Amazing Jing for Life: Make your child's education secured

Make your child's education secured

Philam Life's District Manager, Eric Nicdao during the actual talk

They say that the best education anyone can have starts at home. It is where the basic foundation of every individual begins. And us, as parents plays a vital role to our child's welfare and future.

If we talk about the future of our children, our first priority is always their education. Whether what kind of teaching methods or system, still, our primary concern for them is to have an education that will not only fit our budget but to their convenience as well.

We only want what's best for them, and part of fanily planning is also early planning for our kids' future.

Just recently, Philam Life has partnered with Ms. Joy Mendoza, founder of HAPI, Homeschooling Association of the Philippines Islands and had Mr. Nicdao as one of the honorable guest speakers. From there, a lot of ideas and insights have been gathered and shared. It was a very unforgettable learning experience for me.

Mr. Eric Nicdao with Edric and Joy Mendoza

The main spirit of the sixth annual Philippine Homeschool Conference Expo (PHC) held at the
SMX Convention Center, SM Aura Premier in Taguig City. With this year’s theme “From roots to wings”,
PHC hopes to nourish the firm foundation that they have with parents by continuing to equip them with
knowledge and virtues that would help them soar together. The event, led by the Homeschooling Association of the Philippine Islands (HAPI) gathered some of the country’s experts on homeschooling to share their insights on the importance and implications of homeschooling.

Among them was Eric Nicdao, District Manager of Philam Life. Nicdao explained that while there are
distinct advantages to homeschooling, it is never without a challenge. “The cost of education for homeschooling a child is not inexpensive as others perceive it to be”, said Mr. Nicdao. He further
explained that this is because homeschooling entails the presence of one of the parents at home which
will potentially reduce the family’s overall income. With the increasing costs of college education, it will be
very daunting to have only one breadwinner. Mr. Nicdao also shared why it is important to plan early for
the child’s education.

“As a parent myself, I understand the real-life struggles that parents go through to give the best to their
children. It is, therefore, wise and even necessary to invest in a plan with guaranteed education benefits
even if school-going children are still quite young. Plans like this should have the potential to grow to cope
adequately with annual tuition fee hikes.” Nicdao added. “More to the point, a parent and a child should
not have to guess what the future brings. There are too many uncertainties already and having something secure and reliable allows a family to focus on learning and academic excellence rather than trying to make sure that there is a school they can afford.”

Philam Life Booth

To help address these concerns, Philam Life launched a new education product, Future Scholar.
Future Scholar offers guaranteed education benefits and long term growth potential through access to
expertly-managed funds. The plan will continue without the need to pay future payments should the payor
pass away or suffer total and permanent disability.