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Palawan Group of Companies Launches VEE: A New Way to Check Your Health—Right at Work
December 5, 2025 marks another meaningful milestone at the Palawan Group of Companies with the inaugural ribbon-cutting of ValuCare’s VEE (ValuCare E-Health Experience) in its Head Office in Puerto Princesa City.
VEE is now officially part of this vibrant workplace, where it sits conspicuously at the ground floor of the Group’s office building, ready to help employees check their BMI, blood oxygen saturation level, temperature, and blood pressure – no clinic appointment, no long queue, no nosocomial exposure, and no need to pretend you’re “okay lang” after last night’s party.
The launch was a joint effort between ValuCare and Trinity Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers, together with the Eight Under Par leadership and HR teams – three partners working side by side to bring proactive health closer to employees.
Being your own health partner
At the launch, the message was straight and simple: we should be mindful and not too apprehensive about checking on ourselves, more so after the holidays and the buffet spread that comes with it.
As Palawan Group’s Chief Human Resources Officer Ms. Korina Gabriela Angela Castro-Fernando shared: “Huwag matakot makita ang timbang… lalo na after ng party.”
A touch of wit albeit with an expression of concern for everyone to be reminded that being healthy starts with listening to our own bodies. “We cannot give what we do not have,” she added.
That is why tools like VEE matter. With one quick check, well-adult employees get a clearer picture of how their health is doing, and may even serve as a cue to already seek medical advice as necessary.
This is one step forward
Ms. Angelita Castro, Palawan’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, articulated about why this matters so much to their 20,000-strong organization:
“We’ve always looked after our employees. Now that the company is bigger, we have to be even more mindful. I’m already 71—I’ve had eight surgeries, and honestly, many things could have been avoided if I checked myself earlier. That’s why VEE matters. You take care of yourself now, so your future self doesn’t suffer.”
Since gaining is so much easier than losing weight, she challenged everyone to manage not only the weighing scale but lifestyle in general, and that all must start as early as now.
A partner in Palawan's transformation
Palawan Group of Companies President and CEO Karlo Eugene Josef M. Castro talked about how VEE fits into the company’s journey.
“We’re in year two of our five-year plan to be future ready. And part of that is helping our associates be proactive with their health.” he said.
He pointed out something everyone can relate to: “We’re not getting any younger. BP goes up. Cholesterol goes up. Everything goes up.”
He then emphasized the key takeaway: “VEE can help us detect problems early—before they get worse.”
We want you to check early, not when it’s too late
ValuCare Chairman Moses Hee shared his own Palawan adventure: trying the famous tamilok and visiting the Underground River.
But beneath the pun was a clear and powerful message:
“Healthcare shouldn’t begin only when something feels wrong. Early checks matter. Awareness matters. That belief gave rise to VEE – one of our many initiatives to make health accessible and affordable for all our esteemed members.”
How VEE helps everyone
Angelo Siapco, ValuCare’s ICT Project Management Supervisor, demonstrates to
Palawan employees how to use VEE to check their basic vital signs.
ValuCare Renewal Business Manager Helen Terciano explained VEE in simple terms:
It’s a self-service wellness station.
- It measures BMI, temperature, blood oxygen, and blood pressure.
- Results sync with the ValuCare SuperApp.
- Employees can check their vitals anytime—no need to leave the office.
ValuCare COO Franz Araque shared how the VEE idea was coined during the regional planning session held in Malaysia early 2025. His analogy? A telephone booth that makes people feel better when they walk out.
“This is just the first phase,” he said. “The next one will include other basic diagnostic checks and a teleconsult gateway.”
Healthcare should be simple and accessible
Trinity Insurance COO Immanuel “Maui” Garcia also shared why this launch matters to them as brokers and long-time partners.
“We’ve always believed that healthcare shouldn’t feel far or complicated. VEE makes it practical and reachable—right here in the workplace. This is exactly the kind of innovation we want to keep pushing for. Technology is moving fast, and we want to ride that wave—or even stay one step ahead. Palawan is truly a pioneer. I hope everyone maximizes this tool, stays healthy, and lives longer.”
VEE as a prevention tool
ValuCare President & CEO Dr. Elmer Palomata grounded everything in medical reality:
“From a medical and utilization standpoint, early detection – therefore prevention – is a practice we should not do without. Every high BP reading that we catch before it becomes a real emergency is already akin to an ER visit avoided, a life preserved. Proactive care thru VEE may help us prevent and detect problems before they complicate.”
A step toward everyday wellness
With VEE made possible thru the resolve of the Palawan Group of Companies leadership for the benefit and well-being of its employees, health care management in the work place will never be the same. Awareness, lifestyle modification, and access to healthcare brought closer to the people.
Now that VEE is an integral part of Palawan’s workplace, everyone gets a simple yet important valuable, daily reminder: We are our own health partner. How seriously we take our personal health condition today spells how we are going to fare in our senior years. Treatment severity, medical costs and serious complications, versus better quality of life: all dependent on prevention and self-care, today.
Mission Accomplished: The joint Trinity and ValuCare on-site technical team behind the successful launch: L-R: (Trinity) Tita Pingan – VP for Sales and Account Management, Ashley Kaye T. Dela Paz – Senior Account Specialist; (ValuCare) Mary Jhyl Rulloda – Marketing Supervisor, and Michael Angelo Siapco – ICT Project Management Head
VEE is a joint project of ValuCare Marketing and ICT, shaped by the vision of ValuCare’s leaders and supported by the company’s medical team. It came to life through the help of Admin, Procurement, Finance, Sales, and many other departments—combining technology, user experience, and health expertise to bring members a simple, accessible way to stay on top of their wellness.