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Balita · Issue No. 3648

Thursday, 26 May 2016

Guest of honor and speaker: Ernesto M. Pernia, PhD, Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics

A joint meeting with RC Forbes Park previewed incoming NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia, while DSAA/PVP Lance Masters spoke on helping a child get heart surgery in India.

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President's message
President's message

President’s Corner

Pres. Ebot Tan reports on Lance Masters’ trip to India with a child needing heart surgery, the turnover of 30 housing units in Cadiz City, and district events.

Guest speaker

Guest of Honor and Speaker’s Profile: Ernesto M. Pernia, PhD

Dr. Ernesto M. Pernia is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of the Philippines, with close to 18 years of experience at the Asian Development Bank.

Weekly meeting

The Week That Was

DSAA/PVP Dr. Lance A. Masters, a fellow member, was guest speaker and presented his help to a boy with Tetralogy of Fallot who was operated on in India.

Service

Save a Heart Project

Ms. Richeil S. Dasian thanked the donors of her son Joneil at the RCM luncheon meeting, and the RCM Regular Board Meeting attendees are listed.

Club news

Inaugural 2016-2017 Meeting

Photos and captions from the inaugural 2016-2017 meeting, with the RCM Regular Board Meeting attendees and IPP/AG Frank Evaristo with fellow Rotarians.

Club news

International Relations / Journalism Awards Committee

Dir Susing Pineda attended the May 24, 2016 meeting of sister club RC Kowloon East in Hong Kong, whose officers were advised of RCM’s June 9 charter anniversary invitation.

Awards
Awards

Pledges to Journalism Awards 2016 Project

Donors to this year’s Journalism Awards Project are listed, with a sub-total of Php205,000.

Awards

Club Awards Committee

The Club Awards Committee met on May 19, 2016 at the Sports Cafe of Manila Polo Club to consider nominees for the year-end awards of RY 2015-2016.

In the news

News Release

Dr. Moopen’s Foundation successfully performed a rare cardiac corrective surgery on five-year-old Joneil Dasain at Aster Medcity, Kochi, India.

In the news

Philippine Rotary News

Rotarians gathered in Sucat, Paranaque for the blessing of the Rotary Hall of Performing Arts at the Stepping Stone School and the launch of the Mulawin-Dula Program.

Feature

Stiff Neck

Dr. Elias D. Adamos describes the causes of stiff neck, home treatments, medicines and when to see a doctor.

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