Support the PMT Charity Fund Drive
March 31, 2008
Give and you shall receive.
Here at Pinoy Money Talk, we recognize that true financial success is not just about acquiring but also sharing material things. And so, we pay it forward by launching our very own Charity Fund Drive where we share blessings with our kababayans who are in need.
The initial beneficiary of the PMT Charity Fund Drive will be the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). For this round, our final collection date is on April 5 (Saturday), the day of the PMT Aniversary EB.
We have now collected P7,800 in donations as of this date. You can still contribute by contacting us for the details of the bank accounts where you can make a deposit. No amount is small, even a cent can go a long way in helping our less-fortunate brothers and sisters.
If you intend to make a donation, please contact us or drop by the PMT Charity Fund Drive thread.
New Adsense rule: No ads below misleading post titles
March 28, 2008
Google Adsense announced an update today regarding new rules regarding the proper way of showing ads.
The first one referred to advertisements placed under a title that may mislead visitors, while the second reiterated Adsense’s rule on ads that look very similar to website links.
The new rules are as follows.
A visit to the Philippine Stock Exchange
March 28, 2008
Our “Investment Management” class in UP Diliman went to the Tektite Tower last week just before the Holy Week holiday to have a tour of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).
It surely was exciting to actually visit one of the country’s stock trading floors but, at the same time, disappointing because we did not see a lot of “action.”
Remember pictures or movie scenes of stock traders where they shout and haggle their orders passionately on the floor? Well, there was nothing like that during our tour. In fact, at one point, we saw a few people taking a nap on their desks and also a group of traders chit-chatting — all during trading hours!
September 2009 Philippines Bar Exam results – March 2010
March 27, 2008
Update March 19, 2010 — The results of the September 2009 Philippine Bar Exam will be posted here. It was reported that the Supreme Court will release the official list of passers on Friday, March 19, 2010 but the day passed and nothing was announced. We’ll wait then we’ll post the results once they are out. Good luck to all examinees!
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(March 2009) Philippine Bar Exam results of September 2008
Update (April 3, 2009): A total of 1,289 of the 5,626 examinees or 22.91% passed the 2007 board exams. The first and third placer were from Ateneo de Manila University, while the second placer was from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
Judy Lardizabal, a law graduate from the San Sebastian College, topped the 2008 Bar Examination where a total of 1,310 passed out of a record 6,364 examinees.
This year’s passing rate is 20.58%, lower than last year’s 22.91%.
List of Top 10 Bar Exam Passers – 2008
1 – Judy Lardizabal, San Sebastian College, 85.70%
2 – Mylene Amerol-Macumbal, Mindanao State University, 85.65%
3 – Oliver Baclay Jr. , Ateneo de Manila University, 85.60%
4 – Majesty Eve Jala, Ateneo, 85.50%
5 – Ma. Elizabeth Liceralde, University of the Philippines Diliman, 85.40%
6 – Michael Macapagal, UP Diliman, 84.15%
7 – Denise Dy, Ateneo, 84.00%
April Love Regis, Ateneo, 84.00%
8 – Christine Joy Tan, Ateneo, 83.30%
9 – Shirley Velasquez, UP Diliman, 83.75%
Jihan Jacob, San Beda, 83.75%
10 – Vanessa Raymundo, San Beda, 83.70%
- Vivian S. Tan, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 80.90
Complete list of 2008 Bar Exam passers here.
Congrats to all new lawyers!
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(March 2008) Philippine Bar Exam results of September 2007
Update (4 p.m., March 29, 2008): A total of 1,289 of the 5,626 examinees or 22.91% passed the 2007 board exams. The first and third placer were from Ateneo de Manila University, while the second placer was from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
List of Top 10 Bar Exam Passers – 2007
1 – Mercedita L. Ona, Ateneo De Manila University, 83.55
2 – Jennifer Ong, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 83.35
3 – Yvanna BL Maalat, Ateneo, 82.75
4 – Jennie C. Aclan, University of San Carlos, 82.10
5 – John Michael F. Galauran, University of Nueva Caceres, 81.60
6 – Karen S. Canullas, San Sebastian College, 81.40
7 – Cecille L. Mejia, Ateneo De Manila University, 81.35
Sheryl Ann D. Tizon, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 81.35
8 – Marforth T. Fua, San Beda College, 81.20
9 – Ruby M. Luy, Ateneo De Davao University, 81.15
10 – Christian B. Llido, University of Cebu, 80.90
- Vivian S. Tan, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 80.90
Complete list of passers available here: Results of the September 2007 PHILIPPINE BAR EXAM
Philippine Bar Exam Trivia: Passing rate in recent Phillipine Bar Exams. Will this year be higher?
* 2008 – 20.58% (1,310 passers of 6,364 examinees)
* 2007 – 22.91% (1,289 of 5,626)
* 2006 – 30.60% (1,893 of 6,187)
* 2005 – 27.22% (1,526 of 5,607)
* 2004 – 31.61% (1,659 of 5,249)
* 2003 – 20.71% (1,108 of 5,349)
* 2002 – 19.68% (917 of 4,659)
* 2001 – 32.89% (1,266 of 3,849)
* 2000 - 20.84% (979 of 6,187)
Bar Exam questions reviewer:
(More pics) Cyrus Hao, Royal Manchester Five and the Abba-Deo P1.1 million contract
March 26, 2008
Cyrus Hao, chief executive of Royal Manchester Five (RMF) — a foreign currency investment program that duped investors billions of pesos, is still at large.
Hao, who hails from Pilar, Sorsogon, and Renato San Juan, company vice president for marketing, are feared to have already fled the Philippines on Tuesday, March 4. If you have any information on their whereabouts, please contact the following offices or approach your local police:
National Bureau of Investigation
NBI Building, Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines
Tel. No. (+632) 523-82-31 to 38
Securities and Exchange Commission
Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Department (SEC-CED)
Tel. No. (+632) 724-7650 or (+632) 727-2267
Pictures of Cyrus Hao and other RMF agents are in the article Wanted: Cyrus Hao of Royal Manchester Five Trading Corp.
More pictures are shown below.
Also shown is a copy of the contract of RMF with the Abba-Deo Prime Express Corporation, an organization that invested P1.1 million in RMF. The investment was supposed to earn 3.5% per month for 6 months, with the first interest to be paid in March. Unfortunately, the RMF scam unfolded even before Abba-Deo saw a single cent of interest.
Update: Sources tell us that, actually, Abba-Deo was a marketing arm set up exclusively for RMF. Whether they were victims or contributors to the scam is currently part of the police’s investigation.
Discuss RMF in the following threads:
- Royal Manchester Five discussion (Part 3)
- Royal Manchester Five discussion (Part 2)
- Royal Manchester Five discussion (Part 1)
Philippine stock market now down 22%
March 25, 2008
If you placed a million pesos in the Philippine stock market from the start of January 2008, you would have lost 9% in January alone. If you remained invested until today, that million pesos is now worth only P780,000 – a 22% loss.
That is based on the performance of the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), a basket of 30 listed common stocks representing the overall movement of market prices and the general state of the Philippine economy.
The PSEi on March 20 closed at 2,817.58, a 22.2% decline from its original value at the start of the year.
‘Papaya Dance’ craze invades America
March 24, 2008
Forget the Chicken Dance, forget the Macarena, because the Papaya Dance is now becoming a big hit worldwide.
US TV show Good Morning America (GMA) recently featured the Papaya Dance, popularized by Edu Manzano of the TV game show Pilipinas: Game K N B? (Philippines: Are You Ready?), with the GMA hosts even mimicking the steps.
Take a look:
(Pics) The 14 housemates of PBB Teen Edition Plus
March 23, 2008
The second Teen Edition of Pinoy Big Brother, dubbed PBB Teen Edition Plus, is now on!
The housemates are in — all 14 of them — and here they are:
Valentina Hasan sings ‘Ken Lee’ (aka Mariah Carey’s ‘Without You’)
March 22, 2008
Thanks to YouTube, we now have easy access to a plethora of funny TV boo-boos. We saw Renaldo Lapuz sing his infamous We’re Brothers Forever song on “American Idol,” Ms. South Carolina Teen USA 2007 struggle with everywhere like such as, and Janina San Miguel excusing herself for mangling the English language because she’s just “17 years old.”
The latest one to hit global popularity is a video of a contestant of Music Idol, Bulgaria’s version of “American Idol,” who auditioned by singing her own rendition of Mariah Carey’s Without You.
And by “own rendition,” we mean her very own version — and lyrics — of the song.
Watch Valentina Hasan as she sings Ken Lee.
Google Adsense stickers for FREE!
March 21, 2008
For the uber-geek who want to flaunt their love for everything Google, here’s something you can add to your collection: Google Adsense stickers!
Our favorite money-making program is giving away free stickers and you can have it even if you’re from outside North America. The stickers are designed for laptops, but they can also be placed on mugs, skateboards, notebook, fridge, your car, almost anywhere!
Here’s a sample of those stickers.
