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Last April 30,2011, PNEO was officiallylaunched to the public atRobinson’s Place Manilawith the presence of Boardof Nursing member Hon.Marco Sto. Tomas, Gover-nor Ariel Pabellona, PNARegion 4, Dr. AngelinaGalang, Xavier SchoolBatch 83 Foundation, Ms.

Rowena Masilang, Boardof Directors, RegisteredNurses, Student nursesand other guests.

In line with this,

the organization raised

additional funds with mem-

berships and sponsorships by their 

major partners Robinsons Manage-

ment, Getz Bros. Philippines,

OLEA, HCAI, Alliance In Motion

Global Manpower and Mayor Boyet

and Rowena Masilang.

The unveiling the PNEO logwere led by HoM a r c o S t oTomas , DPortia Z. VituRN, Dr. RhodReyes, RN, MMa. EncarnacioDychangco, RNMAN and M

Geraldine Dmalibot, RNM A N . T hPNEO logo anits symboliswas created bthe minds Yoan MedinAilora Masilan

Vanesa Rovero and Rina Rodil. Thinterpretatioof the symbols is a

follows:*Tree is symbol antiquity anstrength.*Fingerprinsymbolizesuniquenessit represenindividualisand diverssince fingeprints are aunique aindividuals.PNEO wanto leave fingerprint

every individual with our MissioVision. *Green means “to grow”. symbolizes hope and environmentprotection.

* Nurse’s cap – is a symbof one of the noblest profession professions – The Nurse.

Rina Chanel F. Rodil, RN

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A cross the world, environmental

problems are linked to rapid urbanizationand economic development, such as air pollution, traffic congestion, garbage man-agement and waste, water services.Through these problems, people were

threatened to be exposed in different ill-nesses that can affect their living. Beingconcern with the destruction of Mother Earth is a start of a new organization thatwill be committed to be protectors of theenvironment and promotes health.

PhilippineNurses Environ- mental Organi- zation Incorpo- ration was estab-lished by thefounding Presi-dent, Dr. Portia Z.Vitug, RN withher commitmentto be a steward of 

the environment in linewith prevention of healthillnesses. She stated“The complex causes of illness vis-à-vis environ-mental health whichchallenges the PNEO tolook into the urgency of addressing the need to

make our Professions be  part of the solutions inthe environmental healthand develop a compe-tent environmental nurse.” The mission of the organization, “We are an organizationof allied health professional committed tocreating social awareness to promote envi-ronment stewardship.” Furthermore, their vision, “To be a leading organization onenvironmental care in the Philippines.”  

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PNEO Song was written and performed

by Mr. Jerome Cleofas, RN.

He made a conscious effort

to write a song concerningenvironmental advocacy.

He emphasized that “We

have pride in what we have

and we strive to nurture the

lives and the world we see

around us the environment 

we served. And we vowed 

to care for nature and now we’ll be your healing 

nurses to empower the minds for this cause with

one voice we all proclaim. We are the nurses of Mother Earth, we are the stewards of health and 

hope, with the

air that we

breathe and the

land we walk in,

PNEO will stand 

for a Greener 

world.”  The

song is also in

line with the

batt lecry of  

PNEO which “P ride of what we have in our 

environment so we can aspire to N urture it by 

empowering others to

f o l l o w t h e

organization mission

b y  O r g a n i z i n g  

activities that would 

enhance caring of theE nvironment.”  The

beat drops into a

beautiful melody and

lyrics telling of the

need to preserve our 

environment with

help of the healing

nurses.

Hon. Marco Sto. Tomas led the official Induc-tion and Oath Taking of officers and Board of Direc-tors in the national level and in the municipality of Sariaya, Quezon.

The officers in the national level were as follows:

President: Ms. Portia Vitug, RN, PhDVice President, Internal Affairs: Ms. Ma. Encarna-cion Dychangco, RN, MANVice Prsident, External Affairs: Ms. Geraldine Di-malibot RN, MANSecretary: Ms. Cris Sheena Quido, RNAssistant Secretary: Ms. Rina Chanel Rodil, RNTreasurer: Ms. Arrianne Joyce Tortuya, RNAssistant Treasurer: Ms. Stephanie Medel,RNPRO: Ms WireenDator, RN

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Dr. Angelina Galang, environmentalist from Miriam College, shared

her knowledge on environmental issues and its effect to our health. Ac-

cording to her, “ An example of environmental issue is mining. We don’t 

have to destroy our forest for mining, we know that we will diminished our 

water supply and we will diminished our good soil which is not good for 

human health. “ 

The closing remarks was presented by Hon. Marco

Sto. Tomas, which he stated, “This is one organiza-

tion we need at the moment because the concern for 

the environment takes a back seat. This is one that we need to articulate

and promote more like in our curriculum. Before we look into other insti-

tutions, dapat sa bahay natin simulan.We are nurses of everything that re-

quires care and that includes our envi-

ronment. We are proud that we are

nurses. Empower others and be the

example.“  

Destruction of Mother Earth is not only a threat to the

environment but also to the quality of life. Living simply has resulted in us becoming more

aware of the environment and the impact we have on it.