The Week That Was

RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez calls the joint meeting to order between Rotary Club of Manila, Rotary Club of Makati Lumina and Rotary Club of Murphy, Quezon City.

RC Makati Lumina (RCML) Pres. Pinky Redoble and RC Murphy (RCMP), QC Pres. Sonny Almeda, take their turn in calling the joint meeting to order.

Officer-In-Charge/ Program Moderator PP Francis Juico, calls the sequence of activities.

RCML Rtn. Morena Carla Cabrera delivers an ecumenical prayer.

PP Jess Menor, RCMP leads fellow Rotarians in renewing its commitment to the Rotary Movement by reciting the Four (4) Way Test.

PVP Fausto Preysler introduces the guests, visiting Rotarians and personalities seated at the presidential table.

For the President’s Time Announcements on Club Activities for the President’s Time were made by RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez, RCML Pres. Pinky Redoble and RCMP, QC Pres. Sonny Almeda.

PVP Chito Zaldarriaga, does the honor, pleasure and privilege of introducing Bernardo M. Villegas Ph.D. (Harvard), University Professor, University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), as guest speaker.

Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas spoke before Rotarians and Guests on the topic of “Prospects for the Philippine Economy in 2019 and Beyond.” An interactive public forum immediately followed right after his speech.

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for The Rotary Ecological and Environmental Stratagem (T.R.E.E.S.) National Tree Planting Program between the Rotary Club of Manila and the Professional Models Association of the Philippines, with signatories, RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez, RCML Pres. Pinky Redoble, RCML PE Anne Acuña, RCML CP Morena Carla Cabrera and PD Oscar del Rosario, Chairman, RCM Trees Committee.

Weekly Birthday Celebrants

RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez presents to Rtn. Emyl Eugenio and PE Ann Acuña, RCML, the birthday cake, being the celebrants for the week, for the traditional blowing of candle on the birthday cake amidst the singing by the RCM World Famous Music Chorale of the happy birthday song.

RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez, RCML Pres. Pinky Redoble and RCMP, QC Pres. Sonny Almeda, delivered their respective responses and presented their respective tokens of appreciation to Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas.

RCM Ambassador of Goodwill Presentation

RCM Pres. Jackie Rodriguez presents to Charter President Morena Carla Cabrera of RC Makati Lumina, Rtn. Marcus Dee and Rtn. Lutz Kunack, the RCM Ambassador of Goodwill Certificates and Pins.