Philippine Updates
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) emphasizes that only indigent senior citizens are qualified to receive the social pension provided for by Republic Act (RA) 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. “In as much as DSWD would want to include all senior citizens, the budget for the SPISC is limited,” … Read more
BPI Online and Mobile Banking is the easiest way to manage your finances. It is a fast and efficient way to do all your financial transactions especially sending money from your account to another account of your choice. It is very convenient especially for people who have no time to visit their banks. Some Features … Read more
Filipinos have been enticed to invest from companies using social media. A promised of 10% up to 40% interest per month or even more encourage them to join investments schemes. Securities and Exchange Commission published an advisory of the investments companies that are not registered and warned the public against them. These companies use facebook, … Read more
When holidays are brought up, students tend to be excited because of the suspension of classes. But how about for the employed? It’s a totally different story for the corporate world. Companies may ask the employees to work during the holiday because of their nature of work. The payment would depend on the kind of … Read more
President Duterte declares June 5 as a regular holiday nationwide under the proclamation 729 in observance of Eid al Fitr. Let’s take a look at what it means and who celebrates it. What is Eid al Fitr? Eid al Fitr is one of the two most important celebrations in Islam. It falls on the first … Read more
Philippine Airlines announced an Independence Seat Sale for one-way domestic flights as low as P399 for economy tickets, as low as P1399 premium economy tickets, and as low as P3,999 for business class tickets. For international flights, as low as $89 for roundtrip economy tickets, $299 for premium economy tickets and as low as $199 … Read more
Department of Foreign Affairs announced on their official Facebook page that they will no longer use red ribbon for authentication of documents instead they will affix an Apostille. The Philippines is officially a party of Apostille convention last May 14, 2019. An apostille is issued by a country that is a party to the Apostille … Read more