2020 has presented numerous challenges to Filipinos, more so, to women. The stress and pressure of pushing forward has left a lot of Filipinas with more on their plates than they could handle. Despite this, women have continued to be the main care providers of their homes, their children, all on top of maintaining a full-time career.

This leaves us wondering, how do Filipinas keep their bodies healthy for their families? We asked three Filipinas how they were able to push through with their daily responsibilities on top of taking good care of their loved ones, and still serve as a greater inspiration for many women.

Besides the usual chores and daily tasks, Mommy Jenica shares that she has been busy with her home-based business making cakes and baked goods. With a business that requires her to exert time and attention to detail being loaded with multiple orders, this leaves her exhausted. "’Yung pagod ka na pero mas napagod ka sa ligpitin. But thankfully I have my husband... to help me.” And yet she continues to struggle keeping her health in check since she took on more responsibilities in their household.

Mommy Anne on the other hand, found herself decluttering as her biggest and most fulfilling challenge on top of taking care of her family. She juggles her night shift full-time job and being a full-time mom during the day. “Sleep was something that was so scarce. Still is. And I’m definitely feeling the adverse impact to my health.”

While for Mommy Ria, due to the educational system shifting to homeschooling, she had to take initiative as her child’s teacher. “Preparing lessons and activities took my time and energy on top of the usual household chores and part time work.”

Like many Filipinas, they have a lot of tasks to do on the daily, which leads them to skip meals and overwork. According to Mommy Anne, the past year has led her to closely monitor her health, which many moms can relate to. With their careers and household responsibilities happening all at the same time, it’s easy to lose track of their immunity. How do they maintain their blood healthy? With the help of Multivitamins + Minerals (Sangobion IRON+).

By eating nutritious meals, practicing regular exercise, getting proper sleep, and taking Multivitamins + Minerals (Sangobion IRON+) to help maintain their blood health and keep their immunity at its peak. Through these routines they’re able to keep up with their tight schedules and provide the care that their families need.

Multivitamins + Minerals (Sangobion IRON+) is an iron supplement with vitamins and minerals that helps to replenish iron stores and increases red blood cell levels in the body. It has ferrous gluconate, a type of iron salt which allows better absorption of iron in the body, Folic acid, and vitamin B12 which are vital for production of red blood cells and during pregnancy. It also contains Vitamin C which helps improve iron absorption, and Copper sulphate and manganese sulphate that helps in the metabolic processes of blood cell production.1

Recommended intake is one to two capsules daily, during or after meals, or as prescribed by your doctor.

As a blood health ally of many Filipinas, Multivitamins + Minerals (Sangobion IRON+) helps to treat iron deficiency anemia that can lead to decreased immunity and increased susceptibility to infection. Iron deficiency anemia happens when the blood has a lower amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin than normal. This can cause the body to feel weak, tired, dizzy, look pale, and experience headaches. 2

As 2020 nears its end, Filipinos are hopeful for the positive changes that the new year holds especially to their family’s health. Multivitamins + Minerals (Sangobion IRON+) supports empowered women to maintain their blood health in check and keep their immunity at its peak so they can continue to provide the care that their family needs, while being able to accomplish their daily tasks.

If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.

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It is no doubt that traveling has changed a lot since pandemic started, and I assume, we would unanimously agree that the threats around us when visiting places is inevitable now. Hence, being insured while we explore places is extremely essential. 

 As a traveler at times, I would absolutely want my travels safe and secured, most especially during this time when risk is apparently everywhere. That is the reason why I have searched for the best and most comprehensive protection plan in a form of an international travel health insurance.  

After extensively digging through my resources, I found this awesome insurance plan that you may also be interested with. What I was referring to is the Malayan Insurance Travel Master. 

Unforeseen personal accidents happen at times, usually when we least expect it. And with this insurance plan, rest assured that you are fully protected from these incidents. These covers payment for accidental death, dismemberment, or disablement as well as accidental burial benefit. How convenient does that sound, right? 

Along with unwanted accidents, emergency medical treatment may be incurred when travelling and we all know how much medical treatments cost. I know for a fact that travellers surely do not want to pay additional charges for sudden medical treatments, on top of the budgeted allowance allotted for their travels. Thus, this Travel Master will be the beneficial due to its Emergency Medical Treatment coverage that covers follow-up care as well, and possible daily incidental expenses during hospital confinement.

The first two items I mentioned earlier already crossed out majority of items in the usual things-to-consider list when it comes to looking for travel insurance, but the benefits just don’t end there. I’m sure, you’ll love this protection even more with the things I will be sharing further. 

In addition, Travel Master also protects you in cases when you hurt someone or destroyed someone else’s belongings by accident. This will ensure that these kind of incidents be less of your worries all throughout your trip. 

Emergencies may also happen unexpectedly beforehand the travel, and have you ever experienced being interrupted in the middle of the travel date, thus, cancelling the whole travel schedule earlier than expected due to emergency? Well, in cases like that, the fact that you are insured with the Travel Master plan gives you the eligibility to get the unused part of travel and the non-refundable accommodation expenses through the its Emergency Trip Termination feature. Same goes if the trip has been cancelled within 30 days before the scheduled departure. How great is that! 

And wait there’s more! 

We are surely familiar with scenes from movies or series where baggage or other important stuff went missing during or right after at the airport, or being extremely delayed with the flights for having a bad weather, any mechanical malfunction, or such. Well, that can firmly happen in real life too! And we all know how hassle it can give us during our trip. That is why when I heard that Travel Master offers benefits for instances like these, I fell in love with this insurance plan immediately.

Having heard of these awesome features Travel Master plan can offer, I am very much certain that I already found the perfect travel insurance plan for my next trip! 

And if you want to know more about the Malayan Insurance Travel Master, or should you wish to get insured under this plan for your next travel, you may click here. 

The damage of getting your house razed by fire is insurmountable; fires at home can break out anytime and anywhere and can damage livelihood, household appliances and more. In 2018, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) recorded a total of 14,316 incidents of fire from January until December. 

This is why every March is Fire Prevention Month in the Philippines, and BFP’s campaign for this month is safety consciousness among our people every day of the year as a positive preventive approach to a problem that can be solved by more caution, vigilance, sobriety, exercise of common sense and respect for the law.” It is a campaign that focuses on exercising vigilance at home and keeping oneself knowledgeable on the best way to protect your home and family from destruction brought about by fire. 

“Cebuana Lhuillier has always committed to be of help to the Filipinos at all times, and our call for Fire Prevention is a reflection of that, our insurance products that aims to keep our clients protected at all times is a complementary effort to our advocacy for this month.” said Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO of Cebuana Lhuillier.

PJ Lhuillier’s insurance arm, the Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Brokers, Inc (CLIB), has also expressed its support for BFP’s campaign through the years. It has been a staunch advocate of having Filipinos insured, posting almost a 35% contribution to the total number of insured Filipinos through microinsurance. CLIB has also worked together closely with the Insurance Commission in promoting microinsurance in the country, they have settled over more than 5,300 million claims worth over Php 500 million  they have serviced  over 16,500 claimants. Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Brokers’, Inc. is also the first and only ISO-certified insurance broker in the Philippines.

Also launched this month in conjunction with the celebration of the Fire Prevention Month is a promo dubbed “Panalo ka sa ProtectMax” where clients of the ProtectMax product of CLIB get a chance to win Php 25,000. The promo is open to all clients who will purchase 5 ProtectMax COCs; these 5 COCs are equal to e-raffle entry. For the promo, 20 lucky raffle winners will be selected and will win Php 25,000. 

“This Fire Prevention month, it is very important to drumbeat awareness on fire safety and prevention, and the importance of being protected. CLIB believes that an information and education drive is very important to ensure that everyone is well-informed against conflagration.” said Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Brokers’ Inc., Jonathan Batangan.

For clients who are interested to keep themselves protected without having to go to Cebuana Lhuillier’s more than 2,500 branches, they may purchase Home Insurance via the ProtectNow app or website, just log on to protectnow.com to see CLIB’s full range of products online.

They’ve also mounted the #SunogFreeWorryFree: ProtectMax Kontra Sunog webinar which aims to highlight the importance of being ready for untoward situations especially fire, and the importance of having protection whenever there are threats of conflagration.