I have been wearing eyeglasses since grade 3. Paulit ulit ko naman sinasabi yan ano? Pero that’s something worth sharing di ba? I have been wearing eyeglasses for 27 years na. Piolo Pascual Eye Can Succeed Event

My kids started wearing eyeglasses as early as 6 or 7 years old (sorry na, #momnesia), mas bata pa sa akin. Poor eyesight runs in the family! It’s sad but we don’t dwell on that, we focus on the solution and not on the problem. And thank goodness we have the means to buy my kids eyeglasses. I just can’t imagine my life without eyeglasses or how difficult my kids life would be without one. Ang hirap magbasa sa blackboard no. Specially with us na ang surname ay P! Pag nag arrange alphabetically, kawawa ang mga anak kong malalabo ang mata.

But not all people or kids have the means to buy an eyeglasses, let alone afford an eye check up. In fact, at least ten in every 100 Filipino students are suffering from poor eyesight. Quite alarming ano? This concern has led Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF) to team up with leading actor and brand ambassador Piolo Pascual to launch Eye Can Succeed. The program is geared at providingfree eye check-ups and free prescription eyeglasses to help 10,000 senior high school students pursue higher education and achieve success.

And I am very proud to be a part of the first ever Eye Can Succeed Advocacy Event with Piolo Pascual. Here’s a video of what happened during the event and a short message from Piolo Pascual to the students.

Piolo Pascual Eye Can Succeed Event in Rizal High School Pasig

EVF kicked off the advocacy campaign at Rizal High School, which has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the largest secondary school in the world, by having licensed eye health professionals discuss the importance of healthy vision, proper eye care, and optometry as a career option for Grades 11 and 12 students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) academic strand.

With the assistance of volunteer optometrists, EVF examined the school’s 4,000-strong Grades 11 and 12 students and distributed free prescription glasses to students who are in need.

The Essilor Vision Foundation is committed to eliminating poor vision and its lifelong consequences, and to providing underprivileged people the opportunity to live a better life through better sight. For more information about EVF and the Eye Can Succeed advocacy campaign, please visit Essilor’s website at www.essilor.com.ph, and follow @EssilorPH on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

P.S. dahil we’re both wearing Eassilor eyeglasses, gusto ko lang i share ang aking first ever selfie with Piolo Pascual. Piolo Pascual Eye Can Succeed Event

While reading the FAQ of the most awaited mommy event of the year, HAKAB NA 2017, medyo natawa ako ng slight. How To Join Hakab Na 2017

The whole Araneta is your osyter. Buong Araneta Coliseum ang breastfeeding room! Strike anywhere, kahit saan, kahit anong oras but there is a minute where in sabay sabay na magpapadede ang lahat ng padede moms, not just the one in Araneta but sa buong mundo. Hakab Na 2017 is part of the Global Big Latch On.

(Si ate pa ito, year 2013 sa Baguio)

Strike anywhere din kameng mag-iina when it comes to breastfeeding. Minsan sa Baguio, minsan sa Tagaytay o kung saan abutin ng tag gutom si Baby Marius. Sometimes we use cover up, most of the times we don’t. Which reminds me mga curious questions ko for the HAKAB NA 2017:

Pwede ba magdala ng nursing cover sa Hakab Na 2017? yes but it is not encouraged bec the main goal of the event is to normalize breastfeeding. Walang hiya, hiya mga inay.

Is feeding bottle allowed? yep but NO TO FORMULA! Kung water lang naman laman at more than 6 months old na baby mo, pwede yan for sure. Pero kung balak mo mag formula feed sa breastfeeding event, teh mej kakapalan yan ng fez.

Strollers are not advisable but carriers are.

So ang tanong, any brand of carriers will do? Even my QB ring sling? Yep it is allowed. It’s all about breastfeeding, that’s the focus of the event and not about carriers.

How to Join the HAKAB NA 2017 if I am not a #padedemom? You can still join and register as a witness kahit hindi ka pa padede mommy. Ang mga buntis are encouraged to attend kase aside from the Big Latch On, marami pang activities ang nakahanda that is catered not just for breastfeeding moms but also to those na nag pa plan pa lang. 

How to Join the HAKAB NA 2017 event? 

Click the photo for the How to Join the HAKAB NA 2017 registration link.

Here’s the Registration Fees:

P150 – One (1) mother-baby pair participating as a group leader or group member
P200 – One (1) mother-baby pair participating as an individual
P250 – One (1) walk-in mother-baby pair
P50 – One (1) pregnant woman, or guest/companion age 13 years old and above
Free – Guests 12 years old and below

May part dyan that says BRING YOUR TRIBE and the reg fee is mas mura.

What is a tribe? It’s a group of padede moms with at least 10 members plus one witness. If this is your first time to join you want to know where to find tribe for Hakab Na 2017, check out this Facebook groups/links:

• HAKAB NA 2017 Facebook Event
• Breastfeeding Pinays Facebook Group

Or ask your #padedemom friends to join this event!

Other FAQs like forming a tribe, registration concerns, payment concerns and the likes, check out the HAKAB NA 2017 Facebook Event

How long can you last without a light? Like when the clock strikes 6 or 7 in the evening and there is no switch to turn on the light. I cannot imagine living in that kind of darkness. Specially when you have kids di ba? Specially if your kids are going to school. Ang hirap di ba? Imagine how hard it is to be living in total darkness, like the people in Sition Nabuo. Through Lady’s Choice #ThankYouTogether Campaign, Sitio Nabuo will experience a brighter Christmas.

Lady’s Choice #ThankYouTogether Campaign

But it does not stop there. Lady’s Choice together with us can light another Barangay to make their celebration of togetherness brighter. Lady’s Choice invites you take part of this meaningful celebration by posting family photo and describe why you’re thankful for being together.

How to join Lady’s Choice #ThankYouTogether Campaign:

1. Post a photo of you and your family on Facebook or Twitter
2. Describe why you’re thankful for being together.
3. Use #ThankUTogether and tag @Lady’s Choice Philippines
4. Tag your friends and invite them to join the cause.

Lady’s Choice will be tracking the posts weekly on Facebook and on Twitter. After 5,000 posts are reached, Lady’s Choice will provide solar lamps to 100 households of Sitio Casili, Brgy San Antonio, Antipolo, Rizal who have been living without electricity. (read more about the campaign here).