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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...

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Are you a Filipino worker abroad who has a Professional Regulations Commission license and wishes to renew your PRC license while you are overseas? OFWs...

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Christmas is a great time to spend with friends and family. But it also means more expenses to prepare food, gifts, and other things...

OFW Business: Starting Your Cacao Farm Business

Recently, many Filipinos are now taking an interest in growing cocoa or cacao for a couple of reasons. First, it is not that expensive...

12 Money Remittance Tips For New OFWs

With millions of Filipinos working abroad, money remittances are important for supporting their families back while and contributing to the Philippines' dollar reserves. Remittances...

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BPO, or business process outsourcing, is a rapidly expanding industry that is also rapidly proliferating in the Philippines, as countries in the West realize...

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 to watch Filipino films that relate to our personal experiences, we also notice many of them lack deeper creative storytelling and poor film production and casting, which makes them less appealing to watch. Overarching themes of...

SSS Death Benefits: How Much Can Beneficiaries Get and How to Apply

SSS death benefits consist of a certain amount of money paid to the beneficiary of a recently deceased SSS member. Claims for death benefits...

12 Diseases That Disqualify Filipinos from Working Abroad

“Health is wealth,” is an extremely vital cliché. In the modern employment world, Potential employers, especially international ones, thoroughly screen their applicants not just...

Pesos and Sense Investment Tutorial by Aya Laraya

PESOS and SENSE The show PESOS and SENSE was hosted by investment advocate Mr. Aya Laraya who has 25 years of finance and investment experience....

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9 Ways You Can Land a Job in Thailand

Many Filipinos want to work overseas but choose to be close to home. No wonder there are many OFWs based in Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau and Taiwan, locations that are within three hours flight from the Philippines. Given such preference, Thailand also comes to mind. As a destination, Thailand is popular for its beaches, food and warm hospitality of its...

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