with the mission-vision of the Reflexology Seminar recently conducted by AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with TESDA and CESCO portend ‘healing’ as a path to life, means of livelihood and way of living through ROW-2010.“The hands that caressed my youth were the hands that protected me from unclean spirits”
Writer columnist Sun Star People’s Courier. Rufus Medalla,“Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb and naked shall I return” Job in the Bible.
Reflexology Offers Wellness-2010 is a project attended by 27 candidates from four host barangays, San Roque, Sto Niño, Manghinao Proper and San Andres, of AG&PFI and CESCO. From the pool of applicants, CESCO and AG&PFI chose the most qualified trainees to attend the 5 days certification seminar commencing on June 7 to the 11th. The criteria expectations evolve on attitude, willingness, need, verve, post training potentials and future plans.
TESDA announced the scarcity of Reflexologists in the second district of Batangas saying that the authority already established networks of professional healers in District 1, 3 and 4. The need to sponsor and train potential reflexologists in the 2nd district is a must considering that the career is a good livelihood potential for the physically, sensitively and piously disabled barangay folks. While it is true that the other three districts have fully established networks of reflexologists and have also professionalized the trade by training TRAINERS to propagate the craft, Batangas D2 remained untouched in irony because TESDA provincial office resides here. TESDA accepted AG&PFI’s invitation to a tripartite venture with CESCO in ROW-2010 through a Memorandum of Understanding signed a day before the start of classes.
The seminar was facilitated by Dr. Alvin Oriondo who came all the way from Nasugbu, District 1 of Batangas to AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc Technical School where he was greeted and housed in AG&P Bolo Dormitory in Bolo, Bauan, Batangas. Dr Oriondo teaches various courses and has the authority to certify graduates supported by TESDA. He is TESDA’s lead trainer for Reflexology in the entire province and also the head trainer for Culinary, Arts, Bartending, Barrista, Ganging, Cosmetology, Massage, Care giving and the like. Having achieve distinctions in his exceptional ability to coach he was assigned to handle AG&PFI’s corporate social related projects starting with ROW-2010.
On the third training day, Mr. Renato M. Alarcon, Executive Director of AG&PFI and also chairman of the Reflexology Seminar awarded the first Scrub Suit uniform to the 27 trainees. He was assisted by CESCO Head Nurse and project coordinator, Rafael Jose Montaño and AG&P Human Resources Head, Christopher Cabildo who in succession gave the ‘challenge’ speech.
The five days training, on its conclusion, marked the first TESDA accredited, first Second district team of Reflexologists and first recognized zone therapists in the second district of Batangas. This can probably be perceived as the most significant training AG&PFI and CESCO have achieved this year, 2010, benching on the luxury of being first in developing pioneers in the therapeutic and wellness fields for District 2 of Batangas Province.
