Updates on the Centennial Celebration

Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Chorale Competition

This concept of BLA Amading Valdez targets the youth who will be called upon to serve in the next 100 years. The resulting musical composition from this competition may trigger a national consciousness for service and sacrifice for country and humanity. It will be the lasting legacy of our club. It is just appropriate albeit a necessity that this musical competition be the centerpiece of the culminating centennial celebration to be held on June 21, 2019. This competition will be open to all high school students in cooperation with DepEd and qualified out-of-school youth in cooperation with DILG.

A Legacy of Rotary Service

This activity aims to recognize Rotarians and clubs from all over the Philippines for their noteworthy projects. The highlight of the evening would be the induction of the District Governors-Elect and the Presidents-Elect by the Rotary International President-Elect.

Centennial Gala Night

This is the culminating activity of the centennial of the Rotary Club of Manila and the Rotary movement in the Philippines and in Asia in an evening of nostalgia and congeniality uniting Rotarians from different parts of the archipelago which will be graced by the presence of Rotary International President-Elect Mark Maloney.

A Letter from the President

Dear Fellow RCMers,

As you well know, our Centennial Year is upon us. In the past few years leading up to the present, your club leadership has planned and prepared several projects and events befitting this milestone in the history of our prestigious club. During the Town Hall Meeting last August 9, 2018, these activities were presented and broadly discussed. The responses of our members afterwards were inspiring. They want to do their share in making our centennial celebrations truly memorable, not only for RCMers but also to all Rotarians of the Philippines and of Asia.

Indeed, in various district functions recently, other Rotarians from all over the country have also expressed their enthusiasm in joining us in the celebration of 100 years of the Rotary movement in this part of the world. They are just waiting, in their own words, for the Rotary Club of Manila to lead them. It is it time therefore, for us to take the challenge of leading our fellow Rotarians. And for us to do this effectively, the participation of each RCM member is needed.

Attached is the list of our centennial committees and their projects. Also provided is the Program of Activities for the Centennial Week. I urge you to volunteer your participation in any of the activities. Together, we can attain greater achievements for our club! Please indicate the committee(s) / event(s) that you are joining.

Yours in Rotary, Pres. Susing Pineda

Save Manila Bay

SAVE MANILA BAY is a centennial project made in consultation with former Manila Rtn. Atty. Antonio “Tony” Oposa, Rtn. Bobit Avila of the Rotary Club of Cebu and Manila Yacht Club Commodore/Dir. Bobby Joseph where a persuasive follow up on the Local Government Units with respect to waste management by way of waste segregation and facilitation of sewerage treatment will be undertaken. The treatment will be undertaken for free by Maynilad and Manila Water, which both receive direct payments from homeowners and business owners’ water bills for the purpose of sewerage treatment.

The Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Awards

The much coveted awards given to the most deserving clubs from the ten Rotary districts in the Philippines as their “Rotary Success Stories” take centerstage.

The evaluations of the Screening Committee are due today, April 4, 2019.

Updates on the Centennial Celebration: Latest Update

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Centennial Steering Committee Meeting

The Centennial Steering Committee held a meeting last April 2, 2019 at the Sports Cafe of the Manila Polo Club in Makati City. Discussions focused on the June 20 Welcome Cocktails, an Update on the Status of Local and Foreign Invitations, the finalization of the June 21 Program, the June 21 Entertainers and the PICC Cost Package Negotiation. Present were President Susing Pineda, PP Teddy Ocampo, DE/BLA Amading Valdez, PP Francis Juico, PD Phillip Ong. Ms. Irene Lloren, Ms. Tinette Capistrano and Ms. Janelle Guinto.

Centennial Gala Night: Latest Update

The Centennial Gala Night Committee held a meeting last March 28, 2019 at the Gallery 1 of the New World Makati Hotel in Makati City. Discussions focused on the status of the June 22 invitations and RSVP, Program Flow as well as Venue and technical requirements. Present were Chairman/VPE/PAT Hermie Esguerra, PP Francis Juico, PP Teddy Ocampo, PP Boy Ampil, President Susing Pineda, DE/BLA Amading Valdez, PVP Chito Zaldarriaga, PD Pepo Nuñez and AT Jason Ong.

The Centennial Membership Roster Committee held a meeting last March 28,2019 at the Ballroom of the New World Makati Hotel in Makati City. In photo (clockwise): Centennial Gala Night Chair VPE/PAT Hermie Esguerra, Centennial Membership Roster Chair PVP Fausto Preysler, Rtn. Jujut Enriquez, PDG Vince Carlos and DE/Dir. Caloy Reyes.

Hospicio de San Jose-Norzagaray Project: Latest Update

The inauguration of the livelihood center at Hospicio de San Jose - Norzagaray, the site of Global Grant (GG) 1871987, a projecf made possible in cooperation with our sister club, the Rotary Club of Osaka East, RID 2660, RID 3810 and The Rotary Foundation, will be on April 5, 2019. Meeting place is at Starbucks NLEX Petron at 8:45am on April 5, 2019 before proceeding in convoy to Hospicio - Norzagaray by 9:00am sharp.

A Legacy of Rotary Service: Latest Update

Registration for the event has steadily increased with the immense help of event organizer, Primetrade Asia. With respect to the invitation of District Governors-Elect and Presidents-Elect, Invitations Committee Chair PP Francis Juico will coordinate.

Meeting with PICC Official

President Susing Pineda and DE/BLA Amading Valdez held a meeting with Ms. Leonor Gertes of PICC last April 3, 2019 at the Amorsolo Restaurant of PICC in Pasay City. The meeting centered on the negotiation regarding the use only of the Reception Hall for the day and evening program of “A Legacy of Rotary Service” as well as the reduction of the minimum guarantee for the banquet.

Centennial Commemorative Stamps: Latest Update

By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 413, signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, “declaring 01 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, as the “Year for the Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Manila and the Rotary Movement in the Philippines and in Asia, the Rotary Club of Manila, First in Asia, will celebrate this milestone achievement of 100 Years of Rotary Service to the Community, a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, during its Centennial Rotary Year 2018-2019, its centennial birth anniversary being this June 1, 2019.

One of the Centennial Projects of the Rotary Club of Manila is the issuance of a limited edition Centennial Commemorative Stamp in collaboration with the Philippine Postal Corporation. This is a once-in-a-lifetime memorabilia which is guaranteed to last generations such that it becomes collector’s item. Below is the Rotary Club of Manila Centennial Stamps Package (3 Sets) for your selection, reservation and payment. All payments shall be made through Ms. Devann Abayon, RCM Centennial Committee Project Coordinator, the proceeds of which shall go to the Club’s Centennial Funds: