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The official publication of the Rotary Club of Manila

Balita · Issue No. 3658

Thursday, 4 August 2016

Guest of honor and speaker: Dr. Benjamin E. Diokno, Secretary, Department of Budget and Management

The August 4, 2016 joint meeting with Rotary Club of Makati featured PVP Ben Diokno, with reports on the Philippines-Japan Joint Dental Mission, interclub activities and the Special Children Project.

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President's message

President’s Corner

President’s update on club news, district events attended by RCM officers, and the day’s guest speaker, PVP Benjamin “Ben” Diokno.

Guest speaker

Guest of Honor and Speaker’s Profile: Benjamin E. Diokno, Ph.D.

Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, Past Vice President and Outstanding Rotarian of the Year of the Rotary Club of Manila, RY 2010-11.

Weekly meeting

The Week That Was

Dir. Chito Zaldarriaga presided over the weekly meeting, where PVP Roy Golez spoke on the China issue and a delegation from the Rotary Club of Daejeon Chung Soo of South Korea visited.

Service

Joint Dental Mission

Philippines-Japan Dental Mission, July 2-3, 2016, hosted in Pandacan, Manila and Maricaban, Pasay, served more than 700 patients.

Fellowship

RC Malolos 67th Anniversary

Pres. Teddy Ocampo joined the 67th Anniversary of RC Malolos Bulacan on July 30, 2016 at Bulacan Pavilion, Bulacan.

Club administration
Club administration

Election Committee

President Teodoro J. Ocampo appoints the Election Committee for the election of the Board of Directors of RY 2017-2018, chaired by IPP Eusebio V. Tan.

Club news

International Relations

The International Relations Committee invites members to the 47th Anniversary Fund Raising Ball of the Rotary Club of Kowloon East on November 20-21 at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.

District

Interclub Activities

RCM and District 3810 officers attended the handover and induction ceremonies of the Rotary Clubs of Intramuros and Quirino Manila Central in late July 2016.

District

D3810 Area Meeting

CoS/IPSDG/PP Cesar Ubaldo and DCoS/SDG/Dir. Albert Alday attended the Second Area Meeting of District 3810 at the Aloha Hotel in Manila on August 1, 2016.

District

Governor’s Monthly Letter

The new look of the District 3810 Governor's Monthly Letter for Rotary Year 2016-2017, with DCoS/SDG/Dir. Albert Alday as Editor-In-Chief.

Club administration

Help the Man you Sponsored Become an Active and Engaged Member

Ten responsibilities of a sponsor toward the new member he proposed to the Rotary Club of Manila.

Feature

The World Minded Rotarian

How the 1947 International Affairs Committee questionnaire led to a policy on the attributes of the world-minded Rotarian.

Service
Service

Special Children Project

Invitation to the ribbon cutting of the Solar Energy Project for Special Children at Hospicio de San Jose on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, 10 AM.

Feature

Constipation

Public Health Nutrition and Child Care column explaining what constipation is, what contributes to it and how to lessen the chance of it.

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