The Week That Was
Hon. Renato U. Solidum Jr. delivered his talk on extreme natural hazards and societal implications in the Philippines at the Rotary Club of Manila weekly meeting.
The Rotary Club of Manila Audiovisual Presentation of the Philippine National Anthem
President Chito Zaldarriaga calls the meeting to order.
STAR Rtn. Anton Mauricio, as Program Moderator/Facilitator, calls the day’s sequential order of activities.
The World Famous Music Chorale Audiovisual Presentation of the RCM Hymn and the singing of the Philippine Rotary Hymn
STAR Rtn. Joey Garcia delivers an Invocation and Special Prayer.
STAR Rtn. Anton Mauricio acknowledges Visiting Rotarians and guests.
STAR Rtn. Anton Mauricio, Program Moderator/Facilitator, acknowledges the week’s birthday celebrants, namely, IPAT Marcus Dee, Rtn. Bobby Bhalla, Rtn. Joel Valdes, PDG Rudy Bediones and PAT Muhammad Aslam which was followed by an audiovisual presentation of the World Famous Music Chorale singing the happy birthday song.
The World Famous Music Chorale singing the Welcome Song.
STAR Rtn. Jop Esquivias leads the recitation of the Four (4) Way Test for Manila Rotarians to renew their commitment to the Rotary movement.
STAR Rtn. Teng Catalan recites the Rotarian Pledge as a perfect prelude in fostering and strengthening ties amongst fellow Rotarians by way of reinforcing their resolve in furtherance of Service Above Self.
President Chito Zaldarriaga delivers his message during his President’s Time.
PP Jackie Rodriguez introduces Hon. Renato U. Solidum Jr., M.Sc., Ph.D., Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change and Adaptation, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines and Officer-in-Charge, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, as Guest of Honor and Speaker.
The audiovisual presentation of Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus: The Rotary Club of Manila Perspective performed by El Gamma Penumbra.
Guest of Honor and Speaker Hon. Renato U. Solidum Jr., M.Sc., Ph.D., Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change and Adaptation, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines and Officer-in-Charge, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology delivers his talk, “From the Ground to the Sky: Extreme Natural Hazards and Societal Implications in the Philippines”.
An open forum immediately followed right after the talk of Guest of Honor and Speaker Hon. Renato U. Solidum Jr. Among those who participated in the open forum were IPBLA/PD Amading Valdez, PD Beda Fajardo, Dir. Thad Liamzon, STAR Rtn. Anton Mauricio, PP Ebot Tan, PD Oscar del Rosario, VP Henning Karcher, PD Raffy Alunan, PD Art Lopez, RCManila Foundation Inc. Chairman and Programs Committee Chairman PVP Hermie Esguerra and Rotary Club of Santa Rosa West Life Changing President Pyke Picart.
President Chito Zaldarriaga and Programs Committee Chairman PVP Hermie Esguerra present the Certificate of Appreciation, attested by Secretary Reggie Yu, to Hon. Renato U. Solidum Jr.
VP Henning Karcher delivers his closing remarks and thereafter, adjourns the meeting.
