32 PROGRAM Official Newsletter of Rotary Club of Manila

RCM’s 17th for Rotary Year 2019-2020 Thursday, November 7, 2019, 12:00 PM, Manila Polo Club, McKinley Room Officer-In-Charge/ Program Moderator : PP Francis Juico

A Joint Meeting between the Rotary Club of Manila (RCM) and Issuebalita No. 3814 November 7, 2019 Rotary Club of West (RCMW)

P R O G R A M T I M E T A B L E US AMBASSADOR KIM BIDS FAREWELL

11:00 AM Registration

12:15 PM Bell to be Rung: Members and Guests are requested to be seated

12:20 PM Program Proper PP Francis Juico OIC/Moderator

Call to Order RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez; RCMW Pres. Eric Tensuan Singing of the Philippine National Anthem RCM WF Music Chorale

Invocator PP A.P. Bartolome RCMW

RCM Hymn RCM WF Music Chorale GUEST SPEAKER RCMW Hymn RCMW Music Chorale MR. JAIME J. BAUTISTA

The Four (4) Way Test Credo All Rotarians Vice Chairman Philippine Eagle Foundation 12:30 PM Introduction of Guests/Visiting Rotarians and STAR Rtn. Reggie Yu Member, Board of Trustees Personalities seated at the Presidential Table University of the East UERMMMC Welcome Song RCM WF Music Chorale Former President and COO (Ret.) 12:35 PM President’s Time RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez; Philippine Airlines RCMW Pres. Eric Tensuan

12:40 PM Introduction of Guest Speaker PP Bobby Lim RCMW KABALITA

Address : Mr. Jaime J. Bautista Let the Foremost Aviation and Travel Personality bring his winning Former President, COO smile and cheerful disposition that have brought our national flag car- Philippine Airlines rier to the far reaches of the skies of the world, to the First Rotary Club Past Director Rotary Club of Makati West in Asia. No wonder he always conquers Asia’s First.

Public Forum What’s Inside www.rcmanila.org Guest Speaker’s Profile 2-3 President’s Corner 4 2:00 PM Response, Presentation of Token of Appreciation to Club Administration 5-10 The Week That Was 10-14 Mr. Jaime J. Bautista Fellowship 14-17 International Relations 18-19 & Meeting Adjournment RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez; Interclub Relations 20-23 RCMW Pres. Eric Tensuan The Rotary Foundation 23 Newspaper Release 24 Cogs in the Wheel 24-26 Public Health Nutrition and Child Care 27 Attendance 28-29 RCMFI and Sagip Kabataan Directors & Officers 30 RCM B.O.D. and Editorial Staff 31 Program 32 2 GUEST SPEAKER’S PROFILE RCM BOD AND EDITORIAL STAFF 31

RC Manila Foundation

THE ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA Board of Trustees, RY 2019-2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS RY 2019-2020 RCM Past Director Robert M. Sears (chairman) JACKIE RODRIGUEZ RCM Past Director Issam Eldebs (President) President RCM Immediate Past Pres. Jesus M. Pineda, Jr.

CURRICULUM VITAE SUSING PINEDA PRES. JACKIE RODRIGUEZ RCM Past Pres. Jose C. Policarpio, Jr. Publisher JAIME J. BAUTISTA 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 RCM Director Robert L. Joseph, Jr. PERSONAL BACKGROUND Vice President AS RENE R. POLICARPIO RCM Past President Teodoro J. Ocampo RAFFY ALUNAN Co-Chairman, BALITA Committee Date of Birth : February 10, 1957 Managing Editor RCM PVP F. Francisco Zaldarriaga CALOY REYES Citizenship : Filipino NICKY VILLASEÑOR PP FRANK A. EVARISTO RCM Past Sec. Alvin D. Lacambacal Telephone No. : +639178310680 Associate Editor ALBERT ALDAY RCM Treas. Nicanor S. Villasenor, III Residential Address : No. 28 Margarita Street AMADING VALDEZ PSAA ELOY ADAMOS Magallanes Village, Makati City BOBBY JOSEPH Contributing Editor RCM Asst. Treas, Reinerio C. Lonzaga Civil Status : Married Directors IPP SUSING PINEDA RCM Past Director Phillip L. Ong Rtn. NOEL TANGLAO RCM Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky ALBERT ALDAY Rtn. CELSO ABASTILLAS Rtn. JOHNNY CHOTRANI RCM Past Treasurer Hector O. Tagaysay EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Secretary Rtn. AMADING VALDEZ PP FRANK EVARISTO JASON ONG IPS ALVIN LACAMBACAL B.S. in Commerce, Major in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude) Rtn. VIC GARCIA Treasurer PDG ALEX CUREG Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Intramuros, Manila Rtn. HANS PALACIOS Certified Public Accountant RAYMUND JOSEPH IAN MENDOZA TREAS. JASON ONG VPE NICKY VILLASEÑOR Board Legal Adviser PD JOHN CENICA Rtn. MANNY BLANCO RENE POLICARPIO Rtn. TONY LOPEZ OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND BALITA Committee Assistant Secretary A. Present Business Affiliations RCM SECRETARIAT KARLO CASTRO ANNA KUN TOLEDO Assistant Treasurer Philippine Eagle Foundation Vice Chairman of the Board Executive Secretary University of the East Member, Board of Trustees EMMANUEL L. SALAZAR DAVE REYNOLDS Senior Coordinator UERM Memorial Medical Center Member, Board of Trustees Sergeant-At-Arms Alphaland Corporation Member, Board of Directors AMIEL M. HERNANDEZ JASON BOGOVICH Committee Coordinator B. Past Affiliations Deputy Sergeant-At-Arms GRACE AQUINO Fund Coordinator Philippine Airlines, Inc. 2014-2019 President & COO ANNA KUN TOLEDO RCM OFFICE Executive Secretary 2004-2012 President & COO 543 Arquiza Street corner 1999-2003 Executive Vice President Grey Street, Ermita, Manila Tel. No. 527-1886 1994-1999 SVP-Finance & Chief Fax No. 527-1885 Financial Officer Email: [email protected] 1993-1994 Vice President-Comptroller 30 RCMFI AND SAGIP KABATAAN DIRECTORS & OFFICERS GUEST SPEAKER’S PROFILE 3

Macroasia Corporation 1997-2019 Treas. & Member, Board of Directors RC Manila Foundation Board of Trustees, RY 2019-2020 Officers: Macroasia Airport Services Corp. 1997-2019 Chair. & Member, Board of Directors

Alvin Lacambacal RCM Past Director Robert M. Sears (chairman) Macroasia Catering Services Corp. 1997-2019 Treas. & Member, Board of Directors

RCM Past Director Issam Eldebs (President) Secretary Macroasia Properties Dev’t. Corp. 1997-2019 Member, Board of Directors RCM Immediate Past Pres. Jesus M. Pineda, Jr.

RCM Past Pres. Jose C. Policarpio, Jr. Nicky Villaseñor Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. 2010-2019 Treasurer RCM President Joaquin C. Rodriguez Treasurer ETON Properties Phils. Inc. 2004-2008 Member, Board of Directors RCM Vice Pres. Herminio S. Esguerra

RCM Director Robert L. Joseph, Jr. PNB Forex, Inc. 2003-2004 President RCM Past President Teodoro J. Ocampo Albert Alday

RCM PVP F. Francisco Zaldarriaga Assistant Secretary Air , Inc. 2003-2004 President & Chief Executive Officer RCM Past Sec. Alvin D. Lacambacal Asian Alcohol Corporation 1992-1993 Vice President & General Manager RCM Treas. Nicanor S. Villasenor, III Zdenek Jankovsky 1980-1991 Held various managerial positions in RCM Asst. Treas, Reinerio C. Lonzaga different companies of the Lucio Tan Assistant Treasurer RCM Past Director Phillip L. Ong Group of Companies SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. 1977-1980 Auditor RCM Rtn. Zdenek Jankovsky

RCM Past Treasurer Hector O. Tagaysay

C. Socio-Civic Professional Membership

SAGIP KABATAAN FOUNDATION SKAL International Makati Board of Trustees, 2019-2020 Rotary Club of Makati West PP Teddy Ocampo Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants Chairman Makati Business Club PD Philip Ong Financial Executive Institute of the Philippines President Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. IPDG Rudy Bediones VP Hermie Esguerra PP Ebot Tan PP Benny Laguesma PD Abe Pascual D. Distinctions and Awards PD Nick Locsin PD Bebot Pineda PT Chito Tagaysay 2019 Leadership Award, SKAL International Makati Dir. Bobby Joseph AT Ner Lonzaga 2018 Hall of Fame Tourism Awards Category, Rotary Club of Manila Trustees 2018 Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa), Central Luzon State University SDG/CS/Dir. Albert Alday 2017 Bulong Pulungan sa Sofitel Exemplar Award Secretary 2010 People of the Year, People Asia Magazine PT Chito Tagaysay 2007 Aviation Person of the Year, Orient Aviation Magazine Treasurer 2006 Tourism Personality of the Year, Rotary Club of Manila PD Beda Fajardo 2005 Tourism Personality of the Year, SKAL, Makati Asst. Secretary 2004 Outstanding Alumnus, Colegio de San Juan de Letran PD Nick Locsin 2001 Gawad Anak ng Kabanatuan Asst. Treasurer 4 PRESIDENT’S CORNER ATTENDANCE 29

Dear Fellow Rotarians, Welcome back! It’s been a very long weekend. We are filled with love. Thank you for giving us your time that we may see the world of travel in a different perspective for forefathers, family and friends, a day to remember our depart- ed and the good Christians who have long been gone. To mark this day, we have the honor and pleasure to have with us a great friend, a man of conviction, a man of great knowledge, a friend who is always there for anyone who needs his help. We thank him for the help he gave us in our endeavors in Marawi. Thank you for giving us your time that we may see the world of travel in a different perspective. I also called on all members of the Rotary Club of Manila to step forward and help your club in its appointed leadership to The Rotary Foundation Gala Night celebration. Because of the tre- mendous success of our gala night in the centennial celebration, District Governor Liza Elorde has chosen our club and specifi- cally, Vice President Hermie Esguerra, to lead this great event this year. This is truly a great honor. Let us all be there to support Hermie! Let us all be there to support our club. This will show the true colors of our club’s perceived and real leadership in the Rotary movement. I call on every member to get a half page in our souvenir program for just Php 5,000 showing a greeting or a picture of their family or a short message just to show support to Hermie and our club. Please do this.

Your Chair, Jimmie, has lined up some very good speakers for up- coming meetings. We have on November 14, 2019, Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar, courtesy of Raffy Alunan and on November 21, 2019, University of the Philippines President Atty. Danny Concepcion, compliments of our UP members. I rec- ommend that I chair and the UP alumni in our club organize a great meeting for this day. Maybe we should also make the third Thursday of November, an annual UP PRESIDENT’S DAY. Then, on November 28, 2019, we will have Dr. Willy Ong. WOW!!! Thank you once again, Jimmy Bautista! And one big ARRIBA!!!! Best,

Jackie ATTENDANCE 29 28 ATTENDANCE CLUB ADMINISTRATION 5

US AMBASSADOR KIM BIDS FAREWELL

Saying goodbye seems the most difficult of realities we have in enduring the realities of life. Most people find it hard to express words. But, not for a most gracious ambassador who has embraced the Fili- pino nation like his own. His Excellency Sung Kim, Am- bassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines, was akin to a student graduating with highest honors as he opened with a statement on his new assignment bearing a nostalgic mood in uttering that he will miss his fellow Manila Rotarians, especially, the per- formances by the Rotary Club of Manila World Famous Chorale. Anchoring most of his brief talk on the gains of US-Philippine diplomatic and bilateral relations, he rel- ished extending his hands in finding open doors of dia- logues and building warm and cordial relations with the present administration and the US Companies’ role in the “Build, Build, Build” initiatives. Assurances on best prac- tices, honoring the bilateral defense treaty and upholding the recitals of the UNCLOS on the West Philippine Sea delighted the engaged audience on hand. Mild mannered and congenial to say the least, undoubtedly, Ambassador Kim has endeared himself to a country whose history is closely intertwined with that Great American heritage that has left countries around the world in awe. 6 CLUB ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION AND CHILD CARE 27

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER

Elias D. Adamos, M.D.

Sometime in August 2019, the Department of Agriculture started to probe the reported incidents of hog deaths in piggery farms in and Bulacan. Suspecting African swine fever (ASF) as the cause, the department ordered the culling of pigs with- in one-kilometer radius of affected farms. Recently, authorities notified, if not castigated, a process meat company in Pampanga for selling ASF-contaminated processed pork meat product.

What is ASF? ASF affects domestic pigs, including those that are grown in piggeries or farms for human consumption. The causative agent in ASF is a virus that can cause high mortality rates in domestic pigs secondary to hemorrhage. The vi- rus is harbored by a soft tick, Argasidae, that attaches to the under-part body of pigs, thus making it not readily visible. The tick carrying the virus is prevalent in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. The Philippines is one of the tick-laden countries identified by the World Health Organization.

Does ASF affect humans? No. Humans are not affected by ASF. However the consumption of con- taminated pork that is not properly cooked might result to ingestion of bacteria, virus and other agents that are harmful to humans. Skillful businessmen-farmers might also resort to selling pork meat coming from pigs that previously or earlier died from ASF – “double-dead.” Ingestion of double-dead meat can similarly affect health.

If ASF does not affect humans, why is there a need for vigilance against the disease? Two scenarios can happen once a person ingests contaminated pork or processed pork product with ASF; enough for us to think of the importance of avoidance:

1. When ingested, the virus can stay inside the human body and the human harboring the virus can act as carrier of the virus thus adding up to the further spread of the infection.

2. Viruses are known for their variability. They can mutate and transform to an- other form, thus it is just logical to think that in a few decades, the mutation or transformation of the virus might soon infect humans. The medical journal Lancet even reported the further investigation of a missing link between ASF and AIDS. Therefore we should always be on the guard because virus variability can result to ASF plague in humans.

Prevention 1. Never eat “kilaw” or raw meat. 2. Buy only from highly-regarded meat shops. 3. Cook pork meat thoroughly. 4. Heat and cook processed pork meat and canned pork meat. 26 COGS IN THE WHEEL CLUB ADMINISTRATION 7

But in banking, Bartolome proved unstoppable. He got the biggest break in his life when he was head of Bancom Development Corp.’s money mar- ket department in 1968. His stint with Bancom opened still more doors. He moved up to Citibank where he eventually became head of Treasury group. Then it was off to Multinational Investment Bancorporation in 1973 where he was general manager. He also became treasurer and senior vice president of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., and in the ensuing period emerged as president of the Money Market Association of the Philippines in 1978. Two years later, Bar- tolome was among the 10 Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in the field of development banking. “In 1980, I said to myself, if I can manage banks, I might as well put up my own bank. That’s Urban Bank. It was a very small bank, humble begin- nings, capital of P20 million, single office, manpower complement of ten,” Bartolome said. “And then after almost 20 years of Urban Bank it became a universal bank with a total capital of almost P2 billion and manpower complement of 600. But the unfortunate political reality, we were closed.” Bartolome’s portfolio goes beyond banking. In 1992, under the presidency of fellow Manila Rotarian Fidel V. Ramos, he was unexpectedly appointed Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Bases Conver- sion and Development Authority or BCDA. Its first such official. He loved his job at BCDA but this was cut short when he was again called by then President Ramos to take the helm of the Philippine National Bank (PNB). He replaced Gabriel Singson who was appointed first Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. He fondly recalled, “When President Ramos asked me to move to PNB, I said, ‘Sir, if given a choice I would like to stay at BCDA because I’ve been in banking for some time and moving to PNB, I’m back to where I was.’” “The next question of the president was, ‘Oh, what’s interesting about BCDA?’ I said, ‘Sir, number one, I’m putting up Heritage Memorial Park. Never in my whole life have I been involved in developing a memorial park. Number two, I’m removing all the lahar at the Clark airport (to) put the airport in working condition. Very interesting job. Number three, I’m fix- ing up a golf course at Camp John Hay. My learning curve was very high.’” Bartolome took a much-needed break when Urban Bank closed in 2000. He held several consultancy and advisory engagements. Eventually, he found himself dabbling in his true passion, architecture. He established Amber Properties, which he admits has given him a “play- ground” for his creativity. The company currently has 120 apartment and office units, the majority of which are residential buildings. The impact he made and his contribution to the industry he delved in has not gone unnoticed. In 1996, he was voted the University of the East’s most outstanding alumni. He was likewise voted one of Outstanding Ma- nilan in 1999. He was also president of several organizations, including the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (1980), the Rotary Club of Manila (1988), and the Management Association of the Philippines (1999). Bartolome currently serves as chairman of publicly listed I-Remit, the larg- est Filipino-owned non-bank remittance service provider. It offers a wide array of services to Overseas Filipino Workers and other migrant workers. Playing golf, doting on his wife, his four children and 12 grand-children, as well as catering to the nitty-gritty of tenant demands now take a large por- tion of his time. Still, he admits that leaps in the financial services sector is something that interests him greatly. He said the Philippines even now is still catching up with its neighbors in terms of financial inclusion. 8 CLUB ADMINISTRATION COGS IN THE WHEEL 25

Maverick Tondo boy He loved his job at BCDA but this was cut short when he was again called by then President Ramos to take the helm of the PNB.

At 78, Arsenio “Archit” M. Bartolome remains fit and he still keeps himself busy at his office in Amber Place in Taguig. Despite the hectic schedule he follows, however, he never misses a good game. The “good game” may refer to his pastime, which is golf. Or he may have been referring to that other sport he excelled in, basketball. The “good game” could also well describe his storied career in the bank- ing and finance industry. Born in Tondo on 30 June 1941, Bartolome grew up in that part of histor- ically rich Manila. It was then a place that infuses a sense of adventure and wonder in any child. The Manila he remembers in his childhood days was simpler and the place much easier to get around. He would often play basketball at the along Vito Cruz. Getting to the venue was always an adventure in itself as he marvels at the architectural landmarks that make the city so cosmopolitan. He relish- es these simple pleasures although his family had been hard hit financially as consequence of the second World War. Still, Bartolome graduated among the top of his class in Torres High School. By 1957 he enrolled at the University of the Philippines in Diliman where he played for the UP-Varsity basketball team. He also became a fellow of the Upsilon Sigma Phi. However, good fortune offered him a different path. He earned a Business Administration degree from another institution, the University of the East in Manila, where he further honed his basketball skills. “The idea there was just to finish my college, and since all my good friends were taking up business, I said I might as well take up business. But it was not influenced by my parents, siblings. During those days we were happy-go-lucky. Whatever is the flow, you just follow it. (But) my interest was really in architecture,” he says. It was basketball, too, that fated him in the productive and no-nonsense world of banking where he rose to prominence. He became a player for Bank of America’s basketball team at his accountant sister’s urging. This was an opportunity that opened another door as he toiled as messenger for the bank to earn extra cash. He was eventually promoted supervisor and stayed with the bank for five years. It was at the Bank of America where he met his wife, Maria Rosario “Nenne” Hernandez Reyes, too. But getting married and raising a family wasn’t as easy as it seemed. Thus, Bartolome decided it was time to widen his horizons. In 1969 Bar- tolome, and a co-worker, Mario Sayoc, traveled to the United States in search of greener pastures. They brought with them some $1,000 in pock- et money, their undying sense of adventure, and a desire to succeed in their chosen careers. Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco took him in, where he further built up his professional profile. But in this same period of bulging opportunities, tragedy struck with the death of their first son, Arsenio Emmanuel Reyes Bartolome, in 1967. 24 NEWSPAPER RELEASE CLUB ADMINISTRATION 9

COGS IN THE WHEEL

Rtn. Caloy Buendia has been promoted to Brigadier Gen- eral by President Rodrigo Duterte last October 23, 2019 at Malacañan Palace in Manila. 10 CLUB ADMINISTRATION INTERCLUB RELATIONS 23

SDG/Club Secretary/DE/Dir. Albert Alday attended the 10th Executive Committee (EXECOM) Meeting of Rotary District 3810 for RY 2019- 2020 last November 4, 2019 at the Elorde Sports Complex Grand Ball- room in Sucat, Parañaque City. Others in photo are District Executive Secretary Eric Candidato, Districy Trainer PDG Karen Tamayo, DG Liza Elorde and CoS Maribelle Chua.

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

THE WEEK THAT WAS

PDG Edmond Aguilar, Chairman, Council of Past District Gover- nors, Pres. Jackie Rodriguez and Pres. Glo Calvario call the 16th meeting, a joint meeting of the Rotary Club of Manila with Rotary The Rotary Club of Manila placed an End Polio Now banner along Rox- Club of Loyola Heights, to order. as Boulevard last October 24, 2019 in celebration of World Polio Day. 22 INTERCLUB RELATIONS THE WEEK THAT WAS 11

Dir. Raffy Alunan, III as Of- Pres. Glo Calvario delivers an ficer-In-Charge/ Program Mod- ecumenical prayer. erator, calls the sequence of activities.

IPDG Rudy Bediones leads PDG Vince Carlos introduces in the recitation of the Four (4) the guests, visiting Rotarians and Way Test as a renewal of the personalities seated at the presi- Rotary credo for all Rotarians. dential table.

2019 TRF Gala Night Chair VP Hermie Esguerra hosted the second meeting of the TRF Gala Night Committee last November 5, 2019 at the Meeting Room 3 of the Rockwell Club in Makati City. Others present were DG Liza Elorde, FG Johnny Elorde, IPDG Rudy Bediones, Lady Sharon Bediones, DES Eric Candidato, CoS Maribelle Chua, SDG Joyce Ambray, SDG George Ng, SDG/Club Secretary/DE/Dir. Albert Alday, SDG Nelia Pres. Jackie Rodriguez, during his President’s Time, acknowledges Seril, SDG Verdelita Tiu, Rotary Club of Manila President Jackie Rodri- with sincere thanks and appreciation all attendees for the testimonial guez, Rotary Club of Manila Premier President Jesusa “Essie” Villavito, luncheon in honor of His Excellency Sung Y. Kim, Ambassador Extraor- ES Anna Toledo, ADSEC Sol Troniado-Encarnacion and Event Organizer dinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Repub- Mari Hilario. lic of the Philippines and Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Manila. 12 THE WEEK THAT WAS INTERCLUB RELATIONS 21

CP/IPP Susing Pineda, as introducer of the Guest of Honor and Speaker, requested the attention of attendees to the wide screen for the message of His Excellency Jose Manuel “Babe” G. Romualdez, Ambas- sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the United States of America and Past Vice President of the Rotary Club of Ma- nila. He, then, delivered a simple introduction of His Excellency Sung Y. Kim, Ambassador Extraordi- nary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines and Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Manila.

His Excellency Ambas- sador Sung Y. Kim deliv- ers his valedictory speech with preliminary opening remarks of his new assign- ment in the near future and that he will be missing the company of fellow Manila Rotarians, especially, the performances by the Ro- tary Club of Manila World Famous Chorale. He then touched on having had good diplomatic relations 2019 The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Gala Night Chair VP with the Philippines where he took great strides to open dialogues and Hermie Esguerra hosted the organizational meeting of build relationships with key figures in the Duterte administration. He the TRF Gala Night Committee last October 29, 2019 at also added that U.S. companies can also take part in the “Build, Build, Build” initiative in order to foster knowledge and best practice sharing Chef Jessie Restaurant, Rockwell Club, Makati City. Pres- between the two nations as the U.S. has a wealth of knowledge and ent during the meeting were District Executive Secretary experience in the field of infrastructure and public works. He also as- Eric Candidato, Rotary Club of Manila President Jack- sured that the U.S. is still committed to honoring the bilateral defense ie Rodriguez, SDG Joyce Ambray, Rotary Club of Ma- treaty with the Philippines and promised to uphold the rule of UNCLOS nila Premier President Jesusa “Essie” Villavito, CoS ( United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) with regard to the West Philippine Sea issue against China. Maribelle Chua, ADSEC Sol Troniado-Encarnacion, Rotary Club of Manila Treasurer Jason Ong, ES Anna Kun Toledo and Event Organizer Mari Hilario. 20 INTERCLUB RELATIONS THE WEEK THAT WAS 13

Pres. Jackie Rodriguez presents to His Excellency Ambassador Sung Y. Kim the replica of the bell and gavel set as a token of appreciation.

PDG Edmond Aguilar, Pres. Jackie Rodriguez and Pres. Glo Calvario adjourn the meeting. WEEKLY BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS

Pres. Jackie Rodriguez presents PD Rob Sears and PD Jess Santos as the birthday celebrants of the week for the traditional blowing of the candle on the birthday cake amidst the singing by the RCM World Famous Chorale of the happy birthday song. 14 THE WEEK THAT WAS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 19

RAFFLE WINNERS COURTESY OF MY GLOBE BUSINESS

My Globe Business as a valuable sponsor of the meeting raffled-off power banks with the lucky winners : VP Hermie Esguerra, Rtn. Johnny Chotrani, Rtn. Willie Pelino, Rtn. Momo Mommaerts and Rtn. Bernd Schneider.

FELLOWSHIP

Manila Rotarians attended the Halloween Party for Special Children CP/IPP Susing Pineda was invited by PD Tatsuo Fujimura to at- last October 30, 2019 at the Sacred Heart Room of the Hospicio de tend the meeting of the Rotary Club of Osaka East. He attended San Jose in Manila. Present were President Jackie Rodriguez, PP the meeting last October 31, 2019 at the Imperial Hotel in Osaka, Frank Evaristo, PD Phillip Ong, Rtn. John Michael Cutter, Rtn. Japan where he presented the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Marcus Dee and Rtn. Ray Davis. Coffee Table Book to President Mihara. 18 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FELLOWSHIP 15

HIGHLIGHTS OF OKTOBERFEST 2019 October 24, 2019, German Club, Eurovilla II Building, Makati City

PT Jun Follosco, PD Knud Hedeager, PT Lito Sibayan, SDG/Club Sec- retary/DE/Dir. Albert Alday, VPE/Dir. Nicky Villaseñor, IPDG Rudy Bedi- ones, PP Teddy Ocampo, DE/Dir. Caloy Reyes, AT Karlo Castro, Treas- urer Jason Ong, PP Boy Guevara, DSAA Jason Bogovich and PVP Chito Zaldarriaga enjoying the brew.

PP Frank Evaristo, PP Teddy Ocampo, IPDG Rudy Bediones, PDG Vince Carlos, PVP Chito Zaldarriaga, Rtn. Marcus Dee, Rtn. Joey Yujuico and VP Hermie Esguerra, all doing the Prost.

The hosts of Oktoberfest making announcements. PD Knud Hedeager, President Jackie Rodriguez, Rtn. Henning Karcher, PSAA Gunter Matschuck, Rtn. Lutz Kunnack, Rtn. Uwe Hesse, Rtn. Mathias Haller- bach, Rtn. Bodo Goerlich and Rtn. Wolf Harle look on. 16 FELLOWSHIP FELLOWSHIP 17

Rotary Ann Anna Cureg, PDG Alex Cureg and Rtn. Beniting Rtn. Cons Robertz and PD Legarda enjoying the fellowship. Phillip Ong in a casual conver- sation. Rtn. Lutz Kunack, Dir. Amading Valdez, Rtn. Willie Peliño and Rtn. Juan Montel enjoying the camarederie

PD Rod Valencia and Dir. Amading Valdez enjoying the evening. PD Beda Fajardo and SAA Dave Reynolds in a jolly mood.

Treasurer Jason Ong, Rtn. Bernd Schneider, PP Boy Guevara, IPDG Rudy Bediones, Rtn. Cris Acosta and IS Ariel Abriam strike a pose. VPE Thad Liamzon and DSAA Jason Bogovich toast to their PD Ning Lopez and Rtn. Ray heart’s delight Davis in a cheers pose.

Rtn. Mathias Hallerbach and DSAA Jason Bogovich exchanging stories.

The Iskolars ng Bayan group, namely, VPE/Dir. Nicky Villaseñor, Rtn. Romy Nones, Rtn. Ramby Nolido, PD Alvin Lacambacal, AT Karlo Castro and VPE Thad Liamzon, toast to their nostalgic days in college.