All is well good with Ivana Alawi, health-wise.
This she attested to during a recent conversation, denying talks about her supposedly battling cancer.
She actually laughed it off maintaining, “Walang katotohanan. Not true at all.”
Ivana added, “Healthy po ako. Kung makikita ninyo e medyo tumaba nga ako so, huwag kayong magalala, hindi totoo ang tsismis.”
Beyond that, the actress-social media influencer has continued to champion self-love, relating how important it is, particularly in this day and age.
According to Ivana, she has experienced the worst being involved in social media, even people who would directly send her the “sickest” of messages.
“Ang iba ambabastos, meron naman wini-wish na magkasakit ka ganun,” she shared.
Though she used to get easily riled about it before, she has since learned to deal with it.
“Natuto na akong isantabi ang mga bagay na nakakasira lang ng peace of mind ko, lalo na yung bashing sa social media. Ako talaga, dedma na. Wala naman ako mapapala,” she related.
This has allowed her to simply focus on what matters most, her family.
“Ako, basta alam ko ang totoo, mahal ako ng mga totoong taong nakakakilala sa akin, okay na ako. Wala na ako pakialam sa mga bashers talaga!”
“I mean, may pera ako, komportable ako pero hindi mo naman yan madadala sa kabilang buhay. Ang importante masaya at peaceful ka at ang loved ones mo.”
Considered the biggest and most successful of her ilk, Ivana was asked how it felt to be on top of her game.
She said, “Naku, wala sa akin yang mga top-top na yan. Ako, ginagawa ko lang kung ano ang totoo sa akin.”
She considers it a blessing that many like what she does.
“Kaya nga makikita ninyo madalas nagiisip ako ng mga ways na makatulong sa ating mga kababayan through my vlogs. Parang it’s my way of giving back din dahil nga wala ako kung wala sila.”
Maybe she should think of joining politics if only to help more people?
“Naku, wala. Hindi talaga. Bakit ako tatakbo? Wala akong alam sa politics, wala ako alam sa paggawa ng batas. And siguro kung papasok man ako sa ganyan, dapat mag-aral man lang ako ng three to four years, because I don’t want to put our country at risk,” Ivana replied.
She added, “Alam ko kapag Pilipinas ang ilalaban, hindi naman content creation lang. Actually, ang daming nagsasabi na, ‘Tumakbo ka, tumakbo ka, ang dami mong ipinamimigay.’ Hindi naman ako namimigay para tumakbo at hindi mo rin kailangan tumakbo para makapagbigay. Ang pagtakbo talaga is public service, for the country. ‘Yung may mga magaganda kang gagawing batas para mapaganda ang bansa natin.”
