THE annual celebration of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) was held at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The event was attended by over 100 participants who practiced yoga asanas drawn from the Common Yoga Protocol under the guidance of the leading Yoga gurus and experts in the Philippines.

The IDY celebration was held with the theme 'Yoga for Self and Society,' a movement emphasizing self and society's well-being while promoting global health and peace. Yoga can be a comprehensive instrument for society encompassing physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual well-being. Yoga was inscribed on the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016.