VALUES We believe... That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life; That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations; That economic justice can be best won by free men through free enterprise; That government should be of laws rather than of men; That earth’s great treasure lies on human personality; And that service to humanity is the best work of life. MISSION To provide leadership development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change. VISION To be the foremost global network of young leaders. PRAYER We re-affirm our conviction that faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life. May the Lord guide us in all our undertakings.
Congratulations, JCI Ortigas! Thomas Raymond U. Lising Barangay Captain Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City 2018 Regional Vice President JCI Metro South 2017 Local Organization President Junior Chamber International - Ortigas Inc.
JCI PHILIPPINES Greetings of love and peace! I would like to extend my congratulations to the Board of Directors and members of JCI Ortigas led by President Kara Angela Suarez on your 20th Induction Ceremony and 1st JCI Ortigas Pasig Senate Induction Ceremony. This celebration is a testament of the success of JCI Ortigas that it has remained strong, united and triumphant over the years. You are given one year to lead, serve and work for your beloved chapter. May each one of you be inspired to LEAD WITH PASSION and use this opportunity not only to bring your chapter to greater heights but to be more of service for JCI, for the people and the community. Maraming salamat po sainyong suporta. Kaisa po ninyo ako upang isakatuparan ang ating adhikaing gamitin ang JCI upang gumawa ng positibong pagbabago para sa komunidad, at ipagpatuloy ang serbisyong may sipag, puso at talino. #LeadWithPassion #OneJCIPhilippines2023 #ShineBrightAt75 KERBY JAVIER SALAZAR 2023 National President JCI Philippines
S METRO AREA To the JCI Ortigas Outgoing and Incoming Officers, MESSAGES Greetings of Peace and Prosperity! On behalf of the 2023 Area 2 Presidents, Area Officers, and members, I would like to congratulate JCI Ortigas on its 20 years of outstanding leadership. As Area Vice President for Metro Area, I am deeply humbled and exhilarated to have been given the op- portunity to be working with engaged and committed individuals. Your local organization’s commitment and participation in different local, regional, area wide and national endeavors show that you are skilled, efficient and knowledgeable enough in making informed deci- sions for the future of not only our organization but of the whole country. Always remember that you are an empowered young active citizen. Take initiatives to make yourself better, empower people around you, serve and lead with passion. Be a paradigm of Honesty, Humility and Harmony, by serving the greater good of the society. Put into practice the skills you have devel- oped through service to communities, to the country and to mankind. To outgoing President Kit Flores and the 2022 Board of Directors, congratulations for the job well done! Devout to projects and programs that will make you a generative element in the world by embodying and being all that you are, regardless of what’s going on in the world and with yourself. As we start the year, let us set our perspective wisely. Be the person who step up, take action, build harmo- nious relationship with every individual you cross path with, lead the change, and own the outcome of the people who make a difference. Push against the status quo in order to be better. Pagsidlak hayag sama sa usa ka diamante! (Shine bright like a diamond!) I am here for you, and I am with you. Together with your brothers and sisters in JCI. Let us bring our be- loved Area together with collaborative works gearing towards our values which is to provide service to hu- manity and empower people to create positive change. Be the light, sparkle, and illuminate others to deliver envisioned truth for everyone to be better. Not only for ourselves but for the betterment of the nation. “It is the desire to serve that makes a great leader, not the desire to rule.” Joseph Benedict N. Prim 2023 Area Vice President Area 2 Junior Chamber International Philippines
METRO SOUTH JCI Ortigas On behalf of Metro South, I congratulate the 2022 JCI Ortigas Board of Directors led by President Kit Flores who was your partner in progress. As we enter 2023 your Immedi- ate Past President continues his thrust as he assumes the role of Regional Secretary, and joins the club of many JCI Ortigas past presi- dents who chose to continue to lead in the JCI national setting. It truly is an amazing sight to see both Pres Kit and Pres Kara grow in this organization as I’ve known them ever since they started their journey in this organization. Kudos to both of you in taking such an active role and being great leaders. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Steve Jobs 20 years is no easy feat, a lot of institutions, organizations, and businesses struggle to sur- pass their first three years, let alone an entire decade. As the 20th Board of Directors led by President Kara Angela Suarez is inducted on this 28th day of January of the year 2023, I congratulate your affirmation to be Wired to Inspire! Continuing the traditions and provid- ing the foundation for the second decade of your chapter. I wish JCI Ortigas and your Wired to Inspire board the best of luck as you set out on writ- ing history with beginning the second decade of your chapter. I look forward to JCI Ortigas success in connecting your members; your communities; and partners, may your leader- ship inspire them to push the boundaries as your create positive change during your one year to lead. Once again, congratulations JCI Ortigas on your 20th Induction and Turn Over Cere- monies and together we are wired to inspire going Beyond Leadership in creating positive change. Eizelle Therese Yee Regional Vice President Metro South
EXTENDING CHAPTER MESSAGES Kara Angela Laigo Suarez 2023 Local Oragnization President JCI Ortigas Dear Pres Kara, On behalf of JCI Manila and the 2023 Board of Directors, please accept my warmest greetings. Congratulations to my dear batchmate 2023 Pres. Kara and the rest of the incoming Board of Directors! Both our Local Organizations have a long-standing history of outstanding pro- grams that are aligned with our common goal of creating positive change. With that history comes invaluable memo- ries of friendships that has been forged throughout the years which has made our relationship stronger as the years progress. In line with our thrust #GoBIG (Build, Innovate, Grow), We are excited to continue that tradition with you and your Board of Directors. As JCI Ortigas goes forward with your battle cry, Wired to Inspire, let us work towards more sustainable programs that will benefit the communities we serve, as well as building better futures for the youth. Rest assured that all of your JCI Manila brothers are with you all the way! Eric Chan Ke 2023 LO President JCI Manila
SISTER CHA Congratulations to Pres Kara Suarez and the 2023 Board of Directors of JCI Orti- gas for your 20th Induction and Turno- ver Ceremonies. The pandemic had took a toll on every person may it be inside and outside of JCI, but I am happy that it did not affect the strong chapter of JCI Ortigas. I am excited to see the meaningful and impactful projects of the chapter that is in store by Pres Kara and her board. Nothing can stop the motivation and grit of Pres Kara to his members and community this coming year. Us JCI Alabang, your sister chapter, will always be here supporting your projects for the rest of the year. We hope our sisterhood would last further years as the years go by. The friendships developed will not go to waste as we end our term, but will be fruitful even outside JCI. Congratulations again to Pres Kara and JCI Ortigas and more power to your chapter! Eric Flordeliza 2023 LO President JCI Alabang
APTERS MESSAGES Dear Pres Kara: Congratulations to you and your 2023 Board of Directors! We wish you the best and great success as you lead JCI Ortigas with passion and purpose. It is a blessing to continue our sister- hood with your beloved chapter. May we all learn and grow together, inspire one another, and serve the communities and the nation joyfully. We are looking forward to having more joint projects with JCI Ortigas and create memories we will all cherish and remember. May God Bless you with wisdom and discernment to know what is always good for your chapter. Keep your posi- tive vibes and continue to energize the people around you. Cheers to your one year to lead! Kate Reyes-Romero 2023 LO President JCI Angeles City Culiat
SISTER CHA Greetings! First of all, I would like to congratulate Pres Kara Suarez and her 2023 Board of Directors on their 20th Induction and Turnover Ceremonies. For all the years that I have been a bonafide member of JCI Davaoeña Daba Daba, I have personally witnessed JCI Ortigas as one of our most trusted chap- ters. It is an honor to be given another year to work with empowered young people who share the same passion in creating positive change in the commu- nity such us our JCI Ortigas brothers and sisters — people who are very much wired to inspire. I am very much thrilled and excited for what both of our chap- ters have in store for the community not just this year but also for more years to come. Together, we can keep our pas- sions for serving humanity ablaze. Once again, Congratulations and Mabu- hay JCI Ortigas! Chey de Leon 2023 LO President JCI Davaoeña Daba Daba
APTERS MESSAGES My warmest greetings to 2023 President Kara Angela Suarez and to the officers and members of JCI Ortigas as you hold your 20th Induction and Turn-Over Ceremonies. As you embark on your new respon- sibilities, we wish for your continued success in creating positive impact and creating meaningful change. May your local organization continue to inspire and create more leaders as we pursue to create sustainable impact beyond our local areas. And now that we are post-pandemic, we are ablazed as we have overcome one of the toughest challenge in our lifetime. We are now even more ready to face new challenges with move vigor and spirit to spread the JCI mission. And as you sister chapter, JCI San Pinaglabanan, expect our continued support as you endeavor to grow the JCI Ortigas legacy. And this 2023, we look forward not only continue our bond but strengthen further our relations by holding more activities and projects together. We are confident that this will be anoth- er successful year for JCI Ortigas under the leadership of President Kara. Congratulations, President Kara Suarez! Mickey Celles 2023 LO President JCI San Juan Pinaglabanan
SISTER CHA My heartfelt congratulations to JCI Ortigas on your induction and turnover ceremonies. Your years of continuously developing leaders through creation of positive impact in your communities have been exceptional. We in JCI Lipa share your drive in sustaining the growth and impacts of our programs. Our efforts to realize our common goals will be felt and our voices to promote our cause will reverberate through the next of generations. JCI Lipa will always be behind you in your endeavors. Indeed, we can do more things together. Your brother in JCI, Emer Recio 2023 LO President JCI Lipa
APTERS MESSAGES There’s a broader significance in our brotherhood and sisterhood in JCI. It means having to lay in the fields of success or adversity together. JCI Ortigas and JCI Makati Princess Urduja have shared an irrevocable bond that has surpassed the test of time. Both being situated in major business districts in the Metro, there is comfort in knowing that both our chapters remain sisters with the same goal of creating impact in the development of individuals and commu- nities we reach out to. JCI MPU would like to extend our heart- felt congratulations to the JCI Ortigas 2023 Board of Directors led by Pres. Kara Suarez. From our BOD to yours, we wish you all the best this year! God bless JCI Ortigas! Michiko Unso 2023 LO President JCI Makati Princess Urduja
SISTER CHA Algeria MESSAGE 2023 BOARD OF Argentina DIRECTORS Armenia The bonds we have with our sister Angelique Villaronte Australia chapters have withstood the test of President time. The projects we accomplished Austria together are living testaments to our Alexandra Marie Dayrit Bangladesh continuing cordial ties, which Immediate Past President brought both our chapters to greater Belgium heights. Regina Helen Tan Benin Executive Vice President Bolivia Erica Teehankee Botswana Secretary Brazil Lesley Anne Rubiano Bulgaria Executive Treasurer Burkina Faso As we move forward together in scaling new frontiers, our earnest efforts, Katrine Andrea Ordoñez Cambodia which molded us into the chapters we are today, continue to inspire us in Vice President Cameroon everything we do, as we both endeavor to bring the kind of positive change we all desire for the community. Business and Governance Canada April Gutierez Catalonia Vice President Internal Chad Joanne Palomique Czech Republic Vice President External Colombia Indeed, on the road to your twentieth (20) years of existence, you have Dorothy Anne Collado Comoros produced many of the finest personalities of Ortigas who made a huge and Vice President lasting impact to your community and to our country. Congo International Affairs Costa Rica Karen Pacheco Cote d'lvoire Vice President Cyprus Community Development Denmark Democratic Republic of Congo On the occasion of the 20th Induction and Turnover Ceremonies of JCI Charina Mendoza Dominican Republic Ortigas, I congratulate my SIDLAK batchmate, 2023 LO President JCI Director Dutch Caribbean Member Kara Angela L. Suarez, on this, her shining moment, as she begins Ecuador her one year to lead and continue the heritage of excellence of JCI Ortigas, Community Development El Salvador as I likewise send my best wishes for a job well done to the 2023 LO Diane Abigael Macasero President JCI Member Enrique S. Flores for adding feathers to the cap and Egypt milestones to the rich and colorful history of JCI Ortigas, in furtherance of Director Estonia the JCI tenet embodied in the JCI Values: “that service to humanity is the International Relations Finland Mary Louise Reyes France Gabon Director Gambia Business and Governance Germany Marian Gabrielle Gucaban Ghana Greece Director Guatemala Membership and Development Guinea best work of life.” Haiti Honduras Angelique Villaronte Hong Kong, China 2023 JCI Manileña President Hungary Junior Chamber International Manileña Iceland 14 Don Roces Avenue, QC India www.jciManileña.com Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Korea Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Macao, China Madagascar Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pacific Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Rwanda Scotland Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia South Africa Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam West Indies Zimbabwe
APTERS MESSAGES Hello Pres. Kara and JCI ORTIGAS Board of Directors, Congratulations on your induction and for being the president and leaders for 20th year of JCI ORTIGAS! JCI Taytay will always be here to support on your leadership and ideas! As our motto for this year as SIDLAK PRESIDENTS and it applies to our daily lives, Lead with Passion! Yours Truly, Kiel Talavera 2023 LO President JCI Taytay
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