Left to right: Manny Factor – national sales manager, Jun Medrano – business manager for NAB, Bernard Marquez – president, Usec. Yolanda Quijano – DepEd, Cecille Caling – group product manager, Albert Rosal – Marylindbert.
Recently, the Department of Education (DepEd) and San Miguel Corporation’s Magnolia Healthy Beverages launched the “Healthy Drink Choices” advocacy project at the Chateau 1771 in El Pueblo, Pasig City. The event was attended by DepEd Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano, Magnolia Health Beverage’s top executive Bernard Marquez, Magnolia Healthy Beverages’ Executive Assistant Jun Medrano, Sales Manager Manny Factor, Group Product Manager Cecille Caling, Mary Lindbert International’s CEO Erlinda Legaspi, Albert Rosal, media and bloggers.
The joint campaign aims to produce inspiring elementary school activity books and interactive modules enable to help school teachers put the value and benefits of choosing a healthy drinks among students. These books shall be given away free initially to over 200,000 children from selected schools from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
DepEd Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano says “It’s an honor for the Department of Education to be given this wonderful gift from Magnolia Healthy Beverages because we don’t have such kinds of materials and we understand that our children really need to develop this kind of healthy drink choices at an early age.”
Moreover, Magnolia Health Beverage’s top executive Bernard Marquez thanked the Department of Education for this partnership and says “We’re glad to be part of the curriculum that promotes health and wellness among children in our school system as our way of giving back to the community. There are a lot of advocacies and programs on healthy food choices,” he remarked. “And we think it’s already time we also advocate healthy drink choices such as juices and teas that are rich in nutrients and minerals essential for a growing child because drink is as important as food.”
The “Healthy Drink Choices” project is part of 'Magnolia Healthy Beverages' over all thrust of promoting a healthy mind and body among the youth in our country. And now, San Miguel Corporation launched its line of affordable and ready-to-drink Magnolia teas and juices to give children and health-conscious consumers in general with a nutritious alternative. These products are packed with vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, and B9 and low in sugar.
Aside from Magnolia Fruitdrink and Healthtea, the company’s other non-alcoholic beverages include: Magnolia Purewater, and Magnolia Lifedrink in Papaya and Four Seasons flavours. Magnolia Lifedrink Four Seasons is loaded with Pycnogenol, a premium herbal supplement that result to healthier cells and stronger immune system. Magnolia Lifedrink Papaya, meanwhile, contains glutathione, which helps the skin achieve a youthful, radiant glow.
Through this partnership the pupils will then have a chance for a complete and healthy way of learning having Magnolia Fruitdrink in their school that would bring them for more brighter future.
