planner Felino “Jun” Palafox Managing Editor RCM PVP F. Francisco Zaldarriaga CALOY REYES Jr. has 47 years of experience in architecture and NICKY VILLASEÑOR PP FRANK A. EVARISTO RCM Past Sec. Alvin D. Lacambacal Associate Editor ALBERT ALDAY RCM Treas. Nicanor S. Villasenor, III 45 years in planning. He was educated in Christ AMADING VALDEZ PSAA ELOY ADAMOS the King Seminary, University of Santo Tomas, BOBBY JOSEPH Contributing Editor RCM Asst. Treas, Reinerio C. Lonzaga Directors IPP SUSING PINEDA RCM Past Director Phillip L. Ong Rtn. NOEL TANGLAO University of the Philippines, and Harvard Univer- RCM Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky ALBERT ALDAY Rtn. CELSO ABASTILLAS sity. Architect Palafox has lectured in more than 20 Rtn. JOHNNY CHOTRANI RCM Past Treasurer Hector O. Tagaysay Secretary Rtn. AMADING VALDEZ countries across the globe. He has travelled and PP FRANK EVARISTO JASON ONG IPS ALVIN LACAMBACAL Rtn. VIC GARCIA observed more than 1,000 cities in 75 countries. Treasurer PDG ALEX CUREG Rtn. HANS PALACIOS Architect Palafox founded, led, and managed, RAYMUND JOSEPH IAN MENDOZA TREAS. JASON ONG VPE NICKY VILLASEÑOR Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture in Board Legal Adviser PD JOHN CENICA Rtn. MANNY BLANCO RENE POLICARPIO Rtn. TONY LOPEZ carrying out more than 1,600 projects in 40 coun- BALITA Committee Assistant Secretary tries, the planning of 35 billion square meters of RCM SECRETARIAT KARLO CASTRO land, and the design and architecture of 16 million ANNA KUN TOLEDO Assistant Treasurer Executive Secretary square meters of building floor area. Forbes Asia EMMANUEL L. SALAZAR DAVE REYNOLDS Senior Coordinator Magazine cited him as one of their 48 Heroes of Sergeant-At-Arms Philanthropy in Asia. In November 2017, he was AMIEL M. HERNANDEZ JASON BOGOVICH Committee Coordinator awarded by the JCI Senate as one of the three Top Deputy Sergeant-At-Arms GRACE AQUINO Fund Coordinator Outstanding Filipinos for the field of Architecture. ANNA KUN TOLEDO RCM OFFICE Executive Secretary This year, he was recognized by the Professional 543 Arquiza Street corner Grey Street, Ermita, Manila Regulatory Commission as the 2019 Outstanding Tel. No. 527-1886 Professional of the year in the field of Environmen- Fax No. 527-1885 Email: [email protected] tal Planning. 34 RCMFI AND SAGIP KABATAAN DIRECTORS & OFFICERS PRESIDENT’S CORNER 3 RC Manila Foundation Last week, a group of us left for Palawan to spread the Board of Trustees, RY 2019-2020 good news of our Ambas- Officers: sador of Goodwill program, Alvin Lacambacal our T.R.E.E.S. Program and RCM Past Director Robert M. Sears (chairman) Rotary, in general. It was the RCM Past Director Issam Eldebs (President) Secretary magnificent ten led by Karlo RCM Immediate Past Pres. Jesus M. Pineda, Jr. Castro, who led the program, Marcus Dee, who served as RCM Past Pres. Jose C. Policarpio, Jr. Nicky Villaseñor our official dance instructor, RCM President Joaquin C. Rodriguez Albert Alday, who handled the Treasurer RCM Vice Pres. Herminio S. Esguerra coordination, Jun Follosco, who was in charge of the fun RCM Director Robert L. Joseph, Jr. department, Ariel Abriam, who took notes in preparation for RCM Past President Teodoro J. Ocampo Albert Alday the four day Iloilo sojourn, Warren So, who was in charge of lost baggage, Nicky Villaseñor, who was in charge of RCM PVP F. Francisco Zaldarriaga Assistant Secretary keeping us sane, Jason Ong, who took care of fellowship, RCM Past Sec. Alvin D. Lacambacal Johnny Chotrani, who took care of sound dreamland duties RCM Treas. Nicanor S. Villasenor, III and myself, who led the initiative of the club. Rotary Club Zdenek Jankovsky of Puerto Princesa Past President Bobby and wife, Angie RCM Asst. Treas, Reinerio C. Lonzaga Castro, played gracious hosts beyond compare. Everything Assistant Treasurer RCM Past Director Phillip L. Ong went well, PERFECT to say the least. We met with all RCM Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky seven Rotary clubs from the width and breadth of the is- land. We discussed the Ambassador of Goodwill program RCM Past Treasurer Hector O. Tagaysay and The Rotary Ecological and Environmental Strategem (T.R.E.E.S.). It was a very successful, eventful and historic conference, a first time ever. I would like to thank our hosts, the parents of Karlo who went out of their way to make sure we had a great time, Palawan Governor Pepito Alvarez SAGIP KABATAAN FOUNDATION Board of Trustees, 2019-2020 who prepared a wonderful welcome for all of us, including dancers as well as a magnificent coffee table book about PP Teddy Ocampo Chairman Palawan and former Puerto Prinsesa Mayor Ed Hagedorn who was in New York for the Environmental Convention, PD Philip Ong President but, still managed to host us in our Puerto Princesa Under- ground River adventure. Wow! All wonderful hosts, indeed. IPDG Rudy Bediones VP Hermie Esguerra Thank you to all of you. PP Ebot Tan PP Benny Laguesma PD Abe Pascual I would like to congratulate the very energetic, generous, PD Nick Locsin hard working, handsome and lovable Bobby Joseph,our PD Bebot Pineda PT Chito Tagaysay incoming President and the newly-elected Board of Direc- Dir. Bobby Joseph tors for RY 2020-2021. The warmest congratulations and AT Ner Lonzaga assurances of support comes from every single member of Trustees our club. Arriba Bobby!! SDG/CS/Dir. Albert Alday Today, we have a very special speaker, a true friend, the Secretary leader in this field, Arch. Jun Palafox. The return of the na- PT Chito Tagaysay tive is before us to speak of his vision for Metro Manila. Treasurer How this will affect real estate values is important for each PD Beda Fajardo of us. Welcome home Jun. Asst. Secretary PD Nick Locsin Best, Asst. Treasurer Jackie 4 CLUB ADMINISTRATION ATTENDANCE 33 EDRU ABRAHAM AND KONTRA-GAPI LEAVE MANILA ROTARIANS IN AWE by Reginald T. Yu Professor Pedro Reyes Abraham, Jr., the multi-awarded performing artist whom everybody fondly calls “Edru,” the divergent, dark, mid- dle eastern-looking man with an immaculately trimmed beard who spoke perfect Ibanag often clad in his signature Batik Indonesia shirt with white flared pants is, actually, a half-Lebanese-half-Ca- gayeño who exhibited unbridled passion for Filipino ethnic music and dance, with such unmatched, extraordinary ardor that eventu- ally gave birth to the U.P.
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