Live Well, Work Well!
The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) will hold a nationwide event called National Wellness Day that is envisioned to be participated by various companies in the country, both PMAP and non-PMAP members, on June 21, 2013.
PMAP is advocating
health and wellness in the workplace as one of the most important
issues that companies need to address today.
PMAP President Evelyn Grace C.
Sorongon said that through the years, the organization have organized
employee activities like sports fests, family day events and the
likes for its member companies.
"This time, we want to come up with an activity that will help
promote awareness among employers and employees about the importance
of being physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy," Sorongon shared during a media roundtable interview recently.
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| PMAP led by (starting 4th from left) PR and Publicity Committee Director-in-Charge Jesse Francis N. Rebustillo, Fellowship Committee Director-in-Charge Michelle G. Guce and and President Evelyn Grace C. Sorongon invited members of the press for a media roundtable event to promote the upcoming National Wellness Day on June 21, 2013. |
PMAP
also presented a suggested program format that companies can use as a
guide for a half-day event that they can organize in their respective
workplaces. It includes company-sponsored healthy lunch and snack;
learning sessions on work-life balance, holistic and spirituality;
and the 7-Minute
PMAP Wellness Moment,
a quick wellness activity that involves stretching and meditation to
be done simultaneously across the nation by employees at exactly 3:00
pm on June 21.
The
wellness moment involves the following activities: (a) 2-minute
stretching/ self-massage, (b) 2-minute of silence (to pray or
meditate), (c) minute dance/ jog in place/ jump or hop and (d)
1-minute clapping/ laughing or handshakes with colleagues.
Companies
who will join in the event are encouraged to document their
participation through videos and/ or photos and send a copy to the
PMAP Secretariat to be included in the list of companies who will be
recognized with a workplace wellness certificate during a PMAP event.
Furthermore,
on October 2013, PMAP will hold a fun run at CCP Grounds, Pasay City
as the culminating event of the organization’s efforts in promoting
workplace wellness this year. Aside from targeting more than 1,500
participants in the fun run, the event also aims to provide a venue
for different organizations to showcase their respective wellness
initiatives.
“We
encourage all our members to participate in this worthy activity
likewise to discuss to your employees our advocacy on how to stay fit
and become more productive members of our society,”
Sorongon added.
For queries regarding the event, interested parties can contact Ms. Agnes Junio of PMAP through tel. no. 726-1532 loc. 306 or email agnes.junio@pmap.org,ph.
Details are also posted on www.pmap.org.ph.
