The Week That Was

STAR Rtn. Toby Rast as Technical Moderator of the weekly Zoom membership meeting. IPD Issam Eldebs, Program Moderator, calls the day’s sequential order of activities. Pres. Bobby Joseph calls the meeting to order. PDG Vince Carlos delivers an ecumenical prayer.

IPVP Hermie Esguerra, Chairman, Programs Committee, RY 2020-2021, introduces and recites The Rotarian Pledge as a perfect prelude in fostering and strengthening ties amongst fellow Rotarians by way of reinforcing its resolve in furtherance of Service Above Self.

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

Rtn. Farid Alain Schoucair, General Manager, The Heritage Hotel Manila, presents a comprehensive and informative report on Surviving a Wild Cash Flow Crisis: Reflections, Observations and Views by Giovanni Angelini as well as Travel and Tourism in a COVID-19 World during his classification talk.

IPD Issam Eldebs, Program Moderator, acknowledges the week’s birthday celebrants, namely, Rtn. Mike Sicat, Dir. Johnny Chotrani, Rtn. Henning Karcher, Rtn. Henry Villarica, Rtn. Ray Davis and Rtn. Edwin Seña which was followed by an audiovisual presentation of the World Famous Music Chorale singing the happy birthday song.

Pres. Bobby Joseph presents the thrust of the RCM Board of Directors and Executive Officers for Rotary Year 2020-2021 during his President’s Time.

An open forum immediately followed right after the presentation of Pres. Bobby Joseph. Among those who participated in the open forum were Rtn. John Cutter, PD Abe Pascual, Treas, Karlo Castro, PDSAA Jason Bogovich, AT Marcus Dee and PD Oscar del Rosario.

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