Pharex launches new 15-day Compliance Pouch to save money, lives

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'Health is Wealth' is a common and famous saying. Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.

Value for Health, Value for Money.

When payday comes, there’s a life-changing investment for patients with high cholesterol.

Bad cholesterol, according to recent reports cited by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, is becoming a major health concern in the Philippines. In fact, it stated that high levels of bad cholesterol have been responsible for thousands of cardiovascular mortality in Asia.

In a separate report, the Food Nutrition Research Institute revealed that the risk of having high cholesterol increased with age, where the study’s respondents aged 50 to 58 were found to have the highest cholesterol levels at 48 percent and those aged 20 to 29 had borderline high to high cholesterol levels.

With this, Pharex HealthCorp., the most prescribed generic brand of medicines, introduces its unique 15-day Compliance Pouch to help Filipino patients with high levels of bad cholesterol improve their adherence to their therapy.

“Complying with the medication schedule prescribed by your doctor will go a long way in preventing the worst consequences of bad cholesterol,” said Tomas Luke Marcelo Agana III, president and CEO of Pharex. “However, most patients fail to follow their medication program because of the challenges that come with costs.” 

With the new Pharex Compliance Pouch for Cholesterol, Filipinos may now conveniently adhere to their therapy without sacrificing their budget. This means that they may get the same effective, quality maintenance medicine that’s 50 percent more affordable. These quality medicines are available in a resealable foil pouch.

Agana said, “The new Compliance Pouch is meant for patients who are currently taking their prescribed medication to control their cholesterol levels, only that it promotes value-added savings. Now, patients may already take their medicine anytime, anywhere.”

The new 15-day Compliance Pouch for Cholesterol is designed for patients who have bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL). This type of cholesterol builds up in the walls of the arteries, causing them to harden or become narrower. When left untreated, this may lead to heart attack. 

The prevention and control of bad cholesterol are essential to a person’s quality of life as these keep them from acquiring more chronic diseases that may come as a result of non-adherence to their therapy. Some of these health concerns include coronary heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease.

Controlling high blood pressure and bad cholesterol is an important leap forward in achieving the global target of reducing 25 percent of premature deaths from non-communicable diseases by 2025, according to the Department of Health (DOH). 

To help address this global health concern, Agana said that patients need to play their parts by simply going through their medication adherence process.

“One way to do this is to take the prescribed medication according to the schedule intended by your doctor,” Agana added. “Medication adherence has always been an important pillar in going back to your normal life. Taking your prescription only when needed only puts you to more health risks in the long run.”

Agana concluded, “Taking your prescribed medication need not come at the expense of your health. With the new Pharex Compliance Pouch for Cholesterol, quality healthcare is now made affordable.”

For more information about the Pharex Compliance Pouch for Cholesterol, please contact 4338088 (local 820).

Power up for work with payday sarap at everyday prices with Jollibee’s JolliSavers

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What delicious, satisfying meal can you enjoy for P50 or less?

Stretching a small budget to fuel up for a long workday is a challenge, especially in those days just before the next paycheck comes in. But why settle for light, bland meals that leave you unsatisfied? 

Enjoying your favorite breakfast, lunch, and merienda doesn’t have to mean spending more. With JolliSavers, you can satisfy your cravings for flavorful meals at any time of the day—for only P50 or less.

Sulit-sarap breakfast treats

With Jollibee’s Breakfast JolliSavers, a delicious breakfast is no longer out of one’s budget.

Go for the new Breakfast Shanghai (P50)! This lunchtime favorite gets a delicious twist that makes it ideal for a power breakfast. Three tasty shanghai rolls served with a steaming cup of garlic rice, a fried egg, and a serving of sweet-chili sauce make for an affordable, and delicious breakfast meal.

If you’re a big fan of the Yum Burger, you’ll definitely enjoy the new Breakfast Yum Burger (P45). The nation’s favorite langhap-sarap burger gets a breakfast makeover—100% pure beef patty, a layer of Jollibee’s special burger dressing, and a fried egg are sandwiched between soft buns—for a yummy treat on-the-go.

Rounding out the roster of Breakfast JolliSavers is the Bacon & Egg Pancake Sandwich (P50). A perfect combination of favorite breakfast flavors—two fluffy pancakes, a slice of cheese melting between crispy bacon strips and fried egg—this JolliSaver will definitely satisfy your craving for your all-time breakfast favorites.

Payday sarap all day, every day

Continue your sulit-sarap enjoyment throughout lunch and merienda with JolliSavers, a selection of Jollibee’s affordable bestsellers. You don’t have to excuse yourself from lunching out with officemates during petsa de peligro—Burger Steak (P50) makes for a completely delicious meal with a 100% pure beef patty, Jollibee’s signature mushroom gravy, and rice. 

Jolly Spaghetti (P50), the meatiest, cheesiest spaghetti in town, is great for lunch or merienda, and is an excellent partner for Yum Burger (P30). For an alternative merienda treat, opt for the Jolly Hotdog (P50)— juicy hotdog nestled in a soft, warm bun, topped with a cheesy dressing, grated cheese, and tomato catsup. 

From sun up to sun down, may sarap na pang-payday, sa presyong pang-everyday, only with Jollisavers! Breakfast JolliSavers are served every day from 7 to 11 AM, while JolliSavers are available the whole day. Both are also available for drive-thru and delivery transactions.

National candidates kick off campaigns for 2016 elections : UNA Vice Presidential candidate Honasan for Equality, for Progress

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Starting today, February 9, the race for the country’s top elective posts is on. Presidential and vice presidential candidates kick off campaign, present their platform and programs before the public to become the Philippines’ top leaders for the next six years.

Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II

United Nationalist Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II, armed with almost 40 years of experience both as part of the military and as a member of the Philippine Senate, hits the campaign trail today with the battle cry “Patas ang Laban.”

His platform of government complements UNA standard-bearer VP Jejomar Binay’s “Gaganda ang Buhay” that when combined means EQUALITY leads to BETTER LIVES. 

Senator Honasan is an advocate Pro-Poor Governance & Ideology by integrating poverty reduction, respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms to allow people to live with dignity. 

“The key to progress is to adopt economic and social policies that are responsive to the people’s needs, while holding decision makers accountable to the people and make them adhere to the rule of Law,” he said of his platform of government. 

“We need to harness our natural resources to ensure sustainable development, maximize the potential of an empowered citizenry, and the economic impact of the business sector, to attain the liberalization of the less fortunate citizens from poverty and unconscionable inequality,” Senator Honasan added. 

Senator Honasan has fought for a lot of different causes throughout his life—17 years as a soldier, 7 years as a rebel and 21 years as a Senator, but the one thing that has remained constant is his guiding principle for God, Country and Family. 

As a solider, Senator Honasan gallantly fought for democracy earning him a number of medals, awards, decorations and commendations for gallantry in action including three Distinguished Conduct Stars, Gold Cross medals and Wounded Personnel Medals sustained in combat. In 1985, he was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men given by the Philippine Jaycees. 

In 1986, Honasan was one of the young leaders who broke away from the martial law government and led his troops to ignite the EDSA revolution. 

In 1995, Senator Honasan ran for office as the first truly independent candidate in Philippine political history to win a Senate seat. He was re-elected in 2001, 2007 and recently in 2013. 

Achievements And Accomplishments 

He is principal author and co-author of, among others, the Clean Air Act of 1999, Clean Water Act, the National Security Policy, Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2009, the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms Law (CARPER). He is shepherding the Freedom of Information Act which he now refers to as the POGI Bill – People’s Ownership of Government Information Act, the National Mapping and Resource Authority Law and the Land Use Act. 

Senator Honasan has proposed a Mini-Marshall Plan for Mindanao to help jumpstart economic development, peace and order, and political unity. The proposal will also help end centuries of armed conflict and terrorism. 

To date, he has sponsored over 200 Medical-Dental-Surgical Missions in depressed areas of the country, serving at least 20,000 indigent patients. 

He is a prime mover of the National Security Strategy Framework which seeks to define the country’s national security and strategy in the light of internal and external security threats and the consequent National Peace Policy. 

Sponsored the computer education scholarship of 3,000 students thru the Sulong Dunong sa Kaunlaran program and the college scholarship of 106 out-of-school youths. 

Under the Gregorio B. Honasan Peace and Development Foundation, he regularly distributes relief assistance to calamity-hit areas in the country. 

Served thousands of constituents requesting for claims for PVAO, SSS and AFP/PNP claims and refund of teachers’ loans through his Public Service Program aired over RMN-DZXL and DZRH-Radyo Natin and Gringo Honasan Reports aired over RPN-9 and PTV-4. 

“This election is not about me. It is about you, your future and the future of the country. This may be the last time I will stand on a national platform to speak to the Filipino people. And my message to those who were born during that time and those who were not yet born, is this: ‘When the Filipino people get together with their soldiers under moral leadership, change is possible, that the systemic changes and the re-engineering of our society and our government that is required for real reforms can actually happen—we did it 30 years ago, I believe we can do it again. All we need to do is to make rational, intelligent, informed decisions based on facts, not on popularity or perception before we cast our vote.’” 

“I have dedicated most of my life to my country, yet for a few times, history has placed me as an enemy of the government and the people I have sworn to protect. History may be written by the victors, but it is up to us to carve out our own legacy, and my accomplishments are proof of what I have done for our country.” 

“I have stood in the grounds of Malacanang Palace three times in my life in full combat gear without an invitation except the invitation from my conscience, but after 42 years, now, I know exactly what to do.” 

Gringo Honasan – for Equality, for Progress, for Vice President.

Know the candidates for Election 2016. 

CARMUDI PH inks partnership with RAPIDE

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In its bid to protect clients from buying defective vehicles, Carmudi Philippines—the leading online vehicle platform around the world—has recently forged partnership with Rapide Auto Service Experts, one of the biggest names in auto repair services in the country.

Last February 2, Carmudi Philippines Managing Director Abhishek Mohan has inked the partnership with Rapide Auto Service Experts General Manager Byron Lat to offer automotive inspections and certification for vehicles bought and sold on their online platform.

Under the memorandum of agreement signed by both parties, the buyers and sellers will have the option to have their vehicles inspected by Rapide professionals so that Carmudi could issue a certification describing the actual state of the vehicle. This system would reduce—to a great extent—the gap in information between seller and buyer.

Both parties were elated with the newly formed partnership, saying that this would bring the level of professionalism of online vehicle buying and selling into a whole new level.

For his part, Mohan said that getting a formidable partner like Rapide to screen the vehicles of clients would definitely create a new spectrum in providing the much needed information to its buyers.

"We are very pleased to announce our partnership with Rapide to provide certification services for used vehicles listed on our online platform. This is in line with our mission to provide the safest environment online, for buying and selling in the automotive space. We see certification as a crucial step towards bridging the information and trust gap between buyers and sellers that use online automotive classifieds to transact business," he said.

He expressed his full confidence to their freshly declared partner in their project, saying that “Rapide is unparalleled in its reach and is synonymous with trustworthiness and thus, a perfect fit with the values of trust and transparency that Carmudi stands for.”

“We are confident that this partnership, in the face of scams that exist elsewhere on the Internet, will redefine the online classifieds space and make it far more trustworthy,” Mohan added.

Meanwhile, Lat echoed Mohan’s sentiments, saying that the program would ensure clarity on the status of the vehicles. “The program would bring honesty and trust to all parties concerned with every transaction in Carmudi, especially with the system that our companies have devised.”

"The vehicle sellers and the buying public will definitely benefit from this partnership between Rapide and Carmudi as it brings out transparency and trust in every transaction that they make," said Lat.

DepEd sets February 15 deadline for SHS Voucher Program

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The Department of Education (DepEd) has set February 15, 2016 as the deadline of application for the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program for Grade 10 completers who are not Education Service Contracting (ESC) grantees, who will pursue SHS in June 2016.

The SHS voucher program is a form of government subsidy which offers discount in school fees when a student enrolls in a private school that offers the SHS program, starting SY 2016-2017. It is intended for Grade 10 completers who wish to pursue SHS education in private high schools, local universities & colleges; state universities & colleges; and technical and vocational Schools.

Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC said the voucher program is a support mechanism to ease the financial load of parents who will send their children to SHS.

Non-ESC students from private Junior High School (JHS) may apply for vouchers subject to an assessment of their socioeconomic status. If deemed qualified, they will also receive 80% of the voucher value.

A qualified voucher recipient who successfully enrolls in a private SHS Provider becomes a Voucher Program Beneficiary (VPB). The SHS Voucher Program will only cover two years regardless of the number of years it takes for the student to finish SHS. Vouchers are only valid if redeemed within the first semester of the school year immediately after the completion of JHS. Voucher payments will be released on a per semester basis to the SHS provider where the VPB is enrolled.

The implementation of SHS starting SY 2016-2017 completes the K to 12 curriculum which started at kinder and ends at Grade 12. Depending on their skills and inclination, Grade 10 completers can choose from four major strands namely academic, technical-vocational livelihood, sports, and arts and design.

Considered automatic beneficiaries are Grade 10 completers from public schools and those who are ESC grantees. “If you belong to these two categories, you need not apply because you are automatically covered,” Luistro said. 

Know more details about the program by visiting http://www.deped.gov.ph/k-to-12 and http://ovap.deped.gov.ph.