Take Care of Your "Punong Abala" and Make Christmas Delicious with foodpanda

It's almost Christmas and you know what's happening, the get togethers, the gift givings, the "punong abala" is surely going to be stressed as usual. But fear not, you can sit down as foodpanda gets your job a lot easier because you can enjoy first and relax because PASKO NA and you can Make Christmas Delicious with them!

Paulo Bautista PR Manager of foodpanda knows what the "Punong Abala" is going through and with the thousands of Restaurants, Pandamart and Shops available on the app, you can just order and have it delivered to your home. 

Since it's a crazy time, and you want food to be part of it, you can make it magical and also an Olympic sport in celebrations. Not to ask what you need anymore and just enjoy instead. This is their campaign this year, to MAKE CHRISTMAS DELICIOUS. Their posts will mirror this on their social channels, to make sure you get seen, and celebrate with your family timely instead.

Dani Baretto says "I moved to a bigger home and didn't stress my Mom, I was the last one to sit down last year. I felt my childhood was training us how to host because she was that person. I am now taking on that role, but I'm doing it this year smarter, a potluck is suggested instead, and of course, I'm also ordering in foodpanda to help us out. I always forget things and I take my time grocery shopping, I am thankful for foodpanda and see how it could help me this year!"

Foodpanda will also be doing online engagement activities, make driver dreams come true, do activations in Luzon Visayas and Mindanao. They will also do community service giving away food , groceries and prizes on rider celebrations and CSR work. They will also have tangible rewards during this time, especially in December.

So what do you need to do? Download the foodpanda app and use the PASKONA vouchers, it's going to be fun and use that time for family and friends!

Forest Lake Combines Celebrations with UNDASKO

A usual All Souls/Saints day and a festive Christmas can be celebrated together, that's no problem with memorial park developer Forest Lake. They've proven this already by doing UNDASKO twice over the years, and on their 3rd installment, it's bigger, better and totally fun! Last October 15th, the whole Forest Lake in Biñan Laguna was set to become a place for festivities as they did it again by encouraging families to remember the lives of their loved ones and had them all together organized by Total Memorial Care. I'm sure you've seen one of the nicest comedians lately in the news as Ate Gay and her friends did "Habang Naririto Ka: A Celebration of Life for Ate Gay". Instead of doing a tribute when a person is no longer here, they did it when she's still here which many Filipinos found so positive as friends and family celebrated her life while she can still see it, and still hear it. I found how she really appreciated the gesture and they got to thank her profusely in that event, and I think I love the thought of it. The testimonies were real, and she received it wholeheartedly. 

At the location, they also did a Christmas Tree lighting event for their 42 sites, then did a free concert too later in the evening. They had music and entertainment which people enjoyed, donning the theme "Celebrate Life, Remember with Love" that exactly captures the moment. UNDASKO this year certainly felt good, while they still did the usual ceremonies, they made it a little more entertaining for the celebrant, families and friends with the living funeral. They lit the Christmas trees and decorations too to the delight of the public. 

At Forest Lake in Biñan, concert performers included Ate Gay, Boobsie Wonderland, Henry G, AJ, and a couple of their friends so folks were laughing throughout the day, it was so much fun! They also had PPOP group AZTER perform their best hits, while keeping it respectful and meaningful on some parts, and hope the families create things like these to prepare for their loved ones in the future. It is worth it to celebrate with them, to create memories while they are still here. They deserve to be loved and treasured too. 

Christmas Bonus Coming: Here's Why You Should Build an Emergency Fund First

It's that time of the year again folks and yes, it's the 13th Month Pay season. That goes without saying that Christmas is just around the corner, and I'm sure you've already been thinking how to spend that hard earned money you got for your bonus. Gifts for family or friends, or the most special one on earth, YOU. Not to burst your bubble, but I'm here to suggest something different, why not give yourself something more important, some peace of mind! 

If you're new to the saving game, that just feels so boring to put some of it in an emergency fund.  I'm not saying you should put off thinking of that new phone you've been saving up all year or that trip you want to go to, think of it as a gift to your future self when the most unexpected things happen. Remember that Metrobank financial education program called Earnest? That teaches you that emergency funds are for those that are unexpected and urgent. When you suddenly get hospitalized or perhaps lose your ability to work, you will be safe because of it. 

How do you start one?

It's all about planning. Since you're quite eager to give gifts this season, take that same knowledge and apply it to other things like lessening the expenses. Don't be that person who just received his Christmas bonus and so eager to burn it all up in shopping and merrymaking. Take the step to saving a portion of it, it doesn't have to be huge, a small amount would do. At the end of the day, you should at least have left something for the rainy days. 

Constantly reevaluate your relationships, yes a very generous friend like you must be popular during this season, but that doesn't mean you would need to become the spitting image of Santa Claus right? The essentials are okay, but you don't have to spend on that friend who's been putting you off all year, or that grumpy geezer who's never been nice to you anyway. Make it all about food, transportation, rent and paying your bills. It doesn't need to be done the whole year but just a place to start. If you've got a lot of people who depend on you, try to adjust your savings into bigger amounts, like one or two years worth, and of course something sensible and achievable. You need to veto a lot of things especially identifying your wants from your needs. Save where you can even while shopping, use those coupons while you're at it, but don't scrimp on where you shouldn't because you need investment outfits, a break when you need too. 

The way to do it is by doing it regularly. Make it a habit to put aside a percentage of your salary every cut off and have it separate from your main egg basket. Open a Metrobank eSavings so you can still access it online but generally away from you and your subtle temptations. 

Of course you can still enjoy the season and the magic it brings, but don't forget to put yourself on your Christmas list every year. You deserve to be pampered, a massage every once in a while, go open one with your valid ID in Metrobank today!