Labor Day: Celebrated by Nurse Advocate’s trough Mission at Calauan, Laguna

Many of us celebrated May 1 as a national holiday; they called it “Labor Day”.  A national holiday usually celebrated by having many job fairs nationwide, to give job opportunity to our fellow Filipino people. Some of them are in the rally opposing  the current government administration for the employment and unemployment status, as well as the salary of laborers in the country. 

According to the Philippine History, the first Labour Day celebration was held May 1, 1903 in a mammoth rally in front of Malacañan Palace staged by the Union Obrera Democratica (Democratic Laborer’s Union), while compelling for workers’ economic rights.

Philippines will mark the annual celebration of the Labor Day this coming May 1, 2014 which falls on Thursday with the theme “Sa Sipag, Tiyaga, at Talino, Buong Mundo Saludo sa Manggagawang Pilipino.” The Labor Day is listed as one of the country’s 15 national holidays for 2014 based upon Proclamation 655 signed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

Tension and Trauma Release Exercise, First in the Philippines: “A Post-Catastrophe Program”

Muscle Shaking! Another Stress Reliever!

Trauma and Tension Release Exercise

Did you ever experience trauma, tension, social-violence, losses of your love ones, and stress? Yes, of course, each one of us experiencing stress in daily life situation.  

PSORHN and HHCL members together with Dr. Michael Manginelli
L-R: Andrei dela cruz, Lino Blanco, Sarah Ubalde, Dr. Mike Manginelli, Erick Bernardo & Jef Villamin. 

Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses (PSORHN) and Helping-Hand Central Luzon (HHCL) are lucky enough to joined this first ever Trauma and Tension Release Exercises (TRE) last January 29 – 31, a 3-day training for the trainers first batch held at OCCI, Emerald Building, Ortigas Center Pasig City. This training was initiated by Human Care Development to train trainers in order to reach the Typhoon Haiyan, Bohol Earthquake survivors and Zamboanga Crisis.

After Shock! Bohol Experience

"Volunteering can be an exciting, growing, enjoyable experience. It is truly gratifying to serve a cause, practice one's ideals, work with people, solve problems, see benefits, and know one had a hand in them".  --Harriet Naylor 

The team inside the Villamor Air Base Departure Area

The Early Birds