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Wellness Summit

wo hundred fifty (250) personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
TRegion 1 (DILG R1) from the four (4) provincial offices and the Regional Office gathered together last
October 27 - 28, 2015 at the Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City for the first-ever Health
and Wellness Summit.

The summit aimed to: 1) foster camaraderie and strengthen ties among the personnel of the
different operating units of DILG R1; 2) promote healthy lifestyle through participation to fun
games / activities to increase familiarization between and among the personnel of the Region; and
3) increase personnel’s awareness on the health benefits of physical exercises to manage stress.

One of the highlights of the two-day summit is a talent showdown dubbed as “DILG Got
Talent” wherein the four (4) provincial offices bested each other in the group and individual categories.

The showdown along with the “Mr. and Ms. Wellness Contest” brought the whole DILG R1 personnel
into bursts of laughter as provincial personnel transform their male bets into Ms. Wellness contestants
and their female counterparts into Mr. Wellness contestants. Team development activities in
the form of fun games or palaro were also included in the summit to foster camaraderie among
participants. A Mass Zumba and two (2) health and wellness talks capped the two-day activity. The
Resource Speakers were Pastor Elias Rafanan of the Northern Luzon Mission on “Strengthening
Relationships” and Dr. Josephine Libao on “Awareness and Prevention of Work - Related Diseases”.

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