Presidential Timeline
A day-by-day record of club and Rotary activities from June 20 to June 28, 2018.

June 20, 2018
DGE Rudy Bediones attended the monthly meeting of the 15th Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference Committee at the Asia Taste Seafood Restaurant at Asian Taste Seafood Restaurant in Seascape Village, Pasay City.
June 21, 2018
The World Famous Chorale held a choir practice at Ralph’s Wine and Liquor, Pasay Road, Makati City for the purpose of rehearsing the songs to be sang during the Handover 2018 and for “An Evening with Rotary International President Barry and Lady Esther Rassin”.
PDG Obet Pagdanganan, PE/Dir. Susing Pineda and ISDG/VPE/Dir. Lance Masters led the Rotary’s Heart for Little Angels Committee of the Rotary Club of Manila in signing a Memorandum of Agreement with Healthcore led by Ms Joyce Alumno and Gift of Life led by Rob Raylman at the Ballroom of the New World Makati Hotel in Makati City.
PDG Obet Pagdanganan, ISDG/VPE/Dir. Lance Masters, Rtn. Jun Aventura together with Gift of Life CEO Rob Raylman and Healthcore’s Joyce Alumno met with Philippine Heart Center Associate Director Dr. Manzo at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City to discuss cooperative plans on surgeries around the country with respect to Rotary’s Heart for Little Angels project.
The Rotary’s Heart for Little Angels Committee held a meeting last June 21, 2018 at the Wine Museum in Pasay City. Dinner was hosted by DE/Dir. Bobby Joseph and present were DGE Rudy Bediones, PDG Obet Pagdanganan, ISDG/VPE/Dir. Lance Masters, Rtn. Johnny Chotrani and institutional partners Healthcore and Gift of Life.
June 22, 2018
The “An Evening with Rotary International President Barry and Lady Esther Rassin” Committee met with officials of Okada Manila where the event will be held, at the Medley Buffet of Okada Manila in Parañaque City. Present were DGE Rudy Bediones, PE/Dir. Susing Pineda, IPSDG/IPDCoS/DE/IPD Albert Alday and Rtn. Romy Nones.
Manila Rotarians ISDG/IPSDG/PAG/PP Frank Evaristo, IPSDG/IPDCoS/DE/IPD Albert Alday and IAT Jason Ong, who all happened to be JCI Senators, attended the JCI Senate Philippines Midyear Fellowship at the Architectural Center Club Inc. in Rockwell, Makati City. Evaristo and Ong are both Manila Jaycee Senators while Alday is a Makati Jaycee Senator.
Rotary Club of Manila Presidents Book Meeting where DGE Rudy Bediones met with the team working on the book project at the Rotary Club of Manila office. Team is composed of (clockwise) Rotary Club of Manila South PE Carlo Goño (the professional photographer), Rotary Club of Pasay Ilustrado PE Eric Florentino (the researcher and writer), Ms Beatriz Decena (DGE Executive Assistant), DGE Rudy Bediones and IDT Jardine Bautista (Rotary Club of Downtown Manila).
June 23, 2018
DGE Rudy and Lady Sharon Bediones attended the District 3810 Pasay Area Team Building at the Copacabana Apartment Hotel in Pasay City.
DE Raffy Alunan, Chair of ONE ROTARY ONE PHILIPPINES ONE FOR MARAWI Project, paid a courtesy call on Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte together with project partner Team Humanity’s Bong Año at the Davao City Hall in Davao City where he briefed her on ONE ROTARY ONE PHILIPPINES ONE FOR MARAWI.
Several Manila Rotarians attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, Canada.
June 24, 2018
Several Manila Rotarians attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, Canada.
June 25, 2018
A Centennial Legacy Projects Meeting took place at Chef Jessie in Rockwell Club, Makati City. Present were IPSDG/IPDCoS/DE/IPD Albert Alday, ISDG/IPSDG/PAG/PP Frank Evaristo, Rtn. Celso Abastillas, PDG Obet Pagdanganan, BLA/PD Amading Valdez, PE/Dir. Susing Pineda and AS Rene Policarpio.
DGE Rudy and Lady Sharon Bediones attended the Handover 2018 Performance Practice of Inspiring Presidents and Execom at the Copacabana Apartment Hotel in Pasay City.
Several Manila Rotarians attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, Canada.
June 26, 2018
PD Beda Fajardo attended the Weekly Luncheon Meeting of the Rotary Club of Makati at The Peninsula Manila Hotel in Makati City where the club’s Guest of Honor and Speaker was the Hon. Maria Leonor “Leni” Gerona-Robredo, Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.
DE Raffy Alunan was speaker at the Annual Gathering of the Fraternal Order of Philippine Eagles at the Acero Hall, Philippine Marines Barracks, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
Several Manila Rotarians attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, Canada.
June 27, 2018
Several Manila Rotarians attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, Canada.
June 28, 2018
Welcomes Gen. Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, who will speak on “Philippine Military Modernization Program, Amidst a Rising Threat from China on the West Philippine Seas and National Security”
World Famous Choral Choir Practice, 2:00 pm, New World Makati Hotel, Makati City
“An Evening with Rotary International President Barry and Lady Esther Rassin” Committee Meeting, 2:00 pm, New World Makati Hotel, Makati City
Homeside Fellowship, 5:45 pm, hosted by PP Archit Bartolome, Amber Place, Bayani Road, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City



President Jimmie Policarpio Speaks at Rotary International Convention
Rotarian Dignitaries Receive Centennial Pins and Watches
Manila Rotarians Exchange Bannerettes and Tokens with Clubs Around the World