Thursday, November 3, 2016

Biakero Presidents Corner Month of September and October


October 25, 2016


Presidents Corner
RC Biak-na-Bato


I have to re-emphasize to rejuvenate our club. Club Meetings barely makes quorum. We have to improve our attendance by inviting new members and retaining the old ones. We have to make them actively participating in all our club’s endeavors.

We need more individuals to contribute in our clubs commitments. It would be a good contribution to the club if each of us would invite either old members or new ones to join us to make our club a dynamic one. Membership growth is one of our clubs goals. We have to bring in to our club persons who will commit and persevere to serve. 

We always wanted to hear our club being recognized in such rotary events, we feel proud once we hear our club contributing in such legacy projects. However, we can be more proud if we have a bigger participation in those projects. We have project already lined up, it is for our club members to take charge and volunteer to the things needed to be done.

Again, thank you for those who have been continually supporting and contributing to the projects of our club. I give you my heartfelt gratitude.

Always remember my friends, Life is fragile and everyone dies. We have to live up to the purpose of our existence. Rotary brings us purpose; it is to Serve Humanity and most of all Serve God. 



Thank you and may God Bless us always.


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October 11, 2016

Presidents Corner
RC Biak-na-Bato


We have showcased 3 projects already that we can be proud of. The Dumagat Project, Fairview Kindergarten Monthly feeding program and the Car Decals that will commemorate the centennial year of the Rotary Foundation.

We still have projects in our pipeline. The next project will be another monthly feeding program with the Dalupan Elementary School. We still have in our schedule the Libreng pustiso and bunot that we hope to complete one in the last quarter of the year. We decided to have three of that kind of project for the whole rotary year.

We still have a line-up of projects for the Dumagats but we still have to complete the classroom/multipurpose hall. We have to do a lot of solicitation for us to complete this project and hopefully with hard work and with a lot of prayers we can complete this.

I always believe that nothing in this world that is worth having comes easy, and the projects that we are currently doing and planning will all be worthwhile in the end.


Thank you for those who have been continually supporting and contributing to the projects of our club. I give you my heartfelt gratitude. Thank you and may God Bless us always.


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October 3, 2016

Presidents Corner
RC Biak-na-Bato


It has been two weeks without any quorum. We haven’t have enough members attending our regular meetings. It may be just a matter of coincidence that there are more important personal or professional matters that needs attention that is reasonable. Remember that each of us have a commitment to Rotary which we have pledge. Disengagement or Disinterest to the causes of Rotary is unacceptable.

Our club’s projects have been pushing through as planned. We had a successful project from the public image committee where we presented and distributed car stickers to commemorate the 100 years of the Rotary Foundation. It was highly appreciated by the All Star Presidents and Governor Dwight Ramos. The Governors Monthly Letter even featured this project.

Another project which is spearheaded by PP Alford Alvarez is the Dumagat project. Last October 1, 2016 we had the groundbreaking of the project. This event will start up the construction of the Classrooms/Multi-purpose hall. During this event we had a simple tree planting and conducted a plan for the Dumagat water system that we plan to provide. We will conduct a medical mission for the Dumagat tribe members as our next project.

Next on our agenda is the conduct of the Libreng Pustiso and Bunot. We were supposed to do this on September but were cancelled. We will plan this on October with a minimum of 20 patients.


Thank you for those who have been continually supporting and contributing to the projects of our club. I give you my heartfelt gratitude. Thank you and may God Bless us always.


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September 20, 2016


Presidents Corner
RC Biak-na-Bato



“Make your Committees work” – Club Administration Training Seminar. This was highlighted during the seminar. This is one of the challenges of the club. Some committee chairman has not been actively doing their part. The club must do something radical to make the committees work.

I plead to all members of this club to contribute individually to meet all our committed goals and action plan. If nothing will come out of these committees we will fail as a club. At the end of the year I suggest a year-end audit on the performance of each committee.


Thank you and God Bless us all.


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September 13, 2016

Presidents Corner
RC Biak-na-Bato


“Empathy has been the key for our human nature. We empathize because we feel each other’s plight. We care because we understand their situation and we serve because we know what they need. Rotary has broken barriers of our empathy and has opened the opportunity to serve anyone in the world who needs True Service. RC Biak na Bato is an Empathic Society!”

“RC Biak na Bato will evolve into a dynamic club established by three of its foundation, the Initiative to serve, opportunistic to serve and with sacrifice to create greater value on its service. “

“Let us not be trapped with the illusion of service. We should not be satisfied with our individual contribution on our clubs goals and action plans. Illusion of service is the overestimation of your contribution or your achievement. This makes us satisfied with less service when there is a need to serve more.”

The Dumagat project may be the highlight of our accomplishment for this rotary year. We know they need our help and we know we can help. Now, it’s just a matter of implementation of our plans for the construction and the fund raising. We have to keep in mind the date oct 1 as our project ground breaking.

We are now a growing club in terms of membership. We will easily meet our goals. Let us continue inviting qualified Rotarians to ensure the future of our club and its programs.



Thank you and God Bless us all.


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September 6, 2016

Presidents Corner
RC Biak-na-Bato


“Empathy has been the key for our human nature. We empathize because we feel each other’s plight. We care because we understand their situation and we serve because we know what they need. Rotary has broken barriers of our empathy and has opened the opportunity to serve anyone in the world who needs True Service. RC Biak na Bato is an Empathic Society!”

“RC Biak na Bato will evolve into a dynamic club established by three of its foundation, the Initiative to serve, opportunistic to serve and with sacrifice to create greater value on its service. “

Last week was a worthwhile week as we successfully celebrated the first Spouse night of the Rotary Year, we had our signing with our sister club RC Dau, we had our first feeding program and we completed the first stage of our Dumagat project, the site visit.

We still have to look forward and try to accomplish our goals and action plans. There are still a lot of things to be done and we should keep on doing the things needed. We have to always look at our individual accomplishment and goals to serve as we have committed to our Club, District and to RI.  We should never be complacent and satisfied with our accomplishments; this is a trap that is called the illusion of service.

Illusion of service is the overestimation of your contribution or your achievement. This makes us satisfied with less service when there is a need to serve more.


Finally, we are invited by our sister club to join them in their celebration of their charter anniversary on Nov 11, 2016, it is but right for us to return the courtesy and join them. Thank you and God Bless us all.


All Star President Peter Laurence Valencia

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