Rotary International District Governor visits CPU

The Rotary Club of Jaro Centraline (RCJC) led by Club President Jude Marsh Grande greeted Enigardo ‘Jundad’ Legislador, Jr., Governor, Rotary International District 3850 during the latter’s visit to Central Philippine University in Jaro, Iloilo City on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The occasion was primarily scheduled for the district governor to meet the RCJC officers and members at their university-based headquarters.

During his visit, the Rotary District Governor admired the new buildings and the way the school grounds and buildings are managed. He informed his co-Rotarians how studying in CPU can prepare the students for a good future. As an example, he referred to three sisters who are currently working as nurses in his clinic. The three are Nursing graduates of CPU.

Dinner and a short program for the Rotary District Governor was prepared which follows a Rotary tradition every year. Legislador gave an inspirational message commending how good it is for RCJC to be a partner of Central Philippine University for progress. He also acknowledged the scholarship program that the Rotary Club of Jaro Centraline extends to poor but deserving students of CPU. As a special alumni chapter of Central Philippine University Alumni Association, RCJC has also created projects and events relevant to the humanitarian programs of Rotary International.

Enigardo “Jundad” Legislador, Jr. was born in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental to Enigardo Legislador Sr. and Estelita Buenavista. He is a Doctor of Medicine from Southwestern University in Cebu. He is a general surgeon and the President of Medical Associates Diagnostic Center, Inc. in Kabankalan. He was introduced to Rotary in 1992 when he was selected as a member of the Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team to D-3070 in India. He joined the Rotary Club of Kabankalan in 2000 and served as its President in 2004, during the Centennial Year of Rotary International. District Governor Jundad is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow (MPHF) and a member of the Paul Harris Society whose members commit to contribute at least US$1,000 a year to The Rotary Foundation.