OFFICIAL DISTRICT VISIT ENDS IN MODEL COURT

This day in Model Court, DDGRM Preciline Bugtong-Andaya and DDGRP Irineo Dones Sr. concluded their official visits to all subordinate Courts of the Order of the Amaranth's District V (Central Luzon).

To mark the occasion, they were presented by RM Baby Liza Ciencia with commemorative plaques and official jerseys of the Court as remembrances of their visit that was highlighted by the launching of the Court's online newsletter.

The DDGRM and the DDGRP were feted by members of the Court afterwards with the Sir Knights in full force to demonstrate why the Court deserves to be recognized as having the most number of active male members at least in District V.

The visit was the fifth and last to be made by the DDGRM and DDGRP which also took them to Pantabangan-Bonari Court No. 46, Nueva Ecija Court No. 31, Munoz Royal Rizal No. 17, and San Jose City Court No. 54.

Pantabangan-Bonari Court No. 46 (11 June 2016)

Nueva Ecija Court No. 31 (24 June 2016)

Munoz Royal Court No. 17 (25 June 2016)

San Jose City Court No. 54 (02 July 2016)  

THE MANGROVES OF BALER

Each month of July every year, subordinate Lodges of Masonic District RIII-D troop to Baler, Aurora for their quarterly District meeting and to plant mangrove trees along a stretch of the Pacific coastline that has been adopted as a mangrove regeneration project by the Manuel L. Quezon Memorial Lodge No. 262.

Model Court planned to attend this year's mangrove tree planting until the District Diabetes Awareness Day clashed with the schedule.

Taking up the cudgels for the Honored Ladies of the Court who were obliged to attend the District Diabetes Awareness activity in Cabanatuan City, the Sir Knights led by Past Royal Patron Jojit Floro with Court Treasurer Fitzgerald Hierco and Court Secretary Angelito Dela Cruz went to Baler where after planting their own mangrove trees, planted more in behalf of Model Court and its Honored Ladies.

Then they travelled back to Nueva Ecija where they joined the rest of the Court for the District Diabetes Awareness Day.    

PHOTO ESSAY: THE DISTRICT DIABETES ADVOCACY DAY

The Early Birds

Model Court with Munoz Royal Court and representatives of the Pantabangan-Bonari Court was there first. 

Opening Ceremonies

DDGRM Preciline Andaya-Bugtong with DDGRP Irineo Done Sr. and Dr. George Tan formally opened the day-long free diabetes clinic.

The Clinic

From blood pressures to FBS to cholesterol to triglycerides to A1C to BMI to ABI and even eyesight! 

To healthy food by a celebrity chef to workouts by celebrity fitness gurus and intermissions too!  

Conclusion and an Amaranthine Fellowship

After the plaques have been awarded is of course the photo sessions and regular Model Court Amaranthine fellowship.

CLIMATE FINANCE PROMOTION KICKS OFF

Almost four years ago in August 2012, then Pres, Benigno Aquino signed into law Republic 10174 which created the People's Survival Fund (PSF), a P1 billion per year direct access financing window intended to assist local governments in enabling their climate change adaptation actions. 

However, the fund remains untapped by local governments who are largely unaware of its existence.

With the assistance of Royal Patron Shubert Ciencia who is a longtime technical adviser of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations Climate Talks, Model Court took the task of introducing the PSF to climate change-vulnerable local governments in Nueva Ecija.

Free technical services in project development are also offered to interested local governments through the expertise and facilitation of the Royal Patron, and Vice-Mayor Emmanuel Antonio Umali of flood-prone Cabanatuan City was the first local government recipient of the Court's PSF promotion effort.

FBS BLOOD PROFILES DIAGNOSED AND PRESENTED

A month ago, members of Model Lodge No. 373 lined up to give their blood samples that will establish the baseline for Model Court's Year-Long Diabetes Awareness Program.

The results were analyzed and diagnosed by the Cabrera-Dones Diagnostics Center and the resulting FBS profile presented by Associate Grand Conductress Marita Cabrera-Dones (MD) and DDGRP Irineo Dones, Sr. (MD) through DDGRM Preciline Bugtong-Andaya to RM Baby Liza Ciencia who then, with the Honored Ladies of the Court, individually discussed the findings to each blood sample donors.

The FBS profile will be the main reference in designing  a blood sugar reduction program that will be launched by the Court in August which will be supported by a free walk-in regular medical consultation service courtesy of the Cabrera-Dones Diagnostics Center.

After the FBS profile presentation, Model Court joined the brethren of Model Lodge in a boodle fight in celebration of WB Jojit Floro's birthday, and to commemorate the start of a meaningful year-long blood sugar reduction production with a low-fat lunch.