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KALMAsean 2026 Strengthens CMC Employees’ Resilience Through Stress Management

A healthier workplace begins when caring for people becomes part of the institution’s culture.

KIDAPAWAN CITY, COTABATO, August 14, 2026. Central Mindanao Colleges (CMC), through the Center for Guidance Services and Testing (CGST), conducted KALMAsean: Care Beyond Borders: Empowering CMC Employees through Stress Management at the CMC Accreditation Room, a face-to-face seminar-workshop designed to equip employees with practical strategies for managing workplace stress, strengthening resilience, and sustaining personal and professional well-being.

Held in celebration of ASEAN Month 2026, KALMAsean draws inspiration from the values of cooperation, resilience, and people-centered development. The initiative recognizes that institutional excellence is strengthened when the people behind it are supported, empowered, and equipped to navigate workplace demands in healthy and constructive ways.

The seminar-workshop enabled participants to better understand workplace stress and its physical, emotional, and psychological effects, identify common workplace stressors, develop healthy coping strategies, and strengthen resilience through self-care, mindfulness, relaxation techniques, and positive work-life practices. It likewise promoted a supportive, compassionate, and mentally healthy workplace culture among CMC employees.

Serving as resource speaker was John Leonard H. Latido, MPsy, RPm, CHRA, a Registered Psychometrician and Certified Human Resource Associate with expertise in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, employee well-being, gender sensitivity and equality, and youth empowerment. His professional engagements include mental health, personality development, conflict management, workplace well-being, and resilience-building.

Through interactive discussions, self-assessment activities, relaxation techniques, and resilience-building exercises, KALMAsean moved beyond simply recognizing stress. It provided employees with practical approaches applicable to both their professional and personal lives while strengthening self-awareness, healthy coping mechanisms, and workplace relationships.

CMC School President Dr. Cynthia S. Asuncion emphasized the institutional importance of investing in employee well-being: “When we care for the well-being of our employees, we strengthen the entire CMC community. A resilient institution begins with people who feel supported, valued, and empowered to serve with purpose.”

KALMAsean was spearheaded by the CGST team composed of Renz Wally C. Amualla, MPsy, RPm; Eugine Bacumo, RPm; Irish Dane Labajo, RPm; and Lovely Mae Cabanlig, reflecting the Center’s continuing commitment to nurturing healthy, resilient, and empowered members of the CMC community.

The initiative directly advances SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being, particularly through the promotion of mental and emotional well-being. More importantly, it reinforces CMC’s recognition that employee wellness and institutional effectiveness are interconnected.

Because sustainable institutions are built not only by people who perform well, but by people who are well. When an institution cares for those who serve, well-being becomes more than a workplace initiative. It becomes a foundation for resilience, meaningful service, and enduring excellence.

Care for People.

Strengthen Resilience.

Sustain Excellence.

Choose CMC,

where excellence roars.

By Erolle Linus T. Miranda

Center for Marketing and Strategic Communications Officer

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