Davao’s chapter of Y’s Men International, an independent organization affiliated with the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), has been revived in the region.
It is now headed by Jose N. Valenzuela Jr., a mechanical engineer, BSBA Commerce, professional electrical engineer and entrepreneur who has been very active in Rotary, Jaycee Senate, Ambassador Club and the current grand knight of the Knights of Columbus of the St. Jude Parish.
Valenzuela and other officers of the Y’s Men were recently sworn into office in an elaborate induction ceremony performed by former Press Secretary Jesus G. Dureza as chief inducting officer, with Y’s Men pillars Geoffrey L. Rodriguez, Paciencio M. Rosalem Jr., Jose C. Sevilla and Ricardo V. Villegas Jr. as first, second third and fourth inducting officers.
Inducted with Joe Valenzuela were the following officers: Jose B. Custodio, president-elect; Fernando S. Ongkingco Jr., vice president; Charmaine Y. Quiambao, secretary; Ulysses Y. Solis, treasurer; Leslie Ann N. Cruz, auditor; and Antonio M. Ajero, public relations officer. Also inducted as members of the board of directors are Leoncio P. Villa-Abrille, Vicente R. Banes., Wendell B. Udan, Welehito N. Pepito and Reynaldo B. Sazon.
Efren J. Veneracion Sr., Y’s Men International regional director for 1999-2000, and Paciencio M. Rosalem Jr., current lieutenant regional director for Visayas and Mindanao for Philippine Region are the group’s advisers.
Secretary Dureza, currently the chair of the Philippine Press Institute, was also the guest of honor and speaker. Introduced by “Nonoy” Villa-Abrille, Dureza delved on the prospects of the Mindanao Peace Process.
Valenzuela and the Y’s Men is a 93-year old adult service organization in partnership with the YMCA with programs focusing on fellowship and the spiritual and mental improvements of its members.
Y’s Men has its beginnings in 1920 when a men’s luncheon club, led by Judge Paul Alexander, was established in support of the Ohio YMCA. The opportunity to combine community service with fellowship proved attractive. The concept later spread to other parts of the USA and Canada.
The first club outside North America was formed in Shanghai, China in 1924, in Australia in 1926, and Japan in 1928.
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