Taking Care of The Ones Keeping Us Safe: PSMBFI and Medicare Plus Inc.

More protection will now be possible for those who protect us in the country as PSMBFI (Public Safety Mutual Benefit Fund Inc.) signed with Medicare Plus Inc. this morning at Discovery Suites in Manila. 

It was officiated by PNP Chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil, Jayjay Viray CEO of Medicare Plus Inc., Jason Jalandoni the Chief Business Development Officer, Benjamin Santos the Chairman of PSMBFI, and Emmanuel Peralta the President and CEO of PSMBFI.

Ms. Jayjay Viray says "When we proposed to take on the PNP, a lot of people discouraged us because they are high risk. Yet, here we are. Our commitment is solid, we are here to support you."

General Marbil says "Great morning everyone. I just want to say, there are two problems in the PNP. They are not protected. We are doing good but not protected. We can't put advances in funds, but have to reimburse things. Big time people, who have money, they have the best lawyers but we have in house ones for legal assistance. Our good lawyers can compete, but we also have those who get sick. So many policemen get in danger, but don't get great medical attention they deserve. It costs us a lot, and it comes out of our pockets unless from our hospital. We pay first, then reimburse, that's the system. It's debt that can be paid after six months. Aside from that, those who get sick can only get 300k, so getting sick is again expensive. More or less 420k per police men per year. A lot resort to borrowing money, also to loan sharks, but that's how the law works. We have to protect them in legal and health. I'm so happy that Medicare Plus took in the PNP. In the new Philippines, the PNP only wants you to be safe."

General Benjamin Santos adds "Our PNP Chief has been advocating this and those who are PSMBFI members are those we only could help. We were prudent in spending, we earned a lot but we want to give it back to PNP. During one of our sessions, we talked about hospitalization for our men and women, and the expansion of HMO was decided. From Legal and Travel assistance, 300 Million will be given in the next 5 years. The HMO, we allotted 601 Million for 1 year. Lastly, the IT system need to get our processes streamlined. We accomplished 2 things with the legal and this HMO, so Medicare Plus, thank you for being our partners. We want this to be a proof of concept, we don't know but we allocated a lot for this. If this is successful, we will expand this to other members. Soon, we can have the whole PNP. When we started this, we wanted to give the protection they deserve while they serve and protect us. With this, I hope those who are not PSMBFI members become members now. It'll be for the best and peace of mind."

This is a milestone for both the government and the new Medicare Plus members that this will entail. PNP members are highly encouraged to join PSMBFI as they continue to expand more benefits especially for those who protect us in and outside the country.

KATHRYN BERNARDO at the realme 11 Pro 5G Series Launch

realme just launched the new realme 11 Pro 5G Series with the one and only Queen Kathryn Bernardo. This includes the realme 11 Pro+ 5G and the realme 11 Pro 5G.

Kathryn's been very busy these couple of months as she's doing a film called "A Very Good Girl" with famed actress Dolly De Leon. Shooting was tough but Kath was thankful she got to spend the days after with the realme family just to launch these special phones in the Philippines.

If you haven't seen it, the realme 11 Pro+ 5G has a 200MP OIS SuperZoom Camera and a 120Hz Curved OLED Display. It uses a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 processor and utilizes a 100W SUPERVOOC Charge to fill up a 5000mAh battery. The realme 11 Pro 5G on the other hand uses a 100MP ProLight Camera and a 67W instead for the charger. Dolby Atmos Dual Stereo Speakers means you've got entertainment handled by it easily. If you haven't tried it yet, go visit their TikTok Shop, or their main E-Store to get discounts when available.

Neil Zou the CEO of realme Philippines says "From websites to magazines and broadsheets, we love our partners and the things we achieved together. We are announcing this new series for the realme brand."

Jane Yan VP for Marketing adds "The realme number series started since 2019 and we want to bring this flagship features to be enjoyed by everyone. No leap, no launch, so if there is no design or technology advancement, there would be no launch. The Pro variants all carry the realme master design, this is why we have the best in class realme 11 Pro Series 5G. This August we will have the realme fanfest in different parts of the country until this September. I hope you guys are ready, because we want you to see the world up close!"

Jimclaude Gayo the product manager details "The realme 11 Pro Series 5G encourages you to do more as it is designed by Matteo Menotto. He wanted to pay tribute to Milan in its overall design. The look is contemporary, the rising sun (the lens) and the beige color is the sunlight spilling hence the very aesthetic look. He combined architecture, natural light, and is made of premium Lychee Vegan leather. This makes it sophisticated and stylish, with a metallic feel, high gloss, and is also available in Oasis Green. It's got 120Hz Curved OLED Display, high refresh rate so you get less strained eyes. It also has best color accuracy, double reinforced glass, and a Mediatek Dimensity Processor. It boasts a 200MP Camera and has OIS for those unstable shots you often post on social media. They also employ Super Nightscape mode, 4K video, smart long exposure or dual video for those into vlogging. The front cam is 32MP from Sony, and can charge fast with a 100W SUPERVOOC Charge and it's 5000 mAh battery. It's still slim and lightweight, available in 12GB+512GB Storage."

The phone is available in Astral Black, and has filters from Lonely Planet that looks like polaroids when you're doing filters. Try it out when you're in the area.

Don't tell me I didn't tell you!

AksyonTV Relaunches as 5 Plus

If you’re a fan of AksyonTV, you’ll love them even more this year as they become Channel 5’s sister channel called 5 Plus. The move is to show more atypical and top of mind sports programs for a younger, more extreme and adventurous kind of audience.

President and CEO of TV5 Vincent Reyes says “We are so excited to launch 5 Plus with our goal of serving atypical sports content that don’t usually receive visibility. As we expand our sports coverage, we get to attract a new audience and younger sports fans. Now we have 5 and 5 Plus to cement our foothold in sports in the country.”

5 Plus will feature X Games which includes BMX Bikes and Skateboarding. Aside from that,  ESports people will begin to see The Nationals which include DOTA 2, Mobile Legends, Tekken and other games. For ball sports, the National Basketball Center League will be shown regularly, including the National Cheerleading Championships. All Radyo5 news programs on the other hand will be transferred to CIGNAL. 

Now you’ll see a younger, fresher visuals, a different music identity, while maintaining its presence online at tv5.com.ph and 5’s social media channels. 

Are you ready for 5 Plus?

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A 20 Peso Photo from Great Image Plus Their New Promo!

I love my Mom! I'm sure you do too!

Well here's the thing, I'm sure you've heard of the photo studio called Great Image. It's the one usually seen in malls and big establishments and I've tried their services a couple of months ago for my Mom too. They recently launched a promo that hastens to make your relationship with your Mom even better. They're also throwing in a huge amount of cash to make that treat with your Mommy grander. Here's how you can join!

Step 1: Go online first then register on this website www.greatimage.com.ph/meetmynanay. You'll be sent an email about this promo so make sure to use your correct email address. 


Step 2: Please print a copy of the email then visit any Great Image studio. You will get a complete portrait session, a 3R photo with it's soft copy. You only have to pay 20 pesos! This isn't a joke!

Step 3: Take your phone and take a shot of your 3R photo which you printed out on Step 2. Upload the photo on Great Image's Facebook page and share your Mom’s story. Tip: Start with telling the story of how great your Mom is!

Step 4: Tag the official Instagram account of Great Image at @greatimageph and use the hashtag ‪#‎MeetMyNanay. After posting, you will get the chance to win these prizes:

THE GRAND PRIZE - Php 10,000 plus Great Image Gift Certificates worth Php 3,000

2ND Prize - Php 5,000 plus Great Image Gift Certificates worth Php 2,000

3RD Prize - Php 3,000 plus Great Image Gift Certificates worth Php 1,000

Plust 7 CONSOLATION Prizes to win Great Image Gift Certificates worth Php 500.00

So go head on to that website and start shooting and sharing your Mom's story so you could win these prizes! I might try it too probably this weekend!

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Product Review of 2TB Seagate Wireless Plus

I had tons of fashion shows this week so when this arrived in my doorstep I didn't get to play with it. I was excited though because this is the Seagate Wireless Plus, a 2 TB external hard disk that's got wireless capability. I have a Seagate 3TB drive that I'm using for years and it's pretty much stored all my photos since I had my camera. It's also got videos and photos from my event coverages which means there are probably a hundred or more celebrities inside the drive. This 2 TB drive looks quite smaller. I think with the years of advancements in hardware design, Seagate has been able to make drives smaller in form factor. I also have felt that they're way lighter than my old Seagate drive but the metal exterior seems to look the same. It's sleek and classic look would never make your drive look old even for years. I could compare it to a classic Jaguar if you've seen one in Manila.

  

If you're thinking about storage space, 2 TB can fit around 1000 movies. It would be a little less though if it's going to be those that are HD of course because that's a different story. Imagine how much libraries you can fit in this single unit though, you might finish a whole radio day and never repeat a single track as you play hours upon hours worth of mp3's in one sitting. This can also stream the media wirelessly so if you've got several cellphones, a smart TV, a couple of tablets at home, you won't have a problem sharing content from your drive. I watched Naruto the Movie, Dragonball and Samurai X earlier in my Honor 6 phone, my iPad 3 mini and iPhone but I didn't have any problems. I also tried transferring photos to and from my other drive wired to my laptop and it didn't even get a hiccup. 

I was also surprised to see they thought about international customers. I know people who travel and find out later that their gadgets don't even have plugs on the countries they went to. Like me, I didn't know Hong Kong was going to be troublesome because I had to buy from a local hardware store some attachments like these... but Seagate takes care of that all!

The quick start guide had simple instructions and they also have the USB cable inside the box. I just attached it and installed the necessary drivers. You can transfer the files at this moment because obviously it's going to be slower wireless. If you want to go wireless, just search for the Seagate SSID and associated your device with the drive and voila! I just removed the cable and I was totally wireless! Place it anywhere where you have wireless coverage and you're good! Well, actually you can use it even without the wireless network because this can work as your base station.

Honor 6 Plus Out On May 7th

This just in. It looks like my favorite Android phone ever is coming out with another addition to their family. Say hello to the Honor 6 Plus. They've been making great phones with cameras these days and I'm still using my Honor 6 for that. They will still continue to do so with this one and they'll even match the front camera specs with it too, making this one of the few phones in the world to have an 8 Megapixel front and back camera. They'll be releasing this on May 7th in popular online shopping site Lazada. Lazada will be the exclusive seller of this phone all throughout that week before it comes out in stores come May 14, 2015. Prices start at Php 17,490.

People have been talking about this since December because of the supposed Dual Rear Camera (which they made a reality), Kirin 925 1.8GHz octa core processor, and 3GB RAM. Aside from that, the phone has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD 1920×1080 pixels display at 401 ppi so you can only expect even richer quality photos and videos when it comes out soon. This also has a Mali T628 MP4 GPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage and capacity to carry a 64GB micro SD card so you won't really run out of space for those movies and music you want to enjoy all day. It's also dual sim, dual LTE, but of course it would be so nice to have you on Smart as that's the country's biggest network! It also runs on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat OS, and has got a 3,600mAh Lithium Ion battery that can last you the whole day or even more if you're not going to use that much draining apps too. Remember, you can get these gorgeous phones only on Lazada come May 7. Store release would be a week after, so if you want to get first dibs you know where to get it!

For more information about their products:

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Nuffnang's Glitterati +

Nuffnang just got better! For the Glitterati users of Nuffnang Philippines it was nice to be considered for Nuffnang Glitterati+; a new community of active peeps on their network. We're going to have so much fun this year and I'm going to ask my friends to be in it too. This is going to be something big so here's a glimpse of what happened that day. You might also recognize the other bloggers there =)






This one has nothing to do with it but I just want you to see where I got the background music from hahahaha!



Thank you so much Nuffnang Philippines! You made my day! =) Thank you for making me part of Nuffnang Glitterati Plus! =)