May savings ba sa quality medicine mo?
Pero may point ba ang savings kung hindi quality?
These are the two opposing arguments presented by Edu Manzano and Lorna Tolentino in their newest TVC for Watsons Generics.
Recently, the two respected celebrities got the chance to take their debate to the stores as they made a surprise visit to the Watsons Store at SM Mall of Asia to spread awareness of their campaign.
Edu and Lorna appeared in Watsons uniforms to be store supervisors for a day and played a mini-game where shoppers were asked several questions and given the choice between SAVINGS or QUALITY.
Talking in front of the excited shoppers, the two asked “When it comes to choosing medicines, are you for SAVINGS or QUALITY?”
Edu explained about the value of Savings while Lorna countered with her argument about choosing Quality.
And to see who made the better argument the two celebrities held up their respective signs and gathered support from shoppers.
With the SAVINGS sign held up, those who believed that it was the more important factor rallied behind Edu, while Lorna with the QUALITY card also quickly won over the support of several shoppers and joined her.
After both actors finished “recruiting” their supporters, they revealed that in real life, they no longer have to make the difficult choice between QUALITY and SAVINGS because they can get both simply by buying Watsons Generics.
“With Watsons Generics, you can save up to 80 percent as compared to other brands, so you can complete your doctor’s prescription and buy the other things on your shopping list,” Edu said.
“And with over 170 years of pharmacy experience on its wide range of quality medicines you can be assured of the quality,” Lorna adds.
Edu and Lorna later sat down with media to share their health secrets is without a doubt one of the most good-looking and nicest actors we in the local entertainment industry, and it is still hard to believe that he is already among our senior citizens.
Still physically fit and very active, Edu says he still has a lot of things he wants to do, one of which is to go on trips with his children.
“Its hard enough that there are things that you can’t relate to because of the generation gap, its even harder that you can’t join them in the activities they want to do,” Edu told the Manila Standard in a recent interview.
“Ang dami ko pa gustong ma-achieve, like I want to join a triathlon, or mag bungee-jumping like what my son Luis did. I always believed that if you are going to go out its best to go out in style. Ayoko nung bigla ka na lang magkaka heart attack tapos biglang tulog na. I want to go out in style and I’m still looking forward to more exciting times in my life,” Edu shared
Edu, who admits to being health conscious since “he was a baby” said he was an athlete most of his life. “My dad was an athlete, I played for La Salle in the NCAA, I was doing martial arts since I was 9. But at a certain age you just have to accept that there will be things that are much harder to do, so you have to be more conscious with the food you eat, or do a bit more exercise and more importantly take some vitamins and supplements.”
Instead of playing his favorite sport of basketball, Edu says he now stays fit by playing squash or badminton 3x a week. “In a couple of days I’ll be starting Yoga, and that’s for my inner peace naman,” he said smiling.
Edu believes staying healthy is the best way to save up on those medical bills.
“You know, in this day and age when medical bills are so high it is always important to look at prevention. So at an early age you try to address those little concerns. Now, at my age it’s even more important to listen to your body. Dati when I go biking bale wala pero ngayon kapag may nararamdaman na ko sa likod I take some painkillers na.”
When it comes to his vitamins and supplements, Edu says he has found the best source to get those big savings—Watsons Generics.
“I make sure that I have a stock of Watsons Multivitamins + Iron regularly to boost my immune system. In the mornings I have the Calamansi Flavored Psyllium Fiber thats tangy and good for digestion,” the actor added. “For my body pains, I take Watsons Generics Paracetamol especially kapag pagod at puyat from tapings.”
Edu also suggests the Cranberry capsules which is suitable for urinary tract infection and Luyang Dilaw for overall wellness.
The other half of the Watsons Generics team is grand slam award winning actress Lorna Tolentino, who is equally as health-conscious as Edu.
“I go to the gym regularly and also do pilates, but once I’ve fully recovered from my back injury, gusto ko magswimming lessons, like Edu said, you have to take care of yourself better as you age not just how you look but also physically.
“To boost my immune system, I take Ascorbic Acid, especially now na tag-ulan dahil mas madali tayo magkasakit and siyempre kapag puyatan sa taping or shooting. Lorna said she also just recently discovered Watsons Luyang Dilaw and said she will be trying it out as well.
To maintain her youthful glowing skin, Lorna credits Watsons Glutathione, Vitamin E and Hyaluron
Collagen Powder. “Kailangan healthy and beautiful ka rin from the inside,” the actress shared.
The Watsons Generics line includes maintenance medicines for diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol, antibiotics to fight off the common bacteria, dietary supplements for skin enhancement, anti-ageing and over-all wellness, basic vitamins, oral analgesics, and other over the counter medicines.
