FY 2007 - 2008: 3rd and 4th Quarter

HOW SWEET IT IS!

Maybe that would summarize how Western Metro Manila Chapter felt when its name was called and echoed on the walls of Baguio Convention Center up to the mystical mountains of Benguet.

On May 2, 2008 at the 62nd Annual National Convention, the Awards Committee handed the most prestigious award a Chapter would get: The “HALL OF FAME AWARD”!

MILESTONE

It wasn’t an easy climb. The Philippine Mt. Everest Team led by Leo Oracion, able to reach the summit in about Two (2) years that includes acclimatization and training. It took Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls Eight (8) years to reach the Finals and capture the NBA Championship Trophy. But for a Chapter to gain the elusive recognition, it needs 10 uninterrupted Outstanding Chapter Award; that means, 10 long years of exemplary service and undertaking!

Four months ago, or should I say, after nine and a half years of persistency, PRESSURE was mounting on the shoulders of the officers. Meeting after meeting was held. Every avenue of activities, from Professional Development to Social Involvement was monitored if it satisfies all the requirements set by the National Awards Committee. Adrenaline rush was visible on the faces of officers and committee chairs.

In the last half of the fiscal year, twelve (12) seminars were conducted. Various topics were offered from Tax seminars, PSA, PFRS to Code of Ethics and Good Governance. At least a thousand participants were benefited on this venture. The 5th International Conference held in Singapore last May 17-22, 2008 was well attended by the Chapter’s officers and members. Membership campaign was intensified when it undertook the General Membership Meeting on March 25, 2008 at Intercontinental Hotel in Makati. Adopt A Child at Hospicio de San Jose on January 5, 2008, Livelihood project and Adopt A Child at the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales and Livelihood project “Meat processing” at District Welfare Office III in Manila, were among the projects undertaken for Community/Social Involvement. Annual church visit was observed, this time in Tagaytay, Cavite and Lipa in Batangas.

DESTINY

After the hurdles, PRESSURE vanished. EXCITEMENT and ANTICIPATION heightens…. on the hearts of WMMC.

Because they knew the inevitable, they knew it’s forthcoming….
DESTINY unfolds…..
WMMC IS HALL OF FAME
HALL OF FAME IS WMMC!

It is for this reason and just fitting to honor the men and women who led and made the difference: (it is the writer’s intention to include all the officers, but cannot do so due to space limitations)

CONCLUSION

As we embark on the new fiscal year, 2008-2009, with a theme, VISION IN ONE, and with Mr. Aphat Martinez as WMMC president, another milestone is just around the corner.

In behalf of WMMC and PICPA, we take this opportunity to call on “inactive” members to be motivated, and re-activate to partake, the best things the organization could offer.

The Philippine Mt. Everest Team or any mountaineer would say, “the greatest and best achievement for a mountaineer is not reaching the summit, but going back on the ground safe and sound”. For Michael Jordan, “it’s easy to reach the top, but to stay on top would spell the difference”.

WMMC shares the same principle. And it intends to stay that way; to be at the forefront to achieve PICPA’s vision and mission.