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TEAM BUILDING AND A COMMITMENT with resident expert, General Manager & Director Elrico
TO HONESTY AND INTEGRITY Munoz, and the owner of a Filipino shop in Suva’s Nina Street,
Jojo.
Honesty and Integrity for Greater Productivity was the theme The teams’ research paid off, with master chef level-skills
of the SPBD Fiji 2024 Team Building event held at the Nasau on display and the judges declaring that the dishes prepared
Resort & Villas in July.
could rival Filipino cooks themselves!
The event aimed to: Strengthen bonds amongst the Bonds were formed and strengthened as the teams drew from
team; foster teamwork, creativity and critical thinking; across SPBD Fiji’s 10 branches. Coordination of outfits, food
encourage problem solving and collaboration; and improve and cultural items, banners and presentations were all part
communication.
of the experience. While the logistics were challenging, the
Team SPBD Fiji was divided into five colours, representing cultural show was professional and showcased the skills of
five tribes in the Philippines, for the event’s duration: Black the SPBD Fiji team.
(Maranao), Blue (Igorot), Green (Tagalog), Red (T’Boli) and Other team activities included games, discussions on topics
Yellow (Waray).
including transport, cash, supplies, utilities and assigned
To be totally immersed in Filipino culture, the teams were presentations. The Team also took the opportunity to sign up
assigned menus and performed Filipino dance/song items. their pledges – A Statement of Actionable Commitments.
Dishes such as tortang talong, pandesal, ginataang bilo-bilo, At the end of the two days of action-packed activities, Team
bicol express, kare-kare, pinaket, tinolang and maruya were Red was declared the winner, closely followed by Green,
prepared for breakfast, morning, lunch, afternoon tea and Yellow, Black and Blue. Congratulations to everyone for
dinner.
participating and contributing. Until next year, when we
YouTube was an important learning tool, bringing to light the will bringing an African flavour to somewhere in Fiji, let us
intricacies of Filipino food and culture. Teams also consulted implement our Statement and continue to live the theme.

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