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Welcome to
Rotary Club of Malvar

Service Above Self

Our Leaders

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IRRESISTIBLE DISTRICT GOVERNOR

ARNOLD H. MENDOZ

District Governor Arnold Holgado Mendoza was born on July 22, 1963, and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of the East in Manila, Philippines.

He was married to the late Marissa Umali

Mendoza, who was a charter member and 4th

President of the Rotary Club of Taal Lemery Circle. His daughter Airamei is a postgraduate intern at the University of Santo Tomas, and his youngest daughter, Althea, is an incoming 3rd year BS Pharmacy student at the Centro Escolar University.District Governor Arnold's life has been deeply entrenched in the pharmaceutical distribution industry. Governor Arnold began his career as a medical representative and later became a district manager at Cathay Drug Company. Governor Arnold's solid commitment and excellence were recognized when he was named Medical Representative of the Year.
 

He then advanced to the role of Customer Development Manager at Cu-Unjieng Investments. In 2000, he founded his own business, Jelmar Trading, which focuses on pharmaceutical distribution and running a drugstore and recently, he is one of the Board of Directors of the Balayan Water District, and as Board of Directors of the Agoncillo College Foundation.District Governor Arnold Mendoza has been inducted as a member of his former Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Taal-Lemery, from 1993 to 1994. He served as the Club President from 2003 to 2004, during which he received recognition as one of the 10 Most Outstanding Presidents in the District under the leadership of Past District Governor Henry Buban. On the other hand, he became a charter member of the Rotary Club of Batangas Mid-West. He first served District 3820 in the Rotary Year 2005–2006 as Assistant Governor, and he also served as a member of the District Nominating Committee for the Selection of the District Governor Nominee in 2007 and 2019.Governor Arnold also served as District Secretary for Operations from 2014–2015 and as Deputy District Governor in the Rotary Year 2017–2018. Furthermore, he served as Chairman of the District Team Training Seminar in 2012, additionally as Chairman of the All Star District Christmas Party in 2016, as Club Adviser of the Rotary Club of Batangas Mid-West from 2015–2016, as Chairman of the PESECTS 2019, and as Club Adviser of the Rotary Club of Metro Malvar from 2020–2021, and as Chairman of the District Training Assembly in 2022.These are the definite testaments that District Governor Arnold Mendoza is fully committed to serve the broader community with a heart for those in need. He will continue to champion and advocate for community development and social services that will ignite the Magic of Rotary with a purpose and determination.

CLUB PRESIDENT

MAGICAL PRESIDENT ATTY. MAJELLA THERESA L. GALLEVO-BAMBO

Atty. “Maje” is a lawyer by profession and a member of Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Batangas Chapter. She obtained her Juris Doctor (JD) and Masters of Business Adminstration (MBA) degree as Dean’s Lister for several times from Far Eastern Univeristy-De La Salle University and as part of the pioneer batch of the said Dual Degree Program in 2008. In 2002, Atty. Maje earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics, Major in Development Economics, degree in the University of the Philippines Los Baños, graduating as Cum Laude and in the top 5% of the graduating batch of

UPLB, paving her way to be a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, an international honor society recognizing only the top students. In 1997, Atty. Maje was sent to Merritt, British Columbia, Canada as Rotary Youth Exchange by the Rtoary Club of Calamba and a year after, graduated With Honors from Merritt Secondary School. Before going to Canada, Atty. Maje consistently took the top spot for three years, from first year to third year high school, at Christian School International, Los Baños, Laguna. She graduated from elementary, With Honors, from Canossa Academy Lipa City, Batangas.

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As a true advocate of justice and the law, she conducts and gives pro bono legal seminars, such as but not limited to, Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC), Breastfeeding Laws, Labor Standards and Relations Laws, Magna Carta of Women, Human Rigths Laws,

Senior Citizen’s, Gender and Development and PWD Law, among others, to varying audiences, such as but not limited to the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Barangays, Muncipalitites and Cities, Non Government Organizations and Student Organizations.

For years, Atty. Maje has been a member of various organizations including the UPLB Economics Society, the Junior Philippine Economic Society, the UP Student Volunteers Alliance, the Rotaract Club of Calamba Central, JESSUP Debate Team, Singles for Christ Meralco Chapter, Toastmasters Club, wherein she handled different positions as an officer – from being the Secretary, Tresurer, Vice President, President to being part of the Board of Diretors.

Atty. Maje is a member unior Chamber Internation (JCI) Perlas Pasay, wherein she served as the chapter’ President in 2015. After her presidency in JCI Perlas Pasay, Atty. Maje served as the National Chair for Beyond Prison Wall of JCI Philippines in 2016, the Area Legal Counsel of Area 2 in 2017, Director of the JCI Philippines’ Development Council in 2018. Atty. Maje is also a member of Junior Chamber International Senate Pasay, wherein she served as the chapter’s President in 2019. Atty. Maje also held the position of JCI Senate Philippines’ General Legal Counsel in 2017. She is also the Vice President of the U & I Professional Club of Malvar from 2019 until replaced.

At present, Maje is the Magical President Elect of the Rotary Club of Malvar. Prior to being Rotary Club’s Magical President, Atty Maje was the Hope Creating Secretary for the Rotary Year 2023-2024. Atty. Maje was a Rotary Exhcange Student, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Calamba and hosted by the Rotary Club of Merritt, from 1997 to 1998. Thereafter, she joined the Rotaract Club of Calamba Central and became the club’s vice president and president. In 2019, Atty. Maje was invited by Past President Enrico “Ycoy” Abrenica to join Rotary Club of Malvar. Being well-aware of what Rotary is, what a Rotarian does and can do, for having immersed herself in Rotary activities since her mother, Past President Juanita “Nitz” Leviste-Gallevo, became the president of Rotary Club of Calamba during Rotary Year 1998-1999, Atty. Maje did not, in any way whatsoever, hesitate to give a whole-hearted yes to PP Ycoy’s invitation. In the same year, she was inducted as new Rotarian under the leadership of Champion President Engr. Nicasio “Nick” Bordeos. During the Transforming year (2020-2021), under the leadersip of Atty. Ralph Julius Leo Morcilla, and the Life Changing year (2021-2022), under the leadership of Adirel Hernandez, Atty. Maje was appointed as the Peace and Colfict Resolution Chair. In Rotary Year 2022-2023, the Imaiginvate Year, Atty. Maje was appointed as the Vocational Service Chair by then Genuine Service President Hon. Jeric Platon.

Atty. Maje was born to parents deceased PC Capt. Armando Yson Gallevo and Juanita Custodio Leviste, both of whom hailed from San Pedro I, Malvar, Batangas. She is married to

Capt. Julius M. Bambo, the Vice President for Operations and Chief Flight Instructor of Masters Flying School. Atty. Maje and Capt. Julius are blessed with three bautiful duagthers: Julieanna Mahaliah, Johanna Maichailah and Jelishanna Majeliecah

Our Projects

Our Mission & Vision

Carry-out meaningful and significant service projects in Rotary International’s seven avenues of service: club, vocational, community, international and youth, while members enjoy each other’s fellowship

To become a recognized service organization most admired for its members’ fellowship and service accomplishment in the municipality.

Core Values

Service

Fellowship

Diversity

Integrity

Leadership

Object of Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

  • FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

  • SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

  • THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

  • FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

The Four-Way Test

  1. Is it the TRUTH?

  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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