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CONTENTS
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The History of Parañaque South
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Members, Officers and Sub Committee
of 2018
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Message from Mr. Ian Risely
International President 2017-2018
Message from Mr. Edwin Afzelius, Jr.
District Governor 2017-2018
Message from Mr. Archie Orbeta
Rotary Pque President 2016-2017
Message from Mr. Cris Y. Carreon
Rotary Pque President 2017-2018
10-11 The Story of Your Great President,
Cris Y. Carreon
12-13 The Making of a Great President
14-15 Agsilab Project
16-17 Arch Klumph Society
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HISTORY OF
RC PARANAQUE SOUTH
The Rotary Club of Parañaque South (RCPS) was conceptualized
in Nagoya, Japan on April 20, 1989 by PDG Oskie de Venecia,
PDG Tony Rufino, the late Ponciano “Pons” Marquez and son
Eric, a PP of RC Bagumbayan. It was endorsed in May, 1989 by
then District 3810 DG Herman Gamboa, who charged PP Rolly
Suarez as District Governor’s Representative to the new club. RC
Paranaque, under the leadership of then Pres. Vic dela Dingco
sponsored the organization of the new club, thus becoming
RCPS’ mother club.
Meetings were first held on Fridays at Patio Engracia at
Sucat Road and then moved to Thursdays at Keiyu Japanese
Restaurant on Aguirre St. BF Parañaque. RCPS was officially
chartered as a member of Rotary International on February 21,
1990 under District 3810 and was formally presented its Charter
Certificate on June 7, 1990 at the Fiesta Pavillon of the Manila
Hotel. In its first year of inception, RCPS was awarded as the
Most Outstanding Club and its Charter President Jocelyn “Jocjoc”
Bolante, as the Most Outstanding Club President of D-3810,
among other major citations.
RCPS hosted its first major district event, the District Assembly
(DISTAS) for RY 1992-1993 at Shangrila Makati on May 14-15,
1993 during the term of Pres. Mario “Marty” Alvarado. Over 800
club district officers attended.
In RY 1997-98, RCPS produced the first District Governor (DG),
seven years after its chartering, when CP Jocjoc Bolante assumed
the Governorship of District 3810. As the Governor’s Home Club,
RCPS hosted the DISCON of District 3810 on March 19-21 at the
Philippine International Convention Center. It was acclaimed as
the biggest ever held in the history of Philippine Rotary with
more than 2,200 participants. The DISCON chairman was PP
Edgardo “Boyet” Limon during the term of Pres. Rene “Rene”
Aguirre. In the same year, RCPS received an International Service
Award from RI President Glenn Kinross for its Livelihood Project
for the Blind. PP Dexter “Dex” Heuschkel was given the “Service
Above Self” award by RI.
In RY 1998-1999, the club inaugurated the Rotary Community
Center located at Francisco Cruz St., Phase 3, BF Homes,
Paranaque, during the term of Pres. Edgardo “Boyet” Limon.
This is now home to the club and venue of its regular Tuesday
meetings.
On February 25-27, 2000, RCPS organized and played host to
the first President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) of the new
District 3830, held at Canyon Woods, Tagaytay City. Its Chairman
was PP Lorenzo “Bobby” Cinco and was held during the term
of Pres. Ronnie “Ron” Chavez. It was also in the same Rotary
Yearthat RI President Frank Devlyn personally awarded RCPS’s
Rotary Community Core (RCC)-MANSCO as one of the Two Most
Outstanding RCCs in the Philippines.
In RY 2002-2003, during the term of Pres. Alejandro “Alex” Yague,
RCPS’ Charter President and PDG Jocjoc Bolante was elected as RI
Director for RY 2004-2006, RCPS played host for the second time
to D-3830’s PETS on march 2004 at the Oasis Hotel in Angeles
City during the term of President Jose Felix Joey” Montes. Its
Chairman was PP Edgardo “Boyet” Limon.
In RY 2004-2005, during the term of Pres. Paul “Paul” Teves,
the RCPS Multipurpose Community Center in Barangay
Calayo, Nasugbu, Batangas was awarded as one of the Top Ten
Outstanding Centennial Projects of the District. During the
same Rotary Year, PP Boyet Limon was elected as Chairman of
the Circle of Equals (COE) and was also designated as Chairman
of the Centennial Projects of District 3830 for RY 2004-2006.
RCPS celebrated its 15th year anniversary on February 21, 2005,
and the following charter-members who signed the Club’s
Constitution and By-Laws remained active in the Club:RID/
PDG/CP Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante, PP Mario “Marty” Alvarado, PP
Lorenzo “Bobby” Cinco, PP Rene “Rene” Aguirre, PP Cielito “Ciel”
Ortiz, PE Rolando “Ronie” Arbis, Dir. Rey “Rey” Picardal and Dir.
Danilo “Dan” Enriquez.
On the other hand, in RY 2005-2006, during the term of Pres.
Rolando “Ronie” Arbis, PP Alejandro “Alex” Yague served as
Chairman of Circle of Equals for RY 2005-2006. It was also on the
same Rotary Year that PP Boyet Limon was elected as District
Governor for RY 2008-2009.
In RY 2007-2008, RCPS played host for the 3rd time to D-3830
PETS on March 28-30, 2008 held at Oasis Hotel in Angeles City,
Pampanga during the term of Pres. Martin “Martin” Manalac. Its
Chairman was PP Marty Alvarado.
In RY 2008-2009, PP Boyet Limon became the second RCPS
member to become District Governor. Under his leadership,
D-3830 gained numerous achievements and recognition for
its TRF contributions and Membership Growth, to name a few.
DISCON 2009 was a spectacular success which was a 2-day
event held at the Sofitel Hotel and was attended not only by
local Rotarians, but by foreign Rotarians as well from all over
the globe. PP Marty Alvarado was the Discon Chairman, while
the Governor’s Home Club was led by Pres. Eddie “Ed” Castillo It
was also in the same Rotary Year that RCPS received from D-3830
the recognition for Membership Growth, Most Outstanding
Club for Club Service and Most Outstanding Club-Medium Club
Category, among other citations.
In the same Rotary Year 2009-2010 during the Rotary
International Convention in Birmingham, DG Governor Boyet
Limon, on behalf of District 3830 received an award as one of the
top ten districts in terms of membership. The award was received
by the Governor on stage, presented by then RI President DK Lee.
In Rotary Year 2009-2010, the Club under the helm of President
Alfonso “Chito” Avecilla, will be remembered as the year the club
went back to the Rotary Community Center in BF Homes for
its regular meetings, after he presided over major renovations
of the place. That Rotary Year also saw the club celebrating on
February 20, 2010, its 20th year of chartering, welcoming back
a significant number of charter and past members of the club.
Rotary Year 2010-2011 saw the club’s leadership being passed
on to President Danilo “Dan” Constantino II. With his vigor for
leading the club to various activities and projects in the District
during this outgoing Rotary Year, Pres. Dan was awarded the
Rotary International Presidential Citation with Distinction
Award, and in addition, earned for RCPS, the Outstanding Club
on International Service Award, the Outstanding International
Service Project Award, the Outstanding Service Project Award in
recognition of its Basura Mo, Yaman Ko flagship project, and a
Global Service Award for Outstanding Club-Silver Category.
The following year, Rotary Year 2011-2012, at the helm of the club
was Changemaker President Rolando “Rolly” Esguerra. Among
the major activities of the club during that Rotary Year included
the adoption of an Interact Club at the Marymount School, the
continu- ation of the Basura Mo, Yaman Ko livelihood project at
the National Bilibid Prisons, the implementation of two projects
funded by global grants, namely the donation of industrial tools
and musical instru- ments to the Alternative Learning School at
the Maximum Security Compound of the National Bilibid Prisons
and the Vision Screening Project for Grade School students of
the Fourth Estate Elementary School at Paranaque City, the cohosting
of the 3rd Leg of the Rotary Governor’s Cup. That year
saw the club being awarded a total of twenty-one awards and
citations that included the Effective Club, Outstanding Club and
Effective President Awards.
Rotary Year 2012-2013, on the other hand, under the mantle of
leadership of President Joel Paruginog, saw the club continuing
to receive District and Presidential Awards for projects
that included medical and dental missions in Capiz and in
Marinduque and the continuation of the implementation of the
projects funded by past Rotary Years’ Global and District Grants.
The year also saw the further strengthening of fellowship ties
among club members through out-of-town activities held while
the club undertook its various out- of-town service projects.
The assumption of leadership by First Class President Jose
“Pops” Rodas the following Rotary Year 2013-2014 saw further
strengthening of the club’s fellowship which also included
activities participated in by the spouses or Anns of its members.
President Pops also brought honor to the club by being a major
donor to The Rotary Foundation. Medical, Dental and Optical
Missions carried out by his predecessor club presidents, were
continued through this Rotary Year. A major breakthrough of
the Rotary Club of Paranaque South was its having successfully
entered its bag livelihood products as among the Crafts for a
Cause, henceforth displayed and sold at the Cultura outlets
of SM Shoemart Malls. For these activities, the Rotary Club of
Paranaque South continued to receive honors and citations from
the District and from the Rotary International President.
As it entered its Silver Anniversary Year of chartering, this
Rotary Year 2014-2015 under the term of Best President Robin
Concepcion continues to augur well for the Club, with the
creation of a formal Rotary Community Corps named the Tapat
na Kasama NGO, comprised of the weavers of its HapiBag
bag products at Barangay Napindan in Taguig City. The same
community where its RCC members live, has been adopted as
RCPS’ Happy Barangay starting this Rotary Year. Another Interact
Club was likewise established at the San Beda College in Alabang
Hills Muntinlupa. That Rotary Year earned the club several
awards including the highest and much coveted Six Stars Award
for excellence with distinction
RY 2015-2016 was another significant milestone to the history
of RCPS under the stewardship of World Class President Ding
Pagsibigan, Jr. The implementation of Global Grant No.1525538
partnered with Rotary International, Cheonan South Korea
Rotary Clubs and Singa Group was a resounding success. The
project was a fully integrated approach wherein the club
provided various equipments for AGSILAB ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL in Brgy. Agsilab, Sapian, Capiz, such as school desks
and chairs, a sound system, computers, a laptop, overhead
projector and a solar system. A lasting assistance provision
of a water system and toilet facilities , a small kitchen for the
home economics class were also installed. This project was
presented to the WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) WORLD
CONFERENCE, held at Marriott Hotel Manila, that eventually was
awarded the OUTSTANDING WASH PROJECT. The RY ended
with several awards including the highest MAGIS Award and a
GOLD PRESIDENTIAL CITATION..
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PARAÑAQUE SOUTH
District 3830
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
SUB COMMITTEE
2018
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
President - Cris Y. Carreon
Vice President - Edwin Morales
Secretary - Pilo Pamintuan
Treasurer - Chito Avecilla
Auditor - Raul Rodil
Ex - Officio - Archie Orbeta
Club Membership - Paul Teves
Club Administration - Ferdinand Yu
Service Project - Rod Lim
TRF - Rene Aguirre
Public Image: Robin Concepcion
SUB COMMITTEE
New Generation- Joel Paruhinog
Community Service - Ding Pagsibigan
Vocational Service - Pilo Pamintuan
International Service - Joseph Rodas
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Dear fellow
Rotarians
I
am pleased to welcome you to the Rotary Club of Paranaque
South’s 28th Turnover and Induction Ceremonies.
There are more than 35,000 Rotary clubs throughout
the world. While geography, culture or even language may
separate us, it is our shared commitment to service that
unites us. It is this passion for strengthening communities,
locally and globally, and to put Service Above Self, that makes
us Rotarians.
We are not afraid to tackle some of the world’s most critical
and widespread humanitarian issues. We vaccinate children
against polio, teach young adults to read, and bring water
to villages that have none. We know firsthand the impact
helping our neighbors down the street or across the border
can have for current and future generations.
I hope this event inspires you to create positive, lasting
change in ways that will affect communities for years to
come. With your support, we will continue to serve others
through Rotary: Making a Difference.
Sincerely,
Ian H.S. Riseley
President, Rotary International 2017-18
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Ian H.S. Riseley is a chartered accountant and
principal of Ian Riseley and Co., a firm he
established in 1976. Prior to starting his own
firm, he worked in the audit and management
consulting divisions of large accounting
firms and corporations. His firm specializes
in income tax and management advice for
individuals and small businesses. He has a
master’s degree in taxation law and graduate
diplomas in accounting and income tax.
Riseley has been a member of the boards of
both a private and a public school, a member
of the Community Advisory Group for
the City of Sandringham, and involved in
Sea Scouts and sporting groups, as well as
honorary auditor or adviser for a number of
charitable organizations.
Riseley’s honors include the AusAID Peacebuilder
Award from the Australian government
in recognition of his work in East
Timor, the Medal of the Order of Australia
for services to the Australian community, the
Distinguished Service Award and the Regional
Service Award for a Polio-Free World from
The Rotary Foundation.
A Rotarian since 1978, Riseley has served as
treasurer, director, Foundation trustee, and
member and chair of numerous RI and Foundation
committees.
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He and his wife, Juliet, a past district governor,
are Major Donors and Bequest Society
members of The Rotary Foundation. They
live on seven hectares at Moorooduc, where
they practice their personal philosophy of
sustainable and organic living. They have two
children and four grandchildren.

EDWIN O. AFZELIUS, JR.
GOVERNOR, 2017-2018
ROTARY CLUB OF ALABANG
M AKATI ▪ TAGUIG ▪ PATEROS ▪ PARAÑ AQUE ▪ L AS PIÑAS ▪ MUNTINLUPA ▪ PALAWAN
25 July 2017
To Incoming President Cris Carreon and the
distinguished members of the Rotary Club of Paranaque
South:
I convey my sincere best wishes and congratulations to
your club as it conducts its 28 th Handover and Induction
Ceremonies for the Year 2017-2018.
I am certain it will be another sterling year for the Rotary
Club of Paranaque South since it was chartered on 21
February 1990. Every member deserves to be
congratulated for their involvement, thereby achieving tremendous successes in all
your service projects through the years.
Behind every success, there is effort and dedication present. And these can be
found in your past leaders, starting from your club’s outstanding Charter President
Joc-Joc Bolante, who owns the distinction of being a district governor, RI director
and RI treasurer. Allow me to make mention also of another brilliant member of your
club who served our district outstandingly, Past Governor Boyet Limon.
The succeeding presidents in your colourful existence as a club up to Immediate
Past President Archie Orbeta ensured that these achievements were not for naught
and ensured the status of your club as one of the most outstanding Rotary clubs in
District 3830.
Likewise, I commend several of your club members who offered their time, talent
and expertise as district officers through the years. Let their leadership and the
camaraderie in your club be shining examples for other Rotary clubs and Rotarians
to emulate.
The idealism and passion to serve are very evident, and as your club enters its 28 th
year, I wish you many more successes in your undertakings.
I thank you all for the great support you continue to extend to the district and the
communities you serve, and together, let us continue to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in
the lives of others and ourselves!
Yours in service,
EDWIN O. AFZELIUS, JR.
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To My Fellow Rotarians,
Allons-y!
It is indeed my privilege and utmost appreciation to the rotary Club of
Parañaque South for entrusting me to be their All Star Team President for
the Rotary Year 2016-2017. The recently concluded Rotary year marked by
the theme “Rotary serving Humanity” has been the one of the challenging
and rewarding story arc of my life. From maintaining our signature project
of Hapi bags to various projects that involves club and district projects, I
consider myself as fortunate to be serve in the capacity of President in my
beloved Rotary Club.
The theme of my induction and handover ceremony was “Regeneration”.
The main reason for it is because I always saw the changing of the guards of
leading a Rotary Club is like a person being reborn but still remains the same
person. The incoming President might have different skills, personalities and
resources from his predecessor but he should have the same outstanding
qualities of being a Rotarian – and for that no other description would
encompass the role of being a rotary Club President but to be a “Servant
Leader”.
However, it is not only the changing of Club President that perpetuates the concept of Regeneration. Upon assuming the role of Servant Leader,
one is transformed to be a better version of one self. It is a subconscious development in the person’s psyche, personality and behavior that one
develops oneself into a more “Humanitarian” upgrade on their whole self.
It would be a far cry of declaring oneself of without flaws after serving as Rotary Club President, but rather in some way, things that are truly
important in one’s life or in society have become clearer and more worthwhile that what one might regard as important at certain point in their
life.
It is in this concept that one may declare to have been regenerated to be a better part of the human race.
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I would like to thank my Governor, Edna Sutter, for being a symbol of light that continuously guides all ASTPs in enjoying and being productive
in this Rotary year. To my Club’s Past Presidents who have joined me in this roller coaster of experience and challenges. Thank you very much,
gentlemen, for never giving up and continuously guiding me amidst my stubbornness and youthful neurosis. To our club members who have
believed in my capacity as President and for giving me the strength to endure the weight of leadership.
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Thank you very much to my wife, Glenna, my children, Jenson and Caitlin for your understanding and for allowing me to become a part on
the world of Rotary. This role as RC President have brought both joy and difficulties to our family but I am glad that after this worthwhile
experience, we have remained a Richards Type Family that is worthy to be deemed as Four the Fantastic.
To my parents and siblings, who have supported me in this newest endeavor in my life and have always been my inspiration in being a servant
above oneself.
Most importantly, I would like to thank our Almighty Father for giving me this opportunity to be a servant leader and for giving me the courage
to continue his will thru the service of others.
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Lastly, as I close on the theme of Regeneration, what is now important is to continue the legacy of the club and to allow the next generation to
lead the club amidst the challenges and trials of life. Simply put, to use the famous story teller named Kishimoto’s dialogue into use:
“I think it’s a lot like faith.
To keep believing, trying, and enduring until you finally become able.
Because people entrust us to their hopes and rely on us to carry on.
Perhaps that is what makes us Rotarians.”
Again, thank you and be excellent to each other.
Sincerely,
Archimedes “Archie” Orbeta
All Star Team President
Rotary Year 2016-2017
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Dear Fellow
Club Members
This is my first President’s Message and I am honored to succeed ASTP Archimedes Orbeta as the new
RC Pque South President for 2017-18. I had the pleasure of serving as Club VP & Corporate Secretary
and have been on the Board of Directors for a few years, where we as a club, initiated several key
reforms that has benefited the members today.
I thank all Past Presidents for their excellent leadership in building a strong foundation for the Club. With
this solid base, the Club can continue to build and to become bigger and stronger in District 3830.
A competent and experienced management team is in place, whom I like to refer to as “The Takusa Team.”
Takusa , being one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.
You will see the likes of several Past Presidents like Alfonso “Chito” Avecilla, Dr. Philbert “ Pilo” Pamintuan,
Dr. Paul Teves, Joseph “Pops” Rodas, to name a few, taking the club to greater heights.
Events for 2017-18 include our signature projects:
• The RCC Happy Bag pioneered by PPs Robin Concepcion & Dr. Dan Constantino
• The Barangay Sabang-Naga City Global Grant initiative with the Governor’s Club-RC Alabang
through the guidance of our TRF guru PP Rene Aguirre
• The revival of our visits to local & southeast asian sister clubs
• And of course, The Rotary International Convention, which will take place on June 24-27, 2018 at the
Toronto Hilton Hotel in Toronto, Canada.
Expect that there will be Fund Raising Events, Public Seminars, Golf Tournaments, Professional Programs,
and the resumption of our regular fellowship this Club is known for.
The Executive Committee will be guided by three pillars in the coming year:
1. Engaging Members – focus on engaging Club members through the revival of our fellowships, and
encourage all members to participate in Club activities.
2. Building Strength – increase membership and engage our Anns. We encourage all members to invite their
friends and colleagues to join and to participate in our values of enthusiasm, entrepreneurship, openness,
intellectual curiosity and in the Club’s diversity.
3. Delivering Service – to continue to provide service to our community by capitalizing on the vocaton of our
members.The club exists for its members and the Club officers are here to serve you. As the new President, I
am thrilled to work with the Club officers. I look forward to seeing you at all upcoming Club events.
Best Regards,
Crispin “ Cris” Y. Carreon
Great President RY 2017-18
Rotary Club of Paranaque South
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The Story of
Your Great President
He was born on a wet, rainy day in September 1965 in Manila.
He grew up in a neighborhood of predominantly mixed filipinochinese
heritage listening to 80’s pop music. He is a middle child
and maverick since his childhood days.
When his younger brother was born, being typical boys, they
fought like cats and dogs until their teenage years. His older
sister Tina, was the most level-headed of the three siblings and
has remained the steady light during bright and colorful times
growing up. Both his siblings are US-based since the late 80s. He
now stays in Alabang with his Ann Lisa as he likewise spends time
for a fortnight once a year with his parents in San Francisco Ca.
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WHO IS
HE IN LIFE?
His name is Cris Y. Carreon. He
started school when he was fouryears-old.
He took kindergarten
to high school in NRYS where his
aptitude for business was forged.
He was an academic scholar of a
binondo -based organization for maintaining
a performance-based merit system. With a
small batch of graduates, he readily topped the
national college exams in their school district
with a rating of 99++.
Migrating briefly, he left his parent’s San
Francisco home and went back to Manila to
pursue his calling and started his own family.
As a doting father with three scrappy sons and
daughter, he built his career in the rat race of
high-ticket technology sales & marketing.
He worked for Fortune 500 companies and
quickly climbed the proverbial ladder.
During his stint in one of France’s largest
multinationals, he was sent to AIM to hone his
financial skills by pursuing a Master’s Degree
in Executive Management. At the age of 35, he
was head of marketing of Asia-Pacific, based
abroad, looking after key countries in the
region. Upon availing of his stock options, he
retired a year later at age 36.
WHAT
LIFE MEANS
TO HIM?
Life to him means family and friends
who you can trust and who trust him.
He is pretty much on the happy side
of life, but like all adults he does have
his “days of.” He has made a lifetime
commitment to physical fitness and
has maintained a 54 bpm heart resting rate
to this day. He is what you would qualify as
a giver more than a receiver. He draws joy in
providing, rather than being on the other side
of life’s equation. His legacy is his children.
CONCLUSION
HHe is the “ Great President” of
the Rotary Club of Paranaque
South. You have to take him as
he is.
Not perfect but dedicated.. Not
a genius but has the smarts to
rise above challenges. Unyielding and yet
willing to listen. Astute with numbers not
just on paper but in life practice.Creative
and yet practical Extremely loyal to his
family and close friends. Self-made.
He is Cris Y. Carreon. Your President for RC
Pque South-Rotary year 2017-18, committed
“to make a difference”.
After 12 years of golf & personal time, he was
convinced by his two grown-up sons to cofound
a real estate development company,
NextAsia Land, Inc. in 2013 . The growth is
textbook business school. The company has
seen steady growth year-on-year.
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In 1990, the Rotary Club of Paranaque South (RCPS) was
officially chartered as a certified Rotary Club. For years, it has
gained numerous rewards and prestige brought into reality. Its
contribution to the community could only be surpassed by the
level of brotherhood and camaraderie among its members.
Last July 2016, we bear witness to the induction of
the All Star Team President Archimedes “Archie”
Orbeta as the new president of the Rotary Club of
Parañaque South.
Currently, the Matrix of leadership of Rotary Club
of Paranaque South will be passed on to The Great
President Crispin “Cris” Carreon. As a new Rotary
Year begins, the club endeavors to remain steadfast
in the club’s direction of excellence as guided by
Rotary Theme for RY 2017-2018 - Rotary Making a
Difference
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THE MAKING
RCPS
IN MONTION
OF THE GREAT
PRESIDENT
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SIGNATURE PROJECT
AGSILAB
CONTINUES
In recent memory, no destructive force
of nature that visited the Philippines
brought as much damage in terms of
loss of lives, destruction to property and
havoc on the economies of the affected
areas, as that of Typhoon Yolanda in
2013.
But while relief efforts were concentrated
in the provinces of Leyte, particularly in
Tacloban City, and in the western coast of
the adjoining island of Samar, other areas
in the Visayas were sadly neglected, thus
leaving the local authorities and populace to
fend for themselves.
One such area was in the province of Capiz,
particularly the municipality of Sapian,
home to Past President Joel Paruginog and
his sister Dra. Josie Teves, the wife of Past
President Paul Teves of the Rotary Club of
Paranaque South (RCPS).
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Initially, RCPS, exclusively through its own
club funds, donated in kind to the villagers
of the sitios of Saipan – fishing boats for the
fishermen for to resume their livelihood,
and GI sheets and plywood to restore their
destroyed homes affected by the storm.
A closer inspection of the place however,
convinced selected club members that
devastation on the school buildings in sitio
Agsilab of the same municipality of Sapian,
that more should be done to establish
normalness for the children of the place.
Thus was conceptualized Project Agsilab,
the rehabilitation of the elementary school
and improvement of its facilities .
The idea was presented, discussed and
approved in several weekly meetings of
RCPS during the term of then Best President
Robin Conception in 2014.
To implement the suggestions of its
members, the club’s International Services
Director, Past President Rene Aguirre
immediately applied on behalf of the club,
a grant from The Rotary Foundation. The
result was a formal advise of the approval
in November 2014 of Global Grant No.
GG 1525538 totalling $35,000. A classic
model as to how presently implemented
Global Grants work, the total funding was
sourced as follows: $10,000 was provided
by the District Designated Funds (DDF)
of District 3620 of Korea. RCPS sister club
from Cheonan-Samgeori donated $2000,
while other clubs from D 3620, namely
Cheonan, Cheonan Taejo, Chonan Dream
and Cheonan Chungnam each generously
gave donatons of $1,000. Cash donations
from the Rotary Club of Paranaque
South amounted to $4000. All told, this
amounted to total Rotary funds of $20,000
was earmarked for this grant. Finally, an
additional World Fund match of $15,000
was requested from, and approved by the
World Bank. This, in a nutshell accounted
for the total of $35,000 earmarked for this
project.
A FULLY-INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE
APPROACH
Visits by club members to the elementary
school resulted in a needs assessment that
dictated an integrated assistance that would
bring lasting contributions to the educational
and habitation requirements of the children
of sitio Agsilab.
Agsilab Elementary School has about 210
students, 7 teachers and about 150 parents.
The school belongs to a poor community
in the town of Sapian, among those most
severely affected by Typhoon Yolanda
(Haiyan) in 2013. Apart from damages
wrought on its school buildings, the club
noted poor water and sanitation facilities,
and lack of appropriate school chairs, desks
and school equipment. Considering its
location, the place was also often affected by
power outages and brownouts.
Thus, the grant applied for was intended to
provide the school not only with school chairs
and desks and a sound system damaged by
the typhoon, as well as school equipments
they never had such as computers, a laptop,
overhead projectors. It was also seen as the
opportunity for an integrated and lasting
assistance intended to install a water system
and toilet facilities, a small kitchen for
the home economics class to start a pilot
livelihood – aquaponics for the teachers
and parents that will help sustain the
maintenance of the school equipment and
its water system, and finally, a solar system to
run the computers and electric lights of the
school.
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GETTING THE BALL ROLLING
Even prior to the formal approval of the
grant, PP Paul Teves already made several
visits to Sapian and initiated the purchase
of the items specified in the grant from local
dealers, and discussed the timetable and
procedures for implementation of the project
with the school principal. By August 7, the
implementation of the project began with a
visit by the group of WCP Ding Pagsibigan, PPs
Rene Aguirre, Paul Teves and Pilo Pamintuan,
PE Archie Orbeta and PN Cris Carreon for the
groundbreaking as well as to confer with the
principal of the school and monitor the ongoing
construction developments.
On the weekend of October 23 - 25, a
majority of the members of the Rotary Club
of Paranaque South, accompanied by their
spouses, a number of guests from the Korean
Rotary Clubs that participated in this project,
and with no less than World Class Governor
Pepito Bengzon, all flew to Capiz and
motored to the Sapian Elementary School
for the formal turnover ceremonies. Also
included in this weekend visit was a medical
and dental mission provided by the club’s
doctors and dentists.
The smiles on the faces not only of the
beneficiary students, teachers and parents
of the school, but by the donors from RI
Districts 3620 of Korea and 3830, brought
wider grins of satisfaction and feeling of
accomplishment from the proud officers and
members of the Rotary Club of Paranaque
South, who by their efforts were more than
convinced that here is one project that has
integrated into one, a number of the Rotary
International’s thrust in the Areas of Focus.
It was indeed a proud moment when the
solar power facilities provided power when
darkness started to set in as the turnover
program lasted through the late afternoon
hours of that day.
In January 27, 2016 , the Water, Sanitation
and Hygiene Project is a sub-project of the
Agsilab Community Recovery Project. Phase
1 has been completed and inaugurated in
October 2015 with DG Pepz and Korean
Rotarians cutting the ribbon.
With the Rotary Theme of “Rotary Serving
Humanity” for Rotary Year 2016-2017, All
Star Team President Archimedes “Archie”
Orbeta along with club members was able
to conduct various local and district activities
that includes medical and dental mission,
relevant activities for Interact and Rotaract
Members, Disaster Management, Drug
Addiction Awareness at BF Homes, Parañaque,
District 3830 Tummy Truck, Urban Gardening
at Bangkal, Makati, Financial Management
and Dental Hygiene Awareness for Filipino
Seafarers, Channel 5 Feeding Program (along
with medical and dental mission) at St.
Joseph’s College, Quezon City, Clean Up of
Manila Bay at Roxas Boulevard, Installation
of Knowledge Channel and Toilet Block at
Aplaya Elementary School, Rehabilitation of
RCC Center for the RCC “Tapat Na Kasama”
that produces that club’s signature project
- Hapi Bags and the continuation of the
hydrophonic project at Agsilab Elementary
School at Capiz.

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DID YOU KNOW?
HISTORY OF THE
Arch
Klumph Society
Named after the sixth president of Rotary, the Arch Klumph Society recognizes The
Rotary Foundation’s highest tier of donors — those who have contributed $250,000
or more during their lifetime.
Arch C. Klumph founded the Rotary Club of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, in 1911 and was
the 1916-17 Rotary president. Addressing the 1917 convention in Atlanta, Georgia,
he eloquently promoted the idea of “endowments for the purpose of doing good in
the world.”
That year, the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, made the first gift, of $26.50, to
the fledgling fund. When the endowment had grown significant enough to require
administrators to manage it, The Rotary Foundation was born, and Klumph was
selected as one of its first trustees.
The Arch Klumph Society was created in 2004, during Rotary International’s
centennial celebration, as a meaningful way to recognize the Foundation’s highestlevel
donors. The society’s first dinner was held the following year. Today, members’
portraits, engraved in glass plaques, hang in the Arch Klumph Society Gallery at
Rotary International World Headquarters.
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Membership in the Arch Klumph
Society is lifelong. Along with
recognition pins and pendants,
members receive several other
benefits commensurate with
their generosity.
RECOGNITION
Each member has the opportunity to have
his or her portrait placed in the Arch Klumph
Society Gallery, located on the 17th floor of
Rotary International World Headquarters in
Evanston, Illinois, USA. Portraits are etched
on glass plaques, which are back-lit to create
a stunning display of our Foundation’s most
valued supporters.
INDUCTION
Society members can choose to be inducted
in one of several ways: at a special two-day
ceremony at Rotary International World
Headquarters, with other inductees; at a
ceremony planned with local Rotary leaders
during a Rotary institute; or at a special dinner
during the Rotary International Convention.
ARCH KLUMPH SOCIETY RECOGNITION
LEVELS
Arch Klumph Society recognition levels
$250,000+: Centennial Family Circle
$250,000-$499,999: Trustees Circle
$500,000-$999,999: Chair’s Circle
$1,000,000-$2,499,999: Foundation Circle
$2,500,000-$4,999,999: Platinum Trustees
Circle
$5,000,000-$9,999,999: Platinum Chair’s
Circle
$10,000,000+: Platinum Foundation Circle
parents, siblings, and grandparents are
eligible. The gift must be made between 1 July
2016 and 30 June 2017; prior contributions are
not counted.
Arch Klumph Society Centennial Family
Circle honorees are eligible for the following
benefits:
Their portraits and names added to the Arch
Klumph Society kiosk at Rotary International
World Headquarters
Their names listed in Arch Klumph Society
publications
An Arch Klumph Society pin or pendant
Access to the Arch Klumph Society lounge
at the Rotary International Convention
WHAT YOUR GIVING SUPPORTS
Your giving promotes peace, fights disease,
provides clean water, saves mothers and
children, supports education, and grows local
economies through grants that:
Bring peacebuilding seminars to 200
teachers and 1,300 students in Uganda.
Distribute insecticide-treated mosquito
nets and medical services that help prevent
malaria in Mali.
Train teachers who are establishing an
early-childhood education center in South
Africa.
Provide water filters, toilet blocks, and
hygiene training to prevent fluorosis in a
community in India.
Fund a scholarship for a medical
professional to research ways to minimize
mortality rates among premature babies in
Italy.
Protect children around the world from
polio.
“The Rotary Foundation is not
to build monuments of brick and
stone. If we work upon marble, it
will perish; if we work on brass, time
will efface it; if we rear temples
they will crumble into dust; but if
we work upon immortal minds…
we are engraving on those tablets
something that will brighten all
eternity.”
—— Arch Arch C. Klumph, C. Klumph, December December 1928
1928
ARCH KLUMPH SOCIETY CENTENNIAL
FAMILY
The Rotary Foundation is celebrating 100
years of doing good. During this centennial
year, Arch Klumph Society members who give
$250,000 or more can honor a family member
as part of the Arch Klumph Society Centennial
Family Circle. Children, grandchildren,
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THE NEW HEALTH CARE
Closest Thing to a Wonder
Drug? Try Exercise
- Aaron E. Carroll
After I wrote last year that diet, not
exercise, was the key to weight loss,
I was troubled by how some readers
took this to mean that exercise
therefore had no value.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Of all the
things we as physicians can recommend for health,
few provide as much benefit as physical activity.
In 2015, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges put
out a report calling exercise a “miracle cure.” This
isn’t a conclusion based simply on some cohort
or case-control studies. There are many, many
randomized controlled trials. A huge meta-analysis
examined the effect of exercise therapy on outcomes
in people with chronic diseases.
Let’s start with musculoskeletal diseases.
Researchers found 32 trials looking specifically
at the effect of exercise on pain and function of
patients with osteoarthritis of the knee alone. That’s
incredibly specific, and it’s impressive that so much
research has focused on one topic.
Exercise improved those outcomes. Ten more studies
showed, over all, that exercise therapy increases
aerobic capacity and muscle strength in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis. Other studies proved its
benefits in other musculoskeletal conditions, like
ankylosing spondylitis, and even some types of back
pain.
For people (mostly middle-aged men) who had had
a heart attack, exercise therapy reduced all causes
of mortality by 27 percent and cardiac mortality by
31 percent. Fourteen additional controlled trials
showed physiological benefits in those with heart
failure. Exercise has also been shown to lower blood
pressure in patients with hypertension, and improve
cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
People with diabetes who exercise have lower
HbA1c values, which is the marker of blood sugar
control, low enough to probably reduce the risk of
complications from the disease. Twenty randomized
controlled trials have showed that patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can walk
farther and function better if they exercise.
Multiple studies have found that exercise improves
physical function and health-related quality of life
in people who have Parkinson’s disease. Six more
studies showed that exercise improves muscle
power and mobility-related activities in people with
multiple sclerosis. It also appeared to improve
those patients’ moods.
The overall results of 23 randomized controlled
trials showed that exercise most likely improves
the symptoms of depression. Five others appear
to show that it improves symptoms in patients
with chronic fatigue syndrome. In trials, exercise
even lessened fatigue in patients who were having
therapy for cancer.
What other intervention can claim results like
these?
Even studies of older, hospitalized patients
show a beneficial effect from multidisciplinary
interventions that include exercise. Those
randomized to such interventions in the hospital
were more likely to be discharged to go home, and
to spend less time in the hospital over all — and at
a lower cost.
Although we don’t think of it this way, you can
make a pretty good argument that exercise is as
good as drugs for many conditions. A 2013 metaanalysis
of meta-analyses (that’s how much data
we have) combined and analyzed the results from
16 reviews of randomized controlled trials of drug
and exercise interventions in reducing mortality.
Collectively, these included 305 trials with almost
340,000 participants.
Diuretic drugs (but not all drugs) were shown to be
superior to exercise in preventing death from heart
failure. But exercise was found to be equally good
as drugs in preventing mortality from coronary
heart disease. Exercise was better than drugs in
preventing death among patients from strokes.
Many people will be surprised at how little you
need to do to achieve these results. Years ago, in
an effort to get in shape, I tried the P90X routine.
It proved too hard for me. Later, when I tried the
Insanity workout, it beat me so badly that people
at work kept asking me if I was ill. Two years ago,
I tried P90X3. It was a bit more manageable, but I
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still couldn’t keep it up.
I have not been alone in thinking that physical
activity to improve health should be hard. When
I hear friends talk about exercising, they discuss
running marathons, participating in CrossFit
classes or sacrificing themselves on the altar of
SoulCycle. That misses the point, unfortunately. All
of these are much more than you need to do to get
the benefits I’ve described.
The recommendations for exercise are 150 minutes
per week of moderate intensity physical activity for
adults, or about 30 minutes each weekday.
Moderate intensity is probably much less than
you think. Walking briskly, at 3 to 4 miles per hour
or so, qualifies. So does bicycling slower than 10
miles an hour. Anything that gets your heart rate
somewhere between 110 and 140 beats per minute
is enough. Even vacuuming, mowing the lawn or
walking your dog might qualify.
Today, my goals are much more modest. Trekking
from my office to the clinic and back again gives
me 30 minutes of exercise. Or, I walk to the
supermarket from my office to grab lunch, at a
mile each way. In colder weather, I spend half an
hour on the elliptical machine. Doing this five days
a week gets me the activity I need.
Although it feels as if there’s nothing we can do to
change people’s behavior, there is evidence to the
contrary. A systematic review and meta-analysis
of advice and counseling by health professionals
found that promotion of physical activity works.
Doctors and clinics that made efforts to promote
exercise to patients needed to engage 12 adults
on the subject to get one additional adult to meet
recommended levels of activity one year later. That
might not sound impressive, but it’s one of the
better such results.

SPORTS
7 HEALTH BENEFITS OF GOLF - WHY
GOLF IS GOOD FOR BODY AND MIND
-By Edwin Roald, Golf Course Architect, EIGCA Council Member
As all golfers know, a game of golf is
both mentally stimulating and physically
challenging. Golf may not be
considered a physically demanding
sport, but one round will likely mean
you are outside and moving around,
walking at a pace of 6-7km, for several hours at a
time and constantly using your brain for the many
mental challenges you face. There are many stated
health benefits of golf, from scientific and anecdotal
sources, but just how good is the game for the body
and mind?
SEVEN HEALTH BENEFITS OF GOLF
1. Heart health – any form of physical exercise helps
get the blood pumping to your heart. Walking, carrying
your bag and swinging all increase your heart
rate and blood flow. Your risk of a stroke and diabetes
are reduced, and there can be positive effects on
reducing blood pressure and harmful cholesterol,
especially if combined with a healthy diet and lifestyle.
The Norwegian Golf Federation (NGF) found
that during an 18-hole round, a player will have an
average heart rate of 100 beats per minute, over a two
to five hour period
2. Brain stimulation – regular daily walking strengthens
the brain’s memory circuits. Clive Ballard,
director of research at the Alzheimer’s Society, says:
‘Whether it is going for a jog or walking the golf course,
keeping physically active is a great way to keep
your heart and your brain healthy. By keeping active
you make sure your brain has a good, strong blood
supply, which is essential to help it function better
now and in future.”
3. Weight loss – the golden number of steps per day
needed for weight loss is 10,000. An 18-hole round
easily exceeds this recommended number, especially
when you walk and do not use a golf cart. The
Norwegian Golf Federation (NGF) found that recent
research projects (referring to those in Norway, Japan,
Germany, the US and Sweden) revealed that a
male golfer burns around 2,500 kCal during an 18-
hole round, and female players burn approximately
1,500 kCal (read 9 Holes for Better Health – in Norwegian)
4. Reduces stress – the pleasure of walking in fresh
air, socialising, with an added mental challenge
means golf releases endorphins, the natural mood-enhancing
chemicals in your brain, which make you
happy and relaxed
5. Improved sleep – exercise and fresh air are a
powerful combination for improved sleep. Walking
the course will give you a good workout. Regular
exercise helps you sleep faster and remain in a deep
sleep for longer. Sleep helps your muscles rest and
repair
6. Low injury – golf is a low-impact activity in the
sense that one walks on a soft, gently rolling surface.
More mature players find this attractive as they can
burn calories with a low risk of injury
7. Live longer – a Swedish study by the Karolinska
Institutet led by Professor Anders Ahlbom, found
that golfers have a 40% lower death rate, which corresponds
to a 5-year increase in life expectancy (read
Golf: A game of life and death – reduced mortality in
Swedish golf players)
“The health benefits of golf are far greater than most
of us seem to believe, and may have a much greater
and broader impact on our wellbeing than we may
have realised. Considering how well a good golf facility
can appeal to people of all age groups, golf is
a wonderful way to encourage exercise,” says Edwin
Roald, EIGCA Council member.
In addition to the scientific research above, the NY
Times ran a story in July 2015 following two studies
which found there are many health benefits of golf:
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“A walk in the park may soothe the mind and, in the
progress, change the workings of our brains in ways
that improve our mental health.”
GOLF CARTS ARE NOT A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF
THE GAME
The use of golf carts is widespread and it can be all
too easy to jump in a cart rather than take a leisurely
stroll. While golf carts are useful in terms of enabling
the elderly and people with disabilities to enjoy
golf as a form of recreation, their extensive use has
likely contributed, as much as anything else, to golf‘s
apparent elitist image. Whenever possible, golfers
should say no to a cart and play golf on foot, as it
was meant to be played, and reap the rewards of the
health benefits of golf.
WHAT ROLE DO GOLF COURS ARCHITECTS HAVE?
As golf course architects, we need to continue to find
ways to minimise the need for golf carts. Our duty is
to make more courses walkable. The reported health
benefits of golf will undoubtedly remain or perhaps
become one of the game’s most valuable assets and
social contribution in coming decades? Greater emphasis
on walkability could pave golf‘s way into the
future.

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The Great President
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The Great President
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DR. ELI MALAYA JR. AND MRS. JEAN MALAYA
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ALL MEMBERS OF PARANAQUE SOUTH
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The Great President
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The Great President
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