Balita · Issue No. 3878
Guest of honor and speaker: Classification Talks: Rtn. Felicito “Tong” C. Payumo and STAR Rtn. Ralph L. Joseph
Meeting report with Classification Talks by PP Ebot Tan, STAR Rtn. Jet Ledda and STAR Rtn. Martin Romualdez, the Cavite flood victims relief operations, the profiles of classification speakers Tong Payumo and Ralph Joseph, and Anton Mauricio's A Star is Born.
Profile of Classification Speaker: Rtn. Tong Payumo
Rtn. Felicito “Tong” C. Payumo, Chairman of the University of Nueva Caceres-Bataan, is a former Bataan Representative and former chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and the Bases Conversion Development Authority.
Profile of Classification Speaker: STAR Rtn. Ralph Joseph
STAR Rtn. Ralph L. Joseph is Founder and President of Philippine Wine Merchants Food and Beverage, Inc. and related companies.
President’s Corner
President Chito Zaldarriaga thanks members for the Cavite flood relief response and reminds them to bring one new member and to become Paul Harris Fellows.

The Week That Was
PP Ebot Tan, STAR Rtn. Jet Ledda and STAR Rtn. Martin Romualdez delivered Classification Talks at the weekly Zoom meeting, which also featured an audiovisual presentation of Timeless RCM Moments.
From the Programs Committee
The Programs Committee Chairman invites members to the 12:30 PM, July 29 meeting with the Flood Victims Relief Operations update and Classification Talks.

The Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Manila for RY 2021-2022 Holds Special Meeting
The Board held a Special Meeting via Zoom on July 23, 2021.

PDG Romy M. Del Rosario Rotary Information Committee Conducts Briefing
The committee briefed prospective members Francisco “Paco” Magsaysay and Norwegian Ambassador Bjorn Jahnsen via Zoom on July 28, 2021.

Directors of the Rotary Club of Manila for RY 2021-2022 Interview Applicants for Executive Assistant
Directors interviewed the shortlist of applicants for Executive Assistant via Zoom on July 27, 2021.

RCManila Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees Holds Special Meeting
The Board of Trustees of the RCManila Foundation, Inc. held a Special Meeting via Zoom on July 22, 2021.

Rotary Club of Manila and RCManila Foundation, Inc. Conduct Flood Victims Relief Operations
Manila Rotarians packed and distributed relief goods for 350 families in flood-hit Cavite on July 25-26, 2021.

RCManila Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees Meet with Superior Sister Marce, DC and Sister Teresita Abastillas, DC of the Hospicio de San Jose
The Foundation's Board of Trustees met via Zoom with the Hospicio de San Jose Superior and Treasurer on July 28, 2021.
Appeal for Paul Harris Fellows
The Rotary Foundation Chairman says members can become Paul Harris Fellows with an initial US$ 500.00 contribution through shared donor points.
Calling for Proposals for Global Grants for RY 2021-2022
The Rotary Foundation Committee announces a call for Global Grant Proposals for Rotary Year 2021-2022.

Dir. Albert Alday Becomes First Manila Rotarian Member of the Rotary Leadership Institute
Dir. Albert Alday became the first Manila Rotarian named to the Rotary Leadership Institute Faculty Philippines after completing the Train the Trainers Program on July 24, 2021.

STAR Rtn. Martin Romualdez, as House Majority Floor Leader, Attends the Last SONA of President Rodrigo R. Duterte
STAR Rtn. Martin Romualdez attended President Duterte's last State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa on July 26, 2021.

Dir. Albert Alday Attends and Graduates from the Train the Trainers Program of the Rotary Leadership Institute
Dir. Albert Alday completed the last step in the Rotary Leadership Institute series before one can become a faculty of the institute.

President Chito Zaldarriaga Attends Rotary Friends in Kindness Global Felicitation of Rotary International President
The president joined the July 24, 2021 felicitation of Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta, organized by the Rotary Club of Gurgaon Passion and attended by 12 centenary clubs.

Circle of Centennial Rotary Clubs (CCRC) Holds Meeting
The Circle of Centennial Rotary Clubs met via Zoom on July 28, 2021, hosted by PD Nick Locsin.

Project P.I.L.I. (People-Centered Innovation for Livelihood Integration), A Livelihood Project with the Rotary Inter-Country Committee (ICC) Germany-Philippines
The ICC Germany-Philippines and the club's Board met on July 28, 2021 on the proposed Global Grant project on pili nut regeneration as a livelihood project.

My First Encounter with Madam “Lugaw”
Straight from the Horse's Mouth recounts the author's first encounter with Vice-President Maria Leonor “Leni” Gerona Robredo before a select group of young businessmen and professionals.

A Star is Born
STAR Rtn. Anton Mauricio gives a first-hand account of the July 25, 2021 flood relief packing at Esguerra Farms in Lipa City, his first Rotary Club of Manila experience of this kind.
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