Transcript a powerpoint on Philippines

ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE
PHILIPPINES DISTRICT 3820
& DISTRICT 5960
Automatic Advance
Philippines Slides Courtesy of Gabriel Manrique, Winona Rotary Club
Power Point by Pat Greenwood, Owatonna Rotary Club
THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGES
TO SOUTH AFRICA, BRAZIL, AUSTRALIA, AND SWEDEN
RFE Outbound Team to Brazil
Courtesy of Gorden Hedahl, River Falls Rotary Club
RFE PHILIPPINES
The 5th RFE exchange for District 5960 is now
arranged with Rotary District 3820 in the
southern part of the Island of Luzon in the
Philippines. There are natural springs, resorts,
and pristine beaches. The climate is relatively
warm year round.
Rotary District 3820 is in the
Southern part of the Island of
Luzon
RFE PHILIPPINES
• Outbound: from Philippines to US- June, 2010
• Inbound: to Philippines- January or February,
2011
• For 8 Rotarians and/or Partners
• 12 Days Duration plus Travel Time
• 3 Host Cities Typically
• Hosts Provide Housing, In-home Meals
• Guests Pay for Travel, Meals Out, Entertainment
• The deadline for applications is July 1, 2010.
Passports are required.
District 3820 is not a complete stranger to our district. Gabe Manrique visited in
2002. Since then, the Winona Rotary Club has had 2 matching grants with clubs in 3820.
Students from Winona have been to District 3820, chaperoned by Gabe and
Cecilia Manrique
RFE PHILIPPINES
• Rotary District 3820 consists of over 106 clubs
with 2,500 active members.
• Encompasses nine provinces in southern
Island of Luzon.
• Located south of the capital City of Manila
• Agriculture is the main industry.
PHILIPPINES
• The Philippines has 115,831 square miles
(slightly larger than Arizona).
• 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
• Population about 86 million.
• The Philippines is the 72nd largest and 13th
most populous nation in the world.
ISLAND OF LUZON
Island of Luzon
• Largest and most economically and politically
important island in the Philippines.
• 17th largest island in the world.
• Largest city Quezon City population 2.7
million.
• Mount Pulag 2,922 meters.
• Mount Pinatubo, Mayon, and Taal Volcanoes.
ECONOMY
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Industry in Metro Manila
Livestock
Tourism
Mining
Fishing
Gross Domestic Product $144 billion
GDP Per Head $1,640
One of the premier resorts
in District 3820
Winona students in the resort.
AGRICULTURE
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Rice
Bananas
Mangoes
Coconuts
Pineapple
Coffee
Common refreshment
And they participated in a 3820 project
HISTORY
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Tabon Man 24,000 years ago
Negritos
Malayo-Polynesian speakers 4000 BCE
900 AD Indianized kingdoms
1565-1898 first colonized by Spain, Manila capital
1571
• 1898-1946 except World War II-United States
• Japanese occupation World War II
• Independence July 4, 1946
GOVERNMENT
• Democracy
• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo President (one six
year term).
• Senate elected six year term
• House of Representatives elected three year
term.
• Supreme Court
Flag of the Philippines
LANGUAGE
• Tagalog -Filipino, part of the MalayoPolynesian branch of the Autronesian
language family.
• English.
• Both languages official.
• Numerous Regional Languages.
• Spanish.
• Arabic.
RELIGION
• Christianity - primary religion
• Roman Catholic the major denomination
• Protestantism
• Buddhist minority
• Muslim minority
A centuries old church in District 3820
RFE PHILIPPINES
“A world of Rotary opportunities awaits you
through the Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) program.
You can participate either by hosting guests on a team
from another district or representing our district by
being on an outbound RFE team. There is no better
way to learn about other cultures and to make longlasting international friendships. The more you know
about this program, the more you will want to be a
part of it!”
--Newell Krogmann, Le Sueur, founder RFE in District
5960, District Governor 2009-2010
Flowers – this is just from
the villa where students
stayed.
RFE PHILIPPINES
For more information about the Rotary
Friendship Exchange program if you are
interested in hosting or being on a Friendship
Exchange please contact Lonna Lysne, RFE
Chairperson, by:
email: [email protected], or
phone: 507-451-1153 (HOME)
RFE PHILIPPINES
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Contacts: [email protected]
Lonna Lysne: [email protected]
Jingle Mahan: [email protected]
www.ridistrict3820.org/