To celebrate its 17th anniversary, Gabay Guro held the first Teacher Health and Wellness Festival in the country, launching its new program pillar with mWell at the Ynares Sports Complex in Pasig City.

Together for the well-being of teachers – Gabay Guro President, Chief Finance, Risk, and Sustainability Officer of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) and mWell President and CEO Chaye Cabal-Revilla, with Lifestyle Medical Group Manila doctors Aika Buenavista and Jan Dipasupil at the festival of innovative wellness.

Teachers play a vital role in instilling values, inspiring dreams and laying the foundation for a brighter tomorrow. Taking care of our teachers means taking care of our children. Wellness Fest is a new initiative that emphasizes the importance of holistic teacher wellness, recognizing how vital mental and physical health is to improving educational success and empowering educators to grow in their roles.

Teachers enjoy all the activities and performances at the event.

With the theme “Teachers Inspire Change, Build the Country’s Future”, the Gabay Guro Wellness Fest not only entertained but also included new elements focused on the well-being of teachers. The event showcased wearable wellness technology and brought together lifestyle medicine doctors, fitness trainers, celebrity athletes in one big wellness festival for teachers.

Holistic teacher support

Gabay Guro’s Health and Wellness Fest was organized in cooperation with mWell, the country’s health and wellness mega-app.

The festival offered teachers free access to health consultations, fitness sessions and wellness workshops. At the heart of the wellness festival is holistic and preventive health. Beyond the doctor’s consultation, the event aims to provide teachers with health and wellness services from mWell, available anytime, anywhere, with just a few taps on their phone.

Also central to the event were interactive discussions on mental health, stress management, nutrition and self-care – critical areas that teachers often neglect due to the high pressures of their profession. Additionally, attendees explored experiential booths focusing on fitness, food and nutrition, wearables, mental health, and telemedicine.

“Our teachers play a crucial role in shaping our nation’s future. And it has to be at its best for our youth,” said Chaye Cabal-Revilla, GabayGuro President, Chief Financial Officer, Risk and Sustainability of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation. (MPIC) and president and CEO of mWell.

“Gabay Guro’s Wellness Fest is a vital first step in ensuring that the health and well-being of our teachers is taken care of. mWell ensures our teachers have access to a holistic wellness program – from medical consultations, food and nutrition to preventative health solutions.” she added.

A fully integrated digital platform, mWell offers holistic wellness solutions for everyone. The Mega App provides the Mind Health Score—a personal compass for a self-guided journey to improved emotional, social, and cognitive well-being. Based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Well-Being Index, this feature provides information about your current mental state. Self-guided modules help increase self-awareness and foster empowerment, hope and positivity through evidence-based techniques. It allows mWell users to learn more about ways to relax, reduce stress and improve overall emotional balance at their own pace.

To complement the Mental Health Score feature, the mWellness Score provides a daily overall physical health score. This allows users to monitor physical activity, step count and sleep for long-term health. With its gamification feature, app users can participate in wellness challenges, check their ranking on the leaderboard, and monitor their progress. The mWellness score works best when paired with wearables like the mWell watch and rings. Lifestyle advice and programs on fitness, food and nutrition are also just a tap away.

Most importantly, mWell delivers innovations that make health and wellness accessible to everyone, with its wearable mWellness devices – ring and watch – designed to enable everyone to take control of their health through a holistic digital solution.

Fueling digital well-being

At the heart of this initiative is mWell, which provides affordable healthcare services—from virtual consultations to telehealth options—ensuring that educators can receive care anytime, anywhere.

PLDT Home’s partnership with mWell enables GabayGuro to provide a digital health and wellness solution, furthering its mission of bridging technology and wellness for educators across the country.

Over the past 17 years, Gabay Guro has not only provided more than 3,000 scholarships, but also built classrooms in disadvantaged areas, allowing educators to teach in better equipped environments. Through its digital tools and innovations, such as Gabay Guro Super App, teachers have access to resources that support continuous learning and career development.

With the launch of Wellness Fest under the Health and Wellness pillar, Gabay Guro addresses the mental and physical health of teachers, demonstrating its commitment to support educators not only professionally, but also holistically.