The District Governor, MIGUELITO "LITO" JOSE, of Rotary International District 3770 (Philippines) was in town on October 5, 2008. The Club meeting with DG Lito was held at Hotel Roma, Tuguegarao City wherein the Club Leadership Plan was extensively discussed. The Club's service projects were also presented to the District Governor. The meeting resulted in the equitable distribution of work for the Club members after the expanded roles of the Rotary Club members were finalized in accordance with Rotary International's new thrust. Top of the lists of priorities is the total eradication of polio from the face of the earth and the reduction of the causes of mortality among children aged 5 years old and below. Please click to view PHOTOS>

The ROTARY CLUB OF TUGUEGARAO-CITADEL joined the Metropolitan Tuguegarao Water District in a Blood Drive on October 5, 2008 in morning of the rotary International District Governor's Visit - DG Lito Jose. The event was also participated in by the ROTARACT Club of the University of Saint Louis-Tuguegarao (USLT) and other volunteers.
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From: www.inq7.net
Pan de sal made of seaweed is rich in Iodine
goodnewspilipinas.com
First Posted 16:25:00 08/02/2008

TUGUEGARAO CITY -- Apart from flour being used in making bread, fisherfolk in a northern Cagayan town have come up with an alternative in producing the Filipinos’ favorite breakfast fare: seaweed pan de sal.

This is one of the possible byproducts that experts from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are now discovering in partnership with the Rural Improvement Club (RIC), whose members are mostly fisherfolk of Buguey town, some 130 kilometers north of the regional capital, Tuguegarao City.

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“Soon to be out are seaweed pan de sal, seaweed lychee, and seaweed maja blanca,” she said. Read the story>

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Pastor Ross Resuello is now the Acting Vice-Mayor of Tuguegarao City after Mayor Delfin Ting arrived from abroad on official business. However, because our Vice-Mayor is still out of the country, Pastor Ross (our No. 1 City Counsellor), was appointed as Acting Vice-Mayor. Hope he can resume as City Counsellor soon, otherwise, he will be over-acting na!

Tuguegarao City - The members of the various rotary clubs in the city welcomed the arrival of the members of the Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange (GSE) from Long Island, New York, USA.

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. The flagship project of the foundation is the Polio Plus Project. In the 1980s, 1,000 children were infected by the disease every day in 125 countries. Today, polio cases have declined by 99 percent, with fewer than two thousand cases reported in 2006. Two billion children have been immunized, five million have been spared disability, and over 250,000 deaths from polio have been prevented.

The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families. click to VIEW PHOTOS  >>>

It is very cold down here lately, today...my breath turned into white vapor as if I  was smoking a cigarette... more like a smoking dragon when I went out of the house. The previous days were colder still! It is definitely NOT NORMAL, and I am beginning to seriously consider the global warming scare.

We currently hold the record of having the hottest temperature recorded in Philippine history. But as always, Tuguegarao is the home of the extremes (in temperature at least). Like in April 21, 1912 Tuguegarao had 42C (108F); in May 11. 1969 we had the record hottest at 42.2C, this record has not yet been broken. Foreigners usually come here because of the temperature and usually say "The heat is terrific!"

In Baguio/Benguet I am very sure it is even colder. I remeber the news about frost in that area, and that is scary, because of the danger of destruction to our food supply (agricultural products). One kilo of talong at one time cost P80.00 because scarcity. READ ABOUT IT>

A motorcade on the western side of the city by the Charter Members of the Rotary Club of Tuguegarao-Citadel was held in the morning of Oct 27, 2007 (Saturday). The chartering of the club and the induction of the officers and members, also the Rotary Anns (spouses/wifes of Rotarians) was held in the evenning. The Charter President is Jude M. Lingan, a member of VCF-Tuguegarao.