What is Wellness Pilipinas?
The Philippines' response to the call of World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 to lessen the augment of Lifestyle Diseases of stroke, cancer, diabetes, etc, and the country's compliance to United Nations Climate Change Peace Building Campaign in 2007. Wellness Pilipinas! was conceived by "Wellness for Peace" Author, Public Speaker & former Peace Ambassador Zara Jane Juan. It consists of pep talks, workshops, symposiums & fora meant to achieve wellness in mind, body, spirit & economics as tools for peace & nation-building. Wellness Pilipinas aired as a live TV show at GNN via G-SAT Asia from 2009-2010 supported by private and public corporations
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
WELLNESS IN CULTURE: "Gintong Parangal para sa Literatura" launched with Fortune Life, Philippine Graphics & DedEd
High school teachers in all 17 regions nationwide were invited to compete with essays in English to honor the teaching profession. Judges Alfred Yuson of Phil Star, Graphic Editor-in-Chief Joel Pablo Salud and Manila Standard columnist Jenny Ortuoste came up with the following winners: Ma. Melanie Mangulabnan of Baliuag, Bulacan for 1st prize; Jaquilyn T. Belagan of Makati City for 2nd prize, and Jasmin P. Mendoza of Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan for 3rd prize. Each of these winners received cash prizes and insurance cash cards worth P50,000 at Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Central Office in Pasig City. The Gintong Parangal Awards are supported by Amb. Antonio L. Cabangon Chua in line with his mission to spread the benefits of writing and literature.