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Jonathan Jesus N. Navea, also known as Jake Navea and Dr. Jake Navea, PhD (born June 11, 1955, Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipino civic leader and PR & Tri-media consultant. Also known as “Asia’s Award-Giving Icon, he is a prominent consumers and family welfare advocate who initiated Mother's Day and Father's Day in the Philippines in 1980 through the Annual Huwarang Ina at Ama Awards, formerly Gintong Ina at Ama Awards (Outstanding Filipino Mothers and Fathers). Navea lobbied for their official national proclamation which was eventually issued by the late Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino thru Proclamation No. 266, declaring Mother's Day every second Sunday of May and Father's Day every third Sunday of June as national events for more than three decades, superseding the previous proclamation issued by the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos. One of the prominent past Gintong Ina awardees was retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Consuelo Ynares Santiago. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo is one of the respected awardees of the Gintong Ama for Public Service. Dr. Navea expanded the parental respect and tribute in other parts of Asia and the world through the Golden Mother and Father Awards, eventually spearheading the Grandparents & Senior Citizens Day every second Sunday of September and the Family Week Celebration every last week of September, proclaimed as national celebrations through Presidential Proclamation No.60 issued by former President Fidel V. Ramos. The late Maria Ejercito, mother of former President Joseph Estrada, was conferred the Huwarang Ina Posthumous Award last May 10, 2009. One of Navea's noted Mother’s Day events was held last May 13, 2012 during the 32nd Huwarang Ina Awards which honored Caridad Tulfo, the mother of the popular Tulfo brothers, including broadcasters and journalists Mon Tulfo and Erwin Tulfo aired on major news channels nationwide, particularly on GMA 7. Navea was also featured in the Manila Bulletin Father’s Day Celebration supplement commemorating the 32nd Huwarang Ama Awards dated June 17, 2012 as Founding Chairman of the National Mother's Day & Father's Day Council, National Consumer Affairs Foundation (NCAF) and the Huwarang Ina and Ama Awards honoring Outstanding Filipino and Asian Mothers and Fathers.

Contributions to consumers rights

Dr. Navea also initiated the Consumers Month Celebration in the Philippines in 1981, and eventually founded the prestigious Consumers Choice Awards, Consumers Quality Awards, Seal of Excellence Award and the Global Brand Award honoring outstanding consumer products and companies which have been serving the interests of the consumers. The consumer ceremonies headed by Navea are being held in the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia and other parts of Asia Pacific Region.One of the largest consumers events was held last March 20, 2012 during the 32nd Consumers Choice and Seal of Excellence Awards jointly with Dangal ng Bayan and Gawad Musika Awards. He further promoted the tribute to Outstanding Achievers in business, arts & entertainment, sports, public service, education, humanitarian service and other major professional fields worldwide through the Asian Achiever Award, Dangal ng Bayan Award, formerly Parangal ng Bayan Award or the People's Choice Award, Global Achiever Award, Who's Who in the Philippines and Gawad Musika Awards, among others in his desire to motivate individuals to excel in their achievements through public recognition and contribute to nation-building and world-class excellence. Asia's largest telco-independent Internet Communications Service Provider, Pacific Internet was awarded the prestigious Parangal ng Bayan Award as the Most Outstanding Internet Service Provider. He is the editor-publisher of Variety Newsmagazine; President of Mediapower PR & Advertising and Asia Pacific Awards Council. He is a publicist-writer, former college instructor and PR-business consultant of prominent personalities, Navea also became the editor of Pacific Chronicle, a weekly newspaper based in Saipan and Guam, USA and the Consumers Journal, a quarterly consumers magazine. He is an active officer and member of the Quezonian Lions Club International based in Quezon City, Philippines and International Lions Club based in Saipan, USA. He is the Charter President of the Makati Rockwell Centennial Lions Club, a noted international civic organization affiliated with Lions Club International based in USA. Dr. Navea also founded the Health & Wealth Opportunities a consumers health and business opportunities program being undertaken in partnership with multi-awarded herbal health formulator Dr. Sevillo B. Tamayo and the National Consumer Affairs Foundation (NCAF) aimed at motivating consumers to promote natural health worldwide.

Awards

A multi-awarded achiever, Dr. Navea was conferred Special Presidential Achievement Citations by the late President Corazon C. Aquino and former President Fidel V. Ramos at Malacanang Palace for his significant achievements in promoting parental respect and consumer protection awareness through his tireless spearheading of Mother's Day, Father's Day, Consumers Week Celebration and other national events. Saipan Lions U.S.A International Club, Rotary Club, Caloocan Jaycees, Asian Excellence Awards Committee, World-Class Excellence Japan Awards based in Fukuoka, Japan which conferred on him the title "Asia’s Award-Giving Icon" and the World-Class Consumers & Family Welfare Ambassador Award and other prominent award-giving bodies likewise recognized his civic and professional achievements through various commendations. Navea ran for a congressional seat under Damayan partylist in the May 2010 but lost due to inadequate logistics. He is the Founding Chairman of Kabisig Consumers & Workers Alliance and Ang Ating Damayan (DAMAYAN) Consumers & Family Alliance, both advocacy civic groups for the welfare of Filipino consumers, workers and families, less fortunate youth and the senior citizens. He is an Outstanding Alumni Awardee and Top Ten Academic Excellence Students of University of the East High School batch 1970. Jake Navea was also a Dean Lister Awardee and the Associate Editor of The Sebastinian, the official publication of San Sebastian College, Manila, Philippines and an active leader in extra-curricular activities in the same academic institution. He took up Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Marketing, minor in Journalism & Advertising. Navea is also a holder of Doctoral Honorary Degree Honoris Causa in Humanities and Entrepreneurship of University of Oklahoma, USA and International Leadership Academy. Furthermore, he is also founded the Mr. And Miss Global Youth Ambassador Pageant, a youth anti-illegal drugs advocacy pageant. He also promotes eco-tourism and global warming worldwide as the Executive Director of the and Miss Tourism Philippines and Miss Tourism Queen Worldwide He is a Consumers Welfare Achiever Honoree and actively involved with the Peace & Unity Advocacy Forum which honored the Kapayapaan Foundation headed by popular actor Robin Padilla. Navea is the son of the late civic leader and educator Dean Nieves Nazareno-Navea and the late government Bureau of Customs Collector Enrique O. Navea.