More than 2,000 Filipinos participated in Home Credit PH's first fun run, Takbo #ParaSaLife, to promote wellness

“According to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost 38% of Filipinos are physically inactive, putting them at risk for lifestyle-related diseases. As the Filipinos’ trusted ally, not just in financial inclusion but in overall well-being, Home Credit is committed to encouraging communities to embrace a healthier lifestyle. Seeing people of all ages and backgrounds come together for this run is truly inspiring. At Home Credit, we believe that wellness is an essential part of living a fulfilling life. Takbo #ParaSaLife is more than just a race—it’s a movement that we hope will continue beyond today. We look forward to making this an annual tradition to encourage more people to prioritize their health." ~Petr Lukosz, HCPH Chief CRM Officer and 2x Ironman Philippines Champion

Over 2,000 runners participated in Takbo #ParaSaLife, Home Credit Philippines' first-ever fun run held at Parqal in Aseana City. Organized by WeKenRun, the event offered 1K, 3K, 5K, and 10K categories, promoting health and wellness among Filipinos and reinforcing Home Credit's commitment to supporting customers not just financially, but holistically.

Today, more than 2,000 runners participated in the first-ever fun run organized by Takbo #ParaSaLife, Home Credit Philippines (HCPH), marking a step toward a healthier lifestyle.  As the top consumer finance provider in the nation, Home Credit is dedicated to helping Filipinos in all aspects of their lives, including financially, by encouraging their mental and physical health. 

 Organized in partnership with WeKenRun, a running organization run by famous marathon coach Ken Mendola, the event was held at Parqal in Aseana City and offered 1K, 3K, 5K, and 10K categories, making it suitable for runners of all skill levels.

Lester Cruz, CEO of Singlife Philippines, was among the guests and celebrities who graced the event to support Home Credit's push for healthier lifestyles, in addition to the fun run participants and Home Credit executives and team members.  Boltech and SM staff members participated in the race, as did important event partners Xiaomi, Park Access, and Singlife. 

Championing holistic wellness

[From L-R]: Home Credit Philippines executives also joined the run. Seen here are Jana Pechouckova, Chief Financial Officer; Pratim Bhattacharya, Head of Operations; Ihor Kruchynenko, Chief Risk Officer; Petr Lukosz, Chief CRM Officer; Teeraphong Mahatham, Deputy Chief Executive Officer; Philips Yu, Chief Digital Officer; and Sheila Paul, Chief Marketing Officer

A successful turnout and exciting rewards

A common dedication to health and wellness brought together Home Credit team members, novice runners, and seasoned running enthusiasts at the event.  In addition to finisher medals that will be shipped to them, event partners provided runners with running shirts, race bibs, and loot bags.  A ₱10,000 grand prize for the fastest runner in the 10K distance was among the thrilling cash prizes awarded to podium finishers in the 5K, 3K, and 10K races. 

Home Credit and its partners also added exciting prizes, such as Park Access vouchers, Xiaomi smart home devices, and gift certificates for ON Running Shoes and Suunto, to make the event even more rewarding. Additionally, Singlife provided home insurance vouchers to podium finishers, which were ₱7,500, ₱5,000, and ₱2,500 for the male and female top finishers in the 10KM, 5KM, and 3KM sections, respectively.  These rewards are just one of the numerous ways Takbo #ParaSaLife keeps promoting holistic health and elevating each step.

“This was my first time joining a fun run, and I never imagined I could complete the 10K category—but I did! It was such an incredible experience. Thanks to Home Credit, I got to challenge myself and achieve something I never thought possible. This event has inspired me to stay active, set bigger fitness goals, and make running a part of my lifestyle. I hope to join again next year and push myself even further!” ~Joma Unabia, a first-time fun run participant and 10K finisher, shared his excitement about joining Takbo #ParaSaLife

Looking Ahead

Home Credit Philippines is already preparing for the upcoming Takbo #ParaSaLife, promising to make it even bigger, better, and more exciting.

 Since almost 40% of Filipinos are still physically inactive, according to WHO data, programs like this are an important reminder that little changes add up to big ones.  Home Credit is dedicated to supporting holistic well-being in addition to financial empowerment, making sure that every Filipino can lead their healthiest, best life—one run at a time. 

This event would not have been possible without the support of Home Credit’s valued partners—WeKenRun, Aseana City, Parqal, Sip (Hydration Partner) and Sip Plus (Electrolytes), Singlife, Surge Lifestyle, Suunto, Xiaomi Philippines, Park Access (Official Nike Store Partner), Skintech, Dole, Silka, Corbridge, Oishi—who share the same commitment to promoting health and well-being. Their support helped make Takbo #ParaSaLife a truly memorable and rewarding experience for all participants.

To know more about the latest updates from HCPH, check out its official website, www.homecredit.ph. You may also follow its official Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok accounts. 

Home Credit Philippines is a financing company duly licensed and supervised by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). 

Home Credit Philippines is the leading consumer finance company in the Philippines. Backed by Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited, the fifth largest bank in Thailand and by MUFG Bank Ltd., the largest banking group in Japan, and trusted by a strong and diverse set of banks locally and worldwide, the company plays a pivotal role in driving financial inclusion for Filipinos by expanding access to credit opportunities and transforming the consumer finance landscape in the Philippines.  

In its 11th year, Home Credit has served 11 million customers and credited over 350 billion pesos worth of loans through its portfolio of products that cater to the different needs of its customers—installment financing, cash loans, credit cards, and a virtual spending limit named Qwarta. Trusted by Filipinos, Home Credit is registered with the Security and Exchange Commission and regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The company was recognized as the Best Finance Company of the Philippines in 2024 by the Asian Banking & Finance (ABF) Retail Banking Awards

More information on HCPH is available at www.homecredit.ph. 

AMWAY FUN RUN 2015

Last Decemebr 14, 2015 at AMWAY's office in Rada St. Makati happened the media launch for the Amway Nutrilite Health Run. It was a super heavy traffic night with a teardrops of rain along Ayala area in which yes, I was an hour late to the venue but thankful i made it but i could have been more earlier if I take a walk ;)

Nutrilite to host 4th Health Run in Manila, CDO and Davao 

Nutrilite, world’s No. 1 selling vitamins and dietary supplements brand*, will be hosting the 4th edition of its annual Nutrilite Health Run, a regional initiative that advocates wellness and healthy living. 

This year, Nutrilite aims to gather more than 20,000 runners across the three key cities in the Philippines—Manila, Cagayan de Oro and Davao. “Amway advocates a holistic healthy active lifestyle. Therefore, we are hosting this annual event to encourage more people to put a premium on their personal wellness. We want more people to eat right, take in the right supplements and be active,” said Leni Olmedo, Country Manager, Amway Philippines.  

This year’s Nutrilite Health Run will cover two categories—5K and 10K respectively, and will kick off in Manila on January 24 at the SM Mall of Asia Complex Grounds, Cagayan de Oro on February 14 at Perla Compania De Seguros Building, Don Apolinar Velez Street, CDO and Davao on February 21, in SM Matina in Davao. 

“This year, we are levelling up the categories to make it more challenging for our regular runners. We are doing away with 1K category, where we initially started, because we want to challenge the runners to improve every year and to encourage the healthy active lifestyle sustainability,” Leni Olmedo. 

The registration fee is Php 350.00 and it comes with a free Nutrilite Health Run shirt, race bib and car sticker. 

Registration is from December 8, 2015 until February 21, 2016

Proceeds of the run will go to the Amway One By One Campaign for Children, Amway’s corporate social responsibility program. . 

Gun time is 5:30 am for 5k, 5:00 am for 10k distances respectively.

Nutrilite is exclusively distributed by Amway Philippines. 

Interested participants can register at all Amway Distribution Centers and via the online registration at Amway’s official microsite: Amway Happynings or the official Amway Facebook Account: Colorurlife FB  

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I RUN FOR INTEGRITY: I AM PART OF THE SOLUTION! - INTEGRITY STARTS IN AN "I".

"The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out." ~Proverbs 10:9

"I RUN for Integrity: I am Part of the Solution"

We are just ordinary people, but we can do extraordinary things. I can do empowering things for my integrity. Integrity is self-impose... It starts with "I". It takes more than one to build a nation of Integrity... 

Henry Schumacher, Vice President of ECCP and the Integrity Initiative, Inc.

It was an evening of empowering integrity and standing for anti-corruption. Not anyone has the guts to do so especially if it has something to do with politics... However one of the best ways to do it is thru the "I RUN for Integrity: I am Part of the Solution,".  Being part of the fun run alone is already empowering your integrity for anti-corruption. Join us for the historic running event for integrity which will take off on December 12, 2015.

With the goal of making integrity everyone's concern and part of daily life, the Integrity Initiative - spearheaded by the Makati Business Club, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AMCHAM), the Management of the Philippines (MAO), and Financial Executives of the Philippines (Finex) is staging a historic run on December 12, 2015 at the CCP Complex, Pasay City.

Dubbed "I RUN for Integrity: I am Part of the Solution," the event calls on sectors of society to participate in this important step towards building a culture of integrity in the Philippines. It is expected to bring together 5,000 representatives and runners from the government, business, youth, civil society, academe, church, and media towards the common goal of being part of the solution in fighting corruption.

The event comes on the heels of the highly successful 2011 and 2012 editions of the run, which united a total of 12,000 runners. ECCP organizes this year's running event in support of the Integrity Initiative, a private sector-led campaign that aims to promote common ethical standards among all sectors.

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Established in 2009 by the Makati Business Club and ECCP, the Integrity Initiative operates on the principle of inclusion and collective action and works on making the Philippines a leader in promoting an ethical business environment while eliminating negative practices. Since then, a good progress has been made to get the collective action against corruption and unethical business practices going. 2,000 company chief executives, 1,500 DPWH contractors, 42 high government officials, and 140 business organizations have already signified support to the Integrity Initiative and signed the Integrity Pledge.

Additionally, the Integrity Initiative has rolled-out a unified code of conduct in 2012, and the basic guidelines for ethical business behavior, introduced an online self-assessment tool to all signatories, which can be used to evaluate the areas for improvement in the integrity system within their organization; developed a validation process to validate the ratings from the self-assessment tool and will soon pilot a certification process for business.

"While the Integrity Initiative has already accomplished notable milestones, there's still a lot that needs to be done. One of which is to encourage more engagement from individuals, especially the youth, to act with and uphold the value of integrity. This is why the theme of this year's run is "I RUN for Integrity: I am part of the solution." The individual acts of integrity are sure to deliver remarkable collective result in the long run. Participating in the "I RUN for Integrity: I am Part of the Solution," event is a symbolic gesture of pledging to act with integrity, We expect this event to be another show of force by Filipinos from all walks of life who want to finish victorious over our fight with corruption. With this event, we seek to make integrity everyone's mission." ~Henry Schumacher, Vice President of ECCP and the Integrity Initiative, Inc. 

Runners for the "I Run Integrity: I am Part of the Solution" can choose to participate in the 3K, 5K, 10K categories. Registration can be made at Chris' Sports branches in Glorietta 3, Mall of Asia, Market Market, and SM Megamall until December 4 only. Late registration is until December 7 or until race kits last at the ECCP office in Makati. Registration fee is at Php 550.00 while a group of ten participants can avail fo the 10 + 1 package. Accomplished runners get to bring home "I Run Integrity" finisher shirt, baller band, and tokens from event sponsors. Special prizes also await top finishers of the event.

The "I RUN for Integrity: I am Part of the Solution" event forms part of this year's Integrity Nation Now campaign of the Integrity Initiative to further solidify their goal of instilling integrity and combating corruption in the country.

In addition to the running event, the Integrity Initiative will also hold the 5th Integrity Summit on December 9, 2015 at Shangri-la Hotel in Makati City. The summit is expected to gather business leaders, anti-corruption and good governance experts, as well as key representatives from the government, church, youth, academe, and other agencies to continue to highlight the progress of the private sector in promoting ethical standards in business. The summit coincides with the celebration of the International Anti-Corruption Day.

The "I RUN for Integrity: I am Part of the Solution" is made possible through the partnership with GMA, Globaltronics, Meralco, Seimens, De La Salle University, Rappler.com, Development Bank of the Philippines, Convergys, Globe Telecom, Landbank of the Philippines, Nestle Philippines, Royal Cargo Inc., Shell Companies of the Philippines, The Medical City, Chris Sports, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, League of Cities of the Philippines, Pasay City LGU, Pasay Youth Development Council, and the Philippine Institute of Supply Management.

WHAT: "I RUN for Integrity: I am Part of the Solution"
WHERE: (4:30AM) Assembly Liwasang Ullalim, CCP Complex, Pasay City
WHEN: December 12, 2015
RACE CATEGORIES: 3K - 5K - 10K

WHO CAN REGISTER: 

Private/Business Sector

Government

Academe/Youth

Civil Society

Church

Media

*and all individuals who support culture change to win the fight against corruption in the Philippines.

HOW TO REGISTER:

In partnership with Chris Sports, interested participants may visit Chris Sports branches at:

Glorietta 3

Mall of Asia

Market Market

SM Megamall

REGISTRATION FEE'S:

• Php 550.00 - Individual Registrants
• Php 50.00 OFF - Students, Government Employees, Senior Citizens, NGOs, Event Partners and Sponsors
• 10+1 PROMO - Group registrants with a minimum of 10 paying persons may get 1 free registration valid for any category

INCLUSION OF THE FEE:

• Registrants will be given race kits which include the race singlet and race bib.

FREEBIES FOR THE RUNNERS:

• Accomplished runners, will be given "I Run for Integrity" ballers, finisher shirts and loot bags from the event sponsors.

DEADLINE OF THE REGISTRATION:

• For Chris Sports registrants, deadline is on December 4. On the other hand, interested participants may still register until December 7 or until race kits last by accomplishing the registration form.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT:

• You may look for Ms. Daryl Milagroso or Ms. Kamyr Catapang of Europen Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines at (02) 845-1324 or for more information and inquiries, the organizers can be emailed at irunforintegrity@eccp.com.

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!