The Week That Was

The Rotary Club of Manila Audiovisual Presentation of the Philippine National Anthem

President Chito Zaldarriaga calls the meeting to order.

PP Teddy Ocampo, 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. Rami Chahwan delivers an Invocation and Special Prayer.

PP Teddy Ocampo, Program Moderator/Facilitator, acknowledges the week’s birthday celebrants, namely, Rtn. Juan Montel, Rtn. Deo Villacorta, Rtn. Richard Ang, Rtn. Francois Engelbrecht and Rtn. Tony Montinola, which was followed by an audiovisual presentation of the World Famous Music Chorale singing the happy birthday song.

STAR Rtn. Teddy Tee Jr. leads the recitation of the Four (4) Way Test for Manila Rotarians to renew their commitment to the Rotary movement.

STAR Rtn. Paco Magsaysay 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.

PD Beda Fajardo introduces Guest of Honor and Speaker Hon. Antonio T. Carpio, Associate Justice (Ret.), Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Guest of Honor and Speaker Hon. Antonio T. Carpio, Associate Justice (Ret.), Supreme Court of the Philippines delivers his talk on “Defending Philippine Sovereign Rights in the West Philippine Sea.”

An open forum immediately followed right after the talk of Hon. Antonio T. Carpio, Associate Justice (Ret.), Supreme Court of the Philippines. Among those who participated in the open forum were President Chito Zaldarriaga, PP Boy Guevara, IPD Celso Abastillas, RCManila Foundation, Inc. Chairman and Programs Committee Chairman PVP Hermie Esguerra, PVP Lance Masters, IPBLA/PD Amading Valdez, PD Raffy Alunan, Rtn. Karl Leung, PSAA Gunter Matschuck, IPD Hans Palacios, PP Frank Evaristo, Rtn. Tony Lopez and DDCC/IPP Bobby Joseph.

President Chito Zaldariaga and Programs Committee Chairman PVP Hermie Esguerra present the Certificate of Appreciation, attested by Secretary Reggie Yu, to Hon. Antonio T. Carpio, Associate Justice (Ret.), Supreme Court of the Philippines.

President Chito Zaldarriaga delivers his closing remarks and therafter, adjourns the meeting.