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Local Brand Makes Sabon Refilling Possible

7 / 27 / 227 / 27 / 22

There is a global call from environment advocates to urge multinational companies and leading brands of consumer goods to lessen use of plastics in their product packaging by refilling. It is yet to happen.

However, a local brand called SABON EXPRESS, has joined the global reuse and refill revolution to spur a transition to a plastic-free future. Its founder and Chairman, Mellany Zambrano, believes it is time to shift consumer behavior and habits when it comes to buying household products.

Sabon Express

SABON EXPRESS, an innovative consumer goods brand and franchisable store chain, is paving the way for locally manufactured liquid soaps and detergents to have strong foothold in the market with its first-of-its-kind mechanized and automated ‘sabon’ refilling stations that allow consumers to have a refill of highly essential and consumable household products like dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, fabric conditioner, liquid hand soap, car shampoo, reusing their own bottles and containers – in a hygienic way.

SABON EXPRESS dubbed as The Refill Authority, is trailblazing a more appropriate way of sabon refilling – one that does not require the ‘tindera” to use “tabo” or dipper to fetch products from the drum to manually refill bottles, which is a current practice of most local sabon refilling stores in the country. Said manual process potentially contaminates products and makes refilling messy and unhygienic. Sabon Express recently launched its liquid soap dispensing unit at the ZeroWaste Bazaar in Uptown Mall BGC Taguig last July 18-21 – as the first and only automated and hygienic sabon refilling station in the country.

The Zero Waste Bazaar is in celebration of Plastic-Free July, a collaborative event of Ecowaste Coalition of the Philippines, Greenpeace Philippines, Mother Earth Foundation, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Health Care Without Harm together with Break Free from Plastic, Oceana Philippines International, and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. It showcased a photo exhibit and bazaar featuring art and eco-friendly stores to make plastic-free Pilipinas a reality.

SABON EXPRESS strongly advocates for “a world with less plastic” by promoting the reuse of plastic containers for household products via its conceptual and innovative hygienic ‘sabon’ refill dispensing unit in all its stores which comes in both manual and automated machines – a game changer in the local ‘sabon’ refilling industry.

SABON EXPRESS dubbed as The Refill Authority

With a vision to serve the country’s increasingly demanding market at scale, Sabon Express is committed to continuous research and development and is being assisted by the Department of Science and Technology’s Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) for further product development, technical advancement and good manufacturing technology and processes.

“At Sabon Express, we are always looking for ways to innovate in order to serve our consumers better and to help save the environment in our own little way because our business is advocacy-driven”, says Mellany Zambrano.

Open for franchise, distribution and reselling

Among the signature products of Sabon Express are the Deesh dishwashing liquid, Lanza fabric conditioner, Hush hand soap, Savonex multipurpose cleaner, SoFresh washing machine tub cleaner, Glim glass cleaner, Switch liquid detergent, Vorox toilet care, and CarZ car care.

Sabon Express ALL-IN franchise+ package is worth P388,000 which includes Sabon refill dispensing machine, store fabrication and installation, display racks and counter table, store signages, P50,000 worth of initial product inventory, product marketing/sales training, and more.

For franchise, distribution and reselling inquiries, call Sabon Express hotlines: 0919-0967602/0970-5614670/0965-6912553 or visit their office at 1023 10thFloor, City & Land Mega Plaza, ADB Avenue, Ortigas, Pasig City.

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Why We Believe the Beauty of Fresno Should be Appreciated

7 / 12 / 227 / 12 / 22

Fresno is a piece of art that so many people overlook because they can’t see past the traffic.  This landlocked city has a little bit of everything, from fun activities to do with your family to gorgeous sights you’ll want to write home about: so why not stop in and enjoy the views?

These destinations are why we believe the beauty of Fresno should be appreciated by everyone!

Yosemite National Park

There are few places in the world as iconic as Yosemite National Park.  Although it can be debated whether or not this is part of Fresno, it’s just a short drive away and is one of the most beautiful areas in the state, celebrating nearly 40 years of being a heritage site; this park is known worldwide for its stunning and unique cliffs, beautiful water formations, and incredible blue skies.  This is an amazing stop everyone should make.  

Forestiere Underground Gardens

One step into the Forestiere Underground Gardens will have you scrambling to look for Fresno apartments for rent!  These unique underground gardens were built in the early 1900s by an immigrant family from Sicily over a period of 40 years.  This is an unconventional and gorgeous stop that so many people overlook, despite how unique and beautiful it is.  The stonework, attention to detail, and beautiful formations surrounding it all make it into a beautiful area.  

Fresno County Blossom Trail

If you ever need a moment of peace and want to get away from the noise and stress of daily life, it’s time to stop by the Fresno County Blossom Trail.  Every part of this trail is lined with many different types of trees, offering different colors and beautiful shapes that make you feel like you’ve slipped into a fantasy world.  These absolutely stunning groves will inspire you, allow you to let go of stress and enjoy peace for a little while.  

Woodward Park

When fall hits and the leaves start to shift colors: it’s time to take a trip to Woodward Park.  Here you can walk, feed ducks, and take in some of the most beautiful riverside views in the country.  This is also the location where the Woodward Shakespeare Festival is held, which gives you the opportunity to enjoy some live theater and fun entertainment whenever it’s on!  This company is in its 11th season and has held over 315 performances in the park so far.

Wild Water Adventure Park

Not every beautiful thing has to be admired from afar!  Consider stopping in at the Wild Water Adventure Park!  Here you and enjoy everything from fireworks to white water rafting and having fun with family and loved ones.  During holidays they put on special light and firework shows and have grills and picnic areas so you can pack up your family and plan a day around having fun in this gorgeous park!

Fresno is Like a Dream Come True

Fresno isn’t the first place many think of when they’re considering naturally beautiful areas: but it should be!  This city is unlike any other and is a thoroughly enjoyable place to visit. 

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How to Get Back in Shape

6 / 11 / 226 / 13 / 22

The past 2 years made most of us stay and confined in the four corners of our home, that being restricted to go out unless for essential trips outside our home. The pandemic struck and each and every one of us. It is not easy specially for most outgoing and sociable people.

I can say that it affected different aspects of our life. Social, mental health and emotionally, I myself almost had panic attacks and anxiety brought about losing a job and losing family members and friends. The uncertainty have left us fearful on what’s gonna happen next. Physically and our health has also been hit! We have to ensure taking lots of vitamins and avoid getting close contact with other to avoid catching the virus.

Many of us have no choice but to work from home. This means staying a lot o time in front of our PC with little time to move around. Food intake has also been affected, since most cannot do marketing to buy fresh produce and fruits, we relied on online purchases and food deliveries! most are tempted to order fast foods, sweets and coffee!

For women, we always knew how hard it is to get back in shape with a little time and small space to do home exercise. Moms out there who gave birth who needs to remove excess flabs!

Discipline is the key. Of course, for us women, a little help to achieve our goals through wearing Shapewear! I was looking around for best shapewear for tummy and waist like below which seems to be promising.

Sculptshe Body Sculpt Backless Shapewear

Since I still work from home, I always aim to wear comfy clothes. Shapewear above is  lightweight and breathable. Perfect in this humid and hot summer weather we still have.

I also wanted to utilise the workout bike that we bought last year. Since we are unable to go to the gym due to restrictions, we can do stationary biking at home. Would love to wear a wear trainer vest like the one below.

Sculptshe Latex Double Belts Waist Vest Shaper

It says that when you wear one, the compression stimulates thermal activity in your core which increases perspiration, allowing toxins to escape. Perfect wear during your workout at home.

The above shapewear clothing looks cool and is also a good support for the body while doing the exercise.

Time to get back shape!

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Why We Chose a Brand New Car Over a Used Car

6 / 11 / 226 / 12 / 22

It’s been quite awhile since we had a personal update here. The past 2 years was really quite a whirlwind! Nobody’s prepared when Covid strike the entire universe! Yes, the whole world was affected!

Imagine all the struggles we all went through. Lost lives of our dear ones and how we fought to rise above everything to keep ourselves in the pink of health. We are now coping up in different aspects. Aside from health, our economics hit big time!

I myself were hit and instantly lost my job at the onset of Covid and was given a memo that our account is closing! As we were just living paycheck to paycheck, we are not prepared financially. It means no more access to health benefits and paying the bills and loans are main most concern. Where will I get the funds for all of these?! Glad I was able to utilize my unemployment benefits and we re able to jump off into Freelancing.

Another impact of Covid was getting out, the risk and all of catching the virus. Our government has implemented social distancing in every public transportation and most are restrain from going out aside rom doing the essential transactions like grocery, buying foods and medicines. People that are only allowed to go out are essential workers (with proof like a certificate of employment). That even Pandemic Has Pushed Car Buying Online. Online purchases has been the thing during pandemic.

That’s one major factor that my husband and I decided on if we will be getting a car or not. We have a motorcycle but we also have 2 kids with us. We also needed to decide if we buy a new or used car.

Toyota Rush G Variant 2021 Model

Factors to consider and differences in buying a new car or a used car

PRICE DIFFERENCE. No doubt that a used car will cost less than a brand new car which usually costs a big chunk!

Dealership usually offers low financing rate through promos. While used cars also good financing options to choose from via banks and other car financing companies

INSURANCE. Brand new car costs high fee in insurance coverage. While used car have lower insurance rates as used cars have already depreciated in value than the brand new. You pay less insurance as it depend on car’s age. But better to always choose with great coverage for protection always.

REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE, WARRANTY. As we look for a family car. I don’t want a hassle of going back and forth to a repair shop to fix things here and there. Brand new cars usually comes with warranty coverage but usually needs to follow pre maintenance check ups every now and then to avoid arising problems as your car gets old.

TECHNOLOGY.

New cars have better and improved technology, not to mention that aesthetic features that makes you have a better driving experience. But if you are after the classic cars, they are usually offered and only available via used cars market.

GAS PRICE.

After pandemic was the sky rocketing price of fuel. So it is essential that you are calculating your fuel budget to ensure you know how much to allot in your budget plan.

Fuel increase!

This is one major factor that made us decide to buy a new car instead of a used car. New cars are better in fuel mileage. Since this is our first car, we decided to weigh out things and what keeps us to go towards a new car is we need a car asap. Looking to buy on a used car entails more time and research and of course investigate further to ensure we are getting the right one, we also want to avoid the hassle of getting trips on an auto repair shop.

Glad to have avoided all the hassle through But glad we have avoided the hassle through CarPaymentCalculator.net that helped us a lot in making the decision as we were able to save on time and effort through comparisons that are clearly laid out.

We bought our car in Feb 2021, during the heat of pandemic that is and we haven’t got any problems so far with. Pretty happy with the decision as it is very helpful in our grocery, trip to mall and travels around the city and provinces. Looking forward to more travel adventures with our family car.

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OH MY GULAY: Camille Prats’ kids love eating veggies?! Here’s how to make your kids love them too!

5 / 7 / 225 / 7 / 22

“I really used to struggle kasi hate na hate talaga ng kids ko dati ang veggies – ayaw nila yung taste. Taste is so important for kids, so I ensure na dapat na-eenjoy nila mga sineserve ko.”

Have you sat with your kids way past mealtime just to make sure they eat their veggies on the plate? How about resorting to bargaining more gadget time for just one more bite of that carrots? Well, you’re definitely not the only momma doing that. Even celebrities like Camille Prats have to do a bit of negotiating just to get her kids to eat their veggies.

Luckily, she shares some handy hacks with Spot.ph to do the trick without the crying, the bargaining, and the unnecessary drama that fills mealtime. 

Here are 3 easy peasy ways to get your kids to eat their veggies according to Camille:

1. Oh My Gulay! May Gulay! – Instead of only serving your kids veggies, partner your kids’ meals with Tang Fruit & Veg. It comes in two flavors: Orange Carrot, which has the Vitamin C from oranges and Vitamin A from carrots, and Dalandan Malunggay, which has the Vitamin C from dalandan and the Iron of malunggay. Tang Fruit & Veg has the delicious taste of fruits AND the nutrition from veggies in a drink that kids love! Camille can vouch this – her kids love its taste so much, they actually ask her for it themselves! Yummy na, masustansya pa! 

Oh My Gulay! Shop the NEW Tang Fruit & Veg here: http://bit.ly/TangFruitNVeg

2. SmartMom Recipes – No need to work hard, just work smart! Incorporate veggies in delectable recipes that you know your kids will surely love. Your kids won’t notice that veggies are actually the main ingredient because of its delicious taste! 

3. Appearance is key – Kids are very visual so it’s really all about making their plate look fun! Focus on making veggies look appetizing by using creative shapes and brightly colored bowls to increase their appetite. You can even add in their favorite animal or cartoon character for that extra wow factor! You can go as simple as making trees out of broccoli or more complex as making pirates from cucumbers– the idea stays the same: make it fun!

Oh My Gulay! Shop the NEW Tang Fruit & Veg now to get the yummy taste of fruits with the nutrition benefits of veggies!: http://bit.ly/TangFruitNVeg

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Organizing Stuffs

11 / 21 / 2111 / 21 / 21

The pandemic has led us to stay inside of our homes for a long period of time. Although we miss the outside world, we have no choice but to be inside and take care of ourselves, and with it, our very homes. A lot of people took up decorating their homes to make it a comfortable space to stay in. 

Organization is one of the many ways to make your house look cleaner and spacious. Adding chic and sleek organizers will be a great way to decorate, as well as organize. One of the places in your house that you’ll  probably be in most of the time is your room. Adding your personal touches and taste in design will make it feel homier and cozy. Your jewelry, for example, is one of the most personal accessories you own. Putting them in a cute jewelry storage box and displaying it somewhere is a cute way of decorating your room.

Aside from decorating our homes, being inside forced us to get closer to the ones we live with. Be it your mother, father, sibling or any relative, your relationship probably got stronger. Our pets, who spend their time waiting when we go to work, or run errands, are probably really happy that we play with them more often. 

In social media, there are many accounts that are owned by the pets themselves! During the pandemic, they became more active than ever, posting content that brightened a lot of people’s days. One common denominator that these famous pets have? Outfits and accessories!It’s not just outfits, too. The accessories could be a toy your pet would love playing with, or a cute bed and feeder. Pet accessories can come in all shapes and sizes, and for many types of pets too. This cute double-layer cat hammock will make your pets comfortable!

These cute electric plush talking duck toys will be loved by your pet, too. Giving them these simple gifts is an act of love for them, and they would definitely know that. Your pets are family too!

These products are available at Aoin. They sell various products that range from home decoration, home cleaning, tableware cleaning, personal care, fresh air, antibacterial, baby care, living paper, and others for various needs. Aoin offers worldwide shipping and ships directly to your doorstep. All of their products are guaranteed to be high-quality and carefully designed for its intended purpose. 

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Wide Variety of Prom Dress

11 / 21 / 2111 / 21 / 21

Cheap prom dresses are hard to find these days. A lot of them are overpriced, and most of them only last one or two uses. Prom dresses have a tendency to be really expensive, so if you have plans on buying one, make sure to look for the best possible deals out there.

There are a lot of online shops that sell high-quality prom dresses for a low price. One of them is Customizeone. They provide formalwear: dresses, suits, tuxedos, etc. that can be shipped worldwide. 


Ocean Blue Chiffon Open Back Sleeveless Bridesmaid Dresses

One of their bestsellers are wedding dresses. Just like every product available on their site, they have a wide variety of wedding dresses to choose from, so there’s always something for someone. 

Modest A-line Sleeveless Tulle V-neck Appliques Plus size Ivory Wedding Dresses

Their sexy wedding dresses come in a variety of styles and forms to choose from. This charming deep v-neck off-the-shoulder lace mermaid wedding dress will compliment and enhance your stunning figure down the aisle. 

Charming Deep V-neck Off-the-shoulder Lace Mermaid Wedding Dresses
Sexy White Lace V-neck Long Sleeve Front Slit Mermaid Prom Dresses

These high-quality clothing will definitely satisfy your standards for it. With tons of options to choose from, we can’t deny the diversity of designs and sizes they have for everyone. Having actual good clothes for an average price is hard to find, and now they’re here, online, waiting for you to check out the cart and wait for it at your doorstep. 

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How To Spend More Responsibly And Stick To Your Budget

10 / 4 / 2110 / 8 / 21

Budgeting has been quite of a struggle lately ever since Pandemic striked us a year ago. I lost my job and everything seems to be blurry and uncertain.

Kids schooling was challenged as well, my eldest daughter wasn’t able to have their much awaited moving up day. School year switched over from having face to face class to online class only.

My employer advised us that our account will close and was given only 3 weeks to wrap up everything and submit all necessary reports. Government on the other hand announced an Enhance Community Quarantine protocol were no one is allowed to go out except for doing the essentials like grocery shopping or buying medicines.

Everything turned upside down. My mom has just died then and still coping up from losing her. I was quite worried as I don’t have any savings left and no emergency funds to hold onto. I am thinking on where to get funds to pay the bills like electricity, water and internet school tuition fees for the kids, medicine expenses for the husband and our budget for everyday expenses.

Very limited people are allowed to go out to work for those establishments that need manpower like manufacturing companies, food industries, medical front liners. Others are encouraged to work from home.

Glad I was also able to utilise and claim for the loss of income or unemployment benefits as I searched on where to get funds to learn more and be able to pay our debts. I used the funds I received to buy a new set of computer package as I am determined to get a new job.

It took me almost 3 weeks to land a job online ( permament work from home arrangement) thankfully!

Our budgeting style has also changed as we adapt to the challenging economic status of the government and remaining money that we have.

1000 Philippine Peso bills

Glad I was able to stumble upon this tips in budgeting: https://www.moneymax.ph/personal-finance/articles/tips-on-saving-money

Below are some of the helpful hacks we’ve learned and apply.

  • We have jotted down all our expenses– paper and pencil style and I have created a spreadsheet tracker to avoid overspending.
  • Grocery lists – Our grocery trips has been reduced from weekly to bi weekly and ensure that we check and revised according to our needs. We also resort to do some online shopping for some items like buying home equipments, electronics, essentials like facemasks and faceshields that has been part of our budget since Pandemic.
  • Paying bills– We switched over from paying it over establishments to enrolling them over online transactions. Saved a lot on time and effort- no need to go out and saved some extra by getting points!
  • Travel fare, kids money budget– This has been converted as savings or has been used to allot to pay for internet bills.
  • Loans, amortizations– This is always taken into consideration before we splurge into buying wants to keep up paying them on time and avoid paying penalties.
  • Online bank accounts– we have created separate accounts for our bills and savings. So we can monitor properly to cash flow.
  • Budget for food– This is taking most of our budget, glad that I have a very good cook husband and knows how to budget and make our food menu without sacrificing the quality of the food and healthy for the body!

Since it would take 2-3 more years for this Pandemic to be over, we’ll surely save lot for travelling expenses! No more out of t he country trips for the meantime. We’ll probably do within the country travels or a nearby city trips without sacrificing our money, leisure and health!

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SANOFI JOINS THE WORLD IN CELEBRATING WORLD HEART DAY BY ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF THE TIMES

10 / 4 / 2110 / 8 / 21

September 29 is World Heart Day all around the globe.

More than just a celebration, World Heart Day was established in the hopes that it could reach more people and be able to spread awareness about the perils of heart diseases and stroke.

Sanofi recognizes that this is a unique time to be worried about heart health and learn more about the steps that should be taken to ensure risk-free living, especially under a cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hypertension Diary Path Risk Management.

“It’s heartbreaking to see those with comorbidities battle a critical to severe form of the virus- forcing them to put their lives on hold, be isolated from family, friends and people who matters most to them,” Amal Makhloufi Benchouk, the Philippines Country Lead for Sanofi, shared in her opening remarks.

Statistics have shown that 7 out of 10 people are diagnosed with hypertension, and 2 out of 10 hypertension patients die. Sanofi continues to respond to the challenge of dealing with comorbidities during this time, by emphasizing the need to address the lack of awareness and limited access to cardiovascular disease management.

“Cardiovascular Disease remains the number 1 killer in the world, resulting in about 18.6 Million deaths worldwide and over 520 million people globally living with cardiovascular disease that has been disproportionately affected by the pandemic,” she remarked.

Sanofi’s mission has led them to create the Empower Hypertension Program, which aims to deliver awareness, prevention, and management to patients. The program provides enlisted patients with free coaching sessions led by nurse educators to arm them with information that tackles myths and facts about the disease, among others.

Sanofi has also partnered with Omron, a leading medical electronics company, to extend a 20% to 25% discount to patients, encouraging them to procure the technology in order to monitor their blood pressure regularly.

Sanofi remains committed to its mission to promote hypertension management at the early stages and to inspire individuals to take control of their own health.

To learn more about the program, visit www.sanofi.ph or thru their Instagram account @sanofi.ph.

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BPI Foundation Reforests 170 Hectares of Land in Nueva Ecija for BPI’s 170th Anniversary

9 / 10 / 219 / 10 / 21
Beneficiaries from the Kalanguya and Bugkalot tribes plant the seedlings on behalf of BPI employees.

BPI Foundation, the social development arm of BPI, has started to reforest 170 hectares of land in Pantabangan, Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve, Nueva Ecija through its Lakbay Luntian initiative as part of the Bank’s 170th-anniversary celebration in August.

“In previous years, we held nationwide volunteer activities as part of our anniversary celebrations. This year, we aligned with the Bank’s 170th anniversary theme and reinvented how we do volunteer work and give back to our communities as one BPI,” said BPI Foundation Executive Director Owen Cammayo.

Lakbay Luntian is the first-ever virtual tree planting initiative organized by BPI Foundation, in partnership with eco-social enterprise Bambuhay and Ayala Corporation’s Kasibulan Project, a long-term program on reforestation and forest protection. This is part of the Balik-Kalikasan program, which aims to preserve and restore rainforests across the country while equipping local communities with sustainable alternative livelihood and strengthening every Filipino’s commitment to protecting the environment through reforestation.

Through the collaborative efforts of BPI employees and BPI Foundation, a total of 68,000 bamboos and trees will be planted in Nueva Ecija. This will also help offset BPI’s total carbon emissions for the year 2020, while providing sustainable livelihood to 17 Indigenous People (IP) families in the area.

“Our BPI employees have shown that amid the pandemic, the bayanihan spirit remains very much alive in all of us,” said BPI President and CEO TG Limcaoco. “Remember that we have not survived 170 years by remaining still. It’s been 170 years of constant reinvention, progress, and thinking to do good for our friends, neighbors, clients, and colleagues.”

To know more about BPI Foundation and its initiatives, visit https://www.bpifoundation.org.

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