The Week That Was
Photographs from the Rotary Club of Manila's June 30, 2016 Journalism Awards Presentation at the New World Makati Hotel Ballroom.
DE Art Lopez, as OIC/Program Moderator directs the 12th Rotary Tourism Awards Presentation.
IPP Frank Evaristo delivers an ecumenical prayer.
Rtn Thad Liamzon introduces the guests, visiting Rotarians and personalities seated at the presidential table.
Entertainment song numbers were performed by Ms. Baby M followed by Mr. Arman Ferrer.
Pres. Ebot Tan during the President's Time.
DE Art Lopez, awards presenter of the 12th Tourism Awardees who have exemplified themselves in their respective fields of endeavour that contributed in the promotion of Philippine Tourism.
Hon. Wanda Corazon Tulfo Teo, Incoming Secretary, Department of Tourism, delivers her message for the Rotary Club of Manila 12th Tourism Awards Presentation.
Awarding of Tourism Trophies by Hon. Wanda Corazon Tulfo Teo, DG Obet Pagdanganan, Pres. Ebot Tan, IPP/Dir.-in-Charge Frank Evaristo, Chairman DE/Dir. Bobby Joseph to the respective Tourism Awardees 2016, which was followed by brief appreciation/acceptance message by the awardees. Mr. Takahiro Usui, Group CEO, (Representing awardee Mr. Kazuo Okada, Chairman, Tiger Resort Leisure & Entertainment Inc. Category: Hotel and Casino.
Dr. Henry O. Chusuey (Awardee), Chairman, HENANN Group of Resorts, Category: Resort Development
Mr. Efren P. Belarmino, General Manager, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa. Category: 5 star Hotel Resort (Representing awardee Mr. Emmanuel C. Gonzalez, Founder/CEO, Plantation Bay Resort & Spa).
Mr. Miguel G. Belmonte (Awardee), President & CEO, Philippine STAR, Category: Personality of the Year for Print Media.
Mr. Benito C. Bengzon (Awardee), Undersecretary, Department of Tourism. Category: Government
Ms Maria “Dada” Estonactoc — Hotel Manager (Representing awardee Ms Zahlee Zaldivia, Country Head of the Philippines), Red Plane Hotels Ltd., Category: Budget Hotel.
Mr. Valeriano S. Avila (Awardee), Philippine STAR / The FREEMAN, Category: Media on Advocacies.
Ms. Maria Paz Alberto (Awardee), President & General Manager, Ark Travel Express Inc, Category: Travel and Tours
Mr. Kane Errol Choa Head, ABS-CBN Integrated Corporate Communications (Representing awardee Mr. Carlos Katigbak, Pres./ CEO, ABS-CBN Corporation). Category: Television Personality of the Year.
RCM Pres. Ebot Tan presents the birthday celebrants Star Rtn. Nando Gaspar & Rtn. Peter Gonzales, for the traditional blowing of candle on the birthday cake amidst the singing by the RCM World-Famous Chorale of the happy birthday song
DE/Dir. Bobby Joseph conducts the raffle of fund-raising cash prizes drawn by Hon. Wanda Corazon Tulfo, Incoming Tourism Secretary. The winners were DGE Rudy Bediones for Php 3,000 and Rtn. Farid Schoucair for P1,250
Dir. Bobby Joseph and DE Art Lopez present a bouquet of flowers to Hon. Wanda Corazon Tulfo Teo, Incoming Secretary, Department of Tourism, as Rtn. Farid Schoucair looks on.
In a posterity photo from L-R: Dir. Bobby Joseph, Hon. Wanda Corazon Tulfo Teo, Incoming Secretary, Department of Tourism, Spouse Ida Joseph and DG Obet Pagdanganan.
In a posterity photo from L-R: Pres. Ebot Tan, PDG Vince Carlos, a former DOT Sec., Hon. Wanda Corazon Tulfo Teo, Incoming Secretary and former Secretary of Tourism Mina Gabor and former DOT Sec./ DG Obet Pagdanganan.
