I’ve been wanting to compare remittance services for a long time. What are the Philippine remittance services, their differences, advantages and disadvantages, key features? But I haven’t had the time to do the much research. So I’m throwing this comparison table into the wild and will allow the public to access it and even edit [...]

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Looking for a place to put your long-term savings? Don’t put it in a savings account! Try mutual funds, so that it earns interest.

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I stumbled upon an expo in Megamall. First-time for me to hear about micro-franchises. Micro-franchises are businesses that can be put-up with a small capital. Franchise packages range from P50,000 to P95,000. They even offer terms where the balance is paid through micro-financing. The businesses are mostly food carts (palamig, crepes, waffles, chicken, pizza, pastries). [...]

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Here, I gather links to blogs catering to OFWs…

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How do I call the Philippines from abroad? Let me count the ways: Online: Google Talk Skype (Skype on Technobiography) Yahoo! Voice G-Webcall.com (G-Webcall.com on eOFW | G-Webcall.com on Technobiography) VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) VoiceStick.com FWD – Free world dialup (Article on The J Spot) CallUK IPKall Phone Cards: E-Pinoypinay.com (*) 1stPhoneCard 2look4 Callingcards.com [...]

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Here’s an interesting service from Globe: G-Webcall.com Call any Globe or TM phone using a computer outside the Philippines for only P7.50 per minute. G-Webcall accounts are open to Globe post-paid subscribers. G-Webcall users can place calls from a computer to any Globe/TM phone anywhere in the world. G-Webcall uses Voice Over IP (VOIP). An [...]

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