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The CENTROThe CENTRO Official Weekly Bulletin

The Rotary Club of Sta. Rosa Centro meets at :

El Cielito Inn, Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Road, Sta. Rosa, Laguna every Friday at 7:00pm.

Club website: www.rcstarosacentro.org

Club e-mail : rcstarosacentro @outlook.com

Rotary Club of Sta. Rosa Centro RI District 3820

Outstanding Club RY 2012-2013

Volume 12 Issue 37 June 12, 2013

Joel Liza Pineda President

Teodora Lucero President Elect

Arlene Arcillas PN/Vice President

PP Cheryl Lu Secretary

IPP Jacqueline Victoria Treasurer/Ex-Officio

Delphi Penelope Cuya Auditor

Executive Officers

Rotary Year 2012-2013

Committee Chairman

PE Teodora Lucero Club Service Projects

PP Carolina Salvahan Membership

PN Arlene Arcillas Public Relations

PP Priscilla Dela Cruz Club Admin/Exec Sec.

PP Mary Ann Gonzales The Rotary Foundation

PP Elenita Ma New Generation/Asst. Club

Trainor

IPP Hazel Ramos Community

Rtn Carmela Tadeo Vocational

Consuelo Lijauco International/ Club Trainor

Zenaida Dictado Protocol Officer

3 Volume 12 Issue 37 The CENTRO The CENTRO Page

Program 4

Invocation 5

Object of Rotary 5

The Four Way Test 6

Centro Hymn 6

President’s Corner 7

Rotary Basics 8

Rotary Information 9

RI News & Updates 10

Reflections 11

For your information 12

In Focus 13-15

Minutes of the Meeting 16-19

What’s coming up 20

Next week’s order of Business 21

Roster of Members & Attendance 22

Centro Stars 23

Inside this Issue


If any person is unable to fulfill their positions as above please make arrangements with another Rotarian to take your place.

The Rotary Club of Sta. Rosa Centro

Regular Weekly Meeting

El Cielito Inn

P R O G R A M

June 14, 2013

Call to Order Pres. Liza Pineda

Invocation Rtn Cecile Gabatan

National Anthem Rtn Myrna Valle

The Four Way Test PE Doray Lucero

Acknowledgment PP Carol Salvahan

Recognition Time PP Precy Dela Cruz

Committee Reports Committee Chairpersons

Secretary’s Report PP Che Lu

Treasurer’s Report IPP Jackie Victoria

President’s Time Pres. Liza Pineda

Other Matters

Centro Hymn

Chairwoman of the Night :

Rtn. Evs Laranga


INVOCATION

Today we pray that we receive Your special blessing be-cause we are committed to be a real service organization to help humankind. May each of us in our daily routine come to know the joy of caring and sharing with others not as fortunate as we are. May our motto that includes

serving, caring and sharing be for us life in service.

Amen.


♪♫•*Sweet Rotary♪♫•

(The Centro Hymn)

When it began

I can‟t believe it happened

But then I know it‟s going strong

2001

That‟s when it came to being

Who‟d have believed we‟ll grow to

be…

Hands, touching hands

Reaching out, touching me, touching

you

Sweet Rotary

Sta. Rosa Centro‟s good

I‟ve been inclined

To believe we‟re going strong

And now, I…

Look all around

So many help is needed

C‟mon, together I know we could

And when we hurt,

We can just smile and bear it

„Coz we were born to serve and be….

Warm, touching warm

Reaching out, touching me, touching you

Sweet Rotary

Sta. Rosa Centro‟s good

We‟re going strong

We are here for all of you

Sweet Rotary Sta. Rosa Centro‟s… GREAT!


President’s Corner

Pres. Joel Liza Pineda, PP

Che Lu, PP Leni Lantin Ma,

PP Jackie Victoria and PP

Precy de la Cruz accepting

the awards during the Dis-

trict Recognition & Awards

Ceremony (DRAC) .

Also in photo : DG Dennis

Sunio

(see page 12 for complete

list of awards)


ROTARY BASICS

Our motto, SERVICE ABOVE SELF, embodies our

humanitarian spirit. Rotary’s Avenues of Service

guide our activities:

Through Club Service, we have fun, build lasting

friendships, and make sure that our club runs well.

Through Vocational Service, we volunteer our profes-

sional skills to serve others and promote integrity in

everything we do.

Through Community Service, we address local needs

and work with our community to bring lasting im-

provements.

Through International Service, we meet humanitarian

needs around the globe and promote world under-

standing and peace.

Through Youth Service, we work with young people

to help them become the next generation of leaders,

visionaries, and peacemakers.


ROTARY INFORMATION

The Rotary Marks

The Rotary Marks include Rotary, Rotary Interna-

tional, Interact, Rotaract, The Rotary Foundation,

Paul Harris, End Polio Now, and Rotarian, among

numerous others. The Rotary Marks are trade-

marks or registered trademarks of Rotary Interna-

tional in more than 65 countries.

The Rotary Marks shouldn't be altered, modified, or

obstructed in any way. Anyone who notices a club

or district incorrectly using the Rotary emblem or

other Rotary Marks -- on fliers, websites, or any-

thing else -- should advise the club or district to

correct the materials.

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Updates

Dear fellow Rotarians,

A Rotary convention is a powerful thing, and a first convention is an experi-ence you never forget. My first was in Chicago, in 1980. That was the year I was president of the Rotary Club of Yashio. I thought we should learn more about Rotary, so I asked nine other members of my club to join me, and we traveled to Chicago together. We did not know what to expect from a Rotary convention. What we found was more than any of us had imagined.

That convention showed me Rotary, and changed me forever. It gave our club something to strive for. I came to that convention as a member of a Rotary club. I left it as a Rotarian. The feeling that entered my heart in Chi-cago is still there today.

I am glad I will have the opportunity, as an RI president from Japan, to be part of the convention in Portugal. Portugal and Japan have a history to-gether that began in the year 1542. This was the year that a Portuguese boat landed on a southern Japanese island. The Portuguese sailors did not plan to come to Japan. Strong winds blew their boat off course. But it was a happy accident, and the beginning of a peaceful and prosperous relation-ship.

In 1993, Japan and Portugal celebrated 450 years of good relations. Portu-gal was the first European country visited by the Japanese, in the middle of the 16th century. And the long Portuguese presence in Japan has had a lasting effect on my country.

The Portuguese found Japan by accident. But it is no accident that Lisbon has been chosen for this convention. Lisbon is A Harbor for Peace. And peace is the theme of this convention, as it has been the theme between Japan and Portugal for nearly 500 years.

As Rotarians, we work toward peace in many ways. We do it through hu-manitarian service. We do it through our belief in Service Above Self. And we work toward peace simply by being who we are. Every year, when we come together for a Rotary convention, we see, for a few days, the world as it could be. We see people of all colors and cultures come together. We work to build a better world.

I hope you will join me, and your fellow Rotarians, as we celebrate this year of Peace Through Service together.

RI President

Sakuji Tanaka


“It has been the way of Rotary to

focus thought upon matters in which

members are in agreement, rather

than upon matters in which they are in

disagreement.”

by Paul P. Harris

“Primarily Rotary seeks to apply the theory of service to business and community

life….This is expressed in the first part of our code of ethics: To consider my

vocation worthy and as affording me a distinct opportunity to serve society.

He Profits Most Who Serves Best is a less ideal expression, but the suggestion of

egoism is removed by the added words, Service Above Self.”

— Address to 1926 Rotary Convention, Denver,

Colorado, USA

Reflections


In FOCUS

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

THE ROTARY CLUB OF

STA. ROSA CENTRO

for the numerous awards and

recognitions received in the Dis-

trict Recognition & Awards Cere-

mony (DRAC) for the Rotary Year

2012-2013 held last June 8,

2013 at Bellevue, Alabang.


In FOCUS

1. Outstanding Club Award

2. Outstanding President Award

3. Leadership Award - Pres. Liza Pineda

4. plaque of Appreciation - 5th Highest Contribu-tor to the Annual Programs Fund for Small Clubs

5. Plaque of recognition - +5 Net Increase in membership

6. Plaque of Appreciation- Host Club, Discon 2013 Morning Exercise

7. Plaque of Appreciation- PN Arlene Arcillas, Major Donor

8. Special Recognition- PN Arlene Arcillas, Paul Harris Society

9. Special Recognition- RPIC/PDG Chit Lijauco, Nomcom Chair

10. Cert of Leadership- RPIC/PDG Chit Lijauco, Nomcom 2013 Chair

11. Plaque of Appreciation- PP Priscila dela Cruz, YEO

12. Cert of Leadership - PP Priscila dela Cruz, Youth Protection of-ficer, Area 1

13. Cert of Leadership - PP Priscila dela Cruz,YEP Interview & Selec-tion Chairman

14. Cert of Leadership - PP Carolina Salvahan, YEP Farewell Party Chairman

15. Cert of Leadership - PP Leni Lantin Ma, Interact Chair, Area 1

16. Cert of Appreciation- RC Sta Rosa Centro, for hosting YES An-drea Mohl

17. Cert of Appreciation- PE Teodora Lucero, for hosting YES Andrea Mohl

18. Cert of Appreciation- PP Priscila dela Cruz, for hosting YES An-drea Mohl

19. Cert of Appreciation- Pres. Joel Liza Pineda & Spouse Rick, for hosting YES Andrea Mohl

20. DG's Cert of Appreciation- RC Sta Rosa Centro for chartering Ro-taract Club of PNPA

21. District Meritorious Service Award for the signature Project- Buntis Wellness

22. Philippine Rotary Magazine loyalty recognition for having contin-uously subscribed to the PRM for 10 consecutive years from RY 2003-04 to 2012-13

23. Presidential Citation for actively working to achieve Peace Thru Service


For your Information

“The essays of Cielito Habito regularly appear in the

Philippine Daily Inquirer. His writings provide

"actionable information" for national issues and he

writes them in simple language which makes it a good

read. “ Rtn.Cecile Gabatan

“Where did our growth come from? (Excerpts)

Now it‟s official: the Philippines is the fastest-growing economy in Asia. Beat-

ing China‟s first quarter growth (7.7 percent) by a hair, our 7.8-percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) was proudly homegrown, achieved in the face of a hefty drop (-7 percent) in exports. This implies that domestic

demand for our economy‟s goods and services grew at such a rapid pace that not only did it offset the export decline; it even pushed overall growth to what many see as an unusually high rate.

There is something both usual and unusual about our first quarter growth. On one hand, such extraordinary growth is not so unusual for an election

year. Recently, I noted how election years have seen growth exceed the average for nonelection years by 2-3 percentage points (“Elections and the economy,” Inquirer, 5/14/13). This is because massive election spending by

both candidates and government has a strong stimulative effect on the econ-omy. In fact, our economy actually grew by an even faster 8.4 percent in the first quarter (and 8.9 percent in the second quarter) in the previous election year of 2010. With this, one would think that our recent growth was not such

a mean feat after all. But it is. Even with the above observations, there is still something unusual

and impressive about our first quarter growth. Consider this: the Q1-2010 growth of 8.4 percent followed Q1-2009 growth of a mere 0.5 percent. This means that growth in Q1-2010 was built on a relatively low base, making it

easier to post a higher percentage growth at the time. This is the so-called “base effect,” which can go the other way around when the past year‟s growth is strong. Note, however, that we achieved 7.8-percent growth in Q1-

2013 even as growth in Q1-2012 was a brisk 6.5 percent. This makes our recent growth even more impressive as it was built on a normal if not rela-tively higher base. Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan was thus

justifiably proud in dismissing doubts on the past year‟s already impressive growth rates as “being due to base effects only.” The numbers clearly sug-gest otherwise, and that the economy is sustaining robust growth with vigor

coming from within, at least so far.


In FOCUS

The much-anticipated District Conference for 3820 saw

nine Centro ladies leaving hearth and home as early as 5 o‟clock in the morning on April 12 for the long drive to Subic, complete with luggage for the two-day event that served as the highlight of Rotary Year 2012-

2013.

Our very own PbP Liza Pineda together with PP Che Lu carried our Club banner in the opening entrance parade, along with District Governor

Dennis Sunio and other peacebuilder Presidents, as well as the RI Presi-dent‟s representative, the event‟s Guest of Honor, PDG Thomas “Tommy” Wong of District 3820 of Taipei, Taiwan. After an elaborate

production number by the Calayan Dance Company, Governor Dennis called the 1st Plenary Session of the Discon to order.

After a series of talks, Governor Dennis delivered his State of the Dis-trict address, wherein he recounted the achievements, activities and events during his term. The Guest of Honor, Mr. Tommy Wong, also addressed the Rotarians with updates on Rotary International, as well as inspiring anecdotes about Rotary. At about 6:00 p.m. the First Ple-nary Session was adjourned.

DISCON 2013

by Rtn Myrna Valle

Visit our website www.rcstarosacentro.org for

the full text on DISCON 2013.


RC Sta. Rosa Centro CLUB ASSEMBLY Part II 31 May 2013 El Cielito Inn, Sta. Rosa City

Minutes of the Meeting


What’s coming up?


Next Week’s Order of Business

The Rotary Club of Sta. Rosa Centro

Regular Weekly Meeting

El Cielito Inn

P R O G R A M

June 21, 2013

Call to Order Pres. Liza Pineda

Invocation Rtn. Lina Palermo

National Anthem Rtn Evs Laranga

The Four Way Test PP Hazel Ramos

Acknowledgment PP Carol Salvahan

Recognition Time PP Precy de la Cruz

Committee Reports Committee Chairpersons

Secretary’s Report PP Che Lu

Treasurer’s Report IPP Jackie Victoria

President’s Time Pres. Liza Pineda

Other Matters

Centro Hymn

Chairwoman of the Night :

Rtn. Myrna Valle


Roster of Members

and Attendance


Centro

Stars

Pres. Joel Liza Pineda

Outstanding President Award

Leadership Award

District Recognition & Awards Ceremony

(DRAC) for the Rotary Year 2012-2013

Rtn. Evs Laranga

Women of Excellence Award CSDWD

Environmental Champion of the Year City

of Sta. Rosa.

Rtn. Cecile Gabatan

9th placer, Real Estate Board Exam

PRC

Mayor Arlene Arcillas

3rd term as Mayor of the City of Sta. Ro-

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