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Buried in credit card debt? You’re not alone

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Sep 13 01:48 PM

Filipinos owe an estimated P400 billion in credit card debt as of June this year. Read more »

When collectors come calling for debts you don’t owe

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Sep 06 03:46 PM

What can you do if an officemate is receiving too many calls from creditors, harassing them at work and by association you too? Read more »

A salute to everyday heroes borne from COVID-19 crisis

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Aug 30 03:26 PM

Life on lockdown has taught me many things. One is that even as we retreated inside our homes, we needed the help of everyday heroes. Read more »

Learn from these COVID-19 shopping regrets

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Aug 23 12:51 PM

I confess I have bought things that I wish I didn’t or should have returned as soon as they were delivered. Read more »

Can our Olympians afford to keep all their prizes?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Aug 17 01:32 PM

Diaz admitted that she made wrong choices back when she won an Olympic silver medal in 2016, but said she is determined to learn from her mistakes. Read more »

Is your wallet ready for another ECQ?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Aug 09 03:20 PM

Is your wallet ready for another ECQ? I confess my wallet isn’t, even though I am assured of a salary for the next two weeks. Read more »

Golden advice for Olympian Hidilyn Diaz on what to do with her winnings

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Aug 02 12:47 PM

As more pledges came in, I could not help but wonder how much of this will actually end up with Diaz.  Read more »

Q&A with a Myanmar artist: ‘Cartoons help the public see the truth’

Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Jul 30 02:32 AM

An interview by Reporting ASEAN's Johanna Son with an editorial cartoonist on the situation in Myanmar. It will be six months since the coup in Myanmar on 1 Aug 2021.   Read more »

Questions you need to ask when buying insurance for your home

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Jul 28 03:08 AM

Insurance does give a return on your money--when it does, it means you had a bad day and need help to recover a loss.  Read more »

A poor start for Senator Manny Pacquiao

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jul 22 01:58 AM

Ill-fated from the start, it would appear that Senator Manny Pacquiao’s foray into the public’s elections consciousness was not given much preparation and thinking.  Read more »

Joining the Great Resignation wave? Check first if you can afford it

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Jul 19 12:59 PM

Having discovered the joys of flexible working hours and working from home, workers are not eager to resume their work life before the pandemic.  Read more »

When Scammers Come Knocking at Your Door

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jul 12 12:15 PM

If you shop online and/or own a credit card, chances are you have received many warnings about being scammed.  Read more »

Bobby Romulo’s urgent appeal goes viral

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 12 12:21 AM

Former Foreign Secretary Roberto R. Romulo is supposed to take things easy for health reasons. He has even suspended his columns in Philippine Star until November. But he just had to send out an urgent appeal to his fellow members of the business community. And he was surprised by the reactions. Read more »

Can you scare people into saving?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jul 06 08:41 AM

Bank deposits are up 8 percent from last year as of the first quarter of 2021. If we carve out foreign currency deposits, the number is even more impressive at 10 percent growth or P11.8 trillion.  Read more »

OPINION: 75 years of US-Philippine friendship

U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law
Posted at Jul 02 08:13 AM

This Independence Day, I am heartened by the examples set by so many individuals in both countries whose efforts and accomplishments vividly embody those principles.  Read more »

Through Thick and Thin and COVID-19

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jun 29 07:47 AM

The pandemic has put a halt to so many personal plans, everything from traveling to studying to dating and even exchanging I Dos.  Read more »

No to Revenge Spending, Yes to Revenge Giving

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jun 21 03:49 PM

After months of living on lockdown, consumers are making up for all that lost time buying the things they need, and even the ones they don’t really need. Read more »

Helpless with Missing Money Transfer?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Jun 14 01:58 PM

Sleepless nights, frantic emails and waiting on the phone for someone, just anyone, to pick up my calls to the bank customer hotline filled my days until my money was safely back in my account, down to the last centavo.   Read more »

When ‘strangers’ come borrowing money

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at May 24 12:35 PM

It’s been years since I last spoke with a former work colleague, so getting a message from him saying hello was unexpected. Being polite, I had to reply and was surprised that his next message was requesting to borrow money. Read more »

Beauty in the time of pandemic

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of May 17 07:18 PM

While the pandemic may have changed the priorities of nearly every single person on the planet, it does not mean that skin care and beauty products no longer have a loyal following.   Read more »