President's Corner

Last Thursday weekly luncheon meeting, we were treated to a glimpse of Germany right at our doorsteps as His Excellency Jan Christian Gordon Kricke, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of the Philippines explained fully the true state of German-Philippine bilateral relations with a sneak peek into Federalism.

As for updates within our club, the 60th Anniversary of our sister club, the Rotary Club of Osaka East, this coming May 27, 2017 is fast approaching. For more details, please coordinate with our Secretariat.

Last May 11, 2017, our club was treated to a birthday fellowship by Rtn. Jack Rodriguez at the 6th Floor of the Infinity Tower Suites in Makati City where many Manila Rotarian well wishers were in attendance and took turns in rendering songs of yesteryears complete with fun-filled bantering Manila Rotarians are known for. No less than Rtn. Jack’s family was on hand to welcome us, including, his granddaughter, newly-crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Intercontinental 2017 Katarina Sonja Rodriguez.

Five days later, May 16, 2017, we likewise held our Club Awards Meeting as our Rotary Year is about to draw to a close where PDG Alex Cureg, DGN Rudy Bediones, PP Francis Juico, Dir. Chito Zaldarriaga, AT Hermie Esguerra and I continued to confer with each other on the people from our club to be rewarded for their efforts this Rotary year.

As to updates within the district, the District Awards Night will be on June 3, 2017, 5:00pm at the Century Park Hotel in Manila. The attire will be gown for ladies and black tie or tuxedo for gentlemen. Our club has already reserved a table. Before that, there will be the DISTAS 2017 on May 20, 2017 for incoming officers and directors of the club for Rotary Year 2017-2018.

Today, we welcome Secretary Salvador S. Panelo, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of the Republic of the Philippines as he does his role as the chief defender of the President of the Republic of the Philippines with respect to his unorthodox ways which seem to be doing wonders for our country.

I look forward to your cooperation as we endeavor to make our stars shine in the remaining months of Rotary Year 2016-2017 through meaningful projects and fellowships that will strengthen the bonds of Asia’s First Rotary Club.