The Week That Was

STAR Rtn. Toby Rast as Technical Moderator of the weekly Zoom membership meeting.

Asst. Treas. Marcus Dee, Program Moderator, calls the day’s program of activities.

Pres. Bobby Joseph calls the meeting to order.

Rtn. Manny Blanco delivers an ecumenical prayer.

Rtn. Caloy Buendia leads in the singing of the RCM Hymn on behalf of the World Famous Music Chorale.

STAR Rtn. Edwin Fernandez leads fellow Manila Rotarians in the recitation of the Four (4) Way Test to renew their commitment to the Rotary movement.

Rtn. Caloy Buendia leads in the singing of the happy birthday song for the week’s birthday celebrants, namely, Rtn. Jack Branellec, PDG Obet Pagdanganan, PVP Lance Masters and Rtn. Cons Robertz, on behalf of the World Famous Music Chorale.

Manila Rotarians introduce their respective guests in attendance at the meeting.

Rtn. Caloy Buendia leads the singing of the Welcome Song on behalf of the World Famous Music Chorale.

Pres. Bobby Joseph speaks during his President’s Time.

Rtn. John Michael Cutter does the honor and pleasure of introducing Gerardo “Gap” D. Legaspi, M.D., FAFN, FPCS, Diplomate, Philippine Board of Neurological Surgeons, Fellow, Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons, Fellow, Philippine College of Surgeons and Director, UP-PGH Medical Center, as the Guest Speaker.

UP-PGH Medical Center Director Dr. Gerardo “Gap” Legaspi presents to Manila Rotarians, Visiting Rotarians and guests the current status of the novel coronavirus (CoVid-19) in the Philippines and how the UP-PGH Medical Center is managing the use of its limited resources to address the health concerns in this critical time of the pandemic.

An open forum immediately followed right after the speech of UP-PGH Director Dr. Gerardo “Gap” Legaspi. Among those who participated in the open forum were PD Oscar del Rosario, PDG Obet Pagdanganan, IPD Sam Eldebs, PD Abe Pascual, Rtn. Celso Abastillas and PDG Alex Cureg.

Pres. Bobby Joseph delivers his response and thereafter, adjourns the meeting.