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CLUB NEWSLETTER | DISTRICT 3830 | ROTARY YEAR 2020-21
Being a Rotarian in
Uncertain Times
Unveiling new opportunities
photo: charter souvenir 2017
VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 1 | JULY 2020
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EDITOR’S NOTES
If there is any year to test the strength and resilience of
being Rotarian, it is this Rotary year. The pandemic challenges
us to be of service while being at arm's length
from those we serve.
LEAH QUESADA
Public Image Chair
RY 2020-21
Let’s keep the
conversations going.
rcmpd.news@gmail.com.
rcmakatipremier.org.
In this newsletter, we hear from our new leaders, Rotary
International President Holger Knaack, District 3830 Governor
Cha Cha Camacho, and our new president Ricky
Trinidad. With their clarity of thought and vision, our leaders
pragmatically focus on the most important things.
July is Leadership month. We feature members actively
leading critical initiatives in brand new ways. We also
highlight member essays on the same topic.
Ironically, the paradigm shifts brought in by our new normal
are opening new unexplored opportunities for us to
serve and achieve personal growth. There's never been a
better time to be a Rotarian!
CONTENT
3 President’s Message
6 RI Message
8 District Message
10 District Updates
14 Club Updates
19 On Leadership
24 Member Celebrations
28 Rotary Monthly
30 Officers and Teams

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Setting Our Priorities
RICKY TRINIDAD
Club President, RY 2020-21
Dear members and colleagues,
I must say it is very unusual to start the Rotary
Year 2020 – 2021 under these circumstances;
however, it does provide a challenge
to our members to soul search the meaning
of "Service Above Self" in Rotary. Allow me
to provoke you with the real normal in the
Philippines.
The Real Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to a new
normal; however, if you carefully looked at
the lockdown and its effects, it just crystallized
the real normal in the Philippines. The
real normal is 18 million families who cannot
sustain themselves for a week and rely on
cash dole-outs and food packages from the
government. With an average family size of
4.8 people, 18 million families represent 86
million people or 80% of the total Philippine
population.
The real normal is 18 million
families who cannot
sustain themselves.
This segment of our country does not partake
in the Philippines' growth and its ocean
of wealth. There is no such thing as trickledown
economics in this country. Only 400
families get the lion's share of the entire
ocean of wealth of the country.
The 18 million families have a median salary
below minimum wage. Most of them have no
economic and productive identity, primarily
because they have no education or vocational
training. In this light, we at the Rotary Club of
Makati Premier District believe that the glass
ceiling of poverty must be broken principally
by education, one of our club's advocacies.
Where We Can Help
Without compromising our members' health,
we shall continue assisting some of those unfortunate
families by pursuing our main initiatives
in education as well as breast and cervical
cancer detection.

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Sustainable help from our
club can be achieved by
focusing on education and
cervical cancer detection.
On July 2, the second day of my term, I received
an email from the Regional Grants
Officer Shyanmei Wang. I was delighted to
hear that the Rotary Foundation has approved
our global grant application! With the
help of the Philippine Cancer Society, this
grant enables us to provide breast and cervical
cancer screening in a mobile clinic. Partnering
with the Rotary Club of Hsinchuang
East, we obtained a US$ 93K grant. We are
working diligently to comply with all documentary
requirements to receive the grant
payments.
We obtained a global
grant for US$93k. With
the help of the Philippine
Cancer Society, we will
enable a mobile clinic for
cervical cancer screening.
We are also very fortunate to have generous
club members. A special mention goes to Dr.
Hazel Zuellig and her family, who have donated
generously during the lockdown, enabling
us to donate over 120,000 PPE and
medical supplies to 80 hospitals.
Together with members of the Service Committee,
Hazel's donation helped us additionally
source 20,000 face masks and 1,000 face
shields. The recipients will be the Tulay ng
Kabataan children, various schools (some
located as far as Davao), market vendors,
tricycle drivers, jeepney drivers, and the Philippine
Cancer Society.
Passion for Serving
The passion for serving by the Rotary Club of
Makati Premier District members serves as
an inspiration for me to do my best during
my term.
Let us have a meaningful Rotary year ahead
of us!
Yours in Rotary Service,
Ricky Trinidad

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ABOUT OUR PERFECT VISION PRESIDENT:
RICKY TRINIDAD
Enrico "Ricky" Trinidad is the President of MOCYRI Holdings Corporation, a real estate holding company
owned by his family. He also consults for various corporations here and abroad. Ricky has
held many senior management roles, including senior vice president and Chief Finance Officer of
Century Peak Metals Holdings Corporation (listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange). He served as
Vice President of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in charge of Capital Markets Development
and Corporate Services. Before joining the PSE, he was Executive Vice President of MAA Mutualife
Philippines, Inc., was President and Director of MAA Privilege Dollar Fixed Income Fund, Inc., and
MAA Privilege Peso Fixed Income Fund, Inc. MAA Group Berhad of Malaysia, one of the largest insurance
groups in Malaysia and listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia, owns these companies.
Added to this list are also his positions as Director of Sales and Research of UOB Securities Philippines
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) of Singapore. He was also
President and Director of Sun Hung Kai Capital (Philippines) Inc., an investment bank wholly owned
by Sun Hung Kai Ltd., of Hong Kong.
Ricky received his Master's degree in Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree, major in Management of Financial Institutions from De
La Salle University. He graduated with honors and distinction.
Ricky was born in Manila on April 24, 1960. He is happily married to Felicia "IC" Tirona with whom
he has a three (3) year old daughter named Olivia. Ricky also has a son named Anthony, who is
now in the Honors Executive Program of Banco de Oro. Ricky comes from a long lineage of successful
business people. His father, Gregorio Trinidad, Jr., was Chairman of the Overseas Contractors
Association of the Philippines. His grandfather Gregorio S. Trinidad Sr. was a partner and senior
executive of Aguinaldo Development Corporation (Adecor) involved in logging in Davao and former
owner of King King Mines. His great grandfather Wenceslao Luna Trinidad was the first Filipino
General Manager of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) and member of the government of Manuel
Quezon as head of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
When asked about his thoughts leading the Rotary Club of Makati Premier District, Ricky responds,
"Primus inter pares (Latin expression meaning "first amongst equals") comes to mind. Our members
are leaders in their respective professional fields. I hope that my own experience in managing
successful teams will enable us to build an even stronger and more cohesive group of Rotarians
working together towards our key goals."

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ROTARY OPENS OPPORTUNITIES
HOLGAR KNAACK
Rotary International President, RY 2020-21
This does not seem like a time for great optimism,
but it has to be. Long before Rotary
was founded, the world dealt with great crises
that tested humankind's ability to progress
and endure. In the age of Rotary, the
world has faced many more catastrophes;
however, we have survived, and every step of
the way, Rotary has helped the world heal.
Every great challenge is an opportunity for
renewal and growth. I revealed the theme of
Rotary Opens Opportunities at the International
Assembly in San Diego just as the
COVID-19 crisis was beginning, but these are
words that I have believed for many years.
Rotary is not just a club
that you join; it is an invitation
to endless opportunities.
We believe in creating opportunities for others
and for ourselves. We believe that our
acts of service, large and small, generate opportunities
for people who need our help,
and that Rotary opens opportunities for us
to live a richer, more meaningful life, with
friends around the world, based on our core
values.
Rotary opens opportunities
for us to live a richer,
more meaningful life.

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Governments and institutions are gaining a
greater appreciation for the types of public
health partnerships that are critical to our
work. People stuck at home, eager for greater
connections and hungry to help their
communities, are now embracing the values
we have promoted since our beginning.
All of this is positive news,
but just because there are
greater opportunities than
ever for Rotary to thrive
does not guarantee that
we will succeed.
The world is changing rapidly — and was doing
so even before this crisis. People were
starting to move away from regular lunch
meetings and toward online gatherings.
Friendships were being cultivated and revived
in social media relationships even before
most of our meetings moved to Zoom
and Skype. Younger generations have a
strong desire to serve — but have questioned
whether they could play a meaningful
role in organizations like Rotary or whether
they might make a bigger impact forming
different types of connections.
Now is the time to put
everything on the table,
test new approaches, and
prepare Rotary for the
future.
The COVID-19 crisis has forced all of us to
adapt. This is good, and our new Action Plan
specifically calls on us to improve our ability
to adapt. But adaptation is not enough. We
need to change, and change dramatically, if
we are to face the challenges of this new age
and provide the Rotary the world so desperately
needs.
This is our great challenge, not just in the
next year but into the foreseeable future.
It is up to us to remake
Rotary for these new
times
— to wholeheartedly embrace the ideas, energy,
and commitment of young people eager
to find an outlet for idealism. We must
become an organization fully enmeshed in
the digital age, not one that simply looks for
online ways to keep doing what we have always
done.
The world needs Rotary now more than ever.
It is up to us to make sure that Rotary Opens
Opportunities for generations to come.

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OPENING LOCKED DOORS
A Summary of District Governor Cha Cha Camacho’s
Speech on February 2020
District 3830 Governor Cha Cha Camacho
spoke to incoming club presidents in February
2020. The speech was published at the
Governor’s Monthly Letter, July 2020. We
summarized her key points.
The district governor started narrating a story
in the third person of a woman who became
an accidental club president. She was
an able leader, but her heart was not into it
entirely. One day, during a visit to a remote
poor area, a farmer asked in an unfriendly
tone, “Bakit ba kayo tumutulong sa amin?”.
Taken aback, she questioned the very core of
her beliefs. She then realized that a willingness
to serve was not enough.
To be truly authentic, one
must have a genuine
willingness to serve.
She had a change of heart. The woman in
the district governor’s story is her.
The woman I once knew, I no longer am. Rotary
has transformed me into someone
whose heart is now wholly set to serve those
whose lives I can make a little better. Had it
not been for Rotary, I would not have discovered
the happiness of making use of everything
I have at my disposal to serve others
and make the world a better place. It’s a
priceless joy! Rotary gave me this opportunity
of self-actualization and selftransformation.
District Governor Cha Cha Camacho
Rotary Opens Opportunities
This year’s Rotary theme is Rotary Opens
Opportunities. Given that the world is in a
pandemic, this theme has never been more
fitting. Rotary International President Holger
Knaack said “Rotary has to change and will
change. And even if some Rotarians will
complain that it does not look like their old
Rotary, we have to change. “
Our District fully supports RI’s new strategic
plan & four strategic priorities namely:
1. INCREASE OUR IMPACT
• Eradicate polio; leverage on Rotary’s legacy
• Focus our programs and offerings
• Improve how we measure the sustainability
of our impact

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2. EXPAND OUR REACH
• Grow and diversify our membership
• Create new channels into Rotary
• Increase Rotary’s openness and appeal
• Build awareness of our impact and
brand
3. ENHANCE PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT
• Develop a participant-centered approach
• Offer new opportunities for personal and
professional connections
• Provide leadership development and
skills training
4. INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT
• Build a culture of resourcefulness, innovation
and willingness to take risks
• Streamline governance, structure and
process
Challenges Open New Opportunities
The New Normal demands new ways of
thinking and doing things. From identifying
projects that will truly make a lasting difference
in people’s lives to creating partnerships
and donor engagements. Youth engagement
is essential. We need to simplify
things to move faster. We need to create
positive experiences for our members and
our beneficiaries.
Aligning with Rotary International Directions
We share Holger’s ideals, radical as they are.
We had ten months of preparation to steer
the District to Rotary’s bold new directions.
DG Cha Cha asks us all to join in our battle
cry: Lead with a Rotarian heart. The challenges
are big. But with our open hearts and a
genuine willingness to serve, we will make a
difference.
Re-focusing on Friendship and Service
Friendship and service draw people towards
Rotary. But sometimes we get caught up in
metrics like TRF donation quotas, the quantity
of newly recruited members, or 5-star club
status. DG Cha Cha reminds us that just like
her personal story, what matters most is self
-transformation opportunities. These are our
growth opportunities in learning ourselves
better and acquiring new skills.
What matters most are
opportunities for self
transformations and
personal growth.
Opening Locked Doors of Opportunities
DG Cha Cha ended her talk reminding everyone
that we as Rotarians open doors of opportunity
— doors that were locked for many
of our marginalized fellowmen. Let us use
our Rotarian heart as the KEY to open these
doors.
The Rotary has been changing the world for
115 years. This RY 2020-2021, it is our collective
time to shine. We are the stewards of
the Rotary story, and we owe it to the Rotarians
who came before the Rotarians who will
follow us to make this story even better and
us. Make RY 2020-2021 a genuinely great
and unforgettable one!

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New Normal is Now the New Possible
Reprinted from the Governor’s Monthly Letter, July 2020
RAISSA HECHANOVA-POSADAS
District Coordinating Committee Chair for Community Service
Covid-19 changed us forever. We will remember
where we were, what we did, and
what happened during those three months
of lockdown and quarantine -- the lives lost
and bleak isolation of quarantined patients,
the jobs lost and the hunger of many, and
the emotional challenge of physical separation
from loved ones. But through that darkness,
we saw the light. We saw rainbows in
acts of bravery by front liners and health
workers, and the generosity of many. We
saw new opportunities.
The Rotary New Normal
Covid-19’s New Normal is well accepted: continued
social distancing, limited social and
mass gatherings, reduced capacity in public
transport, restaurants, and businesses.
But in Rotary, what is the
New Normal?
1.Put Everything on Test. Rotary International
President (RIP) Holger Knaack said:
“Everyone wants us to get back to normal.
But in Rotary, this is the time for a change.
This is the time to be revolutionary. Let’s
take the opportunity now to make Rotary
ready for the future. I’m asking you to put
everything on TEST – meeting frequency,
venue, day/time, fundraisings, service projects
– simply everything. Your club can be
more attractive, flexible, and effective. Don’t
waste this opportunity.” These words from
Holger resonated the most.
Rotary International President Holger Knaack
2. Increase Club Empowerment. Goals, KPIs,
and metrics all drive behavior. To achieve
the 2020-21 RI Citation, clubs can pick at
least 13 of the 25 available goals in Rotary
Club Central and create their targets. For
instance, if you commit to service projects as
one of the 13 goals, it is up to you to set the
target number of service projects and which
service activities to do. There will be no separate
District scorecard and no separate
PMR monthly progress report. You are fully
empowered to set your goals to achieve
them realistically!
3. Focus on Membership Engagement and
Retention. For years, we aimed high but remained
stuck at 1.2 million members globally.
When quantity is the goal, poor member
recruitment only led to eventual member
defection. The New Normal is about membership
quality. You grow at your pace with
no pressure to retain disengaged members
merely to get a 5 Star club rating. You can
instead focus on engaging your members
and delivering value to their Rotary membership.
RIP Holger says, “Grow, but select
members carefully and make sure they are a
good fit for your club and that your club
meets their expectations. Take care of
them.“

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Or probed into which projects they want to
do but have never been able to bring up? Or
asked which projects the club wants to be
known? You can download very insightful
membership engagement tools
at www.rotary.org, such as surveys on club
health and other membership matters.
Armed with the above results, embrace your
increased club empowerment and plan to do
the projects your club wants to do. In this
regard, during the DTA, DG Chacha Camacho
cited three movements:
“Pivot. Reinvent.
Implement.”
Covid’s New Normal + Rotary’s New Normal
= The Now Normal
We cannot go back to where we were before
Covid-19. And the ramifications of Covid-19
will remain for at least 12-18 months until a
vaccine is commercially available and widely
accessible. In light of the Now Normal, what
service projects should Clubs do? How can
we deliver value to our members?
1. Re-evaluate existing/continuing service
projects. There are no sacred cows. Can they
still be done under a Now Normal?
2. Assess your Membership Engagement
numbers. Draw up a list of all service projects
and fellowship activities in the past
year, and review the number of members
engaged in each. Analyze the results.
3. Survey your members. When was the last
time your club surveyed its members’ advocacies?
It is very tempting to revert to pre-COVID
habits and practices. But instead of trying to
see how the projects can fit into the Now
Normal, why not do the reverse. Throw out
the box and imagine a blank space, and
think of what your club can do digitally.
Physical presence is no longer a constraint.
With technology, you can pierce physical
boundaries and international borders. A
club’s willingness and ability to pivot quickly
to a new way of serving will allow it to explore
these new opportunities. Here are
some ideas and initiatives:
1. Create timely and curated communication
channels. Maximize the use of Viber/
Whatsapp to communicate effectively with
your members. You can avoid burying essential
announcements by posting it at the
best time of the day when people can read it
without distraction. You can strengthen fellowship
and engage members in your club
by forming curated Viber groups based on
member interests, eg: golf, music, food ,
travel, good governance (politics). Use Viber’s
poll feature to obtain feedback easily.

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As DGE Chacha mentioned at the DTA, every
Little Act of Kindness Everyday (L.A.K.E)
“sends out ripples of hope. Let us create our
own LAKE Rotary.” We are collecting LAKE
stories from AGMs and Presidents.
Plenary Session during the District Training
Assembly held via Zoom on May 30 th 2020
2. Use the classifications or vocations of your
members strategically . You need not go far
to find vibrant and exciting speakers. Hold a
series of Classification Talks by co-members,
and see if you can kill two birds with one
stone by establishing a leadership development
program with your club members
forming the core of lecturers.
Use the same cadre of member-speakers to
conduct webinars to benefit your adopted
communities on topics related to their vocations.
Use the vocations of your club members to
develop a more impactful relationship with
your project beneficiaries.
Rotary clubs in East Africa are forging partnerships
to provide hand washing stations
and food in areas where social distancing is
a luxury that few can afford
3. Capture the opportunity to develop deeper
relationships with project beneficiaries.
We want to do so much for so many, all at
the same time. But in the process, we may
have spread ourselves too thinly. Consider
how you are engaging with your beneficiaries
at these events in light of RI’s Strategic
Priority of Increasing Impact. Perhaps having
50 kids you can spend more time within
a day creates more impact than 300 kids you
do not have much time to engage with. Perhaps
having fewer activities in a day is more
impactful than doing so many activities to hit
all Areas of Focus (AOF).
4. Leverage off the Filipinos’ heavy use of
social media. Studies show that for the
fourth straight year, Filipinos are #1 in the
world! We spend over ten hours on the Internet,
and over four hours on social media
platforms compared to the global average of
2+ hours. In the Philippines, social media
users are now at more than 76 million, mostly
on Facebook, and 67% access through mobile
phones.
Use Facebook and FB Messenger to communicate
effectively with your project beneficiaries
and partner organizations. Use Facebook
Live for webinars.

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With no physical boundaries, you can have
joint meetings with sister clubs here and
abroad, recruit members residing in the other
provinces, or even abroad (my club has
members in LA and Europe). You can invite
international Rotarians or non-Rotarians as
guests at your virtual club meeting.
5. Coping with Covid-19 The pandemic has
drastically disrupted education (compressed
school year, significant revisions to curriculum)
and resulted in the highest unemployment
rates (7.3 million jobless). See Figure 1
for some ideas on how to cope with the pandemic’s
new normal.
Teaching and Learning
during Covid
Explore flexible tutoring
techniques
Helping Jumpstart
the Economy
Upskilling for skills
needed during this
time (Viber order
takers, Grab/
Lalamove drivers,
processing of
online orders, website
developers
etc.)
I am sure your club has generated a lot of ideas
on what projects to do. Here’s a tool to
help assess the impact of your project and
what it takes to do it.
Webinars on topics
like: mental health,
grief and depression,
anti-bullying etc.
Assist entrepreneurs
repurpose
manufacturing for
Covid New Normal
needs like face
shields, coveralls,
cotton masks,
acrylic shields for
restaurants and
banks etc.
Public school teacher
training in blended
learning techniques
Provide public
schools with access
to multimedia learning
tools
Provide tools to
bring back confidence
to go out
and shop/eat:
safety distance
markers, acrylic
shields, cotton
masks, face shields
in public areas
Providing sanitation
stations and/
or handwash stations
in small hospitals,
bus and other
transport hubs,
palengkes and other
public places
The New Normal has become
the Now Normal.
But the Now Normal is
also now the New Possible.
Go out and create new opportunities!
Provide internet access
to adopted communities
and schools
Figure 1: Ideas on how to cope with the pandemic’s
new normal

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“
CHACHA CAMACHO:
District 3830 Governor
Every little act of
kindness (l.a.k.e), sends
out ripples of hope.
Let us create our own
l.a.k.e Rotary.
”

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HOW WE
RESPOND AS
LEARNING
SHIFTS
RINA LOPEZ-BAUTISTA
President-Elect
Rina Lopez-Bautista is Club President-Elect and is the President of
Knowledge Channel Foundation (KCFI). She was also one of five guest
speakers at District 3830 Discon 2020. She spoke about the state of Philippine
education, how it is shifting because of the pandemic, and how
we help.
Early Literacy is one of RCMPD's Pillar Advocacies
Recently, we gained approval for a global grant to resolve Filipino children's
poor reading comprehension skills in English. Together with KCFI,
we will be producing DepEd compliant Grade 1 English video lessons.
Since the pandemic, many things shifted. Children had to stay home,
parents became instructors, and teachers learned how to zoom. In
some locale, internet access is not a reality.
Rotary and Knowledge Channel Foundation Respond
The past three months have taught us to embrace the new normal,
adopt, and pivot nimbly. Filipino children can continue learning during
the pandemic. Knowledge Channel videos can be accessed from its
website, social media, youtube, TV, online, or offline without internet.
Access can be via cable, direct-to-home TV, black boxes, and other TV
platforms. We cannot allow COVID-19 or any other calamity to stop children
from learning.
Thomas Edison drew inspiration from making the impossible possible:
"The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
And so, we do. View Rina's full video: bit.ly/Filipino-children-learning.
You can also view it from our Covid response page.

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MAKING
MENTAL
WELLNESS
ACCESSIBLE
PATRICIA GO
Community Service Chair
The pandemic has disrupted our lives in many ways. One of the most
dramatic but less apparent ways is how it has affected our mental
wellness.
Caring for our mental wellness should see no economic boundaries.
Our club members strongly felt that we needed to do something for
the unserved majority of our population. There is little or no material
in Pilipino available online that addresses the stress and anxiety that
many of our countrymen face. Here lay the opportunity for us to make
a difference! So far, we have two webinars on mental wellness, one in
June and the other in July, that were conducted in Pilipino.
Caring for our mental wellness should
see no economic boundaries.
Along with the health professionals in our club, we invited industry
experts and celebrity panelists. Our first Facebook live webinar was on
The Definition and Importance of Mental Health or Kamustahan at
Usapang Mental Health sa Barangay. This event was an exciting and
lively exchange between mental health practitioners Dr. Angelo Legal
of Centre Medicale Internationale in BGC, club member and family
counselor Annabel Uy Braganza, club member and psychologist Patti
Manuel-Go, and our celebrity panelist Christine Bersola Babao, media
personality, wife and mother.
Fr. Angelo, OSB, a clinical psychologist, and Catholic priest, stressed
the need to balance our fears, anxieties, and questions with reason
and faith. Christine gave practical advice on making the most of the
current situation and reframing it to see the positive aspects.

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From tipid tips on her YouTube channel to
sound parenting advice, Christine echoed the
theme of familial support and faith in God as
part of Filipino resilience.
“There is a need to balance
our fears, anxieties,
and questions with reason
and faith. “
- Fr. Angelo, OSB
Club member Annabel Uy Braganza, a graduate
of the Center for Family Ministries Diploma
Program, shared her video on coping
with grief and loss during the pandemic. Annabel
also provided a link to the counseling
hotline of UGAT Foundation, of which she is a
volunteer, to help those who are struggling
with more severe issues.
Club member Dr. Hazel Zuellig, a neurologist,
played a significant role in the planning and
execution of the webinars. Holding online
webinars is new for our club, but club member
Toni Urrutia and her team handled all
technical requirements with skill and
aplomb.
We had over 200 participants in the first
webinar, which encouraged us to continue
our planned series. Our second one was Pagahon
sa Lugmok na Krisis Pampamilya sa
Panahon ng Pandemya.
Fr. Nilo Tanalega SJ, from the Ateneo de Manila
University and Mr. Carlos Lagaya of
UGAT Foundation, shared their insights on
challenges faced by families on lockdown
and how they can make the most of their
time together to build stronger relationships.
Guided by Rotary's seven areas of focus, we
have begun a holistic community development
program called Gabay at Lingkod,
which was built in 2018 and continues to the
present. Before the pandemic lockdown, we
organized seminars with the residents of
Francisco Benitez Elementary School
III. Leveraging our club members' professional
health expertise, we conducted workshops
on parenting, empowerment and healing,
and healthy boundary setting.
Fast forward to our new normal during a
pandemic. Using the same collective talents
in our club and an even stronger desire to
help despite being at physical arm's length,
we unveiled a new opportunity to reach and
help more people online.
Seeing webinar viewers
from Batanes to Northern
Mindanao, our hearts are
full, seeing how we can
help others cope in their
daily lives.
Based on the feedback we have received, we
will be looking to continue our mental wellness
webinars. The pandemic has separated
us, but we are all united in one spirit.
Please see how our club has responded in
many other ways by checking out our COVID-
19 Response page: : https://
www.rcmakatipremier.org/covid19
Fr. Ari’s Xavier School Greenhills staff joins in.

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UPDATE:
FOUR GLOBAL GRANTS APPROVED
CAROL MERCADO
Club TRF Committee Chair
Rotary Year 2019-2020, has been a blessed year! Our four global grant (GG) applications were all
approved by Rotary International.
"Rotary Fighting Cancer! Saving Lives!" is a global grant for $100K. It enables us to provide the
Philippine Cancer Society a brand-new mobile clinic to conduct free breast and cervical cancer
screening; thereby, saving lives. When discovered early, cancer can be treatable.
"Building the Nation Through Enhanced Basic Education," an $86K grant, enables us to produce
videos that improve reading and comprehension of the English language and values formation
for Grade 1 children. These DepEd curricula compliant materials will benefit school children in
Marikina, who can learn from home during the pandemic.
More than an answered prayer, our third project is "Let's Save the Brain." Our club conceptualized
the project and then accorded RC Makati Century City to be the host club for this $53K
grant, which enabled us to donate 13 bedside monitors for stroke patients in Philippine General
Hospital. Delivered on June 11, 2020, these monitors will be fully installed in August 2020. All
units have full-year insurance and supplier extended warranties.
Our fourth global grant is "Cancer Part 2". This $94K grant was made possible by district designated
funds (DDF) from Taiwan through the help of PDG Edna Sutter and generous donation of
$10K from PP David Ackerman of RC Makati. We will have another brand-new mobile clinic.
This year, we plan to work on four global grants: "Building the Nation Through Enhanced Basic
Education for Grade 2 and Grade 3", "Rotary, Fighting Cancer! Saving Lives! Part 3", and "Hope for
Patients with Epilepsy." The cancer project is for immunization for cervical cancer. The epilepsy
project is for training doctors of other specialties in the provinces to treat epilepsy patients. Club
member Dr. Hazel Zuellig is instrumental in this project.
The Rotary Foundation (TRF) global grant enables Rotarians to engage in large scale humanitarian
projects. It is the heart of Rotary, while community service is the heartbeat of Rotary. Please
donate to The Rotary Foundation to create significant changes to alleviate the living conditions of
the people we serve and even save lives.

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“
RAFAEL HECHANOVA, SR:
Past Rotary International President
Leadership demands the
highest integrity of one
who is expected to have the
moral ascendency to lead
and for others to follow.
”

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A GREAT LEADER IS _____.
A new Rotary year marks new leadership. We polled club members, asking
them to fill in the blank. Here is how they responded. On the next pages, you
will find members write about their thoughts on leadership.

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What does it mean to be a leader? As Rotarians, we are guided by the
Four-Way Test, with its quaternal moral code:
A LEADER’S
GUIDE:
The Four Way
Test
BUSTER VIRATA
Club Member
1. Is It the truth?
2. Is It fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build good will and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
This code provides a useful template as we aspire to be the ideal leaders
we want to be. The truth is that a leader is merely a follower who happens
to find themselves in leadership positions. To be a good leader,
one must understand how to be a good follower, and to be able to follow
ideals, mentors, guides, and even one’s self.
In a sense, every person is a leader within their respective spheres of
leadership. Every person has a responsibility towards something that
puts them in a leadership position over a particular subject. But that
same person can also interact with other people of varying relations,
which require different types of leadership. The Four-Way Test orients
us towards both an objective and a subjective ideal. Firstly, it seeks to
uphold the Truth in all matters. Secondly, it is concerned with fairness
and benefit to ALL involved, along with fostering good relationships.
As Rotarians, may these be the spokes of the wheel. With the wheel’s
continuous rotating circumference, we can approach the Point of Stillness
at the Center of the Wheel.
Photo: Buster explains Philippine infrastructure development

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Globally, people continue to seek meaning in their lives. With declining religious
service attendance worldwide, people use work to find meaning, connection,
self-worth, identity, spiritual growth, and a sense of fulfillment.
A WORKPLACE
SPIRITUAL
LEADER
Finding and fostering
meaning at work
JOSE MARI YUPANGCO
Club Treasurer
I am the business leader of my company, and so I was curious about this
phenomenon. I decided to learn more. I learned that there is a concept
called spiritual leadership in a work environment. Spiritual leaders seek to
understand their inner selves and foster a sense of meaning and significance,
amongst others. They focus on relationships with others, compassion,
partnership, collaboration, and inspiration to create meaning at work.
As a consequence of this positive dynamic is economic business success.
There are two types of leaders: Servant leaders who are empathetic and
commit to others' personal, professional, and spiritual growth. Transformational
leaders promote mutual trust and support.
After much research, I created a framework that explains how spiritual leaders
create a culture that fosters workplace values and customs. See above.
A spiritual leader understands what people need and he/she seeks collaboration.
In the process, this leader creates a work environment that promotes
stewardship, participative leadership, commitment, and dedication.
To be a spiritual leader is not a skill nor a personal attribute. It's nurturing
relationships to help people achieve their spiritual, economic, and social fulfillment.
These relationships are simultaneous and bi-directional. Every day,
I work to become a workplace spiritual leader. It provides meaning for me
and, hopefully, to others.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
-Proverbs 16:3

MY EPITOMES
FOR
LEADERSHIP:
To Inspire and
Serve
DR. DORELENE
V.DIMAUNAHAN
MScM, CFE, CMA, CHRP
Club Member
They say that "to teach is to learn." Based on experience, I most definitely
agree. As a professor of the country's well-known universities, I have
been teaching a subject entitled Organizational Behavior (OB), which introduces
human capital and the relevance of employees' intrinsic motivation.
I have been exposed to various industries throughout my twelve years
as an entrepreneur and business coach for SMEs. At first, I was very
hands-on. I used to micromanage and follow a more authoritative style
of leadership. As I started teaching OB, I realized there is a better way.
Everything starts at the top. Its leaders define a company's culture. I
learned the importance of being a transformational leader – one who
works with their teams to identify needed change, creates a vision to
guide the change through inspiration, and then executes the change in
tandem with its committed members.
The role I play has shifted from being highly involved in operations to
focusing more on strategic planning and audit. I also am engaged in my
social enterprise. I learned the relevance of being a servant leader
(where the leader's primary goal is to serve). As I continue to lead and
form businesses, I am guided by the golden rule, "do unto others what
you what them to do unto you." As I coach others, I encourage people to
drive through inspiration and service.
All this has paid off. Employees now own shares of the company. As employees
feel trusted, they feel more vested in the company's long-term
success.
Photo: weekly employee catch-up session, encouraging work-life balance.
Dore is second from right.
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“
PAUL P HARRIS:
Founder of Rotary
Friendship was the
foundation rock on which
Rotary was built and
tolerance is the element
which holds it together.
”

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4
1
8 Buster Virata
19 Merci Padolino
22 Raissa & Monet
23 Bong Arjonillo 2
5 Ravi and Shirley
10 Joe Agcaoili
12 Annabel Uy Braganza
12 Joy and Don
16 Raissa Hechanova-
Posadas
18 Dore Dimaunahan
24 Ricky Trinidad
5 11
4 Robina Tan
11 Dee and Joey
14 Leah and
Bruce
15 Dee Chan
3
4 Hazel Zuellig
8 Baby Cheng
14 Baby and Steve C
19 JM Yupangco
19 Robina and Eric
25 Patti Manuel
26 Corina Kalaw
Mike Advani
6
1 Toni Urrutia
25 Carol and Jojo M
7
2 Ludeth Cruz
3 Buster and Malin
15 Rina Lopez Bautista
17 Tin Reyes
8
7 JM and Emillie
8 Kat and Tres
11 Joni Dizon
13 BJ Thompson
22 Sonie Aguilar
25 Kat Lim Lleander
9
10 Joy Ejercito
22 Carol Mercado
10 11
1 Leah Quesada
10 Eric Quiason
14 Rachel Kelly Davis
19 Nikki Tang
20 Tom Drilon
27 Eric and Bern
6 May Munoz
13 Charilu Puno
15 Ludeth
and Nathaniel
12
6 Sonie and Mike
8 Ricky and IC
8 Bong and Carol A
11 Hazel and David
16 Ravi Daryanani
24 Jaqui Dayrit-Boncan
birthdays and anniversaries

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JULY CELEBRANTS
2
LUDETH’S BIRTHDAY
15
RINA’S BIRTHDAY
17
TIN’S BIRTHDAY

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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome Jaqui and Bobet!
ATTY. JOSE LUIS VERA
Jose Luis (Bobet) is the President & substantial
owner of Quest Broadcasting Inc., a Philippine
radio broadcasting company. The
company operates nine radio stations under
the Magic Nationwide brand, which is composed
of its flagship radio station Magic 89.9
in Metro Manila and throughout the Visayas
and Mindanao area.
JACQUELINE DAYRIT-BONCAN
Jacqueline (Jaqui) is an enterprising businesswoman.
She is Director of Miladay Jewels. Inc
and Chairman for three companies: Cash
World Credit, Cassia Prime, and Genea Builders
and Development. She is the mother of
two happily married daughters. She has two
grandchildren.
Favorite quote: Live with purpose
Bobet (right) was Ricky’s high school batchmate

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ROTARY MONTHLY
RI observances and club activities
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
Leadership
OCTOBER
Membership and New
Club Development
NOVEMBER
Basic Education and
Literacy
DECEMBER
Economic &
Community Develop
JANUARY
Rotary Foundation
FEBRUARY
Disease Prevention
and Treatment
MARCH
Vocational Services
APRIL
Peace and Conflict
Resolution
MAY
Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene
JUNE
Maternal and Child
Health
Youth Services
Fellowship
Club Activities
July 21, 2 pm Mental Wellness FB Live Webinar
July 21, 4 pm Board of Director’s Meeting
July 23, 8 pm Joint Meeting RCMBD, RCMFBGC, RCMS
July 28, 4 pm Club Meeting

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ROTARY IS A GLOBAL NETWORK
of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a
world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across
the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Solving real problems takes real commitment and
vision. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of
action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence
to take action on sustainable projects. From
literacy and peace to water and health, we are always
working to better our world, and we stay committed
to the end.
What we do
Rotary members believe that we have a shared responsibility
to take action on our world’s most persistent
issues. Our 35,000+ clubs work together to:
• Promote peace
• Fight disease
• Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
• Save mothers and children
• Support education
• Grow local economies
Our Mission
We provide service to others, promote integrity, and
advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace
through our fellowship of business, professional,
and community leaders.
We Work Differently
We see differently: Our multidisciplinary perspective
helps us see challenges in unique ways.
We think differently: We apply leadership and expertise
to social issues — and find unique solutions.
We act responsibly: Our passion and perseverance
create lasting change.

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Enrico Trinidad
PRESIDENT
Tom Drilon
VICE PRESIDENT
Jose Luis Agcaoili
CLUB SECRETARY
Board of
Directors
Jose Mari Yupangco
TREASURER
Carol Mercado
CHARTER PRESIDENT / CLUB TRF CHAIR
Raissa Hechanova-Posadas
PAST PRESIDENT / MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
Nikki Tang
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Rina Lopez Bautista
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Sonie Aguilar
SERVICE PROJECTS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Joy Ejercito
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Leah Quesada
PUBLIC IMAGE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Teresa Cheng
SERVICE PROJECTS COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR
Kat Lim Lleander
CLUB TRF COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR
rcmkatipremier.org
Special
Teams
Bro. Armin Luistro RSC
HONORARY MEMBER / FORMER SEC OF EDUCATION
Patti Manuel-Go
Community Service Chair
Toni Urrutia
Youth Service Chair