Junior Chamber International Manila

Guess what… YOU DON'T HAVE TO! But... if you want an opportunity to grow and improve yourself; if you believe that the only time we stop learning is when we die; if you’ve heard of the expression, "No man is an island"; then I suggest you give us a try.

The unexamined life is not worth living.
- Plato -

The Jaycees is many things to many people. It is not simply an organization, nor just a movement, not merely a collection of individuals nor just a source of interaction, communication or networking. It has in fact to many, become a way of life. It is a sum of all the parts previously mentioned and more. It is a noun, a verb and even an adjective, as an entity the Jaycees truly escapes definition. For the purpose of this article, let us explore instead, the privileges and benefits you can get when you become one of us.

Are you ready to take the Red Pill?

I. Opportunities

• Business Opportunities

A business network of over 300 members within the chapter and over 400,000 members worldwide - professionals, entrepreneurs and leaders of industry who are either owners of their respective companies or upper level management officers of large conglomerates.

Business and Government Connections – through regular JCI programs and projects with government and non- government agencies such as DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government), Manila Police District, City of Manila, public & private schools, PCCI (Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry) etc.

• Individual Opportunities

Special trainings and seminars exclusive to JCI Manila members such as to name a few : Stock Trading Seminars, Public Speaking Seminars, Leadership Training, etc.

Listen & Learn from Business leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs and professionals such as past Manila Jaycees and prominent businessmen and politicians like Jose Concepcion III, Sec. Mike Defensor, Congressman Chiz Escudero, Maria Ressa, Cito Beltran, Francis Kwong and many others.

Sports, Fun, Leisure and other Activities such as photography, hiking, shooting, and mountain biking. Plus our year round sports tournaments featuring basketball, badminton, billiards, bowling, gotcha, etc. Not to mention the fellowship thru numerous trips, outings and parties.

Most important of all, as an active member, project chairman or chapter officer, you develop the leadership skills that you can only learn thru practice and experience. That's why we call the Manila Jaycees 'The University of Leaders.'

• Community Development Opportunities

The opportunity to help your fellow men and contribute to the well being of your own community.

Coordinate and communicate with members of your community.

Lead and serve others through skills learned from management and other courses.

• International Opportunities

Meet, learn and interact with individuals from all over the world.

Establish lasting friendships and camaraderie with people from diverse backgrounds, with different customs and traditions, crossing borders and linking boundaries.

II. So What Else...?

• Personal & Social Skills

Enhance your people skills, whether it's simply talking to your peers, making a project presentation or the more daunting task of asking the ladies for their numbers or even a date.

• Discounts & Freebies

Discounts to various shops, restaurants, bars, hotels and other services such as Penang Restaurant, Toby's Sports, World Music KTV, Sake Lab, Neo-Spa etc.. Free Seminars, giveaway items, and much, much more.

• Life-long Friends & Relationships

Make friends, find Love, and establish life-long relationships with some of the greatest people in the World.

• Be all that you can be

At the end of the day, your most important responsibility is to yourself. Help yourself before you can help others.

The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.
- Helen Rowland -