What’s the financial state of Filipinos for the first quarter of this year? According to a survey commissioned by Sun Life Philippines, and conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS) […]
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Survey Results: The Financial Situation of Filipino Families
Last month, I did an online survey on the financial situation of Filipino families. I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions. Below are the […]
Continue readingInfographic: The Spending Habits of Filipinos
After years of “blind spending”, a friend has decided to finally track his expenses and create a monthly budget starting next month. I’m glad and excited for him because he […]
Continue readingHow Financial Responsibilities Change The Way Filipinos Think and Act About Money
When I graduated from college and got my first job, I officially became financially independent. For almost ten years since that time, all my income was mine alone to spend […]
Continue readingPhilippine Financial Literacy Advocacy Report 2013
Back in 2008, I published a special research on The State of Financial Literacy in the Philippines. Five years later, let’s take a look at what has changed since then. […]
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In my previous post, I shared F. Sionil Jose’s thoughts on why Filipinos are so poor. He mentions poverty of spirit, poor sense of nationalism and loss of ethical moorings […]
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Just the other day, I was organizing my book shelf when I saw a novel which my Humanities teacher assigned for us to review back in college. It was Viajero […]
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