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Franchising for OFWs

Posted in April 30th, 2008
by ka edong in Entrepreneurship

For some OFWs, franchising may be the solution to coming back home “for good”.
A quick Google search for “Franchise Philippines” or “Philippine Franchising” will give you a ton of resources to help jumpstart your self-education on putting up a business in the Philippines.

There are many organizations promoting franchising as a business opportunity for OFWs.

Royale Business [...]

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Lawmaker pushes loan program for OFWs

Posted in April 23rd, 2008
by ka edong in Loans

A news article on GMANews.TV speaks of a lawmaker wanting to resurrect a government-administered loan program that had failed in the past. What a terrible idea!
MANILA, Philippines – A congressman pushed on Tuesday for the enactment of a bill that seeks to institutionalize a credit program for overseas workers, replacing a P100-million loan facility that [...]

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Unlimited calls to the US, Canada and European countries via Vonage

Posted in April 16th, 2008
by ka edong in IDD, VOIP

How would you like to make unlimited calls to the US, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the UK and Puerto Rico from the comfort of your home in the Philippines (or in any country, for that matter)? Vonage makes this possible.
Vonage is a leading provider of broadband telephone services. It uses a technology that enables [...]

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Auto loans to OFWs rising: Good News or Bad News?

Posted in April 15th, 2008
by ka edong in Loans

More auto loans are being given to OFWs the past two years, the PSBank President says. Is that good or bad for the OFW Family?
There are two sides to it. And it all boils down to what is called good debt and bad debt.
Let me give you a glimpse of the news article from Inquirer.net [...]

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Beware of scam text messages

Posted in April 3rd, 2008
by ka edong in Scams

We often hear parents tell their kids “Don’t talk to strangers”. An update for this generation is “Don’t text to strangers” especially if the stranger is texting to ask for money!
I received many comments from visitors reporting of text messages designed to fool victims into losing their money. The victims receive text messages announcing that [...]

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