The Week That Was

VP Farid Schoucair, as Program Moderator/ Facilitator, calls the day’s sequential order of activities.

President Chito Zaldarriaga calls the meeting to order.

Star Rtn. Jet Ledda delivers an Invocation and Special Prayer.

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

The World Famous Music Chorale Audiovisual Presentation of the RC Manila Hymn and the singing of the Philippine Rotary Hymn

The World Famous Music Chorale singing the Welcome Song

VP Farid Schoucair, Program Moderator/ Facilitator, acknowledges the week’s birthday celebrants, namely, Rtn. Butch Alcantara, Star Rtn. Jop Esquivas, Rtn. Butch Campos.

STAR Rtn. Jet Ledda 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.

Star Rtn. Teddy Kalaw IV leads the recitation of the Four (4) Way Test for Manila Rotarians to renew their commitment to the Rotary movement.

VP Farid Schoucair, Program Moderator/ Facilitator, acknowledges visiting Rotarians and guests.

PD Abe Pascual, Rtn. Danny Go and PP Babes Reyes, which was followed by an audiovisual presentation of the World Famous Music Chorale singing the happy birthday song.

RCManila Foundation, Inc. Chairman PE/PVP Hermie Esguerra introduces District 3860 Governor Anna Louisa Bumagat.

DG Anna Louisa Bumagat of District 3860 delivers an update on the state of Dinagat Island and Bohol in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Odette and the status of relief operations.

President Chito Zaldarriaga delivers his message during his President’s Time.

PVP Fausto Preysler introduces Classification Speaker PD Art Lopez, Owner and Principal Consultant, AML Hotel Consultancy, President, Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Life Member, Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP), Director of Rotary Club of Manila, RY 2016-2017 and RY 2017-2018.

Classification Speaker PD Art Lopez, Owner and Principal Consultant, AML Hotel Consultancy, President, Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Life Member, Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP), Director of Rotary Club of Manila, RY 2016-2017 and RY 2017-2018 delivers his talk.

President Chito Zaldarriaga and Programs Committee Chairman PE/PVP Hermie Esguerra present the Certificates of Appreciation, attested by VPE/Club Secretary Reggie Yu, to PD Art Lopez, Owner and Principal Consultant, AML Hotel Consultancy, President, Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Life Member, Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP), Director of Rotary Club of Manila, RY 2016-2017 and RY 2017-2018 and to District 3860 Governor Anna Louisa Bumagat.

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

An open forum immediately followed right after the talk of Classification Speaker PD Art Lopez, Owner and Principal Consultant, AML Hotel Consultancy, President, Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Life Member, Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP), Director of Rotary Club of Manila, RY 2016-2017 and RY 2017-2018. Among those who participated in the open forum were PD Issam Eldebs, RCManila Foundation, Inc. Chairman and Programs Committee Chairman PE/PVP Hermie Esguerra, PSAA Gunter Matschuck and STAR Rtn. Ingy Bertelsen.