Unilever Hosts Rotary Club of Manila

Unilever Hosts Rotary Club of Manila

The Rotary Club of Manila recently had its weekly meeting at Casino Español. Hosted by Unilever Philippines, represented by its chairman Mr. Fernando Fernandez, distinguished members who were past-Unilever employees came in full force including former chairmen Ambassador Cesar Bautista and Howard Belton, former HR Director Reynaldo Alejandro and former Foods Marketing Manager Obet Pagdanganan.

As the first ever Rotary Club in Asia and the biggest in the Philippines, the Rotary Club of Manila boasts of a membership that consists of government officials, chief executives and operating officers of various local and multi-national companies, members of the diplomatic corps, the judiciary and heads of financial institutions.

As the host of the afternoon’s assembly, Fernando was invited to speak and to share with the group the various Unilever initiatives that are also close to the Rotary’s heart – the environment. He expressed to them that in Unilever’s quest for sustainable growth, it realised that doing good for society is essential to doing well in business. Particularly now during these difficult times where the company’s help is needed most – many are in areas where it can make a difference and, at the same time, create opportunities for its business and brands.

The Rotary Club represented by its president Mr. Romy Batino expressed its thanks to Unilever by presenting Fernando with a commemorative china plate and a caricature specially made for him. On his part, Fernando turned over complete sets of books on the Clean Water Project of Unilever Philippines for the Rotary’s library.