OFW Business: Operating a Carinderia / Catering Business

OFW Business is a series of tips for an entrepreneurial overseas Filipino worker, hoping to find the right type of business to invest in...

Understanding Pinoy Films and Why Many of them are Unwatchable

Filipino films, like every other national cinema, have a distinct identity shaped by their own culture, history, and social environment. Although it gives us pride...

Overseas Jobs: 8 Common Reasons Why Many Filipinos Want to Work Abroad

There are many reasons Filipinos want overseas jobs. Whether it's their first choice or just forced to do so, there are many underlying reasons...

How Ex-Dubai OFW Started Business in Philippines with 10K Seed Money

Being away constantly from your spouse and your children are always an everyday hardship for all our Modern day heroes. For mothers who are...

11 Side Hustle Jobs of Security Guards

The mere sight of blue-uniformed security guards evokes a feeling of courtesy, respectfulness, and dedication to service while on duty. You see them everywhere,...

11 Side Hustle Jobs of Security Guards

The mere sight of blue-uniformed security guards evokes a feeling of courtesy, respectfulness, and dedication to service while on duty. You see them everywhere, posting at the shopping mall entrances, gates of high-rise condominiums, and even government offices. It's not unusual either to have police barracks or military garrisons that utilize security guards as front-line gatekeepers. They stand in attention,...

From Dishwasher to Successful Entrepreneur

Jonathan Ilagan Ruiz is the general manager of the CAFÉ Martinez chain in Dubai, owner and CEO of the PAM Academy, an online learning...

Viewing Through Partitions of Dubai Shared Apartments

Flat sharing, otherwise known as boarding house/room sharing in the Philippines, is not a new thing for Filipinos. So when I first arrived in...

OFW Heroes: 8 Examples of Heroic Acts OFWs Do Beyond Their Jobs

Though many of us will consider that the existence of OFW heroes is already a cliche, we'll never get fed up with this noble...

How to Open a Stock Investment Account at COL Financial

Overview Once you decide you would like to invest in stock market, you may or may not know yet that you need to have a broker or agent which will facilitate your investment on stocks of your preferred companies. Before you proceed: How to trade stocks in the Philippines Agents or brokers provide a number of advantages such as offering you guidelines on the...

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