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His management skill and technical knowledge made a turnaround of the airline to modest profitability in the span of one year. He has since left the company and joined the failed attempt of a Cavalier to run for the highest office of the land. He has no definite plans for the near future except to discover the beauty and utility of cyberspace, and become a good Rotarian. The Rotary motto of "Service above Self" is deeply enshrined in the heart of Rudy which got him elected to the position of District Governor, Rotary International District 3810 for RY 2001-02. Rudy was born on June 15, 1940 in Luisiana, Laguna, Philippines. His colorful military career started as a cadet at the Philippine Military Academy where he graduated with the Illustrious Class of 1962. He has a Masters Degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) which he obtained in 1972. He took his GSC at the Command and General Staff School in 1983 where he graduated with honors. He completed in 1991 the Senior International Defense Management Course at DRMI in Monterey, California. A well schooled officer, he completed various military courses both local and abroad. He took several courses that have enriched his professional knowledge. He was a combat pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours to his credit. He also checked-out and became the leader of the Tora-Tora Aerial Demonstration Team of the Philippine Air Force. As Wing Commander, he led 15th Strike Wing to garner all the Top Awards from the PAF, the AFP and the Office of the President. Among his many achievements were the ushering of PMA into the information age with the total computerization of the Command, the improvement of the cadet's curriculum, and the physical changes that took place in three years at Fort Del Pilar. His feat at the Academy serves as a lesson on leadership. As a Rotarian, he was cited as an outstanding baby Rotarian in 1982, distinguished caring president in 1998, outstanding District Service Awardee for four consecutive Rotary years. He was elected governor of District 3810 and chaired the Council of Philippine Rotary Governors in RY 2001-02. He was recipient of the Rotary’s Global Quest Award and the Outstanding Leadership Trophy as Distinguished Governor at the RI Barcelona Convention in June, 2002. At the 6th Annual Best of the Rotary Web worldwide competition, RI District 3810 website was awarded Best District Website where he was the webmaster. He was Conference Chairman of the highly successful 3rd Philippine Conference of Rotary Concerns held at Shangri-la Hotel on Jan. 30, 2004. He has recently been the RI President’s Representative to DISCON 2004 of RI District 3780. At present, he is the District Trainer, Chair of the Board of Regents of the district’s Rotary Leadership Academy; Chairman of World Affairs Asia Committee; and Training Leader at Bangkok’s Pre-Institute District Trainer Training Seminar. He is this year’s recipient of Service Above Self Award, Rotary International's highest honor for individual Rotarians. His happy marriage to lovely Linda del Mar Talaid of Cebu City, an
AB Psychology magna cum laude graduate of San Carlos University, bore
four talented children: They also have four lovable grandchildren: Mikie, Ram, Sam and Robin. Rudy and Linda currently reside at Muntinlupa City, Philippines. | ||||||||||||
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