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Michael P. Torres PRESIDENT, RY 2019-2020
January 23, 2020 Dear fellow Rotarians,
Gong xi fa cai!
First, i would like to say thank you to PP Jonie Gesalem for the invitation for us to see the spectacular first-ever Musical Fireworks Competition in Cebu City - Sky Symphony last Friday, 17th of January. It also featured the stellar, Cebu's first, Dancing Musical Fountain at Il Corso. Indeed, a night of fiesta celebration and family bonding.
Congratulations to our very own Sinulog Foundation executives- PP Ricky Dakay and PE Edward Gaisano for spearheading the successful Sinulog weekend last January 19. We will all be expecting a bigger one next year when the whole island of Cebu will be celebrating its 500th year on the foundation of Christianity.
As of today, we have 16 members attending the March 5-7 DisCon. Hope we can increase the numbers of attendees from our club for we still have seven days to register.
Lastly, i am happy to announce that we are currently working on our 4th Run-for-Gift-of-Life and very honored to present our RGOL Y4 Chairman, Rtn George Paraoan. Thank you very much for taking the lead and as promised we are all behind you on this. Further details as to the date and venue shall be announced very soon. So, stay tuned and looking forward to everybody's usual support.
Cheers!
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25th Weekly Meeting &
Fellowship
Pamela Baricuatro
Founder and Executive Director of Simply Share Foundation, Inc. (SSFI)
Dir Javi Sala EMCEE
I. Call to Order
Pres Mike Torres
II. Invocation, Nasudnong
Awit & The Four-Way
Test
III. Introduction of Visiting
Rotarians and Guests
IV. Fellowship Singing
Butsekik by “Yoyoy Villame”
V. President’s Time
Pres Mike Torres
VI. Introduction of Speaker
VII. Speaker’s Talk
"Food Banking”
VIII. Open Forum
IX. Adjournment
S U G B U A N O N January 23, 2020
Issue No. 25
RY 2019 - 2020
INVOCATION May those assembled here today enjoy
the many offerings of Rotary. May we
abide by the rules we have established,
those of trust, fellowship and ethics, and
may we place Service above Self, in our
daily endeavors. And may we always
test ourselves and our efforts to be sure
they are the truth, good for all
concerned, of benefit to mankind, and
provide peace and understanding.
Amen.
NASUDNONG AWIT Yutang tabunon, mutya nga masilakon.
Putling bahandi, amo kang gimahal.
Mithing gisimba, yuta’s mga bayani; Sa
manlulupig, pagdapigan ka. Ang mga
buntod mo ug lapyahan, sa langit mong
bughaw. Nagahulad sa awit, lamdag sa
kaliwat tang gawas. Silaw sa adlaw ug
bituon sa nasudnong bandila. Nagatima-
an nga buhion ta ang atong pagka-usa.
Yutang maanyag, duyan ka sa pagmahal,
landong sa langit ang dughan mo.
Pakatam-ison namo nga nagatukaw kung
mamatay man sa ngalan mo!
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WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK… By: Walter Cang
Rtn. Shige Onda, our
unofficial ambassador of
goodwill to Japan
announced that 3 members
of the Rotary Club of
Okayama Marunouchi will
be arriving Cebu on the
22nd. It is their first time to
visit our country and they
will be joining our luncheon
meeting on the 23rd. They
have no international
partners and may be open
to establishing one.
He also reminded us all that the annual visit of the Rotary Club of Yotsukaido is coming
up as they fly in on the 31st. As always, our fellowship night will feature the annual
calendar auction so please make an effort to attend and enjoy the fund-raising activity.
He also shared that Rtn. Bobong Castillo has been helping a Rotary Club in Kushima.
This club had previously undertaken a project in
Cebu and provided some assistance to typhoon
ravaged Leyte. They heard about the Taal
Volcano eruption and would like to donate
masks for the evacuees. They would like us to
write a formal request to formally begin their
donation process. We have to look into logistics
as the release and any duties will be our
responsibility.
Our guest speaker was none other than Rtn. Aris
Kintanar. Our club admin officer, Rtn. Mitch did
a splendid job in introducing him and managed
to bring the house down with his apt description
such as a Bachelor with emphasis on the B. His
pedigree in economics, specializing in
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Quantitative Economics and President of Helpmate Manpower Services & High Trust
Finance. He cited his interest in anything biological female! He also cited the fact that
Rtn Aris was at one time a coach of the ML Padala Ladies’ Futsal team which won the
division runner-up under his guidance.
A brief backgrounder, our in-house economist correctly predicted the country’s inflation
rate as of the year end was going to be less than 3.5% in a bet with Rtn. Hector Almario.
His prediction was made early in the year when the trend was in the upswing so we can
only assume his pronouncements were made with some level of business intelligence! In
fact, I must admit I am probably the wrong person to be writing about his presentation as
I can barely catch up to the facts and data he shared.
His presentation was entitled 2020 Economic Projections. Unlike Rtn. Jun Castaño’s
annual report that was drawn from a multitude of data available at his fingertips, Rtn. Aris
explained that he relies on his network of friends who are in the business of gathering
data to arrive at his findings. Some of these include what was projected last year by major
financial institutions, as well as the conditions that prevailed in our economy at that time.
He shared information sourced from IMF which took into account our GDP vs. debt and
noted we were rated better than the US. Other factors he looked into was strong growth
registered in the past few years owing to sound economic policies made by the
government.
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He did cite projections made for last year that predicted a rise in inflation due to the
looming shortage of rice supply across the country and weakening of the currency.
Having finally resolved their budget in the second half of the year, the government was
able to finally kick start the Build Build Build program. With the late start, we may see
greater impact in 2020.
In October, our inflation rate actually dropped to 0.8%. Even though we had an outbreak
of African Swine Flu, there was enough supply of pork to sustain the demand, so it never
affected our inflation rate as much as it was feared. Importation of rice also played a key
role in keeping prices down. Lastly, Aris did take the plunge and made his prediction for
inflation in 2020 to be around 3%, slightly higher due to the passage of the budget which
in turn will fuel the government’s Build Build Build program. This will result in more
spending and importation to support the program. Other facts cited included the fact that
we have more room to incur more debt without negative impact to our economy and that
our dollar reserves are also very healthy.
In all honesty, I am barely scratching the surface at this point and can’t do justice to what Aris shared. If you want to hear more complete and in-depth views covered in his presentation, I highly recommend the video shared at our Facebook page.
January 2020 VOCATIONAL SERVICE
Jan 30 WEEKLY MTG
February 2020 PEACE AND CONFLICT PREVENTION
Feb 06 WEEKLY MTG
Feb 11 8th BOD Meeting
Feb 13 WEEKLY MTG
Feb 20 WEEKLY MTG
Feb 23 Rotary Anniversary
Feb 27 WEEKLY MTG
March 2020 WATER AND SANITATION
Mar 05 WEEKLY MTG
Mar 5-7 DisCon 2020: Grand Convention Cebu
Mar 10 9th BOD Meeting
Mar 12 WEEKLY MTG
Mar 12-18 World Rotaract Week
Mar 19 WEEKLY MTG
Mar 26 WEEKLY MTG
April 2020 MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH MOM
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Apr 02 WEEKLY MTG
Apr 09 WEEKLY MTG
Apr 14 10th BOD Meeting
Apr 16 WEEKLY MTG
Apr 23 WEEKLY MTG
Apr 30 WEEKLY MTG
May 2020 YOUTH SERVICE
May 07 WEEKLY MTG
May 12 11th BOD Meeting
May 14 WEEKLY MTG
May 17 Run for Gift of Life Year 4
May 21 WEEKLY MTG
May 28 WEEKLY MTG
June 2020 ROTARY FELLOWSHIP
Jun 06 WEEKLY MTG
June 6-10 RI Convention: Honolulu Hawaii
Jun 09 12th Joint BOD Meeting
Jun 13 WEEKLY MTG
Jun 20 WEEKLY MTG
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RCC Runs at CEBU MARATHON Cebu Business PArk
Sunday – Jan 12, 2020 Running to End Polio Now at the #CebuMarathon. Thank you to Josephine for handing over
her donation as we started our run
HE ROTARY FOUNDATION WEEKLY MESSAGE (By Rotarians for Rotarians)
WHAT IS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION BEQUEST SOCIETY MEMBER?
A Rotary Foundation recognizes couples or individuals who have made commitments in their estate plans totaling US$10,000 or more. Donors may elect to receive an engraved crystal recognition piece and a pin commemorating the commitment at each new recognition level. A gift of at least $10,000 in your name to The Rotary Foundation creates a legacy of your generosity and compassion as you are helping many people live better lives around the world. We have ___ Rotary Foundation Bequest Society Members in our Club, and 566 people worldwide became a Bequest Society member in Rotary year 2012-13. There are 10,035 Bequest Society Members worldwide as of 30 June 2013.
WON’T YOU JOIN THEM BY COMPLETING THIS BEQUEST SOCIETY FORM?
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Secretary’s Report
January 16, 2020 WALTER CANG
Secretary RY 2019-2020
The Life of Membership is Attendance
Total Members ...................... 64
Total Present ....................... 34
Total Absent ....................... 23
Total Make-up ....................... 07
Attendance Percentage 64.06%
VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
Ryan Raymund Yu (guest of Rtn Ed Onglatco); Lady Kumiko Onda (wife of Rtn
Shige Onda); Vander Tenedero, Don Villarosa & March Belocura (guests of Rtn
Shige Onda) and Kids of Rtn Sam Chioson
WE MISS YOU VERY MUCH
Rtn. Almario, Hector; Rtn. Barnes, David; Rtn. Besañes, Glenn; Rtn. Cañete, Noel;
Rtn. Castillo, Bobong; Rtn. Cubos, Mike; PP Dakay, Ricky; Rtn. Dakay, Pet; PP
Delantar, Pete; PE / VP Gaisano, Ed; PP Gonzales, Ted; Rtn. Gonzalez, Don; Rtn.
Heredia, Manolet; Rtn. Lim, Erik; Rtn. Lopez, Patrick; Rtn. Magpale, Migz; Rtn.
Perdices, Anton; Rtn. Regottaz, Fred; Dir. Sala, Javi; PP Soberano, Joe; Rtn.
Stonebraker, Larry; Rtn. Suaco Joey; Rtn. Tan, Mike; Rtn. Yu, Vincent
THANK YOU FOR MAKING UP!
Rtn. Alejandro, Mel; Treas Go, Stanley; Rtn. Gonzalez, Ed; Dir. Ngo, Ken; PN Ong, Jacob; PP Sia, Bernard; Dir. Tan Ting, Ed
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LEGEND: P – Present; A – Absent; MU - Make-up; PHF-Paul Harris Fellow; AKS- Arch C. Klumph Society; MD-Major Donor; RFSM –Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member
Highlighted in Yellow are Paul Harris Society Members
Club No. 17102 District No. 3860 2/F B. Aranas Ext., Duljo Fatima, San Nicolas, Cebu City
Telephone No.: (032) 406-1127 Email : [email protected]
Editor : Sec. Walter Cang Contributors : Rotaract Club of Cebu
Club Clerk: April Juarbal / Nicole Fernandez
MEMBERS Jan-16 PAUL HARRIS MEMBERS Jan-16 PAUL HARRIS
1. Rtn. Alejandro, Mel MU PHF+2 33. Rtn. Lim, Erik A PHF+1
2. Rtn. Alforque, Mitch P PHF+2 34. Rtn. Lopez, Patrick A PHF+1
3. Rtn. Almario, Hector A MD 1 35. PP Lotzof, Roy P PHF+2
4. Rtn. Barnes, David A MD 1 36. PP Lozada, Tony P PHF+2
5. Rtn. Besañes, Glenn A PHF 37. Rtn. Magee, Tom P PHF+1
6. Rtn. Bowers, Anthony P PHF 38. Rtn. Magpale, Migz A PHF
7. Rtn. Cañete, Noel A PHF+1 39. PP Martinez, Bing P MD 1
8. Sec Cang, Walter P PHF+2 40. Rtn. Moises, DJ P PHF
9. Rtn. Canizares, Joe France P PHF 41. Dir. Ngo, Ken MU PHF
10. Rtn. Castillo, Bobong A AKS 42. Rtn. Onda, Shige P PHF+5
11. Rtn. Cerna, Deo P PHF+1 43. Dir. Ong, Charles P PHF+3
12. Dir. Chan, George P PHF+2 44. PN Ong, Jacob MU PHF+1
13. IPP Chian, Stephen P MD 2 45. Rtn. Ong, James P PHF
14. Rtn. Chioson, Sam P PHF+1 46. PAG Ong, Robin P MD 1
15. Rtn. Cubos, Mike A RFSM +3 47. Rtn. Onglatco, Ed P MD 1
16. Rtn. Co, Albert Christian P 48. Rtn. Ontanillas, Joey P PHF
17. PP Dakay, Ricky A MD 2 49. PP Panopio, Baba P MD 2
18. Rtn. Dakay, Pet A MD 1 50. Rtn. Paraoan, George P PHF
19. PP Delantar, Pete A MD 1 51. Rtn. Peña, Bronson P PHF
20. Rtn. Edenburn, Mike P PHF+2 52. Rtn. Perdices, Anton A PHF+4
21. PE / VP Gaisano, Ed A MD 2 53. Rtn. Regottaz, Fred A PHF+3
22. PP Gapas, Joe P PHF+2 54. Dir. Sala, Javi A PHF+5
23. Rtn. Garcia, Ed P PHF+5 55. PP Sala, Jose P PHF+2
24. Rtn. Gesalem, Jiaan P PHF 56. PP Sia, Bernard MU PHF+5
25. PP Gesalem, Jonie P MD 2 57. PP Soberano, Joe A AKS26. Treas Go, Stanley MU PHF+7 58. Rtn. Stonebraker, Larry A PHF+1
27. PP Gonzales, Ted A PHF+3 59. Rtn. Suaco Joey A RFSM +1
28. Rtn. Gonzalez, Don A PHF 60. PP Suaco, Joe P PHF+1
29. Rtn. Heredia, Manolet A PHF+1 61. Dir. Tan Ting, Ed MU PHF+1
30. Dir. Kim, Terry P MD 3 62. Rtn. Tan, Mike A PHF
31. Rtn. Kintanar, Aris P PHF+2 63. Pres Torres, Mike P MD 2
32. PP Kintanar, Rene P MD 2 64. Rtn. Yu, Vincent A PHF
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December 19 - Community Scout Youth Guidance Center Christmas Party 2019
The yearly CSYGC Christmas Party which is a joint project of Rotaract Club of Cebu and its mother club, the Rotary Club of Cebu, happened last Thursday from 11am to 2pm, December 19, 2019 at Community Scouts Youth Guidance Center, B. Aranas Extension, Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City.
Boodle fight foods with the 54 kids, 17 Rotarians, 6 Rotaractors, 15 Center staffs and number of guests, intermission number by the kids, dance competition, games with the clown, unlimited tempura, ice cream corner and granting of their wishes(from the sub-project named Christmas In A Box Project) are some of the part of the program.
Thank you so much to Pres. Mike Torres and the Rotary Club of Cebu for making this Christmas Party blastful! The kids, Rotarians, Rotaractors, staffs and guests really had fun.
We are looking forward for the CSYGC Christmas Party 2020!
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Pong chuwala (pong chuwalai)
Chi chi ri kong koila
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Bo bochichang (bo-bochichang)
Chi chiri kong tong nang
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Chiri wong tong choi, toro kong tong loy
Chidang bo bochichang chiri kong nong
nang
Chiring cho ro yak kang kong o-ohup butse
kik ek-ek-ek
Pong chuwala (pong chuwalai)
Chi chi ri kong koila
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Bo bochichang (bo-bochichang)
Chi chiri kong tong nang
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Chiri wong tong choi, toro kong tong loy
Chidang bo bochichang chiri kong nong
nang
Chiring cho ro yak kang kong o-ohup butse
kik ek-ek-ek
Choro ro pong pong yok
Choro ro pong pang plu
Chidang bo bochichang chidi kong kong
plok
Di bai botchok, chidi di plok
Chidi dokok wok, chodo dokok ngok ngok
Pong chuwala (pong chuwalai)
Chi chi ri kong koila
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Bo bochichang (bo-bochichang)
Chi chiri kong tong nang
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Chiri wong tong choi, toro kong tong loy
Chidang bo bochichang chiri kong nong
nang
Chiring cho ro yak kang kong o-ohup butse
kik ek-ek-ek
Choro ro pong pong yok
Choro ro pong pang plu
Chidang bo bochichang chidi kong kong
plok
Di bai botchok, chidi di plok
Chidi dokok wok, chodo dokok ngok ngok
Pong chuwala (pong chuwalai)
Chi chi ri kong koila
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Bo bochichang (bo-bochichang)
Chi chiri kong tong nang
Butse kik (butse kik) ek-ek-ek (ek-ek-ek)
Chiri wong tong choi, toro kong tong loy
Chidang bo bochichang chiri kong nong
nang
Chiring cho ro yak kang kong o-ohup butse
kik ek-ek-ek
Yeah, yeah butse kik
Ye bah, ye bah, ye bah butse kik
Choro yoto mo toi butse kik
Ek ek ek
FELLOWSHIP SONG
Butsekik
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But you can never leave!'
Rotary Club of Cebu
D-3860 Club No. 17102
NAME: ________________________
CLUB: _______ DATE: __________
This serves as your make up card
_________________________
President/Secretary
RY 2019-2020
REX REYES CONTRIBUTORS
1. Pres. Stephen Chian
2. Rtn. Hector Almario
3. PP Renato Kintanar
4. Rtn. Edward Onglatco
5. Dir. David Barnes
6. PP Bernard Vonn Sia
7. PP Frank Benedicto
8. Mr. Jesus Alcordo
DAY TIME VENUE
07:00PM FGU Bldg., 16th Floor, Ayala Center Cebu, Cebu City 1D Mandaue North
07:30PM Cebu Country Club, Cebu City 1B Cebu Port Centre
07:30PM Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1D Cebu Fuente
12:00NN Manila Peninsula Hotel Cor. of Ayala & Makati Avenues, 1226
Makati, Metro Manila
Makati
06:00PM Bistro Alberto, East Pob., Naga, Cebu 1B Cebu Naga Central
07:00PM YMCA Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City4 1A Talisay
07:00PM Cebu Country Club, Cebu City 1C Cebu West
12:00NN Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1B Metro Cebu
07:30PM Aloha Hotel 2150 Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila Manuel A. Roxas Blvd
12:00NN New World Makati Hotel Manila
06:30PM New World Manila Bay Hotel Bagumbayan
06:30PM Elks Club 7th flr, Corinthian Plaza Bldg., 121 Paseo de Roxas St. Rizal West
06:30PM Parklane Int'l. Hotel, 2nd Level Board Room, cor. Archbishop
Reyes Ave., Escario St., Cebu City
1D Mandaue East
07:00PM Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1D Cebu Fort San Pedro
07:00PM Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1A Cebu Gloria Maris
07:30PM Bogo Plaza Resto Bar, Bogo City, Cebu 1C Metro Bogo
07:30PM Cebu Country Club, Cebu City 1C Cebu Mabolo
07:30PM Vienna Kaffehaus, Gorrordo St., Cebu City 1E Metro Mandaue 2006
08:00PM Pescadores Restaurant 4-6, P. Aquino Ave., Longos Malabon North Bay East
11:30AM Penong's Restaurant, Juana Osmena, Cebu City 1C Cebu Midtown
12:00NN Café Laguna Restaurant, Ayala Terraces, Cebu City 1D Cebu Guadalupe
12:00NN Don Mertos Casa Escani, Osmeña St., Cebu City 1D Cebu North
12:00NN Casino Español de Cebu, Cebu City 1E Mandaue
07:00PM Club Filipino, Ayala-FGU, Cebu Business Park 1A Cebu South
07:00PM Crown Regency, Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City 1A El Pardo de Cebu
07:00PM Abuhan Restaurant 1C Banilad Metro
07:30PM Lighthouse Restaurant Gen. Maxilom Ave., Cebu City 1A Cebu East
07:30PM RC Mactan Info & Training Center, MEPZ, Lapu-lapu City 1E Mactan
08:00PM Ang Tay Golf Course and Restaurant Rovira Road, Bantayan Dumaguete
Thursday
Friday
ROTARY
CLUBAREA
MEETING SCHEDULE
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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(A joke a day keeps the doctor away)
My young daughter was wearing a beat
up old watch a friend had given her.
"Does it tell the time?"
My daughter looked at me and said, “No,
you have to look at it.”
~ ~ ~
Interviewer: "So, tell me about yourself."
Me: "I'd rather not. I kinda want this job."
~ ~ ~
Cop: "Please step out of the car."
Me: "I'm too drunk. You get in."