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Tonight’s Program
Call to Order Pres. Nick Aquino
Invocation Dir. Peter Lim
National Anthem Rtn. JTee Aquino
Introduction of Guests &
Visiting Rotarians Rtn. Jonathan Alipio
Welcome Song PP Peter Villamil
Rtn. Jun Ang
Rtn. Boy Bangsal
Rtn. Noy Zaplan
Rtn. Jun Jabanes
Rtn. Roland Dizon
Rtn. Gerry Austria
Rtn. Johnson Fernandez
President’s Time Pres. Nick Aquino
Finest Moment AG TonyPats Patungan
Induction of New Rotarians PDG Nelson Yuchongtian
Introduction of the Guest Speaker PP Jun Macaraeg
Speech of the Guest Speaker Mr. Patricio Urmaza
LTO-Dagupan Chief
Open Forum
Adjournment Pres. Nick Aquino

Sec. Simon ‘SiRVis’ Vistro

NIGHT CHAIRMAN
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The RI President’s monthly message

September 2010
INVOCATION
This year marks a significant anniversary for Rotary! Although the
Rotary Club of Chicago started in 1905, the first convention of Rotary
clubs was held in August of 1910 with 60 Rotarians representing 16
clubs. Our history as an organization of Rotary clubs started with that
Almighty God,
meeting in 1910, and we are now commencing a second century of we remember You not often enough,
service for Rotary as an association.
All of us want this century of service to be even more successful than but always gratefully.
the last. Therefore, this is an opportune time to ask: Are we taking the We remember You now, and lift to You our
right steps to ensure that success? Are we doing the right things? Do
we have a clear vision of the future? In the words of “ America the thanks for Your continuing love and care.
Beautiful,” can we “see beyond the years”? As You are ever generous to us, 0 God,
As Rotary’s 100th president, I believe we are moving in the right
direction. Our 33,000 clubs are Rotary’s biggest asset, and our providing for the needs both of our bodies
success in the next 100 years will depend on the ability of our clubs to
remain vibrant and vital. Their strength will determine our success!
and our spirits, help us to be ever generous
The RI Board has taken several steps to offer more assistance to our toward one another, serving one another in
clubs this year, including creating the Rotary Coordinators program to
assist district governors in providing information about Rotary Your name. Amen.
International’s programs and best practices to the clubs.
I firmly believe that if we help our clubs to become better and bolder,
then the clubs will become bigger – both because of the increased
pride of our Rotarians in their clubs and the increased awareness of
Rotary by prospective members. Therefore, my goal is to help the
district governors to help their clubs to become Bigger, Better, and
Bolder!
This is a great time to be a Rotarian. Together we can make this
century of service even more exciting than the last!

Ray Klinginsmith
President, Rotary International
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Schedule of September Inductions Building Ideas, Bridging Dreams

By Pres. Niknok Aquino
8 WED RC Metro San Fdo. Pampanga
10 FRI RC Southern LU Thank you again my dear fellow RCDE actively
11 SAT Bayambang participating in our club activities. Allow me to
12 SUN Mangatarem recap the activities since our last meeting:
17 FRI San Fabian
18 SAT Metro Malasiqui Our club attended the joint induction of RCs
23 THUR Pampanga North Downtown Dagupan and Metro Dagupan last
24 FRI RC Central Sn Fdo LU August 17, 2010 at the Star Plaza Hotel. RCDE
25 SAT Paniqui members in attendance were: AG TonyPats, IPP
26 SUN RC Midwestern Pang & RC Dasol Joint Induction Mario, PE Sundie, PP Jun Mac, Sec. Simon, Dir.
29 WED RC Balibago Ernie, Dir. Eric, Dir. Vincent, Rtns. Tony Mejia,
Albert, Rob, Boy Bangsal, Ronnie, Patrick, Jojo,
Camilo and Nestor.
RCDE September Birthday Celebrators
The next day August 18, 2010, PP Jun Mac, Treas. Manda, Jun Ang, Danny,
Gilmark Meneses September 8 Patrick, Jojo, Albert, Camilo and Nestor attended the RC Baguio Sunrise induction.
Peter Lim September 11 A large contingent of RCDE members went to our sister club RC Laoag’s Induction
PP Albert Balingit September 16 on August 19, 2010. We also renewed our sisterhood pact with them.
PDG Gerpy Erguiza September 18
Choi Dela Cruz September 20 Our club donated medicines worth 150,000.00php to the City Health Office of
Boy Bangsal September 21 Dagupan City through the CHO head Dr. Leo Carbonel last August 20, 2010.
Chito Samson . September 22 These were the medicines we got from our sister club, RC Laoag.
Jason Lim September 24
Also on the same day, August 20, 2010, the Interact Club of Dagupan East
(Escuela de Nuestra Sra. de La Salette) conducted a Coastal Cleanup at BLISS,
Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City.

We had our monthly fellowship at the Hall of Fame Bar and Restaurant last August
23, 2010. This was hosted by the August birthday celebrators.
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Last August 26, which is the birthday of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, RCDE and
DISTRICT/ INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR INFORMATION
IWCDE conducted a joint feeding project for more than 500 indigents from
Dagupan City as way of thanking Mother Teresa for radiating God's light and love
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
to others.
The next District Affair is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards or
We attended the induction of RC Lingayen last August 29, 2010. In attendance with
RYLA on October 22-24, 2010 to be hosted by the Rotary Club of
me were IPP Mario, AG Tonypats, PDG Nelson, PP Jun Mac, Rtns. Nestor, Albert,
Freeport Zone (RCFZ). The venue will be at the Subic Bay
Danny, Jun Ang, and Jessie. The next day, August 30, we attended the induction
Exhibition and Convention Center, Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Pre-
of RC Hundred Islands. Those members who came with me were: AG Tonypats,
Registration is until September 30, 2010 – Php 2,000 per delegate
PP Jun Mac, Treas. Manda, Rtns. Tony Mejia, Jojo, Nestor, Camilo, Albert, Danny,
inclusive of meals, kit and accommodation. There will be no onsite
and Jun Ang.
registration.
Last September 3, 2010, RCDE together with Escuela de Nuestra Sra. de La
For more information, you may contact the ff.
Salette and JCI Dagupan Bangus conducted a Medical Mission at the twin sitios of
Pres. Elmer – 09228386372; emmarquez@pldt.com.ph
BLISS & Silungan, Dagupan City.
Sec. Ken – 09184157774; ken.lsgh@yahoo.com
PP Linda – 09189403084; rtnevarzadon2003@yahoo.com
Our Club then went to Hotel Stotsenberg, Clark Freeport Zone the next day
Rachel – 09209514101; rachel.peralta@gmail.com
September 4, 2010 to attend the Rotary Community Corps and The Rotary
Malou – 09104783350; mvisican@yahoo.com
Foundation Seminars.

Last night, September 5, 2010 we attended the induction of RC Uptown Dagupan

Rotary Zone Institute Bangkok 2010
at City De Luxe Restaurant, Dagupan City. Those who came with me were: AG
TonyPats, IPP Mario, PDG Nelson, PP Benjun, PP Jun Mac, PE Sundie, Sec.
The Rotary Zone Institute 2010 will be held at Bangkok, Thailand on
Simon, Rtns. Rob, Gerry, Alex DV, Albert, Jun Ang and Boy Bangsal.
November 19-21, 2010. All those interested to join Pres. Nick, AG
Tony, IPP Mario and PP Boy Rayos in the said R.I. event please
Today, we are very fortunate to have Mr. Patricio P. Urmaza as our Guest of Honor
coordinate with Pres. Nick Aquino.
and Speaker as he will discuss important matters related to his field of expertise.
May the things he will be sharing be of help to us Rotarians.

Also, we will formally welcome to our club the two new Rotarians who will be
inducted today: Rtns. Camilo Cayabyab and Nestor De Vera!
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SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH!
Rotary International News -- 30 August 2010
Youth programs help enhance Rotary’s public image
Rotary has many youth programs. The programs for younger participants, such as
Interact and Rotary Youth Exchange, are not funded by The Rotary Foundation, but
they all give Rotary a very positive public image, which The Rotary Foundation
benefits from. They are also very important to The Rotary Foundation, as the
participants get their first contact with Rotary, which can lead to future membership
in a Rotary club and, hopefully, becoming a contributor to The Rotary Foundation.
The programs for older participants, such as Ambassadorial Scholarships, Group
Study Exchange, and Rotary Peace Fellowships, are funded by The Rotary
Foundation. Of special interest to me is the Rotary Centers for International Studies
in peace and conflict resolution – a program that one day might become the jewel in
the Rotary programs crown. We have a fundraising effort running for this program –
the USD95 million campaign – which must not be forgotten in our ambition to
increase contributions to the Annual Programs Fund and Permanent Fund and to
meet Rotary’s USD200 Million Challenge.
All our youth programs are peace programs. In particular, our Youth Exchange
participants act as ambassadors of peace when going to a totally new environment.
We ask a lot from them, and we can be very proud of them.
All our students – younger or somewhat older, at home or abroad – participate in
local projects, thus Building Communities – Bridging Continents through Service
Above Self.
Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
Foundation Trustee Chair
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Chalkboard
By Dir. Rex Lor
ON THE PROPOSED K-12 CURRICULUM
(Part 2)
If you think education is expensive, try
ignorance. - Derek Bok
In my previous article, the usual criticism of the K-12
education is discussed and answered. In this article,
allow me to show the benefits of K-12 education. At
the end of the article, it is hoped that by simple pro-
con comparison, we will be enlightened why there is
an URGENT need to reform and change our way of
thinking.
K-12 allows for a rational well-paced curriculum. The problem with our
curriculum now is that it has too much of everything spaced in 10 years. Taking note
from the effective Understanding-by-Design curriculum (which has catapulted
Singapore to a top position in five years), well-spaced, thematic and industry-based
curriculum is the answer. Personally, there’s a lot of unwanted elements in the
curriculum – it is too content-based and skips the part on actually teaching students
the how-to’s. Our school supervisor from La Salle Green Hills, Mr. Ramelle Javier,
noted in one of his UBD training in school that there is a need to change from our
traditional content-based curriculum to that of a rational, well-paced, thematic and
student-centered one. This will also allow for additional space to input skills-based
training thereby allowing graduates to look for jobs after they graduate.
A new K-12 curriculum equips a student more for future job opportunities.
Majority of the students graduating high school do not go to college. Because they
are immature and unskilled, they end up jobless and marked as out-of-school youths
(OSY) who are supported financially through various GO and NGO charities.
Remember, it is more expensive to support the jobless (lifetime-commitment ‘til they
die) than educating the young (12 years). A skills-based high school curriculum (like
those of TESDA), will enable our graduates to land jobs. In our school, we are
undergoing a study to enrich our curriculum to allow our students to graduate with
TESDA certificates having finished courses in computer technology, clerical work,
and others.
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K-12 will produce more mature students. “Our high school graduates are
immature…can we do something about it?” quipped a fellow Rotarian
complaining about immature jejemon graduates. In K-12 curriculum, students
graduating are of legal age – 18 years old. Meaning, they are more mature
psychologically and are enabled legally. They can look for work and sign
contracts with the employers not fearing about child labor and abuse.
K-12 globalizes our graduates. One of the biggest problems of our biggest
export – the OFWs – are handicapped by the number of years in Basic
Education. Let’s look at the SEA level, Thailand does not consider Philippine
degrees, even from the best universities, as equal those awarded by its own
institutions. The reason: we have a 10 year basic education curriculum. Other
countries share Thailand’s reservation.
In a rapidly globalizing world, we cannot fence-sit and let the tides go by.
There is a need to change and to reform our educational system. Sticking to a
system which produces unskilled and unqualified workforce is an effective
way of placing our country in a downward spiral. I fear that we will fall into
the tipping point when ignorance feeds ignorance and we can no longer
change. As it is today, it is hard for people to change for the long-term when
everyone looks after the short-term.
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Ang susunod na bayani ay ang birthday boy ngayong Agosto 30 (National Heroes Day ngayong
taong 2010). Siya ay idolo ng mga journalists sapagkat siya ang founder ng Diariong Tagalog at
naging editor ng La Solaridad. Kilala bilang Plaridel na siyang pen name nya, si Marcelo H. Del Pilar
ay isa sa mga lider ngPropaganda Movement isang grupo ng mga bayaning manunulat na ang
kanilang mga isinulat ay siyang naging inspirasyon ng Philippine Revolution.
Pambansang bayani din ang Mindanaoan na si Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat. Siya ay kinatakutan ng
mga Kastila. Hindi nya pinasakop ang kanyang lugar. Alam mo yung Spoliarium? Hindi yung kanta
ng Eraserheads ha kungdi yung malaking painting sa may National Museum. Si Juan Luna ang
lumikha nito. Isa siyang Ilocano at ‘ka-berks’ ni Jose Rizal. Mayroon din mga babaeng bayani: si
Gabriela Silang ang unang babaeng nag-aklas laban sa mga Kastila at si Melchora Aquino o
Tandang Sora, ang ina ng KKK at bayani na nasa ‘singkong duling’. Isama na rin natin si Gregoria
de Jesus ang ginang ng Supremong Andres Bonifacio na nagtatatag ng tsapter ng kababaihan ng
Katipunan.
Kamakailan, lumabas ang pangalan ni Tarik Soliman. Siya daw ang batang-batang Pilipino na taga-
Macabebe, Pampanga, na namatay sa pakikipaglaban sa mga Kastila sa Battle of Bangkusay
noong 1571. May mga talang nagsasabi na siya ng kaunaunahang martir ng paghihimagsik laban
sa dayuhan.
Marami pang ibang bayani. Kasama dito ang mga namatay ng hindi man lang nabigyan ng
pagpugay o kaya ay nakilala. Magbasa tayo ng libro ng kasaysayan, magsearch sa WikiPilipinas o
Filipiniana.net at palawigin ang ating kaalaman at pagmamahal sa Inang Bayan. Bigyan mo kasi ng
pansin ang mga pangalan ng mga kalye at bayan. Kadalasan sa isang bayani ipinapangalan ang
mga yan. Tingnan mo ang pera mo bago gastusin. Nandyan ang mga mukha ng mga bayani.
Nawa’y ang Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani ay magsilbingpaalaala sa mga ginawa ng mga
bayani ng Pilipinas pati na rin upang hikayatin ang mga nakababatang henerasyon upang tularan
ang karakter ng mga taong ipinaglaban ang bayan. Ang selebrasyon na ito ay bahagi rin ng
pagdiriwang ng Cry of Pugadlawin. Enjoyin natin ang holiday! Ipagdiwang natin ang Pambansang
Araw ng mga Bayani ng “major major” (bonggang bongga) sapagkat ito ay narararapat para sa ating
mga bayani.
Bilang Rotarians tayo din ay mga bayani!
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Hindi bayani ang unang Filipinang na-feature sa Playboy. Hindi bayani ang nagpauso ng mala-
national anthem na song and dance hit noong 2003 na ‘Otso Otso.' Hindi rin kasama dito ang dating
MMDA Chairman na tumakbo bilang bise president. Transformer siya, hindi bayani. Lalong hindi
bayani ang utol ni Mayor Bistek o kaya yung first “Grand Questor” at dating kalove team ni Sandara
Park. Hindi rin kasali ang tinaguriang “Fred Astaire of the Philippines” at ang kanyang anak na si
“Prinsipe ng Kahilingan." Bayani lang sila sa pangalan. Ang sukatan ng pagiging bayani ay sa
kanilang kakaibang ginawa para sa bayan. Hindi lang dugo’t pawis ang ibinigay ng mga ito kungdi
prinsipyo at buhay.
Bakit tila hindi natin kilala ang ibang mga bayani? Alam lang natin na may walang pasok kapag
National Heroes Day. Malling na naman ang gimik natin, outing sa probinsya o kaya sa Hongkong
kasi long weekend ito. Bakit nga ba parang ‘Da Who’ sila sa ating kaisipan? Marahil ay tulog tayo
nung itinuro ng iyong guro sa APan ang mga bayaning ito. Siguro binalewala lang natin ito at mas
mainam bilangin ang wrong grammar at mannerism ni Ma’am. O kaya abala tayong parang “Matrix”
na umiiwas sa ‘talsik laway’ ni Sir. Mas “memorized” natin ang mga kaganapan sa showbiz.
Naglipana ba naman ang mga showbiz talk show at teleseryeng inaabangan. Mas sikat ka nga
naman kapag alam mo ang latest sa “The Buzz” at sa Ruby o Rosalinda. Wala nga namang
panama kila Dingdong Dantes, Piolo Pascual, Judy Ann Santos at Marian Rivera sa kasikatan ang
mga “forgotten heroes”. Binaon na ba natin sila sa limot o sadyang hindi natin alam kung sino sila?
Hindi na ba natin sila binibigyan ng kahalagahan kasi bahagi na sila ng nakaraan? Kilalanin natin
ang ating mga pambansang bayani. Pagaralan at ipagbunyi ang kanilang katapangan at
kagilagilalas na kuwento ng buhay nila.
Huwag mong sabihin hindi mo kilala si Magdalo (Hindi yung grupo ng mga sundalong mahilig sa
mga hotels). Baka hindi mo alam, si Miniong (tawag sa kanya nung bata pa siya) ay isa sa mga
haligi ng Katipunan at unang presidente ng ating bansa (pinakabatang presidente-29 taong gulang
at ang may pinakamahabang buhay- 94 taong gulang nung namatay). Siya ang nagdeklara ng ating
kalayaan noong Hunyo 12, 1898. Siya yung nasalimang pisong papel na drinowingan mo noong
90’s ng shades at nunal at para magmukhang Randy Santiago. Tama ka. Si Emilio Aguinaldo ang
tinutukoy ko.
Sino ang nagsulat ng constitution para sa Unang Republika ng Pilipinas noong 1899-1901 na siya
ring sinasabing “utak ng Katipunan”? Mahirap matandaan ano? Pero kung sabihin kong siya yung
lumpong bayani o kaya’y tinawag na “Sublime Paralytic”, mas makikilala natin si Apolinario Mabini.
Nakakalungkot na mas naalala natin siya dahil sa kanyang kapansanan kaysa sa kanyang
kagalingan at kadakilaan.
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@Your SiRVis
By Sec. Simon “SiRVis” Vistro
National Heroes Day: isang major-major na pag-
gunita sa ating mga bayani
“Sino-sino ang mga kilala mong bayani?”
Ito ang aking tanong sa iba’t-ibang taong nakakasalamuha
ko. Ito rin ang nilagay kong status sa Facebook ko. Gusto
ko kasing malaman kung kilala ng karamihan ng mga
kababayan natin ang ating mga bayaning nagbuwis ng
sariling buhay para sa minamahal nating bansang
Pilipinas. Ito na rin ang aking paraang ipagdiwang ang
Pambansang Araw ng Bayani -- ang gunitain at kilalanin
ang kadakilaan nila.
Ang “generic” na kasagutan sa aking tanong ay si Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Salutatorian naman siAndres
Bonifacio. Sabi ko ang daya naman puro silang dalawa na lang lagi ang sikat. May sarili na nga
silang ‘araw’; Nobyembre 30 kay ‘May-pagasa’ at Disyembre 30 kay ‘Laong Laan.' Idol si Pepe kasi
makulay ang “lovelife” nito at gradweyt nga naman ito ng Ateneo. Napakahusay pa nya at
maihahantulad sa mga banyaganggeniuses tulad nila Einstein, Da Vinci at MacGyver. “Winner”
naman si Supremo kasi simple lang siya, galing sa mahirap na pamilya at palaban pa! Pangmasa
ang appeal nya. Ito rin ang dahilan kung bakit idineklara ang huling Linggo ng Agosto bilang
Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani (National Heroes Day) sa bisa ng Batas 3827 ng taong 1931.
Naisip siguro ng may-akda ng batas na karapatdapat na magbigay pugay at maalala ang ibang
bayani at may sariling araw na si Jose Rizal at Andres Bonifacio. Ito rin ay para mabigyan liwanag
ang mga Pinoy na mayaman at mahalaga ang ating kasaysayan. Na ang mga bayani ay malaking
haligi ng ating pagkaFilipino at karapatdapat tularan upang maging mabuting mamayanan. Ngayon,
dahil sa bisa ng “Holiday Economics Law” ang Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani ay ginaganap
tuwing huling Lunes ng Agosto.
Sa pagsagot sa aking katanungan, ako’y nakatanggap ng sari-saring sagot. Dahil ang Pinoy ay
mahilig sa katatawanan, marami rin ang sumagot ng kalokohan sa aking tanong. Naalala ko tuloy
yung mga lumang “jokes” noong nasa high school pa ako. Sino ang seksing bayani? Si Techie
Agbayani. Sino ang mag-amang bayani? Bayani Casimiro Sr. at Bayani Casimiro Jr. Sino ang
bayani na may kapatid na ‘Bagets’? Hero Bautista. Sino ang pinakabayani sa lahat? Bayani
Agbayani!
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RCDE in ACTION

PP Benjun Tan and IWCDE President Norma Tan distributing RC Hundred Islands Induction, August 30, 2010
drinks during the Joint Feeding Project last August 26, 2010

RC Lingayen Induction, August 29, 2010 RC Uptown Dagupan Induction, Sept 5, 2010