AUG 8 TREAS/DIR. Bom Villatuya started the meeting with a prayer asking the Lord to remind us to always be mindful of things of importance, reminding us that our lives are filled with peaks a 326 2017 — FLASHBACK, P. 2 •FERDIE Ordoveza celebrated the turning of another page of his life with a days left dinner on July 25 with family and friends at Manila Polo Club’s Last Chukker, the dining place for to make a 06 certified pizza fans—although the dinner tables groaned —FERDIE O HOSTS, P.4 difference!

The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Makati RI District 3830

ELCOME to three firsts--our first Woff-site meeting of the year, our first joint meeting with another club, the Rotary Club of BGC Central, and our first visit to Manila House, this exclusive place whose every inch speaks of understat- ed elegance. Thank you, PP Charlie and PP Carlo Rufi- no, for making this meeting here pos- sible. We shall try Ikaw, to hold at least one off-site meeting per Club joins tree planting in Ako, Tayong quarter, to intro- Lahat duce more variety Antipolo BY President to our usual Tues- JUN JUN DAYRIT day meetings at The Pen and entice res. Jun Jun Dayrit, together with pines. more and more of PN Bimbo Mills and Community The RC Makati group, which included our members to be more religious in attend- PDir. Chris Ferareza, joined Dis- nine members of the RC Makati-sponsored ing our meetings. trict Governor Ed Afzelius and some 1,300 Interact Club of Heneral Pio del Pilar Na- We are also making arrangements for volunteers for the District 3830 tree-planting tional High School, the Interact Club adviser our second joint meeting on Aug. 29, hope- activity on the Cabading EcoPark and a teacher, planted 50 saplings fully with two or three other clubs. We want at the Marikina Watershed in of narra on their designated site. a big turnout for this meeting as we shall Antipolo City on Sunday, July 30. Narra is the national tree of the have the new governor of the Bangko Sentral, Among the volunteers were Rotar- Philippines. Nestor Espenilla, as guest speaker. ians, Rotaractors, and Interactors The activity was a concrete ***** from 78 Rotary Clubs in D3830 manifestation of the district’s com- I would like to thank PN Bimbo Mills, and advocates for the environment For more photos, mitment to the cause of protecting Dir. Chris Ferareza and our Interactors and from NGOs and LGUs. Also pre- scan the QR code and restoring the environment, in their advisers Isagani Botabara and Wilmar sent were Sen. Cynthia Villar, with your smartphone particular, the reforestation of the Mamongay for joining me last Sunday, July or by typing the link: Antipolo Mayor Jun Ynares, and Cabading watershed with the ob- 30, for the D3830 tree planting activity at http://bit.ly/2vF71hY the reigning Miss Earth Philip- to page 04 to page 03

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REAS/DIR. Bom Villatuya started presentation on “Philippine Mining-- Misconcep- Tthe meeting with a prayer asking the tions and Proposed Solutions.” Lord to remind us of things of importance. Using as a handle President Duterte’s praise Reminding us that the paths of our lives are of Ted Failon’s story on mining as a bane to peo- filled with peaks and valleys, he nudged us to ple’s lives, Dr. Arcilla proceeded to disprove the remember that only in the valleys can we find premises put forth in the report and disabuse our the opportunity for true growth. minds about a number of popular beliefs: that PP Fred Parungao ran a brief background mining is an evil operation, causes pollution and of the 4-Way Test and how Herbert Taylor, a Ro- poverty, and is against agriculture. His presenta- tarian from Chicago, composed it as a touchstone tion effectively debunked the theses of Ms. Gina of ethical conduct for employees of his company Lopez about mining that led her, during her stint that was on the brink of bankruptcy and how it was as DENR secretary, to cancel 75 MPSA’s in water- 01 later adopted by Rotary as a code of ethics for Ro- sheds throughout the country. tarians everywhere. Dr. Arcilla used scientific and fact-based Committee Announcements. PP Fred- 01 Dr. Carlo Arcilla (Guest Speaker) 02 Jun Jun Dayrit data to present his case, beginning with a list of die Borromeo noting that there will be no regular (President) 03 Dir. Chris Ferareza (Moderator) 04 Treas. the products that use mined materials (“anything luncheon meeting on August 15, invited everyone Bom Villatuya (Invocator) 05 PP Fred Parungao (4-Way that can’t be grown has to be mined”) essential for to join him in the launch of two modules of the Test) 06 Louie Aseoche (Introducer) many industries, e.g., infrastructure, food, energy, feeding program in Calatagan, Batangas, where transport, communication and health. To the sug- he will be hosting a lunch crowned with his famous gestion that mining has brought ruin to much of roast lamb and arranging a shooting exercise for our land and water resources, he pointed out that of Arceemak’rs . . . PP Carlo Rufino reminded PH’s total land area of 30M has., only 2.91M has. that the meeting today, a joint meeting with RC or .0873% is devoted to mining, although 9M has. BGC Central, is to be held at Manila House, a pri- or nearly 30% has high mining potential. vate club at BGC Taguig, with Dado Banatao Tracing the stages in developing a mining as guest speaker . . . Dir. Jun Palafox, reporting 02 03 site, he lay stress on the risks to the investor, point- that he has been requested by President Duterte ing out that it is only on the fourth stage, after much to send a proposal for the rehabilitation of Marawi, investment had been put in, with no certainty of its requested members to send him suggestions . . . bearing fruit, that an ROI begins to roll in. Dir. Chris Ferareza thanked those who donated To prove his point about mining being a last November to the Mt. Pulag disaster fund and cause of ruin to the environment, he highlighted reported that the project was finally completed last notable examples of responsible mining, showing week with the turnover of the rehabilitated school- pictures of the areas during operation and after re- house. habilitation. Cases in point: Philex’s mine in Sitio PRESIDENT’S TIME. Pres. Jun Jun 04 05 Lalab and Mt. Emily in Zamboanga del Norte, its Dayrit checked if everyone was sitting at a differ- rehabilitation work in Hinatuan Mining, and its ent table with different seatmates from last week For reforestation of 2,150 has., with 8M trees planted, more and requested that they continue doing so every and its erosion control/slope stabilization projects. photos, week to better enhance fellowship. Reminding that scan Among the proposed solutions put forward: with only 333 days left in the Rotary year to “Make the QR close erring mines, share revenue with local gov- a Difference,” he requested members to join at least code ernments, and encourage value adding and vertical one committee and informed that henceforth, with your smartphone integration. or by typing the link: the 3rd week of August will be devoted to service 08 http://bit.ly/2vFmUoO projects, with the luncheon meeting at the Pen foregone on that Tuesday. He requested everyone the LED TVs. The 4 Way Test to take the opportunity to join PP Freddie in Cal- He reported that the Club joined the D3830 of what we think, say or do! atagan next week or join other committees in meet- tree planting activity at the Marikina Watershed ings to make plans for their projects. in Antipolo the previous Sunday and thanked Dir. 1. Is it the TRUTH? He reported that last Saturday, he, together Chris and Dir/PN Bimbo Mills for joining him. with Dir. Chris Ferareza, PP Reggie Nolido, He also invited everyone to be at the year’s first- 2. Is it FAIR to All and Dir. Peter & Pam Manzano, braved foul ever Friday Night Lights on August 4 at the RCM Concerned? weather for a trip up north to turn over the school Clubhouse, with the July and August birthday cel- 3. Will it Build GOODWILL building on Mt. Pulag that the Club helped reha- ebrants banding together as hosts. and Better Friendships? bilitate. He also thanked Louie Aseoche for his Dr. Carlo Arcilla, director of the Philippine 4. Will it Be BENEFICIAL to donation of two 22-inch LED TV/monitors and Nuclear Research Institute and a professor at the Wilson Lim for the discount on the purchase of UP National Institute of Geological Sciences, did a All Concerned?

2 Kaunlaran • AUG 8, 2017 2 Kaunlaran-AUGUST 1, 2017 Banatao was born on May 23, 1946 in Malabbac, PROGRAM Iguig, Cagayan to Salvador, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 a rice farmer, and Rosita, a housekeeper. Manila House, BGC, Taguig Banatao is known for his JOINT MEETING WITH RC BGC CENTRAL story. During his Starts at 11:30AM • Adjourns at 2:00PM childhood, he walked barefoot on a dirt road to reach Malab- bac Elementary School. He finished high schools at the • Call to Order ...... Pres. Jun Jun Dayrit Ateneo de Tuguegarao and a • RC Makati B.S. in Electrical Engineering • Pres. Simon Gemayel at the Mapúa Institute of Tech- • RC BGC Central GUEST SPEAKER nology, cum laude. He took his Master of Science in Electrical • Invocation ...... Eddie Galvez DIOSDADO Engineering and Computer • National Anthem ...... RCM Chorale BANATAO Science at • RC Makati Hymn Chairman, Phil. Development and finished in 1972. He has • Four-Way Test ...... PP Reggie Nolido a Doctor of Science (honoris Foundation • Introduction of causa) degree from the Uni- versity of the Philippines and Guest Speaker ...... Pres. Simon Gemayel Ateneo de Manila University. • Speech: He joined Philippine Airlines as a trainee pilot, and was later pirated Diosdado Banatao by Boeing, where he worked as a design engineer for the company’s Chairman, Phil. Development Foundation then new Boeing 747. • Q & A Banatao worked with different technology companies such as the • Response …...... …....… Pres. Jun Jun Dayrit , Intersil, and Commodore International where he designed the first single chip, 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator. • Pres. Simon Gemayel In 1981, he developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon cou- • Introduction of Visiting pler data-link control and transreceiver chip while working in Seeq Tech- Rotarians & Guests nology. He is also credited for the first system logic chip set for IBM’s PC- • Welcome Song / AVP XT and the PC-AT; the local bus concept and the first Windows Graphics • Greetings to Birthday and accelerator chip for personal computers. In 1984, Banatao and Francis Siu founded a high-technology com- • Wedding Anniversary Celebrators pany, Mostron, a maker of motherboards, starting with a capital of • Club Functions & Committee USD500,000. They also hired Ron Yara of as a company executive. Announcements After he developed a five-chip set, Banatao in 1985 co-founded Chips • President’s Time ...... Jun Jun Dayrit and Technologies which developed a system logic chip set for IBM’s Simon Gemayel PC-XT and the PC-AT. The company earned $12 million in its first four months. After 22 months, the company went public. In 1989, Banatao, • Adjournment with Yara, launched S3 Graphics, which focused on enhancing the graphic capabilities of personal computers by using a graphic accelerator PP Carlo Rufino chip. The key to this was Banatao’s invention of a local bus. The company had an initial public offering of $30 million. In 1996, the company be- Moderator came the leader of the graphic-chips market, beating a strong competi- tor, Cirrus Logic, Inc.. In the same year, Chips & Technologies was sold to Intel for about $300 million. In 2000, he decided to start-up his own Ikanos Communications’ CEO. venture capital firm named Tallwood Venture Capital with a capital of Through three foundations, Dado is helping put brilliant Filipino US$300 million, all of which came from his own pocket. He later sold an- students through school in the Philippines and the US. He also built a other company of less than 20 employees for more than $1 billion. Dado computer center at his grade school in his hometown, making it the only was also part of SiRF, which started the consumerization of GPS after it public school with the most modern computer network in the Philip- had been declassified by the US Government. In 2010, Banatao became pines.

Ikaw, Ako . . . from page 01 ***** DiRaja on Aug. 12; for Community Service, the Cabading EcoPark in Antipolo. Special Notice: There will be NO MEET- the launch of two feeding program modules thanks to Chris for waking up early despite ING ON AUG. 15. This August, we have in Calatagan, Batangas on Aug 15; and an- having just spent 22 hours on our trip to Mt. designated the third week as Service Project other trip, this time to Tacloban, 17 to 20 Pulag—he’s truly worthy of the Rotarian of Week, to give our members a chance to know August, for the launch of a Stop TB Now the Year award. more about/participate in our projects. I en- module. Kudos and thanks, too, to Atty. Angelo join all of you to exert effort to imbibe the If our humanitarian program is perky Valencia, the man behind the “Klasrum ng Rotarian spirit, get involved, and, as bidden and vibrant, so is our fellowship circuit. Get Pag-asa,”an NGO that is repairing/recon- by Rotary, “Make a Difference.” a load of these recently concluded fellowship structing damaged public school buildings in Still on service, I’m heartened to see gatherings in our calendar: a mini social host- underserved areas, and the 11 other organiza- a number of things coming up: For Interna- ed by Ferdie Ordoveza to mark his birthday tions with which we partnered for the rehabil- tional Service, a trip to KL for the installa- to page 04 itation of the Mt. Pulag Elementary School. tion of our sister club, RC Kuala Lumpur Kaunlaran • AUG 8, 2017 3 Kaunlaran-AUGUST 1, 2017 3 Membership and New Club Development Month

AUGUST 8 AUGUST 15 AUG 17-20 AUGUST 22 AUG 29 AUG Joint Meeting with RC Feeding Stop TB Joint Meeting with Guest speaker: BGC Central at Manila Program Now RCM Business Dis- Nestor Espenilla, 2017 House, Net Park Bldg, Launch in Launch in trict. Guest Speaker: Governor, Bangko BGC. Guest Speaker: Calatagan Tacloban Former Sen. Nene Sentral ng Pilipi- Mr. Diosdado Banatao Pimentel nas Ferdie O hosts birthday dinner SALUTATIONS at Manila Polo Club BIRTHDAYS Rotarians Peter Coyiuto, 9 August Sonny Co, 12 August PP Ronnie Velayo, 13 August Henry Aquende, 14 August Taba Samson, 19 August Vic Floresca, 20 August Richard Santos, 21 August Rotary Anns Sylvia Gonzalez, 16 August Elena Coyiuto, 20 August Kathy Yu, 21 August

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Rodrigo & Marie Segura, 17 August PP Larry & Tere Boyer, 19 August Andrew & Myda Prieto, 17 August ERDIE Ordoveza celebrated the turn- family, one with whom his connections are Fing of another page of his life with a din- of service and fellowship—his Rotary family. ner on July 25 with family and friends at Ma- Ann Menchit led a prayer and had a message ATTENDANCE REPORT nila Polo Club’s Last Chukker, the dining for her husband, while Ferdie thanked every- 25 July 2017 place for certified pizza fans—although the one for being there. Regular Non-Exempt 32 dinner tables groaned with much more than And so they came, 22 well-wishers from Members in Attendance pizza. RC Makati at two long tables: Pres. Jun Jun “Family” for Ferdie means more than & Cecille Dayrit, IPP David Ackerman, Honorary and Exempt Members / 2 Visiting Rotarians and Guests just blood relatives, it also embraces another PP Felix & Tessie Amparo, Louie Ase- oche, PP Freddie & Jojo Borromeo, PP Total Attendance 34 Cesar Campos, Peter Coyiuto, Eddie For more photos, scan Make-Ups 13 Galvez, Wash & Pizza Lou, Peter & Pam the QR code with your Total Attendance Credit 45 smartphone or by Manzano, PDG Tony Quila, Bom & Amy typing the link: Villatuya, PP Eddie & Dellie Yap, and PP Total Regular 111 http://bit.ly/2vaKWXi Roland & Caling Young. Non-Exempt Members Exempt Members 22

Club joins tree . . from page 01 Total Membership to date 133 his 70th birthday on Aug. 6; and farewell jective of improving air quality and averting dinner for RC Kota Kinabalu at Choi Gar- Honorary Members 15 a repeat of the deadly floods that brought den hosted by Rtn. Johnny Sy on August 6. Attendance Percentage 40.54% death and untold ruin to Metro Manila in Not to mention the in-woven fellow- Satellite Club members 29 the past. ship in both the forthcoming Calatagan and Tacloban service activities—lunch to be *MAKE UPS: Ikaw, Ako . . . from page 03 hosted by PP Freddie Borromeo in the for- mer and a tour of the Arteche Island to be 1. Johnny Ang 8. Bong Gumban on July 25; our first FNL for the year on Aug hosted by Dir. Boy Arteche in the latter. 2. Gani Buenaflor 9. PDG Robert Kuan 4, with our July- and August-born joining Countdown: 326 days to go . . . go 3. Chito Cantada 10. Wash Lou hands as hosts; lunch at Gloria Maris-Green- make a difference! 4. Lloyd Chon 11. PN Bimbo Mills hills hosted by PP Robert Kuan to celebrate 5. Cesar Cruz 12. Rodrigo Segura 6. Mike Escaler 13. Derrick Tan 7. PDG Sid Garcia 4 Kaunlaran • AUG 8, 2017 4 Kaunlaran-AUGUST 1, 2017