President's Corner
The president reports on the Tourism Awards luncheon, upcoming handover and induction events, and activities of club officers around the District.
Dear Fellow Manila Rotarians,
At our usual Thursday luncheon meeting last week, we presented our annual Rotary Club of Manila Tourism Awards, where those who contributed most to the development of Philippine Tourism during the year in review were recognized. We had, as our Guest of Honor and Speaker, incoming Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo, who left a Cabinet meeting being held that day early in order to be able to join us and who shared with us her ideas on how the tourism industry could be better developed and improved, especially under her watch as Tourism Secretary.
On news within our Club, please be reminded that the 2016 Handover and Induction Ceremonies of Rotary International District 3810 will be held this Friday, 1 July 2016, at the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel Manila in Pasay City. Mass will be celebrated at 3:00pm and the handover ceremonies proper will commence at 5:30pm. Please register and attend the event. The registration fee is Php1,500.00,
Next week, on Thursday, 7 July 2016, we shall have the incoming Secretary of the Department of Finance, our very own Rotary Club of Manila member, Carlos (“Sonny”) Dominguez, as our Speaker over lunch at the Manila Polo Club. It will also be the occasion when I will give an accounting of our Club’s activities, programs, and achievements over the current Rotary Year and hand out our Club’s Annual Awards to deserving Club members. Please mark the date and attend the event.
On the following Thursday, 14 July 2016, we shall have the formal induction of PE Teddy Ocampo as our Club’s President for Rotary Year 2016-2017 at lunch time at the Ballroom of the New World Makati Hotel. Preparations for the event are in full swing.
On news from around the District, last 23 June 2016, DG/PP Obet Pagdanganan, DGND/CoS/PP Rudy Bediones, and DCC/AS Alvin Lacambacal attended the ‘80’s inspired Club Appreciation and Awards Night hosted by the Rotary Club of Bagumbayan-Manila at the Marc 2000 Tower, Manila. A day after, on 24 June 2016, PE/VP Teddy Ocampo attended the 84th Induction Ceremonies of the Rotary Club of Cebu, one of our daughter clubs. Two days later, on 25 June 2016, ICoS/SDG/PP Cesar Ubaldo and IDCoS/ISDG/DE/IPS Albert Alday attended the High School Circa All Star Presidents-Elect and All Star District Team Fellowship hosted by the Rotary Club of Pasay Metro Sunrise at the Aristocrat Restaurant, Manila. On the same date, DGND/CoS/PP Rudy Bediones attended the 33rd Charter Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Manila San Miguel at the Elan Swire Hotel and Suites in Greenhills, San Juan.
Today, we shall recognize the stalwarts of media, as we hand out this year’s Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards. Please continue to actively participate in, and support, all of our Club’s plans, programs, and activities during the remainder of this Rotary Year. Most importantly, we still have some time before the end of this Rotary Year to beef up our Club’s membership. Please recommend, as soon as possible, at least one new recruit for the consideration of our Membership and Classification Committee.
Mabuhay ang Rotary Club of Manila!
Journalism Awardees 2016
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