ROTARY BOYS & GIRLS: WE DEVELOP INNOVATIVE LEADERS

B&G Boy Mayor - Rembrant James Dumangas

September in Rotary International’s calendar is New Generation’s Month. In the past, it’s called the ‘Youth Week’ and “Boy’s Week”. At present, it is “Boys and Girls Week.” It is in this week that clearly our young boys and girls are evidently working towards a better community and a better person.

Last September 22-28, 2016, once again the Rotary Club of Roxas highlighted the celebration of September New Generation’s Month with the active participation of the 25 young boys and girls from the different senior high schools in Roxas City, Capiz. They are the top students of their school who also passed panel interviews and rigid exams facilitated by the Rotarians led by its B&G chair PP Mark Renier Catahay (AG/Zone 4 D-3850) and the All-Star club president Jocelyn “Jo” Mosquera for RY 2016-2017.

VM Erwin Sicad with B&G VM counterpart

For many years now, The Rotary Club of Roxas is always in the forefront in helping and making our youths develop their full potential as young leaders who are innovative and always ready to take the exciting and vigorous path of life-changing programs of the Rotary International, such as the Boys and Girls Week.

The highlights of the B&G Week where: courtesy call to the Mayor’s office and formally took office as City Mayor, City Accountant, Councilors, City Health Officer, etc. The most significant in the event was when they took the actual/hands-on training as law-policy-makers and public servants of the city. Thru it, they were made to understand more about the duty and responsibilities of a government officials and gained better perspectives on leadership governance. The challenge of taking over during the session and suggesting an ordinance which eventually is approved by them is more than enough that our young boys and girls were overwhelmed by it.

The B&G all smiles at the SB Session Hall 

“It is a fortunate moments when a person finds a diamond in the sand. The only difference is that finding such an expensive mineral can be brought by luck, while service is brought by what you have within you or simply who you are,” said Rembrant James Dumangas, during his Privilege Speech at the SB Regular Session. He played the ‘Boy Mayor’ during the session at the Sangguniang Bayan of Roxas City.

The one week activities includes: Courtesy Call and Oath Taking with Mayor Alan Celino, a Leadership Development Program, Session Training and actual sessions, and Educational Trip, to name a few. To present, the Rotary Club of Roxas has its strong ties with the Roxas City government that provides them support in the young generation’s endeavors like the Boys and Girls Week.

The different Senior High Schools that the Boys and Girls are representing were from: St. John College, Hercor College, Tanque National High School, Cong. Ramon Arnaldo HS, St. Piux X Seminary, Dumulog National HS, Don Ynocencio Del Rosario National HS, Marcos Fuentes Integrated School, and Safronio A. Cordovero National HS.

Leadership Development Program with PP Megs Lunn

This year’s theme “Rotary Serving Humanity”, will not only teach our young people to honor thy commitment to be a servant leader even at a young age, but rather to put into practice Rotary’s Motto “Service Above Self”, of which is literally beneficial to self development and self-fulfillment of the highest purpose in life which is – SERVICE!

THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN ACTION

Qualifying exams

Panel Interviews

Orientation and Courtesy Call at the Mayor's Office (Roxas City)

Oathtaking as Boy Mayor, etc

Oath taking with VM Erwin Sicad

Revelyn Joy Cercado with City Councilor Cesar Yap (MD)

Rotarians at Work (PP Butch Biclar, PDG Mark Ortiz and PP Pip Aception)

The Boys and Girls Councilors and Head of Offices with their counterparts

Ma. Sheena Danica Bonites with Councilor Powell Del Rosario

Mayor Alan Celino with 'Boy Mayor' James Dumangas

Mary Antonette Caberoy with Councilor (Atty) Gary Potato

Awarding of Certificates by RC Roxas

The City Councilors with Vice Mayor Erwin Sicad and the RC Roxas

(l to r) PP Pip, Sec. Kathleen, PP Reuben, Pres. Jo, Mayor Alan Celino, PDG Mark and PP Butch.

Note: Photos courtesy of PP Butch Biclar and PP Sanny Abella-Vito

Wacky photo after the Leadership Development Program with PE Megs Lunn

The Graduates Boys & Girls 2016 with AG Mark Renier (Project Chair) and PE Megs Lunn (Speaker)

Rotary Boys and Girls Week 2016 Positions

Name	Position	School
Rembrandt James Dumangas	City Mayor	St. John College
Louel Lee Agpalo	City Vice Mayor	Hercor College
Ma. Sheena Danica Bonites	1st Councilor	Hercor College
Gerome Juda Fuentes	2nd Councilor	Tanque NHS
Pevelyn Joy Borja Cercado	3rd Councilor	Cong Ramon Arnaldo HS
Neil Justin Fincale	4th Councilor	Hercor College
John Ryan Isiderio	5th Councilor	Dumulog NHS
SemRainardDistor	6th Councilor	St. Piux X
Mary AntonetteCaberoy	7th Councilor	St. John College
Stephanie dela Cruz	8th Councilor	Tanque NHS
Sem. Robert Angelo Horneja	9th Councilor	St. Piux X
Mark Winder Agusan	10th Councilor	Don Ynocencio del Rosario NHS
CanskieGabucay	SP Secretary	Cong Ramon Arnaldo HS
Aljo Alvarez	City Administrator	Tanque NHS
Christian Louis Asis	Liga President	St. Piux X
Leslie Joy Magarso	City Engineer	Don Ynocencio del Rosario NHS
Lovely Grace Fernando	City Accountant	Cong Ramon Arnaldo HS
Sunshine Guzman	City Planning Officer	Dumulog NHS
Anne CollineLondite	City Tourism Officer	Don Ynocencio del Rosario NHS
Sara Mae Ayensa	City Social Welfare and Development Officer	Dumulog NHS
ShulammiteAulmo	City Veterinarian	Marcos Fuentes Integrated School
JenicaLugador	General Services Officer	Sofronio A Cordovero Integrated School
Angelica Belo	City Budget Officer	Marcos Fuentes Integrated School
Jerson Palacios	City Assessor	Marcos Fuentes Integrated School
Nelson Arrojado Jr.	CAAP AVSEGroup Officer	Sofronio A Cordovero Integrated School