Rice Prices Continues To Increase In April
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), farm gate price of paddy rice continued its upward trend, rising by nine percent at the start of April. In its regular update on palay, rice and...
View ArticleBSP Launches Real-time E-payment Platform
The Philippines has now taken another step forward towards becoming a cashless society with the launch of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ new digital payment system - the InstaPay. According to BSP...
View ArticleGrab Gets Another Show Cause Order Over Driver Cancellation Issue
The remaining ride-hailing service in the Philippines, Grab is in hot water once again, due to growing user complaints of drivers cancelling booked trips. Due to this, The Land Transportation...
View ArticleCar Loan Options In The Philippines
While forking out a huge chunk of cash is the cheapest way to pay for a car, it's also the payment method that not everyone could easily afford. Most car purchases are done through installments (car...
View ArticlePhilippines Is Now The Third Highest Recipient Of Remittances In The World
According to the World Bank, remittances to low and middle-income countries have reached US$466 billion in 2017. This figure shows an increase of 8.5 percent from previous year. Among the the top...
View ArticleAerotropolis Projects Greenlit By NEDA
A new international airport may soon rise in Bulacan after the National Economic and Development Authority Board on Wednesday green-lighted the Swiss challenge for San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) unsolicited...
View ArticleBargain Hunting Ends PSEi Three-Day Losing Streak
After a three-day losing streak, the Philippine Stock Market has finally snapped back, pulling off late a rally of investors that are looking to take advantage of bargains. The Philippine Stock...
View ArticleTop 5 Investment Ideas For Millennials
One of the most compelling reasons to invest is the prospect of not having to work your entire life! By investing, your money generates more money by earning interest on what you put away or by buying...
View ArticleNewly Accredited TNC will Not Impose Surge Pricing
There’s a new ride sharing app in town that will aim to compete with Grab’s TNC monopoly. The MiCab System Corp just got accredited by LTFRB last April 30, 2017, and will hit the streets soon. Along...
View ArticleBSP Approves Entry Of New Credit Card Issuers
The Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has greenlit new credit card issuers to enter the Philippine market. This move is part of the new rules released to implement a new law regulating the industry. In...
View ArticlePetrol Prices Expected To Rollback This Tuesday
After the succeeding oil price hike, a rollback on petrol products may be coming starting Tuesday this week. The estimated rollback on the petrol products are as follows: Diesel -- ₱0.30 - ₱0.40 per...
View ArticleCancellation Fees For Grab Passengers To Be Implemented Soon
Despite the recent complaints of commuters against many Grab drivers, the ride-hailing giant announced on Tuesday that it might soon impose cancellation charges for passengers who proactively cancel...
View ArticleDuterte Passes EO For Disability Pension And Employee Compensation Increase
Under the Executive Order(EO) signed last May 8, the President approved a ₱1,150 across-the-board increase in Employees Compensation (EC) monthly disability pension of all permanent disability...
View ArticlePollution-Free City Outside Manila Planned To Start Construction In 2022
As an alternative to the Philippines' hyper-dense capital, which apparently has the 'worst traffic on Earth', Filipino authorities are planning to build an entirely new, more sustainable city called...
View ArticleHigh-Rise Properties Vs Landed Houses: Which Is Better?
The population in Philippines has already crossed the 100 million mark, and providing shelter to every Filipino has become a challenging feat. To cater to this demand, low-cost condominiums,...
View ArticleTRAIN boosts tax collection by P12.5 billion in Q1
The implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law helped the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) boost its collections by ₱12.5 billion in the first three months, the agency...
View ArticleRemittances Drops To Its Lowest In 15 Years
Remittances from overseas Filipino workers plunged by nearly 10 percent in March, the sharpest decline in almost 15 years due to the repatriation of Filipino workers and the fewer banking days in...
View ArticleStock Market Consistently Snaps Back for 3 Days
The stock market snapped a three-session winning streak as investors decided yesterday to take profits. The Philippine Stock Exchange index gave up 16.41 points, or 0.20 percent, to close at 7,869.56....
View ArticleShould You Choose HMO Or Health Insurance For Your Family?
Our mortal bodies are not impervious to sickness and calamity, thus the need for medicine and healthcare. You can never know when a medical emergency will happen, and being caught unprepared can land...
View ArticleA Complete List Of Philippines Valid IDs
Perhaps, the only country in Southeast Asia that hasn’t imposed a national ID system yet is the Philippines. Neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore had implemented an...
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