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whether, you are a company owned or dealer owned, which
I fall on the former representing the number one refinery in the country – Petron Corporation Petron owns and operates Bataan Refinery
in Limay, Bataan. Bataan Refinery
produces a wide range of high quality petroleum products such as liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) premium and regular gasoline, aviation turbo fuel,
kerosene, low-sulfur diesel, industrial fuel oil, solvents and asphalts. Petron was the first to introduce a 95 octane |
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rating gasoline in the
local market since 1993. But this did not last long to develop a new
generation efficient fuel called BLAZE – 97+(plus) octane rating. In support of the
“Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999” Section 29 that took effect in July 2000.
The ban on leaded gasoline, Petron produced and sold LEAD-FREE and EARTH
FRIENDLY gasoline – unleaded fuels maintain its maximum performance without
sacrificing our environment and health considerations. Petron diesel-fuel, the clean diesel
with a low-sulfur content, has gained wide acceptance among consumers. By adding a diesel power booster in your
fuel tank will surely cleans your car exhaust system and more mileage. DRIVE SAFELY FOLKS AND FASTEN YOUR SEAT
BELTS. |
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The Elements of Leadership |
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Contrary to the old saying
that leaders are born, not made, the art of leading can be taught, and it can
be mastered. The qualities seems to be: ¨ CONFIDENCE. If a leader does not believe in himself, no
one else will. But confidence must be acquired. At every state, there must be
a steady building of assurance, a conviction of competence based on training
and the gradual accumulation of experience and skill. ¨ ENERGY. A leader must be willing to do
everything he asks of his followers-and more. He must be able to work harder,
concentrate longer, face the extra danger, carry the extra burden, go the
extra mile. ¨ TIMING. This is a combination of alertness,
imagination and foresight. ¨ CLARITY. A leader must be able to reason logically, weigh alternatives, make decisions – and then convey his thoughts lu |
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ExploROTARY Talks PVP Frank
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Treas. Arnel
Chanpinco Gas,
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¨ cidly.TENACITY. Courage, it has been
said, is the capacity to hang on five minutes longer. The leader not only
must have this ability himself, he must also inspire it in others. ¨ BOLDNESS. This strong and virile
characteristic is akin to courage, but more dynamic. It reveals itself in a
willingness to take chances, a readiness to experiment, a soaring optimism
that rejects and despises the thought of failure. ¨ CONCERN. Experience has taught that men will
never follow anyone unless they feel that he really cares about them and
their problems. ¨ MORALITY. A stern code of ethics, a strong sense of
personal morality, “obedience to the unenforceable” – these are qualities a
leader must have at the core of his being.
This is why military schools and colleges put so much stress on duty
and honor, love of God and country ¨ FAITH. Above and beyond all, a leader must
believe in his people as well as in the goal toward which he is leading
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PAST PRESIDENT’S CORNER - Asst. Ed Dindo Astom |
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The Relationship Between Rotary and Inner
Wheel BY PP JEROME “Jerome” A. GAERLAN |
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dent had my wife not
agreed to take care of other matters-our kids, the construction of our home,
our finances and so on. `Encompassing’ because she actively participated in
Rotary undertakings from planning to implementation-she gave me good ideas,
she solicited and sorted medicines for our Medical Missions, she prepared
sandwiches and milk during our Feeding Programs, and so on all the way to
choosing the design of Plaques of
Recognition for Club
Awardees. Lastly, she stayed
`invisible’ like a true Inner Wheel member, supporting her husband but
staying in the background. Having said
all that, I would now like to use the topic assigned to me as a `springboard’
to a more intriguing one. Before I became a Rotarian and even during my early years with Rotary, I thought that the relationship between Rotary and Inner Wheel was straightforward-two civic organizations, intertwined by affinity and acting as real Partners in Service. It slowly dawned on me things were not that simple. No less than former R.I. |
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President
Luis Vincent Giay in response to a query by a Rotarian spouse said, “as far
as Rotary is concerned, Inner Wheel does not exist.” This struck me as one-sided. Inner Wheel by its very nature recognizes
Rotary. After all you cannot become a
member of the Club unless you are the legitimate spouse of a Rotarian or at
least the legitimate daughter of one. Rotary recognition of Inner Wheel is
done only at the Club level, notably during Joint Inductions. At the District
level, members of Inner Wheel are not recognized as such but only as spouses
of Rotarians. During Inner Wheel
District Affairs, one can usually find a booth where they sell Rotary
items. During Rotary District,
Regional and International Affairs, it is easy to locate booths where they
sell pins, pennants and other paraphernalia for members of Interact and
Rotaract Clubs. However, one will find
it difficult to locate even a table
which sells Inner Wheel Club items. As our Club’s International Service
Director, a few years back, I was in charge of some projects funded by Rotary
International. I once made the mistake
of enlisting the help of Inner Wheel for logistical support during the
implementation of one such project.
This led to complications that took time to resolve since it was
stated in the R.I. Grant that the project was not to be done in tandem with
other organizations. I was surprised
that Rotary International considered Inner Wheel an `alien’
organization. What made things worse was it was okay for us to team
up with a Rotary Village Corps to finish the job. All this has affected the morale of
Inner Wheel Club members. I know of Clubs
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PP JEROME A. GAERLAN President
RCSFU Rotary
Year 2000-2001 Theme:
“Create Awareness Take Action” |
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The actual topic that was assigned to
me was “The role of my wife as former Inner Wheel Club President during my
term as Rotary Club President.” Well, to keep it short, my wife’s role was
like that of `air’ – essential,
encompassing but invisible.
`Essential’ since I could not have acted as our Club’s Presi- |
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Being a gas retailing outlet, there are
two classification by our principal, |