THE ROTARY CLUB OF MAKATI, the oldest and largest in District 3830, recently marked half a century of community service with pomp and circumstance. Club president Eddie Yap together with 28 still active past presidents and officers led the festivities. An anniversary gala dinner was held at Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The ballroom, specially produced by Eddie Yap, was made to resemble London’s Royal Opera House auditorium during the Vienna Spring Festival. The women arrived wearing ball gowns, opera gloves, little tiaras, and carrying big fans, while the gentlemen came in tux with golden bowties. For the first time ever, the club conferred a Lifetime Achievement Award on Rotary International past director Rafael “Paing”
Hechanova, who, in turn, presented 10 outstanding community service awards to the 10 Rotary Districts in the country. Retired chief justice Art Panganiban also received a special award for his staunch support of the club’s air quality monitoring system project. Congratulations to all!
Rotary Club of Makati president Eduardo “Eddie” Yap (front row, seventh from left) with 28 active past presidents (front row from left): Carlos Del Rosario, Juan Peña, Fidel Alfonso, Jose Alejandro, Rotary International past director Rafael ‘Paing”...
Ready for the polonaise (front row, from left): Caling and Roland Young, Dellie and Eddie Yap, Kat and Carlo Rufino, and Mache and David Ackerman
Robert Kuan, Sandra Chiong of Rotary Ormoc, Troy Bumagat, Leyte representative Lucy Gomez, and Reggie Nolido
Susan de Jesus, Zeni Yao, Philippine Veterans Bank chairman Robert de Ocampo, and Tito Panlilio
Shalimar Tamano, Michael Escaler, Federico Borromeo, Jesus Zulueta, Cultural Center of the Philippines president Raul Sunico, and Roland Young
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Amando Tetangco and wife Elvira, former chief justice Art Panganiban, and University of the Philippines president Alfredo Pascual
Lifetime Achievement awardee Paing Hechanova and Eddie Yap
Jojo Borromeo, Baby Manlapit, Terrie Tambunting, Dellie Yap, Tessie Amparo, and Lu Limjoco
Armando San Diego and Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Sonny Coloma
Eddie Yap and former chief justice Art Panganiban
David Ackerman, Senator Sonny Angara, Louie Aseoche, and Rene Limjoco
Classical singer George Yang, soprano Rachelle Gerodias and Korean baritone Park Byeong-In
(Seated from left) Dieter and Zenaida Reichert, Marixi Prieto, Tessa Prieto-Valdes, (standing from left) Dr. Andrew Prieto and wife Myda
Brian Ocana and Elena Yap-Lee
Marilou Alejandro, Louie Aseoche and Miko Valerio
Mely and Paing Hechanova
Reuben and Mimi Valerio
Greg Navarro and Marife Zamora