5 ways to establish mental wellness in the workplace

 

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Ninety thousand hours. One-third of your life. That, according to industrial-organization psychologist and data scientist Andrew Naber, is the amount of time the average person will spend at work over a lifetime. With so much of our waking hours devoted to our job, isn’t it only fair to expect our workplace to be a safe, comfortable, and toxic-free environment, one that supports employees’ mental health and wellbeing?

Yes, says Jon Edward B. Jurilla, MD, chief of the Section of Psychiatry of the top hospital in the Philippines Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed). “Companies that prioritize the mental health of their workers can expect inspired productivity, sound decision making, and harmonious interactions among colleagues. When employees feel at ease in the workplace, they perform better, are motivated to get up in the morning, and are less likely to be depressed or suffer from burnout. It’s a win-win situation for all.”

In the Philippines, employers in the private sector are mandated to implement mental health workplace policies and programs through the comprehensive and ever-evolving guidelines by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). What else can companies do to champion mental health and wellness at work? Little things make a huge difference, and MakatiMed suggests implementing these five small but significant changes:

Make counseling accessible. 

“Oftentimes, people want to express what’s troubling them but are wary about confiding in a colleague or don’t have the funds to see a specialist,” shares Dr. Jurilla. “Get a life coach or organizational psychologist on board so staffers know there’s a professional who can help them deal with their mental health concerns objectively and free from judgment.”

Promote flexible work schedules.

If possible, let them continue a work-from-home setup with an option to work at the office. “Such arrangements have been known to lower stress and make employees more productive,” suggests Dr. Jurilla. “You take away the tiring commute, giving them the freedom to work wherever best suits them. This allows for work-life balance. Injecting ‘me’ time in between banging out reports or meeting a client on Zoom can refresh the mind and spirit.”

Create quiet spaces. 

“Convert an extra room in the office into a meditation or quiet corner. Hire a yoga or tai-chi instructor to hold one-hour classes for the staff (a video session works too!). The silence and slow, gentle movements will surely calm frayed nerves and clear an anxious mind,” Dr. Jurilla points out.

Stay away after office hours.

If you get the urge to text, call, or email an employee after she or he has gone home for the day, the weekend, or on leave—stop yourself, stresses Dr. Jurilla. “These people already gave most of their hours and efforts to their jobs. Respect their personal time and let them enjoy their time away from work.”

Be open.

How do you know if your employees are truly happy with their jobs? Ask them “Perhaps someone is saddled with too much work, or another feels underutilized,” says Dr. Jurilla. “By consulting your team, addressing their concerns, and involving them in the decision-making process, you’ll make them feel relevant. Heard. Like they matter. And that’s the first step to promoting mental wellness at work.”

For more information, please contact MakatiMed On-Call at +632.88888 999, email

mmc@makatimed.net.ph, or visit www.makatimed.net.ph. Follow @IamMakatiMed on Facebook and Twitter.

Solaire offers spectacular Mother's Day feasts.

 

Afternoon tea at Oasis Garden Café

Celebrate Mother's Day with an amazing experience at Solaire Resort Entertainment City. Choose from genuine Japanese food, endless dim sum, and indulgent Italian brunch options. Celebrate Mother's Day by preparing her favorite foods, finding unique gifts, and spending quality time with family.

Experience an exquisite brunch affair at Solaire’s signature restaurants, including Finestra, where you can choose from a diverse selection of alluring Italian dishes. Dive into a Mother’s  Day- inspired brunch featuring warm Mozzarella soup, a refreshing garden salad with slow cooked egg yolk, homemade tagliolini, mixed herbs risotto, poached Atlantic cod, succulent US striploin, and decadent desserts such as zesty lemon tarte and vanilla choux with sweet strawberries. Don’t miss out on the signature seafood tower or opt for a tantalizing main dish like Jasper-cooked USDA rib-eye or lobster thermidor, ensuring a delightful experience for the whole family. Finestra makes it extra special for your mom by gifting her flowers guaranteed to bring a radiant smile to her face.

Yakumi serves a sumptuous Japanese breakfast with authentic ingredients. Japan over eight live buffet stations with your loved ones. Make your own hotpot dish. as sukiyaki or shabu-shabu, or experience fresh seafood such as Boston lobster at the teppanyaki live station. Try a delicate dish of sake-steamed tai sakemushi fish brought directly to your table.

 
Finish off the meal with a delicious dessert bento box. Raise a toast to your mother's special day. Unlimited beverages, featuring a dazzling Midori cocktail or options from the Japanese shochu and Sake trolley. All moms receive gorgeous flowers to commemorate their special day as a special treat.

Treat your mom and surprise her with Red Lantern’s Eat-All-You-Can dim sum buffet. Explore a wide range of dim sum and à la carte delicacies, featuring 20 new exclusive dishes that elevate the dining experience. Indulge in unique twists of dishes like a "dong po" style braised pork belly, crystal skin lobster dumplings, deep-fried cheese, and prawn spring rolls, alongside a selection of delectable vegetarian options. Revel in braised premier ribs, northeastern-style homemade noodles with minced pork, or a deep-fried green crab which you can order from the à la carte menu. All mothers receive a special welcome drink ensuring they feel truly cherished.

Savor fun moments with your mom with a sensational BBQ brunch at Waterside accompanied by live music and a photobooth corner where you can make lasting memories. Dive into grilled favorites with tempting choices like chicken, pork tenderloin, and the flavorful jalapeño and fennel sausages. Marvel at the carving station featuring the famous Cebu lechon pork belly, beef brisket, whole roast lamb, and various grilled seafood specialties. Delight in Waterside's signature seafood paella and freshly shucked Gallagher oysters served directly from a roving trolley. Elevate the fun with a custom milkshake bar, where you and your mom can craft your own milkshake masterpieces adorned with delightful toppings, including pastel cotton candy, fluffy marshmallows, colorful candies, fresh fruits, and mouthwatering doughnuts. Waterside also honors all moms by gifting them with lovely roses.

Experience a lavish banquet at Fresh, where you can explore diverse buffet stations featuring the finest seafood and meats, along with a variety of cuisines including Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese. Celebrate Mother's Day filled with entertainment like a magic show, a walking photo booth, games for kids, and a caricaturist to illustrate your favorite portrait with your mom.

Delight in Filipino delicacies such as rellenong bangus or stuffed milkfish, chicken embutido, and kinilaw na tanigue or fish ceviche. Indulge further at the carving station with crispy pork bagnet or pork belly and lechon manok or roast chicken. You can also enjoy an afternoon tea celebration at Oasis Garden Café, featuring a luxurious selection of sweet and savory bites, including Solaire's signature scones with strawberry and cream. Special cocktails, mocktails, and a glass of sparkling rosé await all mothers upon arrival.

Make this Mother’s Day memorable at Solaire by treating your mom to a day filled with special moments with the family. Secure your seats now by calling 8888-8888 or email restaurantevents@solaireresort.com.

Win an iPhone 15 Pro Max by simply getting a personal loan from Digido

 

Here’s how to win an iPhone 15 Pro Max by simply getting a personal loan from Digido

Existing clients of the platform who took a reloan during the promo period are eligible for the

giveaway.

Multi-awarded consumer finance company Digido is giving away a coveted iPhone 15 Pro Max to one of its customers this summer. Repeat clients of the Digido platform applying from April 23 until June 20, 2024 are eligible for the promotion. Clients will earn one raffle entry per one successful reloan transaction.

The giveaway winner will be announced on Digido’s official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/digidoph/) using the client’s Lifetime ID. Digido offers a First Loan For Free service, where first-time borrowers can avail up to PHP 4,000 with 0% interest and a standard Personal Loan up to PHP 25,000 for repeat clients. It can be accessed through its official site digido.ph, its apps in Google Play and the iOS App Store, and Lazada Loans.

Over one million Filipinos have used Digido’s safe, reliable and inclusive digital lending services. Commenting on the promotion, Digido business development manager Rose Arreco said: “This new giveaway is especially for our valued clients who have been clamoring for more rewards as they continue to use our trusted, safe and inclusive lending platform. We commit to not only innovate the way we deliver our services, but to also find more ways to delight our customers.”

The winner will be announced on July 9, 2024 through Digido’s official Facebook page. The

winner shall be notified via registered email and a call through their registered mobile number.

Research from Statista revealed that the number of smartphone users in the Philippines in 2023 were at 50.94 million and is projected to reach 96.12 million by 2029.

REP goes on a love rollercoaster with I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

 

Directed by Menchu Lauchengo-Yulo, REP's I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change takes a modern
twist on the classic exploration of love and romance. With book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro,
and music by Jimmy Roberts, this comedy musical has a cast of 40 playing characters.

How many left swipes before finding The One? Is a year-long talking stage acceptable? How to get over being catfished? With love and romance as complicated as they’ve ever been, Repertory Philippines (REP) gives us a wild ride through the phases of modern relationships as it showcases the musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change from June 14 to July 6 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza.

With book and lyrics by award-winning Joe DiPietro, music by renowned composer Jimmy Brooks, and directed by the First Lady of Philippine Musical Theater Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, REP’s latest production presents a series of hilarious yet achingly familiar vignettes on connection and intimacy, commitment and loneliness. Premiering at the Westside Theatre in 1996, this 2024 staging is set in a bustling metropolis where swiping left or right is the norm—touching on things like chasing that invisible string in this era of situationships and ghosting and reigniting that spark despite all the distractions.

REP’s take on the second longest-running off-Broadway musical features a fantastic and accomplished cast of four playing 40 characters. And all are making their theater comeback with this production. Gian Magdangal, known for his versatile skills as a singer and actor, takes the stage after his standout performance in the 2022 REP production of Carousel, which earned him his second PHILSTAGE Gawad Buhay award as Male Lead Performance in a Musical & L.E.A.F. Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Musical. A long-time REPper, Gabby Padilla joins the quartet after garnering recent acclaim for her film roles in Billie and Emma where she got a FAMAS nod and Gitling which made her win Best Actress award at the 2nd Paragon Film Lokal Choice Awards and 4th Pinoy Rebyu Awards.

Gian Magdangal, Gabby Padilla, Marvin Ong, and Krystal Kane explore the highs and lows of love-
from awkward first dates to challenges of maintaining a long-term relationship--in REP's I Love You You're Perfect, Now Change

Krystal Kane is returning to the spotlight after a four-year hiatus. Bitten by the theater bug since she’s 10, Kane is known for her roles in The Sound of Music as Brigitta, In the Heights as Nina, Spring Awakening as Wendla and Tabing Ilog: The Musical as Jerry. Another theater comeback, PHILSTAGE Gawad Buhay Awardee singer-actor-songwriter Marvin Ong, brings his remarkable talents to the stage, having previously earned accolades for his role as Toby in REP’s Sweeney Todd and achieving gold record status for his debut album. The production will be supported by swings, Barbara Jance, whom we last saw at REP’s 2023 - 2024 run of Snow White and the Prince and Davy Narciso, known for the productions under his belt with Ateneo’s Blue Repertory, he may have stepped back from theater since graduating in 2022 but now he tries to juggle it together with pushing a career in Psychology.

An exceptional team of creatives is also bringing this production to life. Assistant Director Cara Barredo, Musical Director Ejay Yatco, Set and Costume Designer Joey Mendoza, Associate Costume Designer Hershee Tantiado, Associate Set Designer Lawyn Cruz, Projector Graphics and Video Designer GA Fallarme, Lighting Designer Meliton Roxas, Choreographer Stephen Viñas, and Sounds Designer Aji Manalo are all on board to join the quest for modern love.

“With I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, we want to give audiences something they can relate to whether they’re a young romantic hit by dating app fatigue or an older couple going through the trials of marriage,” Lauchengco-Yulo explains. “Because regardless of the age or stage in love, we want this show to emphasize that despite all the problems and miscommunications, love endures—with lots of laughs and some wit on the side.”

 For show-buying, sponsorships and ticket inquiries, contact REP at 0962-691-8540 and 0966-905-4013 or send us an email at marketing@repphil.org or promotions@repphil.org or through this link: https://linktr.ee/repertoryphilippines Tickets will be available via Ticketworld and Ticket2 Me.

For updates and show schedules, visit www.repertoryphilippines.ph, or like and follow @repertoryphilippines on Facebook and Instagram.

Skip the Wait, Live Now: Bakit RFO Unit ang iyong Perfect Match!

Bella Vita RFO Units

 

Pinag-iisipan mo na bang bumili ng sariling bahay? Awesome! Maraming options ang nariyan para sa’yo, pero ang pagpili kung pre-selling unit or RFO unit ba ay tagalang kailangang iconsider ng mabuti. Sure, ang pre-selling ay talaga namang mas mura sa simula. Pero sa sa pagbili ng RFO unit, maaari mong ma-enjoy ang mga perks na magpapatunay na ito ang winning choice at perfect match para sa’yo.

Imagine this: sa halip na maghintay ng mga buwan o kahit taon para matapos ang construction ng bahay, agad mo nang makukuha ang susi at makakalipat agad. Wala nang pagmumuni-muni tungkol sa tanawin sa bakuran o sa pagdaydream kasamaang mga anak sa mga play equipment – agad mo nang magagawa ang mga iyon. Higit pa diyan ay may pagkakataon kang tingnan mismo ang unit, suriin ang kalidad ng lahat, at makita kung ang layout ay swak sa iyong lifestyle.

At speaking of lifestyle, yung amenities gaya ng play equipment, multipurpose halls, at yung security - lahat ng mga pasilidad na nakakapagpasaya ng pamumuhay sa isang komunidad? Oo, handa na silang gamitin kapag handa ka na rin. Walang kailangang hintayin na malinis muna ang naiwang alikabok ng konstruksyon bago ka makapagpahinga ng maayos sa iyong bagong sala.

Kung iniisip mong ipa-renta ang bagong tahanan mo, agad mo nang maeenjoy ang tamis na kita sa matatanggap na upa sa iyong unit. Wala ka nang hihintayin pa dito – puwede kang makahanap ng mga tenant kaagad at gawing negosyo ang iyong property. 

So, kung ikaw ay naghahanap ng bagong malilipatan agad, whether ito ay para sa pagrelocate dahil sa trabaho, o nais mong magsimula ng iyong pamilya, o di kaya ay gusto nang itigil ang pangungupahan sa apartment, RFO Units ang iyong magiging best friend! 

Sa BellaVita, may RFO units na available na Sakto Sa’yo! Matatagpuan ang BellaVita RFO Units sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Pilipinas gaya ng sa Lian, Lipa, San Pablo, Pila, Rosario, at iba pa. Para sa mga dagdag na impormasyon, bisitahin lamang ang BellaVita Facebook Page.