Tagaytay Moms with Advent Moms, Fora Mall Tagaytay and Filinvest LifeMalls celebrated the first Hakab Na! In Tagaytay City where a total of 421 individuals including mothers, children, families and supporters; 81 were children, 77 breastfeeding moms, 4 tandem breastfeeding and 10 extended breastfeeding came to witness and participate at the Global Big Latch On event. The youngest breastfeeding participant was 12 days old and the oldest, 5 years old. It was a momentous event as it is the first ever Hakab Na! In Tagaytay City.
Hakab Na! was adapted in the Philippines in the participation of the yearly global breastfeeding celebration, The Global Big Latch On happening in the month of August. Hakab in Filipino means “to latch” thus “Hakab Na!” is an invitation for mothers to come together, unified, to latch their babies onto their breasts to promote awareness and normalize breastfeeding. Its goal is to educate and empower mothers and families to breastfeed and to create a breastfeeding nation. Breastfeeding groups and advocates all over the world from within the community host each location, and each year, volunteers in local communities are encouraged to initiate a Hakab Na! in their own cities, municipalities, groups and local communities.
This year 2018, “the dream of hosting a Hakab Na! event in our locality has finally become a reality, but I did not do it alone,” said Tagaytay City Vice Mayor’s Wife, Katrina Ambion, Founder of Tagaytay Moms. Together with her core team of mommy and millennial committee heads, ushers and volunteers, headed by Camille Manalo, Marj Sibayan, Tere Llorente, Roseann Almanza and LA Palo as well as the support of the generous sponsors;
iFlick Photo Booth, Farm Hills Tagaytay, Calpol, SM Baby Company, KojieSan, Belo Baby, BioEssence, Casa Real Montessori, Mommyfide PH, Hapee Toothpaste, Hoot Events, Hygienix, Smart Steps, Anytime Fitness, Magallanes Square, JLS Lights & Sounds, SunLife Financial, Taisho, The Purple Owl and The Honesty Farm Stand as Major Sponsors.
Mother Nurture, Cuatro Hermanas Flower Shop, Adventist University of the Philippines, Bum Nature, CEO Emporium, Rumuva Temporary Tattoo, Shebrew’s Coffee, Faith.Hope.Love, Shadrach’s Collection, In My Arms, Mushroom Republic, EcoMama PH, The Blooming Hobby and Zophisticated Crafts & Ideas as Minor Sponsors.
The Mompreneurs and Participating vendors, Mayumi Organics, Jacelicious Bakeshop, Dandy Nappy, KMC’s Mom & Baby Stuff, Oh! Therapy, Bows & Ties, Anching’s Deli, Closet of Sofi, Dresstiny PH, Le Petit Festin and Neri’s Bakeshop & Gourmet Tuyo were also there to share and promote their products to the participants during the one-day Mompreneur Fair at the event.
The speakers who shared their expertise and experience; Dr. Ryan de Guzman about Dental Health and Oral Care for Kids, Prof. Marj SJ Sibayan, RN, MAN, PHD on the Science of Breastfeeding, Ms. Gil Anne Thomas on Essential Oils & Breastfeeding, Dr. Kenneth Sibayan on The Importance of Vaccination, Ms. Jennelyn Alegarbez founder of Shadrach’s Collection on the Benefits of Babywearing in Breastfeeding, Dr. Ciela Mae Tomawis founder of AutismMom by Doc Cee on Red flags for developmental delays during the 1st 1000 days and Autism, Mrs. Rosemarie Villanueva of SunLife Financial on the Basics of Financial Literacy & MOMpwerment and our Celebrity Mom and Ms. Neri Miranda #waisnamisis of Parokya ni Edgar’s Chito Miranda who shared about her challenging yet inspiring breastfeeding journey with her son, Miggy.
The Media Partners, bloggers and vloggers who covered the event were Life of Jang, LifewithZG, The Super Momma, ClairBellaTV, MommyPehpot, Arugaan, Klick-Tac-Toe, Metro Tagaytay Times South Trip, UNTV News & Rescue and WhenInManila.com.
All throughout the event, there were games, talks, and raffles. Everyone was excited to listen, participate and win! The main highlight of the event was the one-minute simultaneous latch on.
The Tagaytay Moms Hakab Na! 2018 was indeed a fun and love-filled, educational, enriching and wonderful celebration of mothers, families, breastfeeding advocates and a joyous, victorious success in promoting and normalizing breastfeeding and a step forward and onward towards becoming a breastfeeding nation. To know more about their upcoming activities and events, you may like and follow @TagaytayMoms on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and join their Facebook Group.
