Balita · Issue No. 4099
Guest of honor and speaker: Atty. Chel Diokno, Akbayan Partylist Representative
Guest of Honor Rep. Chel Diokno of Akbayan Partylist, NBI Director Melvin Matibag's talk at the Third Weekly Membership Meeting, the first RCM After Hours fellowship, and the RCManila Foundation's first ExeCom meeting.

Editorial: Joke? No!
An editorial on what makes a lawyer great, recalling Senator Jose W. Diokno and introducing his son, Representative Chel Diokno, the day's Guest of Honor.

Atty. Chel Diokno
Akbayan Partylist Representative

Evidence Before Politics | NBI Director Urges Fidelity to Truth, Rule of Law at 3rd Weekly Membership Meeting
NBI Director Atty. Melvin Alvarez Matibag spoke at the Rotary Club of Manila's Third Weekly Membership Meeting on July 23, 2026, at the Sheraton Manila Hotel.

RCManila Foundation Inc.’s First ExeCom Meeting
The RCManila Foundation, Inc. held its first ExeCom Meeting under Chair Raoul Creencia and President Mike Roxas on July 20, 2026, in Makati City.

RCM After Hours: An Evening that Reignited Rotary Fellowship
The Rotary Club of Manila launched RCM After Hours, its first assessment-free Monthly Fellowship in nearly five years, on July 23, 2026, at Fairmont Makati.

District Events
Rotary Club of Manila leaders attended five induction and handover ceremonies held from July 22 to 25, 2026.

PDG Obet Pagdanganan’s 80th Birthday Celebration
PDG Obet Pagdanganan was feted by his World Class Presidents and team on his 80th birthday on July 25, 2026, in Pasay City.

Aleco Breakfast Fellowship
Aleco breakfast fellowships were held on July 20, 2026, hosted by Willie Peliño, and on July 27, 2026, hosted by PP Archit Bartolome.

RCM Past President/Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban’s Column in Philippine Daily Inquirer
Balita reproduces a Philippine Daily Inquirer column by RCM Past President and former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban.
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