15 - Rotary Club of Makati

RY 2011-2012 • No. 17 Tuesday, 15 November 2011
26-member RC Makati delegation links
up with RC Taoyuan on its 50th Charter
Anniversary
Pres. Rene Limjoco led the Club’s
26-person delegation to the 50 th Charter
Anniversary of our Sister Club, the Rotary
Club of Taoyuan on the 6 th of November.
The stellar “cast” was composed of PDG Sid
Garcia & Ann Tesha, DGN Robert Kuan &
Ann Yvonne, PP Cesar Campos, PP Sonny
Tambunting & Ann Terry, PE Reuben
Valerio, Toffy Concepcion, Freddie Garcia
& Ann Glo, Joe Kuan, Dir. Carlo Rufino
& Ann Cat, Johnson Tan & Ann Eleanor
with daughter Kelly and three children, PP
Sonny’s sons Joseph & wife Gina and
Sonny, Jr., with two daughters. It was the
biggest RC Makati delegation yet, according
to DGN Robert, who has not missed a single
RC Taoyuan affair since the revival of the two
RC Makati delegation
clubs’ ties in October 2002 during his term as
club president.
The Taoyuanese Rotarians unrolled a
VIEW FROM THE TOP
carpet of welcome and laid on the hospitality
non pareil for which they are known, especially
........... To page 6
Anti-TB Project
--Nursing Children back to Health
By: Pres. Rene Limjoco
........... To page 4

2
Rotary Club of Makati, Inc.
RECAP Tuesday,
MANNY JAVELOSA
Invocator
BUBI KROHN
Introducer
Manny Javelosa, after reviewing and
giving thanks for the week that was—All
Souls Day and the long weekend—prayed for
“strength of spirit to face new challenges with
humility and focus, for the greater good,” as
“our lives are made richer by such challenges
and it is our choice to be dynamic in meeting
these head-on with clarity of purpose.” He
went on: “We are gathered in prayer today,
that our choices may bring only peace and
hope to those whose lives we touch; that we
may be given the grace to conduct ourselves
in the image and likeness of God; that our
thoughts and actions may reflect wisdom and
compassion, in accordance with the will of
God.”
Dayal Nandwani came up to thank
those who came to the Indian temple the
week before for the prayers for his daughter
Pamela’s first death anniversary. He also put
out an invitation to a talk on the Mystery of
Life by a lady spiritual speaker from Hong
Kong, in commemoration of Pam’s birthday
on Sunday, 20th November, 4-6 PM, at the
Garden Function Room of Marriott Hotel at
Resorts World.
President’s Time saw Pres. Rene
Ms. Jeannie Javelosa addresses RC Makati Rotarians
25 October 2011
IPP JUN ROJAS
Moderator
Limjoco taking up a number of things:
a brief review of the awards given by
the Makati City Government to the Club
and Frank Chavez, in his capacity as
Bantay Bata chairman, on 26th October
during the Children’s Assembly,
which he attended with PP Cesar
Campos and Fred Menzel; the RCMhosted
Crisis Preparedness Seminar
organized by PP Pepito Bengzon
with Dr. Mike Vergara as resource
speaker on the 29th of October; the
trip to Taiwan, 4-7 November, for the
50th charter anniversary of RC Taoyuan with
a big group of Rotarians and Anns including
PDG Sid Garcia & Ann Tesha; DGN Robert
Kuan & Ann Yvonne; PE Reuben Valerio;
PP Cesar Campos; PP Sonny Tambunting
& Ann Terry; Dir Carlo Rufino & Ann Cat;
Toffy Concepcion; Joe Kuan; Johnson Tan
& Ann Eleanor, and himself, among others.
He also reported that the Club sent four
Interactors to the District Interact Conference
on 5th November, and acknowledged the
donations of the following sponsors and
donors to the Christmas Bazaar: Johnson
Tan, P50,000; Taba Samson, P20,000;
PDG Sid Garcia, P20,000; VP Bing
Matoto, P5,000; Cesar Cruz, P5,000;
PE Reuben Valerio, P5,000; PP Ric
Librea, P10,000; Treas. Jun Jun
Dayrit, P5,000; Bud Melvin, P10,000;
George Barcelon, P10,000; PP Larry
Boyer, P5,000, and Pres. Rene & Ann
Lu, P50,000. PP Gigi Zulueta had also
made a commitment to give, although
no amount has yet been set.
Pres. Rene also ticked off the
upcoming guest speakers—Ramoncito
Fernandez, president and chief
operating officer of the Metro Pacific
JEANNIE JAVELOSA
Guest Speaker
Kaunlaran No. 17
15 November 2011
RENE LIMJOCO
Club President
Tollways Corporation, today, 15th November;
MWSS Administrator Gerardo Esquivel on
the 22nd; and PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome
on the 29th—and upcoming events: the 24th
Christmas Bazaar on the 20th at the Interco
and the Christmas Party at the Turf Room of
Manila Polo Club on the 6th of December. He
also reminded everyone that the nominations
for the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club
of Makati, Inc. (RCMI) will be on the 29th,
while the Annual Members’ Meeting will be on
the 13th.
The guest speaker, Ms. Jeannie
Javelosa, wears many hats--founder and
president of ECHOstore Sustainable Lifestyle;
executive director of ECHO Sustainable
Initiatives (ECHOSI) Foundation; co-founder
and director for Creative Strategies, EON
Stakeholder Relations Firm; and curator of
the Yuchengco Museum. In all of these, she
has a passion for sustainability, for making
sure that we do good things for people and
for the planet, and that these good things will
last.
She spoke, passionately, about what
she calls her “journey of the past three
........... To page 3

Kaunlaran No. 17
15 November 2011
RAMONCITO FERNANDEZ
President & CEO
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation
Mr. Ramoncito S. Fernandez, 55 years old, married with six (6)
children, is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Metro Pacific
Tollways Corp. (MPTC) and Tollways Management Corporation (TMC).
He holds directorships in Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC),
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), Manila North Tollways
Corporation (MNTC), Tollways Management Corporation (TMC), Smart
Communications, Inc. and some subsidiaries of PLDT including PLDT
Subic Telecom, Inc., PLDT Clark Telecom, Inc., PLDT Global Corporation
and TAHANAN.
He is the 2009 PISM GAWAD SINOP Awardee, an award conferred
by the Foundation of the Society of Fellows in Supply Management and
the Philippine Institute for Supply Management to outstanding achievers
in the field of supply management.
Mr. Fernandez has varied experience in international carrier
business, administration and materials management, industrial
marketing and sales. He was the Head of International and Carrier
Business of PLDT and Smart and Global Access Group of Smart from
2007 until December 31, 2008. He was the Administration and Materials
Management Head of Smart from 2000, and of PLDT from 2004 until
December 31, 2007. He was the Executive Vice President in charge of
marketing, sales and logistics of Starpack Philippines, Inc. until June
2000.
Mr. Fernandez obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in
Industrial Management Engineering from the De La Salle University and
Master’s Degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of
Management.
Recap .....................................................................................from page 2
years,” which essentially is one of sustainability and how she and two
friends are making it happen. It started with ECHO—Environment and
Community Hope Organization which basically aims to help small
and marginalized communities and groups by selling their products
and help move them towards the direction of sustainability. IN their
bid to push the program, they have done interventions such as the
ECHO Design Lab, which teaches people the rudiments of design
so that they can marry beauty and functionality in the design of
their products and of the packaging as well; and the ECHO Teach
Program which teaches corporations and academic institutions the
hows and wherefors of the reduce-reuse-recycle campaign. ECHO
........... To page 7
Rotary Club of Makati, Inc.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Rigodon I, The Peninsula Manila
Starts at 12:30PM Adjourns at 2:00PM
� Call to Order …………………… Pres. Rene Limjoco
� Invocation ……………………………. PP Cesar Campos
� Philippine National Anthem
� RC Makati Hymn
� Introduction of
Visiting Rotarians & Guests ……… PE Reuben Valerio
� Welcome Song / AVP
� Greetings to Birthday and
Wedding Anniversary Celebrators
� Club Functions &
Committee Announcements
� Presentation of Inductees …………. Proposers
- Isagani “Gani” Buenaflor
President, DIAMOND IGB, Inc.
Classification: Car Renting
Proposer: PP Ric Librea
- Wilfred “Oliver” Segovia
CEO, AVA.PH
Classification: E-Commerce
Proposer: DGN Robert Kuan
� Charging Session ………………… PP Ric Librea
� Induction …………………............ Pres. Rene Limjoco
� President’s Time ……………………. Rene Limjoco
� Introduction of
the Guest Speaker ………………….. PDG Sid Garcia
� Speech:
MR. RAMONCITO FERNANDEZ
President & CEO
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation
� Q & A
� Response ……………………………… Pres. Rene Limjoco
� Adjournment
PE Reuben Valerio
Moderator
3

Rotary Club of Makati, Inc.
Kaunlaran No. 17
15 November 2011

Kaunlaran No. 17
15 November 2011
Rotary Club of Makati, Inc.
Floating Market

6
Rotary Club of Makati, Inc.
26-member ...................from page 1
for the 9 Sister Clubs (7 from
Japan, 1 from Korea, and ours)
who together made up a guest list
of about 120.
They had prepared a program
for their guests from far and near.
There was golf on the 4 th though
only PDG Sid was able to squeeze
in time for a round on the fairway,
and a concert at the Chung Li
Art Center’s concert hall in the
afternoon of the 5 th , attended by
PDG Sid Garcia & Ann Tesha, PP
Cesar Campos, Freddie Garcia
& Ann Glo, Johnson Tan & Ann
Eleanor and family, PP Sonny
Tambunting & Ann Terry and family,
and PE Reuben Valerio.
From the concert they moved
to the Monarch Plaza Hotel for the
welcome dinner for their Sister Club
guests. This was the occasion for
the traditional exchange of gifts
between the clubs, presidents
and international service directors.
Here, Pres. Rene exchanged gifts
with RC Taoyuan Pres. Case,
DGN Robert, who stood in for
International Service Dir. Rodrigo
Segura, delivered an impromptu
message, and the RC Taoyuan
Rotary Anns performed a dance
number.
Activities started a midafternoon
on the 6 th at the lobby of
the Chuto Hotel with an exhibition
of the winners and other entries of
a photography contest held earlier.
This was followed by the exquisite
tea ceremony, an elaborate ritual
of tea and exquisite rice cakes
presided over by RC Taoyuan
Rotary Anns who had been trained
in the art by Rotary Ann Betty,
spouse of PDG Archi, a member
of RC Taoyuan. The room was set
up with reeds of bamboo, transforming it into
a veritable bamboo garden.
Everyone moved to the ballroom of
Chuto Hotel for the main program, which
began at 5 PM, and the formal banquet that
followed. The Club delegation had agreed to
go Filipiniana, so they stood out, the ladies
Concert and Welcome Dinner
Tea Party
50th Charter Anniversary banquet
in their ternos and kimonos, the men in their
formal Barong Tagalog. PP Cesar Campos
drew applause when he did a belly dance
with a lady dancer. Pres Rene and other club
presidents delivered short messages. In his
message, Pres. Rene traced the history of the
relations between the two clubs, and thanked
Kaunlaran No. 17
15 November 2011
RC Taoyuan for their assistance in many RCM
projects, their annual visits to Manila, and their
warm hospitality. He also greeted Pres Case
‘happy birthday,’ a happenstance that caught
the Taoyuan Rotarians by surprise. As it turned
........... To page 7

Kaunlaran No. 17
15 November 2011
ISAGANI BUENAFLOR
“Gani” – Filipino
Classification: Car Renting
Proposer: PP Ric Librea
President
DIAMOND IGB, INC.
Diamond Rent-A-Car Bldg.
Km. 16 West Service Road
South Super Highway
Bicutan, Parañaque City
Tel No.: 821-4546/ 821-1081
Fax No.: 822-5031
Email Add: isagani.buenaflor@diamondfleetmanagement.com
Residence Address
15 Mt. Gambier St.
Fairmount Hills Subdivision
Antipolo City
Tel. No.: 660-2935
Fax no.: 660-0056
Birthday: Sept. 16
Ann’s Name: Teody
Ann’s Birthday: Oct. 23
Wedding Anniversary: Jun. 20
PROGRAM ADVISORY
Next Week:
Tuesday, 22 November
Guest Speaker:
GERARDO A.I. ESQUIVEL
Administrator
Metropolitan Waterworks and
Sewerage Authority (MWSA)
Recap.............................................. from page 3
has engendered the Recycle for a Cause
and Second Life, and has given birth to an
array of sub-brands—ECHOcafé, ECHOdeli,
ECHOmarket, ECHOfarms, ECHOyoga, Le
Bistro Vert Sustainable Foods and Le Bistro
Sustainable Coffees. The trio of friends has
approached and partnered with funding
institutions like the Philippine Business for
Social Progress, as well as establishments
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
WILFRED OLIVER SEGOVIA
“Oliver” – Filipino
Classification:E-Commerce
Proposer: DGN Robert Kuan
CEO
AVA.PH
Unit 301, 7461 Bagtikan St. Heart Bldg.
San Antonio Village, Makati City
Tel No.: 478-3509
Birthday: March 12
View from .......................................from page 4
that help them with their marketing, such as
the Marriott and Shangri-la Hotels and Ayala.
Ms. Javelosa’s passion for her “mission”
is contagious. Let us hope that she and her
friends can ignite the interest of the rest of us
Filipinos enough to keep the fires burning, not
in the manner of the ningas cogon, but in the
fashion of the sustained but quiet fire in the
fireplace that will keep us nice and warm on
a cold night.
Rotary Club of Makati, Inc.
26-member .................................... from page 6
out, Johnson Tan had been leafing through a
copy of the RC Taoyuan directory, looked up
Pres. Case, and noticed the birthday entry.
He called the attention of DGN Robert who
lost no time in sending a note to Pres. Rene
about it.
Entertainment came via a professional
performer who sang and danced while doing
magic tricks. The banquet was a sumptuous
12-course lauriat that was enjoyed by all, hosts
and guests alike.
7

8
Rotary Club of Makati, Inc.
Kaunlaran No. 17
15 November 2011
Club, Frank Chavez honored by Makati
City Government
The City Government of Makati
gave recognition to RC Makati
and Frank Chavez in ceremonies
marking Children’s Assembly 2011
on the 26 th of October 2011 at the
University of Makati. The Children’s
Assembly was the culmination
of the celebration of National
Children’s Month (October) by the
City Government and the Makati
City Council for the Protection of
Children (MCCPC).
The award conferred on the Club was
in recognition of its “unwavering support and
funding of various programs and activities of
the City Government of Makati through the
Makati Social Welfare Department (MSWD)
for the welfare, development and protection
of the children of Makati.” It was received by
Pres. Rene Limjoco.
Another plaque was given to Frank
Chavez in appreciation and recognition of
Pres. Rene Limjoco Dir. Fred Menzel
his staunch advocacy of the protection of
children’s rights which led to his involvement
in and contributions to Bantay Bata, which he
has chaired since its inception in 1996. The
Bantay Bata program is a joint undertaking of
the Club and the Makati SWD. Fred Menzel
received the plaque for Frank.
The highlight of the program was the
2 nd State of the Children Address by Mayor
Jejomar Erwin “Jun Jun” Binay, Jr., who is
concurrently chair of the MCCPC. Ms. Marjorie
de Veyra, MSWD head and MCCPC co-chair,
also delivered a special message. PP Cesar
Campos was also present at the event.
The event also coincided with the
awarding of prizes to the winners of the 2011
Search for the Most Friendly Barangay in
Makati, an activity for National Children’s
Month.
Sponsorships for Christmas Bazaar now
at P235,000 . . . more needed
The Christmas Bazaar has been a great help for the Club for the
past twenty-three years. It has generated upwards of P15 million since
its first run in November 1988, an amount that’s nothing to sneeze at.
This year, more than most years in the past, the Club needs
funds to keep it running smoothly and ensure that the projects get done
on schedule. The bazaar raises funds from the rental of space by the
vendors, the sale of tickets, and proceeds from the White Elephant
table. One of the main means to raise money is through sponsorships,
a job that this year falls on the shoulders of Pres. Rene Limjoco. Pres.
Rene has been making calls, tapping shoulders and pushing buttons
to get the cash registers ringing, so to speak. His efforts have so far
yielded P235,000, and counting, we hope.
He would like to give due recognition and thanks to the following
Rotarians and friends of Rotary who have so generously responded to
his call for assistance:
Donor Amount
George Barcelon/Integrated
Computer Systems, Inc. P 10,000.00
PP Larry Boyer/PEDCA 5,000.00
Cesar Cruz 6,000.00
Treas. Jun Jun Dayrit/Symbol Sciences 5,000.00
Mike Escaler/All Asian Countertrade 25,000.00
Eddie Galvez/GG&A Club Shares 5,000.00
PDG Sid Garcia/Trinity Insurance 20,000.00
PP Ric Librea 10,000.00
Pres. Rene & Lu Limjoco 50,000.00
VP Bing Matoto/Viscal Investment 5,000.00
Bud Melvin/Belmont 10,000.00
Taba Samson/Otto Shoes 20,000.00
Wilfredo Santos/BPI 10,000.00
Johnson Tan/Armak 50,000.00
PE Reuben Valerio/AC Corporation 5,000.00
Total P 235,000.00
Manila Peninsula also donated a gift certificate for an overnight
weekend stay in a deluxe room for two, with breakfast, while PP Freddie
Borromeo & Ann Jojo will be providing the door prizes for the bazaar
and the Last Angel presents for the wards of the Bahay Maria orphanage
and the 60 children enrolled in the feeding program in Binondo.