Archive for January, 2006

Smart Padala Wonders

Posted in January 20th, 2006

Note: This story was first published in Technobiography on October 2004
I heard that Smart Padala brought in 150 Million pesos in remittances in July. And that was just from Hong Kong. I gathered this info from a journalist in the OFWs beat.
I wonder how accurate this info is. Smart Padala has bitten off a large [...]

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Smart Padala

Posted in January 20th, 2006

by ka edong in Uncategorized

Note: Excerpt from the article “The VAS Difference” published in Technobiography in August 2004.
Smart Padala - “The world’s 1st International Cash remittance through text”. In brief, an OFW goes to a Smart Remittance Partner abroad, sends money, then the recepient gets the money via a SmartMoney cash card.
Me and my friend, Cong in Malaysia, have [...]

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Smart Padala, Sweaty Padilla

Posted in January 20th, 2006

by ka edong in Uncategorized

Note: This article was first posted on Technobiography in August 2004
Smart Padala is a remittance service that takes advantage of Smart existing Smart Money service and Smart’s tie-up with McDonald’s.
A remittance begins with an OFW going to a Smart Padala remittance station abroad (basically, existing remittance offices affiliated with Smart). Then the recepient in [...]

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Hello OFWs! This blog is for you!

Posted in January 20th, 2006

by ka edong in Uncategorized

Yes, this blog is for Overseas Filipino Workers and their families.
There is a soft spot in my hear for OFWs. I believe it started when I first went to Hong Kong in 2000. I realized how many Filipino mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters leave their families in the Philippines to make a living [...]

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