A lot of people take food for granted. Some don’t care that food wasted could have been a blessing for those who are struggling to find even just one meal a day. It’s a constant struggle for many Pinoys and if only we can share the joy of eating and can give back, it would be of big help to those in need. That’s why Rebisco Crackers Philippines started a campaign dubbed as the Pasobra Pack which aims to bridge the nutritional gap of Filipino children.
Alaska has been a household name for many decades and I’m glad that they have such campaigns like the recent “Batang Alaska School Milk Program” to help children who suffer from malnutrition and stunted growth reach their full potentials.
Season 1 of Heart Mate Kitchen with Celebrity Chef Donita Rose was a success where she shared twists on Filipino dishes. Season 2 has already started last August in GMA 7 and this time, she discusses and solves real kitchen problems with the help of Kapuso celebrities.
Goldilocks isn’t just all about cakes and sweets because believe it or not, the company also promotes healthy eating habits for Pinoys. In fact this July, in partnership with the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), they re-introduced the Pinggang Pinoy Meals. The advocacy started in 2015, where Goldilocks’ all-time favorites were based on the FNRI guidelines of the Food Guide Pyramid. It aims to help provide the right amount of nutrients and calories needed by the average Filipino.
Your heart requires TLC and exercise and a good diet may not be enough. You should also be aware of the labels of the food and ingredients you buy at the grocery. That’s why this Nutrition Month, Jolly Heart Mate Canola Oil and the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) partnered, once again, to spread the gospel of delicious, heart-healthy food.
Jolly Heart Mate Canola Oil Brand Ambassador Chef Donita Rose and Chef DJ Santos showed over a hundred guests in a recent Philippine Health Center seminar how to make Ube Champorado with fried danggit and Rib Eye Tapa dishes more heart-friendly using Jolly Heart Mate Canola Oil.
What do you get when you blend a plastic disc, a diverse community, and a thirst for new experiences? The very first Jamba Juice Whirl’d Cup 2018, of course. Jamba Juice is focused on blending real whole fruits and veggies to create great tasting and refreshing beverages. In its maiden tournament at the Alabang Country Club, Jamba Juice showed how life can be Better Blended as it brought together different kinds of people into a community sharing in the spirit of Ultimate frisbee over smoothies.
May 28, 2018, was World Menstruation Health Day. With half of the 106 million Filipinos living with monthly menstruation, one can assume, that this is no longer a cause for shaming, bullying, and stigma. However, many Filipino women and children still live with deficient menstrual hygiene information, limited access to toilets, taxes on affordable sanitary products, and scarcity of basic clean water.
On top of these, they also receive in abundance, are outdated passed-on information and behaviors about menstruation hygiene, still taught to this day. Not following the traditional rituals are perceived to result in comical and sad consequences such as illness, interruptions to or increases in menstrual flow, cramps, and insanity.
This unhealthy behavior is the main reason the Menstrual Hygiene Day was created.
The Philippine Commission on Women, in partnership with the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Modess and DDB Group Philippines, held a forum entitled “From Womb to Tomb: Forum on Women’s Health” last May 28 at PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila.
So many gift ideas for Mother’s Day and so here’s another one – glasses! Yes, you might not be aware, but your mom would love to have a new one! Pretty sure she’d be most delighted with your gift of clearer vision! Eye Society and Vision Express believes that mothers deserve more than a day because as far as vision goes, they share the same — to be the beacon of light and clarity that guides the family together.
FWD Life Insurance sends off multi-sport athlete and cancer survivor Luisito “Louie” Sangalang to the North Pole Marathon. Louie is the sole representative of the Philippines but will be joined by ten (10) other FWD-sponsored runners from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan and dubbed as the “FWD Team Asia”.
Centuria Medical Makati celebrated International Women’s Day more than a week ago by recognizing a woman’s value thru health awareness and wealth management.
