- Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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I like so far what I am hearing from Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr,; so far he is sending the right messages to ignite our tourism industry to a new level.
Recently, he said that “Tourism as a business needs momentum and that to make it successful we need to create a momentum”.
Well said and I am hoping that the soundness of the theory can be translated to actions and implementations.
For the beauty of theories and ideas have no value at all if we cannot see the concrete actualizations of such lofty ideas.
On the other hand, in as much as the idea presented about momentum is beautiful my only reservation about it is that it places the ball on the court of the private companies to build momentum alone and forget about the important role the government must play in stimulating our tourism industry.
Again, it remains to be seen. I agree about the momentum thing and that the momentum should be created by the government and the private sector.
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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Travel Philippines Expo is set this December 9-11, 2011 at Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall. Travel Philippines focuses on the advocacy of promoting the Philippines' beauty and attraction that Filipino should be proud of. With this year’s theme: “Travel the Philippines & Experience its Wonder” the expo aims to showcase national parks, eco-tourism sites, beach resorts, scuba diving,golf courses, trekking, festivities, medical tourism, regional delicacies and native products from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
The objective of the event is to encourage OFWs and Balikbayan to spend their holidays in the different tourist spots that our country offer.
The Department of Tourism aims to target 32 Million local tourists in the country by 2016. Travel Philippines Expo was created to support and achieve this goal.
With this, more local tourists travelling interisland would mean more job opportunities for Filipino especially at rural areas. This will fulfil the projection of making tourism a key to our country’s economic progress.
The event will also offer lots of fun filled activities and surprises that guarantee fun and entertainment to the visitors.
The event is organized by Exlinkevents for more information call tel. no. 6433887
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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The search for the Outstanding OFW and Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA) is on. An annual event held in conjunction with the Megabalikbayan and OFW Expo (MBOX), OBRA aims to recognize OFWs and Balikbayans who are worth emulating by our countrymen because of their exemplary actions.
Now on its third year, OBRA has the following categories:
Outstanding Entrepreneur, Outstanding Community Builder, Outstanding Positive Character/Deed, Outstanding Family Builder, and Outstanding Work Ethic.
Last year, eight OFW and Balikbayan were recognized. They are Dennis Basan and Oliveros Elyjar Buerano Villalobos for Outstanding Positive Character, Nimfa Musa Melegrito for Outstanding Community Builder, Narciso G. Posadas for Outstanding Work Ethic, Engr. Rodolfo B. Virtudazo and Lea Ramos Caseres and Fortunato Sibbaluca Lozano for Outstanding Entrepreneurs, and Vivencio Gacosta Fuentes for Outstanding Family Builder.
“ We are doing this award to give OFWs and Balikbayans models to emulate in their quest to better their lives, their family and the country”, said Michelle Ballesteros, CEO of Exlinkevents.
The awarding ceremony will be held on December 9, 2011 at SM Megatrade Hall.
For those who wanted to nominate OFWs and Balikbayans email info@exlinkevents.com or call tel. no. 6433887.
The event is produced by Exlinkevents.
- Monday, October 17, 2011
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A lot of CEOs and Senior Executives attended to Listen to Ram |
The Ram Charan Business Summit was a huge success. The event
was held last September 29,2011 at the New World Hotel and was attended by more
than 400 delegates, a very large turn-out compared to the expected 300
delegates.
Ram Charan discussed EXECUTION
– the Discipline of Getting Things Done in the morning and got a lively
interaction with the audience.
During lunch, a book signing took place and books on
displayed in the book exhibitor’s area was sold out and left a large number of delegates
requesting for additional orders of the book.
In the afternoon session, Profitable Growth is Anybody’s Business was discussed by Ram Charan
followed by a CEO Forum. At this juncture, the discussion between Ram and the
audience lasted for more than an hour.
A lot of questions was answered by Ram
and the answer gave audience incisive analysis on how to run a successful
business.
The event survey’s show an above 90% approval rating of the
event and an above 90% recommendation to repeat the same program for other CEO
and Senior Executives to enjoy.
- Tuesday, October 04, 2011
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Huge Turn-out of Delegates make the event a resounding success |
The first Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo held last
September 24-25, 2011 at Crown Plaza was a success. As more than 200 therapists
and rehab professionals attended the event to learn, network and share stories
about their practice.
The event paraded different set of speakers that discussed
topics that touched Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and
Child Therapy.
The event’s main speaker is Katherine Sherrington from
Australia who discussed scientific studies on how to prevent fall from older
people.
The positive and enthusiastic response of the attendees and
the speakers to the event makes next year very promising and a positive
addition to the promotion of knowledge and skills improvement of the therapy
and rehab industry.
Around 30 companies supported the event.
- Sunday, September 25, 2011
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Staying physically active is the single most important action we can do to stay fit and independent as we get older. Physical activities are good for our bodies and minds. Also, it help us remain independent and to get the most out of life.
Fall is “unintentionally coming to the ground or some lower level and other than as a consequence of sustaining a violet blow, loss of consciousness, sudden onset of paralysis as in stroke or an epileptic seizure”.
Falls in older people are an increasingly important public health problem. Fortunately there is now evidence to guide fall prevention practice. This will be valuable to medical practitioners, Physiotherapist, occupational therapists, nurses, researchers and all those working in community, hospital and residential aged care settings. This will cover epidemiology, critical appraisal of the roles of exercise, environment, footwear, and medication, evidence-based risk assessment, and targeted and individually tailored falls-prevention strategies.
Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention is a book that Prof. Catherine Sherrington and her colleagues work out. This book is a guide through the maze of falls management. This bridges the gap between highly specialised journal articles and highly recommended to students and medical practitioner.
Prof. Catherine Sherrington led the development of novel functionally-relevant exercise protocols for older people which have been demonstrated in 5 clinical trials to have greater benefits on balance and functional ability than traditional programs. Her 1997 clinical trial which was the first to show benefits of a home exercise program after hip fracture has been cited 75 times.
To know more about this amazing findings, Professor Sherrington will be at the First Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo, September 24-25, Crowne Plaza, Ortigas Center, Quezon City.
For inquires, call Ex-link Management and Marketing Services Corp. at tel. no. 643-3887.
- Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Laughter Yoga will be discussed in the upcoming First
Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo on Sept. 24 to 25 at the Crown Plaza,
Ortigas Center.
Life is too important to be taken
seriously, says Oscar Wilde. We are serious nation with serious people who have
serious health problems, many of which are related to stress. Laughter relieves
stress. Through laughter, we cope with fear and anger-the two emotions that
results in stress.
With this, Laughter Yoga, an
exercise routine, is sweeping the world and is complete well-being workout. It
was brought to the Philippines by ElvieEstavillo in 2000. Since then, the
unique and unconventionally yoga has spread nationwide. Laughter Yoga is
founded in Mumbai, India in 1995 by a physician named Dr.MadanKataria. The
primary reason Dr.Kataria named the technique Laughter Yoga was because he
incorporated Pranayama, the ancient science of yogic breathing, into laughter
exercises. This has a powerful and immediate effect on our physiology and has
been used for more than 4,000 years to influence the body, mind and emotions.
According to yogic philosophy, we are alive because the cosmic energy from the
universe flows into our body through our breath that is the life energy force
or Prana. The essence of life is breathing. Due to stress and negative
emotions, breathing becomes irregular and shallow, thus affecting the flow of
Prana through the body.
In the Philippines, Paolo Trinidad
has founded Laughter Yoga Club Philippines (LYCP) and is a Laughter Yoga
professor.
Laughter Yoga combines unconditional
laughter yogic breathing (Pranayama). Laughter is stimulated as a body exercise
in a group, eye contact and childlike playfulness. It soon turns into a real,
contagious laughter. The concept of laughter yoga is based on the idea that the
body cannot differentiate between fake and real laughter.
For details, call Ex-Link Management
and Marketing Services Corp. at 642-2769,0918-4678699 and 0922-23206598.
- Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Yoga as a Medical Rehabilitation Technique may give patient healing process faster |
Yoga as a form of medical rehabilitation will be discussed in the upcoming Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo, September 24-25,2011 at Crown Plaza, Ortigas Center, Quezon City.
Mario Antonio V. M Reyes, expert in Yoga as a form of medical rehabilitation, will discuss and share his knowledge on this interesting topic. He is a practitioner of this science for 23 years and expected to contribute to the growing knowledge and science of rehabilitation medicine.
Yoga is an ancient Indian Science and way of life. The practice of Yoga can also play a role in rehabilitation of physically and mentally handicapped persons, as well as those are socially disadvantaged.
Yoga and meditation focus on removing stressful and distracting thoughts from a person’s mind and help them regain their composure and focus so that they can successfully continue with their recovery.
Yoga is fundamentally different from conventional medicine in its approach to injury. Rather than attempting to isolate the cause of an injury to a single factor and to correct it using a specific cure, yoga aims to treat injury by working with the body’s natural healing systems and improving health on all levels.
Asanas, or yoga movements, relax and strengthen muscles and massage internal organs; pranayama, or focused breathing, delivers oxygenated blood to injured areas; and relaxation and meditation calm the mind and reduce pain in the form of tension.
For more about yoga as a medical rehabilitation join the event and call tel. 6433887.
- Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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What are the rights and benefits due to a person with Disability? This and more will be discussed at the First Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo, September 24-25, 2011 at Crowne Plaza, Ortigas Center, Quezon City.
Ms. Flerida Labanon, program coordinator of the regional programs of the National Council on Disability Affairs on NCR, Regions Xl, Xll, Caraga & ARMM.
Ms. Labanon will give a situationer, government laws, policies and programs for persons with disabilities and issues and challenges.
She is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science and Bachelor of Law in Ateneo de Davao University. She also passes the Local Scholarship Program - a government scholarship program given to government employees; and the Licensure Examination for Teacher Civil Service examination.
Way back 2003 she is one of the coaches of the Philippine team during the 6th International Abilympics – Olympics of for person with disabilities that tests their vocational skills in New Delhi, India.
Know more about this interesting topic, call tel. no. 643.3887.
- Friday, September 09, 2011
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