The Rotary Balita no. 742 (March 25, 1954)

The Board of Directors at its meeting of March 4, 1954, approved the Code of Ethics submitted by the Business Ethics Committee headed by Amading Bautista. After several months of work and careful study of the various codes of ethics of different clubs and professional societies, the members of the Committee have reached the final form of the Code of Ethics for Rotarians which was recommended to the Board of Directors and given official sanction this month. The Committee has sponsored the printing of this Code of Ethics which will be distributed to all Rotarians in Manila. The members of the Committee who worked with Amading Bautista in this project were: John Brimo, Pad Padua Morrie Hall, Bhopat Isardas, Hank Marsman, Crom Palmer, Paco Delgado and Sergio Ba yan. The final form of the Code of Ethics to be distributed to the Rotarians reads as follows: ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA Code of Ethics The Members of the Rotary Club of Manila, keeping faith and unreserved belief in the spirit of Rotary and all that It stands for, bind themselves to observe the following: My duty toward the common good transcends all others including my own interest. I shall uphold this doctrine in time of peace, emergency or war. I solemnly promise to help advance the ob-jects of Rotary and to comply with the Constitution and By-Laws of my Club, ever putting into practice Rotary's motto, "Service above self, he profits most who serves best." I shall keep faith with the universal spirit of Rotary and promote the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men united in the ideal of service. I shall regard my business or profession as opportunity to develop acquaintance and express myself in service to society. I shall maintain and share the dignity and worthiness of my calling by the acceptance and promotion of high standards and the elimination of questionable practices. I shall value success in my vocation as a worthy ambition only when achieved as a result of service to society and as it helps others to be successful; to accept no profit nor distinction which arises from unfair advantage, abuse of privilege or betrayal of trust. I shall uphold as a principle of sound business transaction the primacy of the common good and the mutual satisfaction of all parties concerned. I shall strive to protect my fellowmen especially Rotarians at all times against fraud, misrepresentation, or unethical practices in all my transactions. I shall serve my patrons with true interest and conscientious solicitude. I shall be reasonable in all my acts and practices and shall keep faith in the Golden Rule. Prepared in 1954 by the Rotary Code of Ethics Committee