WELLNESS IN ARTS: Young Filipino artists join Asean Youth Camp. Four young artists, all from different fields, will represent the Philippines in the 2013 Association of South East Asian Nation (Asean) Youth Camp in Singapore Aug. 26-Sept. 1. Following the theme, “In Celebration: Asean Youths Unite,” the delegation aims to promote awareness and understanding of each other’s culture through interactive culture and arts activities, and to build friendship among the young delegates. The youth camp is a biennial event that started in 1998 with the Philippines as host. The delegates are: Lester Babiera for photography/photojournalism, Joseph Martin Gabriel for painting, Rolinda Gilbaliga for traditional music, and Michael Barry Que for traditional dance. Niño Selibio is guide of the delegation.

Young Filipino artists join Asean Youth Camp | Inquirer Lifestyle: "The Asean Youth Camp will have delegates from the 10 members of the Asean—Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Countries such as South Korea, China and Japan have also been invited.
This year’s delegates were chosen based on their portfolios, talent presentations and interviews.
The selection committee was composed of Julius Flores of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Lilian Barco of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Brenda Fajardo of the University of the Philippines (UP), and 2003 Asean Youth Camp alumnus José Claudio Guerrero." CLICK LINK TO READ MORE

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WELLNESS IN ENVIRONMENT: Hospitals, Healing Patients & Healing Environment: • The zero-waste practice at Maria Reyna-Xavier University Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City; • Safe practices to prevent radiation exposure in General Santos Doctors Hospitals; • Use of safer alternatives for hospital cleaning at St. Paul Hospital, Tuguegarao City; • Sustainable energy production through a biodigester at Perpetual Succor Hospital in Cebu City; • Wastewater treatment at Our Lady of Peace in Las Piñas and Philippine Heart Center; and • Mercury-free dental service at San Lazaro Hospital.

How environment experts envision a ‘green hospital’ | Inquirer Business: "During the launch, Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, chief technical adviser for the UNDP-GEF project, encouraged other hospitals present at the launch to follow the good examples of the featured hospitals. He also urged hospitals who are already members of the GGHH Network to continue to be part of the network in the long run. Six of the seven hospitals featured are already members of the network. Ferrer said: “Everything is interconnected, and we believe that we are now at a point when the health system is going beyond their oath of ‘first do no harm.’ Health systems are now healing, and they are healing not just their patients but the environment too.”" CLICK LINK TO READ FULL ARTICLE

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ROTARY PROJECT: Dengue-Free Philippines Movement mobilizes 300T volunteers in CV larvicide drive. "The massive anti-dengue drive is a project of Rotary International District 3860 under District Gov. Ed Chiongbian. Briones started the larvicide anti-dengue campaign in 2010 when thousands of people, mostly children, suffered from dengue, resulting in more than 100 deaths. In Cebu City alone, more than 15,000 suffered from dengue in 2010 that at least three children share a bed at the city government-run Cebu City Medical Center. After a sustained a sustained larvicide campaign, the dengue cases in the city hover at more than 1,000."

Dengue-Free Philippines Movement mobilizes 300T volunteers in CV larvicide drive - InterAksyon.com: "The massive anti-dengue drive is a project of Rotary International District 3860 under District Gov. Ed Chiongbian.
Briones started the larvicide anti-dengue campaign in 2010 when thousands of people, mostly children, suffered from dengue, resulting in more than 100 deaths. In Cebu City alone, more than 15,000 suffered from dengue in 2010 that at least three children share a bed at the city government-run Cebu City Medical Center. After a sustained a sustained larvicide campaign, the dengue cases in the city hover at more than 1,000." CLICK LINK TO READ FULL ARTICLE
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