Finance & Business Tips

I normally attend the Economic Briefing sponsored by the Investor Relations Office of the Philippines. Although, this year, I didn't get to attend and witness the exchange of words of MVP and Ms. Gina Lopez. But, of course, the highlights of gathering were the updates on the economy of the Philippines and action plans of the government. Please see the uploaded copy of the slides.

Who says premium cards don’t offer shopping fun? RCBC Bankard Visa Infinite has just proven that they do! Always on the forefront of innovative credit card products that make life easier and more convenient for cardholders, leading credit card brand RCBC Bankard has come up with yet another new addition to its wide roster of cards – the RCBC Bankard Visa Infinite card. A premium lifestyle card, this newest RCBC Bankard product to be launched in the market offers unique shopping and travel perks not commonly found in other premium credit card brands.

The summer season is in full swing. Surely, all that heat and free time is leaving your creative spirit restless! Slake your thirst for creativity, as the SoFA Design Institute, the Philippines’ first specialized fashion and design college, brings you a whole slew of design workshops!

OMG! The new commercials of Cebuana Lhuillier are so funny. I love the concept behind these commercials --- that we Filipinos will work our a$$3$ of to earn money. I think it is something most of us can relate to.

If you don't believe in earning millions of pesos from anything that you do online or via the internet, you should talk to Jojy Azurin. I met Jojy last year and he is one of my 'idols' when it comes to earning money from internet activities. He is the owner of BusinessSummaries.com.

Mang Demi Solar is an ingenious inventor who repurposes used soda bottles to light up homes in Metro Manila. The bottles are filled with just filtered water and bleach. The result is a light bulb that is...

Putting up a business in the Philippines takes a lot of guts and a lot of cash. You have to have a really good idea with a unique selling proposition and you have to have loads of cash to implement this idea and pay for all your overhead expenses. If you plan to put up a brick and mortar store, then one of your major expense would be the rent that you have to pay monthly. My friends and I have this really good fashion idea. It's unique and we know that we will help a lot of Filipinos in this project. We were looking for a place and we came across the The Collective.

I remember regretting not going to the 15th Graphic Expo and Photo Video Seminars 2010. It was such a successful event. I remember being in SMX, Mall of Asia at that time, and there were so many people during the event. This year, I really plan on going to the 16th Graphic Expo and Photo-Video Seminars 2011. This will be on June 16 -18, 2011 at the same venue, the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Manila.

I love it! I just had to share this. This is the first commercial that has literally made me cry. I don't know if I was just emotional that day, but this really hit straight to my heart. After the commercial, parang gusto ko tuloy mag-Bear Brand! Nestle, kuddos to you for this 100 years commercial! Slow clap!

We were approached by GMA News to talk about an unfavorable review we did 2 years ago. We declined. This is the reason and this is what we stand for.

We were quite lucky to have attended the 4th Search Engine Marketing Marketing Conference 2010. This was held at the Hotel Intercon, Makati City and we were impressed by the line up of speakers for this year who discussed SEO and SEM topics.

What makes Filipinos good entrepreneurs? Here are our thoughts on this.