Finance

Workers’ Microfinance Program (KALINGA para sa mga Manggagawa Fund)

09/21/2015

DOLE-BRW – Workers’ Microfinance Program (KALINGA para sa mga Manggagawa Fund) Program Objectives: To alleviate poverty among target workers through micro entrepreneurial activity; To support employment generation and promote entrepreneurship among workers; and To facilitate the access of workers to credit services to finance their livelihood and entrepreneurial activities. Eligible Sub-Borrowers: Displaced workers in the […]

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Know Finance, Know Savings.

09/10/2015

Recently, we posted an article about ensuring that homebuyers and sellers alike are informed about the process and the consequences, good or bad, of their real estate transaction. This becomes an especially important issue when we see stories like this…

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Can You Afford to Retire?

07/28/2015

A few decades ago, people assumed they would retire at the set age of 65, and most of them did. Their companies threw retirement parties and gave out watches. Today is a different story. Many people choose to work longer for social as well as financial benefits, and others just don’t have the retirement saved

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Investment Options for Young Professionals

07/07/2015

After going through four (or more) years of college and finally getting a job, it’s now time to be financially responsible and think of ways to build your wealth. Saving portions of your hard-earned salary is good enough but if you’re a brave young soul who is willing to take the risk and challenges, then

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The Filipino Freelancer’s Guide to Tax Deductions

06/16/2015

Paying taxes are as certain as death as Benjamin Franklin once said. If you’re a Filipino, you might even find yourself averse to the idea of it as the country’s deplorable state of poverty and corruption fills the news day in, day out. But truth is it’s every Filipino’s responsibility to pay his share of

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10 Tax Tips Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Needs to Know

06/16/2015

10 Tax Tips Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Needs to Know Not all businesses—especially those that have just undergone business registration Philippines — have the capability of putting up their own tax-crunching department. This is especially true for younger businesses that have yet to expand enough to accommodate their own accounting team. However, whether you’re a small

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Things to Consider When Applying for a Personal Loan

05/21/2015

I am 25 years old, a licensed medical practitioner here in the Philippines, and as for fact, people who worked in the medical field only have an income that can support one person alone, or if you are lucky enough, then you can also support your family’s basic needs as well; but in my case,

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Ways to Find Private Lenders for Personal Loans When You Have Bad Credit

05/21/2015

I am 27 years old, and I currently work in a real estate company that sells condominiums. As a single mom of two boys and a full time worker, I have had my shares of financial difficulties. I usually pay my credit card bills on time, but during money crises and also when I’m called

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