PH Consulate General in Los Angeles Promotes Healthy Workplace
LOS ANGELES 26 October 2020 – While the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles has endeavored to provide full consular services to its publics, with an estimated 1.2 million Overseas Filipinos within its jurisdiction, it also continues to promote health and wellness among its personnel through its program dubbed “Promotion of Wellness and Relationship (POWER).”
Upon the invitation of Philippine Consul General to Los Angeles Adelio Angelito S. Cruz, Dr. Renato dela Rosa, an internal medicine specialist and a medical practitioner in California, gave a lecture on “Healthy Lifestyle” on 08 October 2020. Dr. Dela Rosa enumerated some basic yet overlooked healthy habits, including avoiding non-nutritious food, letting go of stress, and proper breathing.
The Consul General reminded colleagues that a strong immune system in this time of pandemic is vital, which starts with having a healthy lifestyle.
On 09 October 2020, Consul Rea G. Oreta followed through with the second part of her echo seminar series on Cornell University’s Women in Leadership Program. The session focused on harnessing emotional intelligence or EQ to improve team understanding and drive results. The uncertainty brought about by the pandemic, along with limited social interaction among people have heightened emotional responses and may impact a person’s performance within a team. Developing self and social-related competencies within the framework of emotional intelligence, therefore, becomes incumbent upon institutions like the Consulate General.
To better appreciate the concepts on EQ, Consul Oreta facilitated a workshop, allowing personnel to recognize their emotional triggers. The ensuing sharing by participants underscored the importance of self-awareness or examining oneself in responding to stressful situations in the workplace.
“Fostering a healthy workplace begins with being mindful with our responses and sensitive to our colleagues,” she added.
The echo seminar’s first installment was held on 03 September and focused on outsmarting the work and life balance. The two-part echo seminar series is an offshoot of Consul Oreta’s recently concluded training on Women Leadership conducted by eCornell under the auspices of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Gender and Development Secretariat.
The Consulate General has resumed its “new normal” consular operations since 15 June 2020. Information on consular services is available on the official website at www.philippineconsulatela.org. END
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