President’s Corner

If there was one indication of how strong our club is and the image we have projected amongst all the Rotary clubs in the country, last week’s inaugural was certainly a statement with many of Rotary’s top honcho’s both in the district and elsewhere trooping to the New World Makati Hotel for Asia’s First Rotary Club’s very important occasion where no less than the country’s financial district’s top brass in the person of Mayor Abby Binay was the inducting officer and speaker.

As for updates within our club, IPDG/PP Obet Pagdanganan marked his natal day with a Thanksgiving Dinner with Rotarian friends last July 19, 2016 at the La Vista Clubhouse in Quezon City where many of our fellow Manila Rotarians took part.

Updates from around the district include the attendance of CoS/IPSDG/PP Cesar Ubaldo and DCoS/SDG/Dir. Albert Alday at the 3rd induction Ceremonies of the Rotary Club of Metro Escolta at the Function Room, Rosewood Pointe, Taguig City last July 15, 2016 where my classmate, ASP Jan Erwin Macam, was inducted as President for Rotary Year 2016-2017.

Four days later, July 19, 2016, CoS/IPSDG/PP Cesar Ubaldo and DCoS/SDG/Dir. Albert Alday attended the Handover and Induction Ceremonies of the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial at the Luneta Hotel in Manila where my classmate, ASP Jackson Cu, was sworn in as President for Rotary Year 2016-2017.

Likewise. I wish to announce that District 3810 will hold a Membership Seminar on July 23, 2016, Saturday, 8:00 am at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). This is hosted by the Rotary Club of Pasay Centro where our very own IPDG/PP Obet Pagdanganan, the District Membership Development Committee Chair will be speaking while DCoS/SDG/Dir. Albert Alday will be one of the Trainers. Those who wish to attend should get in touch with our secretariat.

Today, we shall have Hon. Silvestre H. Bello, III, Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment, as he lays down the mantra of the Duterte administration on the labor front, especially, on putting an end to ENDO or End of Contract otherwise known as contractualization. I look forward to your cooperation as we endeavor to make our stars shine this Rotary Year 2016-2017 through meaningful projects and fellowships that will strengthen the bonds of Asia’s First Rotary Club.