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ARPIL-26-2018-BALITA.Pdf 1 Official Newsletter of Rotary Club of Manila 0 balita No. 3740, April 26, 2018 THE ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA BOARD OF DIRECTORS and Executive Officers 2017-2018 JIMMIE POLICARPIO President TEDDY OCAMPO Immediate Past President CHITO ZALDARRIAGA Vice President BOBBY JOSEPH ISSAM ELDEBS LANCE MASTERS CALOY REYES SUSING PINEDA ART LOPEZ Directors ALVIN LACAMBACAL Secretary NICKY VILLASEÑOR Treasurer DAVE REYNOLDS Sergeant-At-Arms What’s Inside Program 2 AMADING VALDEZ Presidential Timeline 3-4 Board Legal Adviser Guest of Honor and Speakers’ Profile 5-9 Updated Program Calendar of Guest Speakers 10 The Week that Was/Paul Harris Fellow 11-16 RENE POLICARPIO Centennial Committee 17 Assistant Secretary Centennial News 18-23 Economic and Community Development 24 District Activities 25 NER LONZAGA Interclub Activities 26 JIM CHUA New Generations Service 27 Assistant Treasurer Inter-District Activities 28 Obituary/ In Memoriam 29-31 Newspaper Release 31-32 BOLLIE BOLTON Speakers’ Bureau 33-34 Deputy Sgt-at-Arms Invitation 35 Attendance 36 Public Health Nutrition and Child Care 37 Secretariat Advertisement 38-40 ANNA KUN TOLEDO Executive Secretary 2 PROGRAM RCM’S 38th for Rotary Year 2017-2018 April 26, 2018, Thursday, 12Noon, New World Makati Hotel Officer-In-Charge/ Program Moderator : Hon. “Dante” Liban & DE “Raffy” Alunan III “The Philippine Government Federalism Debate” P R O G R A M TIMETABLE 11:30 AM Registration & Cocktails (WINES courtesy of RCMDir.-elect/Dir. “Bobby” Joseph) 12:25 PM Bell to be Rung: Members and Guests are requested to be seated by OIC/Moderator : Hon. Dante Liban & DE Raffy Alunan III 12:30 PM Call to Order Pres. Jimmie Policarpio Singing oftheRepublic of the Philippines National Anthem RCM WF Music Chorale Invocation STAR Rtn. Art dela Cruz A moment of silent prayers for the eternal repose of the soul of Mr. Lorenzo Gabriel Suntay, who passed-away recently in the grace of the Lord, grandson of PP “Boy” Guevara, Jr. RCM Hymn RCM WF Music Chorale The 4-Way Test Credo All Rotarians 12:35 PM Introduction of - STAR Rtn. Nico Valencia Guests, Visiting Rotarians & Personalities at the Head Table Welcome Song RCM WF Music Chorale 12:40 PM President’s Time Pres. Jimmie Policarpio 12:45 PM “The Philippine Government Federalism Debate” Hon. Dante Liban & DE Raffy Alunan III Adddress: Sec. Raul L. Lambino Lead Convenor, of the PDU30 Constitutional Reformers (CORE) To Federalism; Administrator, Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA); Atty. Jose D. Lina, Jr. Former Senator, Governor-Laguna, DILG Secretary; Current President/Director of Manila Hotel Public Forum Response, presentation of bell and gavel as a token of appreciation to Sec. Raul L. Lambino and Atty. Jose D. Lina, Jr. Pres. Jimmie Policarpio 2:00 PM Adjournment 3 PRESIDENTIAL TIMELINE April 18, 2018 - DGE Rudy and Lady Sharon Bediones attended the Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference (APRRC) Monthly Meeting at the Legend Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City. - DGE Rudy and Lady Sharon Bediones attended the 43rd Charter Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Raha Sulayman, a daughter club of the Rotary Club of Manila, at the Legend Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City. April 19, 2018 - Former National Security Adviser and Former Parañaque Representative PVP Roy Golez was interviewed by Cesar Chavez over DZRH on the China issue. - Former National Security Adviser and Former Parañaque Representative PVP Roy Golez was interviewed by Den Macaranas over Radyo Inquirer on the China issue. - Members of the Centennial Board and the Centennial Committee held a Planning Meeting last where updates on the different committeees were taken up. This was held at the Gallery 1 of the New World Makati Hotel in Makati City. April 20, 2018 - DGE Rudy Bediones and PDG Lyne Abanilla (District Governor’s Representative to the Philippine Rotary Magazine for RY 2018-2019) attended the Incoming District Governors and District Governor’s Representatives to the Philippine Rotary Magazine Training Seminar at the Solco-Malvar Rooms of the D3780 Rotary Center Building in Quezon City. April 21, 2018 - PE/Dir. Susing Pineda, IPSDG/IPDCoS/DE/IPD Albert Alday, Club Secretary Alvin Lacambacal, Treasurer Nicky Villaseñor and Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky attended the District 3810 The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Grant Management and Stewardship Seminar for the term of DGE Rudy Bediones who was likewise on hand at the Centennial Hall A of The Manila Hotel in Manila where the club immediately submitted its application for a district grant for RY 2018-2019. - Manila Rotarians attended the club-sponsored stagings of SPAMALOT (3pm and 8pm) at the Globe Auditorium, Maybank Performing Arts Theater in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. This was one of the projects to raise funds for the Centennial Celebration of our club, the Rotary Club of Manila. - Rotaractors and former Rotaractors from Rotaract-sponsored clubs supported and attended the staging of SPAMALOT by the Rotary Club of Manila at the Globe Auditorium, Maybank Performing Arts Theater in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. This was one of the projects to raise funds for the Centennial Celebration of our club, the Rotary Club of Manila. April 22, 2018 - Former Speaker Rtn. Joe de Venecia and BLA Amading Valdez conducted fishpond inspections at the site where the world famous Dagupan Bangus are raised at Barangay Mamalingling in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. Former Speaker Rtn. Joe is raising sea bass in the fish pond as an experiment since it is only found in open sea. April 23, 2018 - Former National Security Adviser and Former Parañaque Representative PVP Roy Golez was interviewed by Catholic Media Network (CMN) on the China issue. 4 - DE Raffy Alunan was interviewed over DZXL over burning issues such as Federalism, CPP-NDF-NPA Peace Talks as well as Extra-judicial Killings and Human Rights charges against President Duterte in Guadalupe, Makati City. - Manila Rotarians visited the wake of the late Lorenzo Gabriel Guevara Suntay, grandson of PP Boy Guevara, at the La Salle Greenhills, San Juan City. April 24, 2018 - Manila Rotarians visited the wake of the late Lorenzo Gabriel Guevara Suntay, grandson of PP Boy Guevara, at the La Salle Greenhills, San Juan City. April 25, 2018 - The Rotary Club of Manila, the First in Asia, signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) at the Office of Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada at the Manila City Hall, Manila. PE/Dir. Susing Pineda signed in behalf of the club while PLM President Lenny de Jesus signed in behalf of the university in the presence of Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and the Board of Directors and Officers for RY 2018-2019. This memorandum of agreement is with respect to the Rotary Club of Manila Educational Assistance Program (REAP) which is one of the projects for the club’s Centennial Celebration. April 26, 2018 - PE/Dir. Susing Pineda meets with Rotaractors whose Rotaract clubs are sponsored by our club to discuss his projects for RY 2018-2019 where he will need their participation, 11:00 am, New World Makati Hotel, Makati City. - Rotary Club of Manila conducts Philippine Government Federalism Debate with Secretary Raul Lambino of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority and Former Senator, Former DILG Secretary and present Manila Hotel President Atty. Joey Lina. - The Monthly Meeting of the Board of Directors for RY 2017-2018, 2:15 pm, Gallery 1, New World Makati Hotel, Makati City - The Planning Session for the Visit of Rotary International President-Elect Barry Rassin, Gallery 1, 3:00 pm, New World Makati Hotel, Makati City 5 GUEST OF HONOR AND SPEAKERS’ PROFILE PROFILE OF JOEY LINA President for almost a decade now of Manila Hotel, a Philippine national heritage, Jose D. Lina Jr, or Joey Lina for short, has proven himself to be a topnotch business executive, after his more than 2l years of unblemished and effective record as government leader in various high positions in both legislative and executive branches. Joey Lina was an outstanding two-term senator, an effective secretary with the longest service record in the Department of Interior and Local Government, a productive Chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board and the National Police Commission, a multi- awarded Governor of the Province of Laguna, and an effective transition Governor of Metro-Manila and Chairman and General- Manager of the then Metro-Manila Commission, now MMDA or Metro-Manila Development Authority. Joey Lina was also the founding president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, the umbrella organization of all leagues of local government officials and was also president of the League of Provinces. Joey Lina continues to serve the Filipino people thru his two weekend teleradyo programs at ABS-CBN Dzmm and raising funds for worthy causes as a member of the then singing trio called the ―Three Tenors‖ and now of the ―Kuatro Cantas‖. Joey Lina also writes a weekly-column entitled ―Finding Answers‖ in the leading newspaper Manila Bulletin. Joey Lina was also involved in sports as former president of the Basketball Association of the Philippines and is currently the president of the Laguna Football Association. Married to Loretta de Jesus-Atienza, the couple have six children, five of whom have graduated from college and are now working as professionals. The youngest is entering college this school year. 6 Secretary Raul L. Lambino was appointed member of the Cabinet by President Rodrigo RoaDuterte on July 5, 2017, and is the present Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of Cagayan Economic Zone Authority. Before his appointment, Lambino was reviewer and lecturer in Remedial Law and Political Law for more than twenty (20) years and managing director of Lambino Law Firm, which handles corporate and litigation cases. He was the lone voice in the press and on television and radio of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during her long, difficult detention on trumped-up charges filed by the previous administration of President Benigno Simeon ―Noynoy‖ Aquino III against her.
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