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PRESIDENTS-ELECT TRAINING SEMINAR
Mallberry Suites, Cagayan de Oro
April 22, 2016
Hosted by RC CDO East Urban
By RTN. BING DACUDAO
RC CDO East Urban

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G Jing de la Calzada, together with District Trainer PDG Manny Along and Rotary
Club of Cagayan de Oro East Urban, hosted the Presidents-Elect Training (PETS)
2016 at Mallberry Suites Business Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City on April 22, 2016.
There were a total of 120 Rotarians and Presidents-Elect from RID 3870 and also from
other districts participating in this event.
Among the speakers invited were PDG Oyan Villanueva of RC Baguio Summer Capital,
RID 3790; PDG Tess Navales of RC Iligan Bay; PDG Ruben Vegafreia of RC West CDO;
PDG Bing Juarez of RC CDO East Urban; AG Ching Ignacio of RC Malaybalay; PAG Fe
Alvarez of RC Cotabato East; PAG Myra Balandra of RC CDO East Urban; PAG Bobby
Sebastian of RC West CDO; DG Mary Ann Solomon of RID 3860; and DS Lilu Aliño of
RID 3780.

The host club, RC CDO East Urban

DG Jing dela Calzada

District Trainer PDG Manny Along, DG Jing dela Calzada, PDG Oyan Villanueva, AG and RC CDO East Urban IPP Conchitina Borja, PDG Bing
Juarez, and RC CDO East Urban Pres. Ching Ferrer

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DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
Grand Caprice Restaurant, Cagayan de Oro
April 23, 2016
Hosted by RC Carmen Valley
By PRES. SUSAN P. DELAS ALAS-LONKEY
Rotary Club of Carmen Valley

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he District Training Assembly (DISTASS) is an annual club leaders training of the district aimed at giving
the incoming club officers the knowledge and guidance needed for them to effectively discharge the duties and
responsibilities of their respective positions. It provides an
opportunity for all incoming officers and chairs to “get on the
same page,” and an avenue for old Rotary members—even
non-incoming officers—to get updates on new strategies on
running each respective Rotary club. It is helpful in building
“esprit de corps” in the club. For new members, especially
those with leadership potential, it is also a great opportunity
to receive an immersive orientation in Rotary.
For this Rotary Year 2016-2017, the Rotary Club of
Carmen Valley once again, for two consecutive years, has
been requested to host the District Training Assembly seminar. Last year’s DISTASS—RY 2015-2016—held on April
11, 2015 at Grand Caprice, Cagayan de Oro City, was a resounding success, being tagged in the district as the most
PDG Manny U. Along
during his District
Trainer’s Remarks

DG Jing Dela Calzada
calls to open the District
Training Assembly 2016

IPP Joyce Libot of the
Rotary Club of Carmen
Valley welcomes the
participants

District Trainer PDG Manny U. Along, IPDG Leo Ochia, DISTASS 2016
Convenor DG Jing Dela Calzada, PCRG Chair 2014-2015 PDG Virgilio
“Jun” G. Farcon, Jr. during the opening plenary session.

beautifully hosted and most well-organized DISTASS with
a record-breaking attendance of 280 participants coming
from the district’s 45 Rotary clubs. However, with the more
aggressive promotion done by the host club, this year’s
DISTASS for RY 2016-2017 on April 23, 2016 at the same
venue, under the leadership of DG Jing Dela Calzada and
District Trainer PDG Manny U. Along, even broke last
year’s record with a higher attendance of 292 participants
coming from 42 clubs.
The number of participants was way more than what the
host club expected. Yet, RC Carmen Valley was still able
to efficiently manage the event. The new changes and additional fellowship activities implemented by DG Jing and
PDG Manny to spice up the opening plenary session gave
a new color to the DISTASS program. Top-notch speakers
were invited: PDG Marcos “Mac” C. Hermoso, Regional
Rotary Foundation Coordinator; and PDG Virgilio “Jun” G.
Farcon, Jr., chair of the Philippine College of Rotary Governors (PCRG) RY 2014-2015. Other top-notch District 3870
speakers/trainors who are mostly members of the District
Training Team included PDG George Hamoy, PDG Tess Navales, DGN Frank Manga, PDS Bebotte Chu, PDS Hubert
Quiblat, PAG Eve Rahon, PAG Myra Balandra, PAG Bobby
Sebastian, PAG Manny Aliñabon, PAG Bans Ibrahim, PAG
Mar Selecios, and District ICT Chair Clifford Roa, among
others.
One of the highlights of the afternoon Plenary Session
was the oath-taking of DG Jing Dela Calzada as District
Governor for RY 2016-2017, administered by PDG Jun Farcon.
Congratulations to the officers and members of the Rotary Club of Carmen Valley, led by Pres. Joyce Libot, RY
2015-2016 and PAG Luis Ramon “Boc” M. Pineda who
co-chaired DISTASS 2016 with Pres. Susan D. Lonkey for
bringing another laurel to the club! Kudos for the Club’s
teamwork and another job well done!

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Breakout session for TRF Training

Breakout session for Club Membership Committee

Breakout session for Service Projects & Youth Service

Breakout session for Club Treasurer’s Training

Breakout session for the Public Relations Committee

Oathtaking of DG Miriam Ruth “Jing” D. Dela Calzada as District Governor
for RY 2016-2017 being administered by PDG Virgilio “Jun” G. Farcon, Jr.,
PCRG Chair RY 2014-2015

Two members of the District Public Relations Committee: Rtn. Ramil
Caballero, and PAG Bebotte Chu, one of the speakers for the Public Relations breakout session.

PDG George Hamoy, AG Netnet Camomot, and PDG Jimmy Semana

The District Officers for RY 2016-2017

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CLUB INDUCTIONS

RC Cagayan de Oro

RC South CDO

RC West CDO
RC Carmen Valley

RC Bay Area CDO

RC Uptown CDO

RC East CDO

RC CDO Centerpoint

RC Kalayaan CDO

RC Metro CDO

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RC CDO Premier

RC CDO East Urban

RC Uptown Iligan

RC Opol

RC Metro Ranao
RC Iligan South

RC Iligan East
RC Iligan Maria Cristina

RC Cotabato City South
RC Metro Iligan

RC PIE-MO

RC Central Claveria

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RC Cotabato East

RC Cotabato

RC Midsayap

RC Pigcawayan

RC Kidapawan
RC Metro Kidapawan

RC Tacurong

RC Isulan

RC Gingoog

RC Gingoog Bay

RC Malaybalay

RC Metro Valencia

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“DAKILANG INA, IKAW NA!”

RC WEST CDO’S TREAT FOR TYPHOON SENDONG SURVIVOR MOTHERS

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ver generous and kind-hearted Rotarians of Rotary
Club of West Cagayan de Oro welcomed and celebrated the Rotary New Year last July 1 with a blast of
remarkable and noteworthy community outreach and genuine services to the lucky mothers in commemoration with
District Governor Miriam Ruth “Jing” dela Calzada’s advocacy and District 3870’s new Rotary year theme, “ Dakilang
Ina, Ikaw Na.” The lucky recipients were the mothers at

Rtn. Franco Catajoy
as the Emcee

Rtn. Fr. Ronaldo Eborde
leads the invocation

Emmanuel Homes, a relocation site for Typhoon Sendong
victims, located at Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City who gratefully received the dental kits, over-the-counter medicines
and other household items from Unilab, towels, free haircut,
good grooming kits, snacks from the birthday celebrant Rtn.
Julie Simbre and from the various generous people of RC
West CDO, the Inner Wheel Club of West CDO and the Rotaract Club of West CDO.

A representative of
Emmanuel Homes delivers
the welcome remarks

Fr. Ronaldo Eborde is inducted as a new member with PAG
Dante Briones as the charging officer and DG Jing dela Calzada
as the inducting officer.
VP Mina Lucilyn Dizon with
the RC West CDO members
distributing snacks to the
mothers and their kids.

Rotaract Club of
West CDO provides
the entertainment

PP Arsenio Sebastian
talks on potential livelihood
projects for the mothers

Rtn. Dr. Dures Tagayuna talks
on cancer prevention

Rtn. Dr. Verna Yap talks on
dental hygiene

DG Jing dela Calzada gives
her message and sharing
on responsible parenthood

Pres. Erna Maagad delivers
the closing remarks

Distribution of dental kits, sanitized towels, vitamins and medicines. Free haircuts for the mothers, and personalized grooming

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