THE PHILIPPINE LEADER
RISE TOGETHER Written by: Sen. John I. Bautista Jr. 2020 President, JCI Manila
This year has been a year like no other to say
the very least. We had a volcano eruption, several typhoons and of course - the Covid-19 pandemic. But despite all the challenges we faced, JCI Manila continued to strive hard and tried to reach our goals for the year. We felt that now more than ever, JCI Manila needed to be there for our country and the communities we serve. But we understood we could not do this alone and that we needed to stand by our battle cry: Rise Together. Rise in JCI Collaborations - Reaching out to more Rise in membership participation - Not everyone
chapters because now more than ever we need
could go out of their homes without fearing of the
each other, to love for one another, to rebuild those
virus, so we needed every member we could get.
bonds that we have for each other, trust each other
Fortunately, we were able to activate 90% of our
because trust shows that we believe in the good in
members and induct 110 new members for the year.
each other and if we want to get out of this pandemic unscathed, we need to be there for each other.
Rise in Partnerships. We Partnered with different government agencies like the Off ice of the Vice
That’s what we did and we were able to do great
President of the Philippines, the City of Manila, the
things together. So, on behalf of JCI Manila, thank
City of Pasig, and different National Departments
you for the partnership but more importantly thank
like the Department of Health, the Department
you for the f riendship. Indeed, this year was diff icult
of Education, and many more to create more
but I am so proud that we were all able to Rise
sustainable solutions throughout this pandemic.
Together.
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