Bautista, Joe.

Cogs in the wheel - The Rotary Balita no. 740 (February 25, 1954) / Joe Bautista. - page 10

The Rotary Balita no. 740 (February 25, 1954)

Elected vice-president of the Philippine Chinese General Chamber of Commerce is our Yao Shiong Shio. Another Manila Rotarian, Peter Lam, was elected to the standing committee of the executive board of the PGCC. VP Gene Puyat was recently appointed as one of the members of the Board of Directors of the National Development Company by President Ramon Magsaysay another Rota rian in the Government service. Guest at a party given by the Philippine Bankers' Association was Eduardo "Danding" Romualdez, chairman of the RFC and ex-president of the bankers' association. Dr. Paulino Garcia, secretary of health, received 30 jeeps from FOA-PHILCUSA as its aid to the department. Taking part in the conference on volunteer community leadership and participation, in connection with the 34th anniversary of the PWU, was out Jorge "George" B. Vargas, who is also president of the society of booklovers. As City Health Officer, Dr. Mariano "Ike" Icasiano urged 92 squatters' families to vacate the ruins of the old bureau of internal revenue on Juan Luna. It ain't healthy, Ike says. One of the directors of the newly organized Philippine Chamber of Agriculture, Inc. is Pablo "Pablito" Lorenzo. Our arson law has always been a headache to prosecutors. Senator Gil Puyat filed a bill making prima facie evidence in arson cases, sufficient to convict a suspect. At present, it's almost next to impossible to convict an arsonist. As Sugar Quota Administrator, Vicente "Vince" Bunuan said that sugar planters will soon get crop loans from the Philippine National Bank. Host to Nobel Prize Winner Compton was Earl Carroll.