Mga negosyo ni Regine nagsara na rin: Ngayon gumagawa kami PPE, face mask, protective apparel

MATINDI rin ang naging epekto ng COVID-19 pandemic sa kabuhayan at mga negosyo ng TV host-dancer na si Regine Tolentino.

Bukod sa naging struggle niya noon sa pagbubuntis hanggang maipanganak ang bunso niyang anak, naging extra challenge rin kay Regine ang kanyang mga naluging business.

Pero aniya, napakarami mang pagsubok na dumating, nagpapasalamat pa rin siya dahil tinumbasan din ito ng Diyos ng maraming blessings.

Sa virtual mediacon para sa latest endorsement niyang Radiance C supplement, sinabi ni Regine na napakarami niyang natutunan ngayong panahon ng pandemya.

“It’s starts with gratitude for me. parang na-realize mo lahat ng mga dating importante sa iyo, walang kuwenta pala di ba.

“You just want to be thankful for each day, being alive, being healthy, being with your family, being together, and the fact na nakaka-survive kayo. I also went through this, to be balanced by staying active,” paliwanag niya.

“I’m always very goal-oriented. I always have a very positive mindset as well and of course nakakatulong sa akin to be grounded and interacting with my lovely daughters, all the tres marias. My teenage daughters are both young ladies.

“They keep me fit and active and updated sa music and other things para makapag-bonding kami. And of course having a baby nakakatulong din yun to be balanced in life because she’s my wake up call.

“She’s my silver lining that makes me realize that this is what my purpose is here on this earth, to take care of these lovely children and to make them good people. Yun ang nakatulong sa akin para ma-balance lahat,” paliwanag pa ng bagong Radiance C ambassador.

Bukod nga sa pagiging TV host, dancer at fitness instructor, may mga business din siya na direktang naapektuhan ng pandemya.

“Siyempre naapektuhan ako financially. Yung mga businesses namin siyempre it’s a direct hit because sa amin mga garments, mga party dresses, mga costumes, mga rentals, talagang na-stop yun.

“Pati yung dance studio namin wala ng mga events and hindi na puwedeng group exercises, yung mga dance classes namin dito.

“So, talagang nag-adjust because we had to be adaptable and we just had to approach it the most positive way we could.

“But nakaraos naman and ngayon I think everyone can relate. Lahat nag-a-adjust pa rin and we’re just kind of going through this together,” lahad pa niya sa press.

Paano naman sila bumabawi ngayon sa negosyo? “Yung business ko for the garments, dance wear, bags, we had to change it.

“We had to stop everything and now we’re doing PPEs, we’re doing face masks, we are doing protective apparel that is fashionable that people still feel confident and they feel that they look good even when they are protecting themselves at the same time.

“Sa studio naman namin, unfortunately we had to really shut down and reformat the whole system.

“We are doing online classes now and it’s had to adjust because like me when I’m doing Zumba or ballroom dancing or even performances, live shows, or whatever, it’s all about that physical touch na talagang very close interaction.

“And when you’re doing group classes it’s like that connection that you have with your students pag umiikot-ikot ka and you have that physical touch there,” pahayag pa ni Regine.