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Money Advice for Future Lolos and Lolas: Retire On Your Own Terms

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Sep 17 08:43 AM

Retire when you want, or as one worldwide best-selling book dares you to: Retire Rich and Happy. Of course, it can’t happen overnight, but the further your retirement date is, the better your chances of doing so in the style you deserve. Read more »

Can You Lose by Winning the P550 million Lotto Jackpot?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Sep 10 12:30 PM

Millions across the country queue in Lotto outlets run by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), hoping to be the next mega millionaire. Read more »

How will you celebrate ‘Fight Procrastination’ Day?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Sep 03 09:22 AM

Did you know there is such a thing as Fight Procrastination Day? On September 6, people are reminded to celebrate this worldwide holiday by getting things done. Read more »

Paying it Forward: Our Money Heroes Revisited

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Sep 04 10:00 AM

As we mark another National Heroes' Day, it’s an opportune time to look back and remember the men and women who laid down their lives for our country. Read more »

Paying It Forward: When Cash is NOT King

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Aug 20 08:32 AM

Despite frantic marketing promotions from banks and other companies that issue credit cards, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas 2017 Financial Inclusion survey reported only a 0.1 percent growth from 8.43 million active credit cards in 2016 to 8.44 million by 2017. Read more »

Can You Storm-Proof Your Wallet?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Aug 13 08:28 AM

If you’re one of many who suffered being stuck in traffic for hours these recent weeks, or had to walk from knee-high to waist-high floodwaters as we experienced one monsoon or typhoon after another, you’re not only wasting time or risking your health. Your wallet is also taking a beating. Read more »

5 Money Taboos Around Ghost Month

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Aug 09 08:41 PM

Acquiring anything from a car to a house during the month is not advisable, and not just physical assets but even a spouse! No weddings are celebrated during Ghost Month because it is believed that whatever you come by will likely bring you bad luck, and that goes for a wife or husband too. Read more »

5 Ways Paying in 'Gives' Makes Financial Sense

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jul 30 08:18 AM

Even among friends, it is easier to buy or sell something when you agree to a "four-gives" payment period or longer. But while it may be easier on your pocket, not all installment purchases are good for you.  Read more »

Paying It Forward: Planning Ahead for Disasters

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jul 23 09:36 AM

Is it possible for you to better prepare yourself and your finances should disaster strike? We polled experts from different industries on their disaster-readiness and their sound advice can help you protect yourself and your wallet too.  Read more »

Bulls and Bears: 5 Things to Know Before Investing in Stocks

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jul 16 08:20 AM

Investing in the stock market is not for the faint of heart. You could be a prince one day and a pauper the next, or worse, a both a prince and a pauper in the same morning. Read more »

Ouch! How Inflation Hurts Your Wallet

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Jul 10 08:46 AM

Inflation can be simply defined as a general increase in prices over time. The sharper the rise of the inflation trend, the more the everyday consumer will hurt. Read more »

Can you afford not to save?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jul 02 06:58 PM

The painful truth is that those who say they cannot save are the ones most likely to need an emergency fund or nest egg. Because we do not like to think that it can happen to us, we are caught unprepared for life’s setbacks. Read more »

OPINION: Rep. Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman, a profile

Amir Mawallil
Posted at Oct 10 03:24 AM

As a Bangsamoro woman, she was at the forefront of asserting her people’s right to self-determination by being an avid but critical supporter of the peace process.  Read more »

OPINION: McMicking’s Makati Skyline

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 03 05:42 PM

Why are the inner streets of the Makati Ayala Central Business District (CBD) the Philippines’ much touted financial center, so narrow and so tight? Read more »

Can Ginebra win it all?

Rick Olivares
Updated as of Oct 07 04:34 PM

For Tim Cone to say that Meralco has the edge experience in this is nothing more than psy-war tactics. Prior to this season, Meralco has had not much luck in anything. Sure, Ginebra hasn’t won since 2008 but three of their veterans were a part of the team that went to the 2013 Commissioner’s Cup Finals where they lost to Alaska.  Read more »

Can Ginebra win it all?

Rick Olivares
Posted at Oct 07 04:29 PM

For Tim Cone to say that Meralco has the edge experience in this is nothing more than psy-war tactics. Prior to this season, Meralco has had not much luck in anything. Sure, Ginebra hasn’t won since 2008 but three of their veterans were a part of the team that went to the 2013 Commissioner’s Cup Finals where they lost to Alaska.  Read more »

DC Universe's Rebirth is a long time coming

Rick Olivares
Posted at Jul 29 01:51 PM

As a long-time comic book fan, I picked up DC Universe Rebirth.  Read more »

The Shadow of the Eagle as Mamasapano probe opens

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Jan 29 05:47 AM

Getulio Napeñas, who is seeking a Senate seat in this year's elections, told senators his insistence on time-on-target information sharing was on the urging of American advisers. Read more »

Teditorial: Idiotic Suggestion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 04:08 AM

Teddy Locsin Jr. shares his thought over sentiments the Mamasapano incident is to blame for the government's failure to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). - The World Tonight, ANC, 28 January 2016 Read more »

Teditorial: Oval for Zero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 03:43 AM

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition, seeking to include the option "none of the above" among Filipinos' choices in their ballots in the May elections. Teddy Locsin Jr. had been toying with that idea, and talks about it in tonight's Teditorial. Read more »