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- Suze Orman says setting finances straight like drug rehab
MANILA, Philippines – Global personal finance celebrity Suze Orman is in Manila to check the call center operations of her debit card company. While in town, she gave a talk to a standing-room-only crowd at the NBC Fort in The Fort in Taguig City on Saturday, February 26.
Orman stressed that “money is almost everything,” entertained questions, gave frank answers and shook the hands of local personal finance go-to, Francisco Colayco.
For her advise on how Filipinos can avoid the traps Americans are in, view here.
- Why do INC religious group members dislike Aquino?
MANILA, Philippines – As members of the religious group and key political ally of presidents gather on Monday, February 28, an undercurrent feeling among Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members is getting apparent: They don’t like President Benigno Aquino III.
They said the president does not have a debt-of-gratitude, tends to have dictatorial tendencies, wants to weed out INC members from the Aquino administration, and wants to please the Catholic church, like his mom, former President Corazon Aquino.
- No anti-Corona in Edsa rally: Why did Aquino focus on economy instead?
MANILA, Philippines – The usual Corona-bashing was unusually absent in President Aquino’s People Power speech this year.
Instead, the president who has been so gung-ho about talking why Chief Justice Renato Corona must be impeached in his week-long public engagements, trumpeted the economic gains of the country under his watch. He talked of the credit upgrades and the recent historic highs in the stock market.
A possible reason for the changes could be the recent survey results that said Filipinos are getting tired and less interested of the gobbledygook-laden impeachment trial at the Senate.
- Philippines’ neighbors in Forbes list of The World’s Richest
MANILA, Philippines – Three neighbors of the Philippines are on the latest list of Forbes on The World’s Richest Countries.
Of the 15 that made it to the list, Singapore, Brunei and Hong Kong ranked 3rd, 5th and 8th.
Forbes noted that resource-rich and -dependent economies dominate the list, with Qatar ranking first.
Philippines, one of the most mineralized countries in the world, is not there.
- PDP-Laban’s future is in Jejomar Binay’s hands
MANILA, Philippines – Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) expressed confidence that it will eventually become the country’s reigning political party, as they have the “main force” to make it happen.
That force is Vice President Jejomar Binay whose plans to run for the highest political position in the national elections in 2016 was greeted with chants, testimonials and standing ovations at the anniversary party on Sunday, February 26.
Partymates said Binay will “not only direct the path but straighten it,” obviously referring to President Aquino’s “matuwid na daan” (straight path) campaign tagline.
- The original People Power revolution: Philippines’ then and now
MANILA, Philippines – It’s 26 years since the first Edsa uprising. Rappler looks back at the cultural and technological touchstones that separate one generation from the next—from communications to lifestyle to language.
The paradox of the Philippines is that, despite the inevitable change at the surface, at the core, everything remains the same.
- Red carpet for the 84th Oscars awardees
MANILA, Philippines – The winners for the major categories at the 84th Academy Awards are being announced on Sunday, February 26 (Monday in Manila).
List of nominees and awardees are being live-blogged here.
- Philippine stock index may hit 5,000!
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) may eventually reach 5,000 points this week.
The index, a barometer of the economy’s future health, has been hitting consequtive all-time highs since January, as funds from the west make their way to the east, including the Philippines where growth may have slowed but still inching up.
The PSEi snubbed the 2nd bailout of Greece last week. Analysts said market players were cashing in on gains. The general sentiment is that the market will continue its uphill climb.
- Wynn vs Okada exposes ethical breaches, presidential friendships in Philippine gambling
MANILA, Philippines – The war between 2 giant casino kings – Steve Wynn and Kazuo Okada – exposed the Philippine gambling regulator-player structure, possible ethical breaches by Filipino officials, and presidential friendships to the world.
This week, as Wynn and Okada battles it out in the boardrooms of their Wynn Resorts Ltd’s Macau and Las Vegas ventures, officials of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) will face lawmakers in a congressional hearing and continuous public scrutiny of their past actions.
- The end is near for Corona impeachment?
MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution team in the impeachment trial may finish their presentation of witnesses this week. The defense will present theirs. The senator-judges will rule if Chief Justice Renato Corona should be impeached.
Is the end near? Survey results showed Filipinos are getting less interested in the legalese-laden impeachment trial.
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