And so ends months of speculations as the president of the country finally made known to the public her political plan for 2010. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo made the official announcement in an interview aired over government radio.
“I will file my candidacy for Congress in order to serve the hardworking people of my home province,” [...]

I’m sure you may, at least at one time, have heard about reverse morgage and why it is available only to seniors. This type of a loan is available only to seniors who need extra money, using their equity in their house as security for the loan.
These days, reverse mortgages is fast becoming popular among [...]

Two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) families were recognized for their efforts in helping residents in their community gain employment or livelihood through promotion of entrepreneurship. The first OFW was from Lipa, Batangas, and the second one was from Baleno, Masbate. They were named this year’s Model OFW families.
The Model OFW Family of the Year Awards [...]

Philippines beaches as an alternative to Hawaii.
This is what the Philippine government is pushing as it tries to promote to Taiwanese tourists Boracay, Palawan, Cebu and Davao, said the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).

To allow local residents more opportunities to spend more time talking with their families and friends abroad, Globe Telecom has reduced its international voice and text rates to major destinations by as much as 87%.

Here’s another first from the Smart Communications, the country’s leading wireless services provider. The company launched recently the beta phase of its mobile email, the first daily flat-rate, unlimited push email solution in the country.

The Liberal Party (LP), led by its presidential and vice-presidential bet, Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Senator Manuel Roxas III, together with their senatoriables, was the first to file their certificate of candidacy as a group.
The senatorial line up of the LP include Anakbayan Partylist Representative Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, former National Economic Development Authority head [...]

To help entrepreneurs, especially those who were affected by the recent typhoons, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that they will be staging the trade fair called Impakabsat.
A yearly regional trade fair of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Impakabsat features products from Ifugao, Mountain Province, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, Benguet and Baguio, where the [...]

There is a big demand for the macapuno or the “mutant nut” in the Philippines as well as in other countries. This offers a big opportunity for Filipino entrepreneurs as they can venture into the business of producing planting or the nut itself.
The Philippine Coconut Authority Albay Research Center scientists were able to develop the [...]

The National Development Co. (NDC) is planning to avail of a loan from private banks in order to raise at least $300 million by yearend. NDC will be buying  a portion of the controlling of stake of Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) and the Development of the Philippines (DBP) in Metro Rail Transit Corp. [...]

At least 24 bids from 10 possible contracts under the geothermal energy contracting round were received by the Department of Energy (DOE). Energy assistant secretary Mario Marasigan said, “We received strong interest because of the renewable energy law. Now we are seeing the fruits of Republic Act 9513, wherein the incentives are really attractive.” Marasigan [...]

I-Remit Inc. continues to expand its presence all over the world. This time, the Filipino-owned non-bank remittance company has acquired a license to do business in Europe. The company said it received a copy of a letter which came from Banca D’ Italia Eurosistema advising of the registration of iRemit Europe in the general list [...]

It’s final! Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero will not be throwing his hat into the presidential ring, saying that “now is not the time to run for the presidency,” as he announced on Tuesday that he will not be participating in the May 2010 elections except to vote. He made the announcement to his supporters and [...]

Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City were placed under a state of emergency by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after the gruesome massacre of dozens of people in the election hotspot in Mindanao. The president also ordered a swift and impartial probe into massive killings.

Efren Peñaflorida, the man who started the “Kariton Klasroom” has brought pride to the whole Filipino people. Peñaflorida, or “Kuya Ef” was named CNN Hero of the Year for his innovative effort of bringing education to poor children.
Armed only with a pushcart goes to  poor children and together with his team, the Dynamic Teen Company, [...]

November 25 is the schedule of the Tourism Congress. However, there were calls from the local tourism industry for its deferment, but the Department of Tourism (DOT) is still pushing through with the original schedule of the event.

There were not few negative reactions were given when the organizers of the 21st Philippine Advertising Congress (PAC) decided to move the event from Baguio (its original venue) to Subic after the place was devastated by typhoon “Pepeng.” They believed the Ad Congress could actually help the city ‘rise’ faster if it were held there. [...]

Sometimes doing all those entrepreneurial works can get burn us out, making us seek to “get away from it all.” Taking a much needed vacation is a good idea… but there’s a better idea that I have just found out – it’s the Vacation Timeshare Rentals wherein you get to share ownership of the vacation [...]

More new employment opportunities are coming up in the Philippines as Toshiba announced that it will be hiring “several thousand” new employees early next year.  The new employees  are for their two factories in Laguna.
This was announced by company chief representative for Asia Pacific Hiroyuki Ishida during the Toshiba’s product launch at the Peninsula Manila.

The LRT-2 which currently runs 13.8 kilometers and traverses five cities in Metro Manila – which are Pasig, Marikina, Quezon City, San Juan, and Manila along the major thoroughfares of Marcos Highway, Aurora Boulevard, Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, Legarda and Recto, is undergoing study for its on both its east and west end.