Guest Speaker's Profile

PDG Samuel “Sammy” D. Pagdilao Jr.

Joined the Rotary Club of New Manila East RI D3780 in 1996

Rotary Positions

Club President in RY 1999-2000. Awarded Most Outstanding President in D3780

AGR, AG, District Anti-Disaster Committee Chair, and in other various District positions such as DISCON Chairman in 2000

GOVERNOR, D3780 in RY 2014-2015

CHAIRMAN, D3780 Council Of Governors (COG) in RY 2015 -2016

CHAIRMAN, Philippine College of Rotary Governors, (PCRG) RY 2018-2019

CHAIRMAN, Philippine Rotary Magazine Foundation Inc, (PRMFI) RY 2019 - 2020

CHAIRMAN/President, D3780 Rotary Center Foundation Inc, 2018 to Present

CHAIRMAN, D3780 Rotary Center Foundation, Academic Board, D3780 Center For Leadership

CHAIRMAN, Bid Committee, Manila Rotary International Convention 2028

Committee Chairman, House of Friendship, Manila Zone Inst 2019

Presenter Breakout Session - A Model Procedure in Conflict Resolution in ROTARY Manila Zone institute in 2015 and 2019.

D3780 VICE GOVERNOR in 2019 - 2020

Chairman, RECEPTION Committee for Rotary LEADERS/VIPs in the RPC21, Manila

DISTRICT TRAINER 2022-2023

Work Experience

a. 2nd Lieutenant to Major, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

b. Police Major to Major General, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE

c. Legislator/Congressman, 16th Philippine Congress representing ACTCIS Partylist

Civic Work

Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Community Investigative Support (CIS), a nationwide organization of community volunteers doing community/ humanitarian work with chapters in four countries.

Education

a. BS PMA from the Philippine Military Academy in 1979 and received the AFP Chief of Staff Saber for Leadership and for graduating as Regimental Commander (Baron) of the Corps of Cadets

b. Bachelor of Laws from the University of Santo Tomas graduating Cum Laude

c. MASTERS in Public Administration MLQU Graduating with honors

Awards

a. 120 military and police merit medals

b. The Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines (TOPP) in 1989

c. The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) in 2012

d. ULIRAN Ama Award in 2012

e. Numerous Presidential Citations as well as awards and decorations from private, national, and local government Institutions

Happily married to Past President Maria Rosella “CHAY” Pagdilao of RC San Juan Del Monte D3800 and blessed with five children, Petros Paulo, Samuelito, Francesca, Aaron, and Benjamin. He is a continuing Paul Harris major donor (level 2) and a member of the Paul Harris Society.