JOHN MICHAEL "KANO" NG
District Governor, RY 2022-2023
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Member highlight of the month
JULY 2022
John Michael Ng is a Filipino-Chinese businessman with interests in the wholesale and retail distribution of tires, batteries and lubricants via the family-owned Iloilo Lucky Auto Supply primarily based in the southern city of Iloilo in Western Visayas, Philippines.
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Popularly known as Kano in both business and civic circles, the district governor-elect of the Rotary International District 3850 earned his primary and secondary education at the Huasiong College of Iloilo and tucks a degree in commerce with major in management at the Central Philippine University.
His baptism in the world of Rotary came when he was in high school as president of the Interact Club of the Rotary Club of Metro Iloilo in 1997. He officially joined his home club during Rotary Year 2002-2003 right after graduating from college. He went on to lead the club in 2007.
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Since then, DG Kano has been actively involved with various socio-civic organizations, among them the Philippine Red Cross Iloilo Chapter, the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc., Huasiong Alumni Association Inc., Iloilo Federation Fire Brigade Inc., Sta. Maria Responsible Chinoys Association and the Panay Kang Ha Uy Family Association.
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He served RI 3850 as district secretary for Past District Governor Ronnie Gabalda, Governor’s Group Representative and Zone 3 Assistant Governor to Past District Governor Edgar Sy. He also either chaired or served as member for various strategic committees in the district, including annual giving and fundraising and the Rotary World Peace Fellowship.
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DG Kano is married to the former Krystle Te, with whom he has children Jude Marquis, Jarvis Mateo, Celestia Michela and Calista Milana. All members of his immediate family, including parents Johnny and Luisa, are Paul Harris Fellows.
He is a major donor of The Rotary Foundation.
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JORGE RAFAEL CERTEZA
Past President
CONCEPT OF ROTARY LEADERSHIP
“A Rotarian is someone who has a hand willing to help and a heart willing to share. “
Member highlight of the month
JANUARY 2022
Jorge Rafael Certeza -- or Raf, as he is known by his friends -- has been a member of the Rotary Club of Metro Iloilo since 2012. During that time, he has been Treasurer (2013), Vice-President (2017), and President-Elect (2018). He was Club President for the Rotary Year 2019-2020, with the theme “Rotary Connects the World”. That same year, he was also elected the President of the Council of President for Zones 1-3 of District 3850. These zones are composed of sixteen clubs and around three hundred Rotarians.
Outside of Rotary, Raf is the current Corporate Secretary of Certeza Land Development Corporation, a local real estate development company. He is also a husband and a father of five young kids.