Ending the Year Strong and Healthy: ICOPED Biggest Loser Challenge 2025

​The Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED) successfully concluded its Biggest Loser Challenge, a four-month wellness initiative that promoted healthy lifestyles among faculty, staff, and friends of the institute.

The challenge officially began with the first weigh-in on August 18, 2025, and culminated in the final weigh-in and awarding ceremony on December 15, 2025. Five teams participated in the activity: Team Faculty, Team REPS, Team Admin, Team RAs, and Team Spouses.

Team REPS was declared the Biggest Loser Team Winner after recording the highest accumulated weight loss of 14 kilograms. The winning team is composed of Angelic Bautista, Paul Kenneth Maghirang, Emmanuel Flores, and Yrelle Mae Dizon. The team received a cash prize of PHP 13,200 and a certificate of recognition.

​The Biggest Loser - Individual Award was conferred on Angelic Bautista, College of Economics and Management Librarian, who achieved an impressive weight loss of 10 kilograms and reduced her body fat by 3.5% over the four-month period. She received a cash prize of PHP 4,500 and a certificate.

The awarding ceremony concluded with Ms. Bautista sharing her weight-loss journey, highlighting the importance of setting clear goals and maintaining healthy eating habits. She emphasized practical diet strategies that worked for her, including cutting sugar and white rice, underscoring that consistency play a key role in long-term health outcomes.

The ICOPED Biggest Loser Challenge reflects the institute’s commitment to promoting wellness and fostering a supportive community that encourages healthy and balanced living.