That's the Spirit
Dr, Ramon Ricardo A, Rooue.
CES0I, Diplomate
Live well, work well
n CTOBER 16 is historica v previous years' celebration
lrsignificant for the philippines cluse it is centered on the be_
men
because it was on this day 112 and women
years ago (1907) that the first lawmaking behind the scenes of
in the instiMion - the
democratic-representative govern_ ' House employees.
ment institution- the First philiD- The celebration,s theme. Live
pine Assembly - was inauourated
Well...Work Well: ResDondino
at the Manila Grand OperiHouse with Inclusive Care on dre Diverd
and conductedib inauqural session Needs of HRep, clearly expresses
at the Ayuntamiento ie Manila in the institutiont commibnent br the
Intramuros, Manila.
welfare of its employees.
The Philippine Assembly is the In a privilege speech on SeD_
equtvatent of the present_dav tember 30, Representative Maiia
House of Representatives (HREp) laarni Cayetano of th€ 2nd District
where members are elected reprg_ of Taguig Crty-pateros commended
senlatives from leqislative districts.
the entire House worldorce for their
Its members were chosen from in\€luable service. She said that the
the first-ever national elections in
reason behind the HRep Month is
our county which was held on Julv to address the welFbeing of the
30, 1907.
Secr#riat and the Conqressional
The House of ReDresentatives sffi as they continue to serve with
Month is an annual celebration ev_
passion and commitment.
ery October to commemorate this Speaker Calaetano durino his
milestone event in our countrv's
speech formally launched the -HReD
history. The HREP Month celebra- Month celebration capped by an eri_
tion this year, on the initiative of
tertainment program and fun_filled
Speaker Alan peter .ComDafiero,, activities held at the HReD SDorts
Center- \ '\
S. Gyetano, is different fiom the and Fitness - Aside from the expression of the
Most peopte look at the bio
picture in terms of their desire;
success and goals. But they do not
have the patienc€ to look clbsefu at
the details. However, our Secretarv
General or SG JGM as I call him is
leamed, diligent, insightful, patjent,
and pays attention to small detaits
that will work well on our initia-
tives. SG JGM knows that those
small details are the foundation to
bring them towards achievino his
big results.
These activiues include seminars
and fora on matters that promote
the balance of the personal and
professional lives of emDlovees_
Dr Willie Ong tatk on how daitv
meals affect future success and
Mr. Francis Ong focuses on how
to channel oneb optimism in the
workplace. Bro. Eddie Villanueva
delivers a short talk on the sDirF
tual aspect of living and woriino
well. On the financial aspect. Di
Carl Balita and Dr. Enrico Torres
discuss on entrepreneurship and
managing finances. Dr [4a. Lourdes
Marquez gives inspiring tips on ag_
ing graciously.
There are also activities for the
physical well-beinq of emolovees
like basketball and voileiba
games as well as Zumba comDeti-
tion. [4r. Janbie lvlendoza conducls
the bodycombat fitness cardio
workout where employees are
totally unleashed.
The children of the employees
join the celebration as the Dav
Care Center celebrates Children,s
Day and United Nations Day. Mr.
Ryan Dave Maagma gives paint-
rng lessons to advance the love
for arts among the children. Mr
Ernie Magsanoc, former coach of
the San Beda Red Lions Seniors
Basketball Team, conducts a bas_
ketball clinic for children between
seven and fifteen years old.
There is also a free film screen-
ing of the 20OO Filipino familv
drama Anak directed by Rory qu;n_
tos starring Deputy Speaker Vilma
Santos-Recto, _Claudine Barreto
and Baron Geisler
commitrnent of the House Mem-
bers led by Speaker Cayetano for
the welfare of the House emolov_
ees, the focus of the House of Reo-
resentatives l4onth celebration on
the employees is also a recoonition
of their role in and contributilns to
the performance of the institutionb
lawmaking mandate.
The celebration,s focus on them
is clearly a statement of orati_
tude by the House leaders- and
members for the support that the
employees have been Drovidino
our lawmakers. As lawmakino hai
both political and admini$;tive
requirements, the gratitude is for
the service of the employees of the
House of Representatives in pro_
vldrng our elected Representatives
the administrative suDDort thev
need in performing theii manOates
and that of the institution itself.
We hope that just like the
leaders and members of House
of Representatives, other govern-
ment leaders will also give the
recognition and show thegratitude
due to our civil servants_
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