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AFE-ADB News No 41.Indd No. 41 | September 2012 The Newsletter of the Association of Former Employees of the Asian Development Bank People, Places and Passages Chapter News Manila Annual General Meeting IN THIS ISSUE Our Cover No. 41 | September 2012 The Newsletter of the SEPTEMBER 2012 Association of Former Employees of the Asian Development Bank People, Places and Passages 3 AFE–ADB Updates 3 From the Executive Secretary Chapter News 3 ADF XI: ADB Secures More Than $12 Billion to Help Asia’s Poorest 4 ADB Avenue—The Untold Story 5 Chapter Coordinators 6 AFE–ADB Committees Manila 6 What’s New at HQ? Annual General Meeting 7 Manila 2012 7 Chapter Coordinators’ Meeting Above: From Morita’s Asian Eye. 12 AFE–ADB 25th Annual General Meeting Center: New Zealand Chapter. 12 Minutes Background: Taal Lake, Batangas City, 14 Address by the President 15 Executive Secretary’s Report Philippines. 16 Treasurer’s Report 17 Pension Report 17 Insurance Report 18 BPMSD Statements AFE–ADB News 19 Manila Reunion 19 Meetings, Cocktails, and Tours Publisher: Hans-Juergen Springer 27 Participants Editorial Board: Jill Gale de Villa (head), Gam de 28 Chapter News Armas, Wickie Mercado, Stephen Banta, David 28 Indonesia Parker, Hans-Juergen Springer 29 Japan 29 New York–New Jersey Graphic Assistance: Josephine Jacinto-Aquino 30 New Zealand 32 Pakistan Photographs: ADB Photobank, ADB Security Unit, 32 Philippines M. Araki, Raquel Cabiles, Canadian Olympic 33 Singapore Committee, Oscar Colmenar, Rosario Coloma, 33 Southern California Gam de Armas, Michel de Ruffi de Ponteves, 34 Washington DC Satoshi Inoue, Helena Jacinto-Duenas, Shahida Jaffrey, Willy Lim, Jayanta Madhab, Filonila 35 People, Places, and Passages Martin, Rose Misa, Noritada Morita, David 35 Asian Eye Parker, Albertine Santi, Hans-Juergen Springer, 38 South Island, New Zealand Ofelia Sta. Ana, Jill Gale de Villa 40 A Toronto Olympian 41 The Eyes and the Aetas Fulfillment: Josephine Jacinto-Aquino, Geraldine 43 Letter from the Roof of the World de Asis, Marilou Magalued, Alexander Tarnoff, 45 New Members Gregg Garcia, Wyn Lauzon, Victor Lo, Judy 45 Senior Appointments in ADB Yñiguez, and the ADB Printing Unit 46 Obituaries 48 Announcements Distribution: Andrea Carlos, Cesar Juan, Geraldine de Asis, Marilou Magalued, and the ADB Communications Center Note: Dates with authors indicate the years of service with ADB, or the year of leaving service. 2 September 2012 AFE–ADB Updates to ADB staff, and ADB retirees may now park only on the From the Executive leased parking spaces between ADB and the Podium. Bylaws. The work to review the AFE bylaws is progressing, Secretary albeit at a slow pace due to other pressing work such as preparations for the annual meeting in Manila and travel Hans-Juergen Springer (ADB 1972–2002) by AFE members involved in the review process. But it is envisioned that the revised bylaws would be approved by nnual Meetings. The last AFE’s membership toward the end of 2012 or early 2013. annual AFE meeting in Manila Atook place 13 years ago on Islamic Development Bank. I met for the first time with 29 April 1999. ADB has not held an representatives of the Islamic Development Bank from annual meeting in Manila since then, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We exchanged views on how our except the reduced 1-day meeting respective parent organization treats their retirees, and health on 30 June 2003, which was due to insurance matters figured prominently in the discussion. the cancellation of the meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. Consequently, there was also no formal AFE meeting in 2003. Instead, AFE’s annual meeting business was conducted by e-mail. ADF XI: ADB AFE members from the Philippines and abroad had great expectations for our 2012 Annual General Meeting and cocktail reception—and were not disappointed. ADB’s Secures More Than annual meeting had the largest attendance ever—more than 4,000 participants—with 139 AFE members attending the $12 Billion to Help event. The Philippine government must be congratulated for a very well-organized event at the Philippine International Convention Center, which included an attractive Asia’s Poorest Accompanying Persons Program with tours in Metro Manila and surrounding areas. We are now looking forward to next Ed: Adapted from ADB’s 2 May news release (http://www. year’s annual meeting in New Delhi, on 2–5 May 2013. adb.org/site/adf/replenishments) Elections. In early 2012, the AFE Secretariat was busy DB secured organizing the election for the position of executive SDR7.9 billion secretary as the term was to end on 2 May. I was elected A($12.4 billion) for for another term of 4 years, until 2016. The Secretariat the next 4-year phase of also sent a request to members to extend the term of the its concessional Asian deputy executive secretary, whose term was ending on 30 Development Fund June. Members overwhelmingly supported the request, (ADF) that provides which was put forward to avoid the undesirable possibility critical financial support that two top AFE positions could in future be taken up to fight poverty in the simultaneously by new officers. Asia and Pacific region. The contributions to the Construction. As a result of the start of construction of ADF, which will cover a third atrium building, which covers almost the entire ADB operations from outside parking area facing the second atrium, parking 2013 to 2016, represent space in the ADB compound has been drastically reduced. an increase of 11.1% in SDR (9.5% in US dollar terms) from Priority for parking in the remaining space has been given the fund’s previous 4-year period. 3 President Kuroda noted that “ADF borrowers face significant development challenges, and have fewer ADB Avenue—The resources of their own to address them. We particularly appreciate the strong support and generosity of our donor countries in view of the difficult challenges many are facing Untold Story at home themselves.” Jayanta Madhab (ADB 1969–1992) The ADF funding will • help improve the lives of millions of Asia’s poorest Ed: This is the story of how the street fronting ADB had its through inclusive and environmentally sustainable name changed. Since then, another ADB Avenue has arisen. growth, including improved access to education, Inside ADB, the walkway fronting the cafeteria is also social safety nets and the development of clean and named “ADB Avenue,” with a link to information available renewable energy; on ADB’s intranet. • seek to narrow the development gaps and rising income inequality, and help vulnerable countries cope t was toward the end of 1990. I with shocks such as rising food and fuel prices, natural was, as the Director of the Office disasters and conflict; Iof Administrative Services (OAS), • be used to promote gender mainstreaming, good preparing to move ADB’s headquarters governance, food security, private sector development, from Roxas Boulevard to the newly and stronger regional cooperation; and built headquarters in Mandaluyong, • give special attention to countries affected by conflict Manila. The late Jwala Prasad Pradhan and smaller island states with fragile economies. was responsible for overseeing the Donors agreed to establish a Disaster Response Facility construction of the new building. under the ADF on a pilot basis to support the poorest When the time came for the preparation for the move, countries in responding to natural disasters. without disturbing the operations of the Bank even for The ADF continues to be a critical source of finance a day (which itself was a difficult task), I was asking the for badly needed economic and social infrastructure group headed by Pradhan about the address of the new improvements. Over the next 4-year period, for building so that we could print the stationery. He told us example, almost 16,000 kilometers of road are the new address is San Miguel Avenue, Mandaluyong, expected to be upgraded, opening up new economic Metro Manila. opportunities and better access to social services for I was shocked. San Miguel Avenue is named after the over 20 million people. More than 2.5 million students best beer in the Philippines. The brewery was previously will benefit from school improvement programs or owned by the other direct support to the education sector. And many well-known new households will be connected to electricity (over Spanish-Filipino 340,000), served with water supply (560,000) and Soriano family. By sanitation (440,000). the mid-1980s, “ADF support will go a long way in helping countries the bulk of the like Bangladesh provide critically needed social services to company’s shares our citizens,” said Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Maal were owned by the Abdul Muhith. “We will redouble our efforts to deliver Cojuangcos, with results and bring better opportunities and a brighter future Andres Soriano III to our people, especially to the poorest communities.” still heading the Bangladesh is one of the largest recipients of ADF resources company. and was one of six ADF recipient countries that participated I discussed in the negotiations. this situation with ADB has adopted various measures in recent years as my deputies and part of its continuing efforts to improve the efficiency managers, and and effectiveness of its development assistance, with the New HQ including in its ADF operations. These include a results- Building Team. focused management system, more flexible business All thought that processes, improved communication and accountability changing the name of policies and enhanced gender mainstreaming in of the street was its operations. an outrageous 4 September 2012 eagerly waiting for an affirmative phone call from the mayor. Finally, around 11:45 a.m., the call came, informing me that the Mandaluyong City Council had approved renaming part of San Miguel Avenue as ADB Avenue.
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