Job layoffs here, there and everywhere
June 30, 2008
Also read: 126,000 more workers worldwide to lose jobs and Job losses in the Philippines
If you’re still wondering about the impact of the US subprime mortgage problem, just read the business news and you’ll see who the casualties are: the employed — or more appropriately, the ex-employed.
According to the latest news, the financial sector has announced — from January to May 2008 alone — that more than 66,000 people will be fired in the US and in other countries.
Make money from the Manny Pacquiao-David Diaz fight
June 28, 2008
(Fight Results / Update): Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao knocked out (KO) WBC lightweight champion David Diaz in the 9th round and became the first Asian to hold four different titles at different weights and the first Filipino to hold the crown. Congrats Manny and congrats to all who made money from this fight!
When Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez in their March 2008 World Boxing Council (WBC) bout, a lot of Filipinos rejoiced not just because Pacquiao won but because they also made money from the fight.
Tomorrow when the Manny Pacquiao-David Diaz fight starts, several Filipinos will surely make money once more — and it doesn’t matter if Pacquiao or Diaz won.
Who will make money? Here are some of them.
Comparative salaries of IT employees in the Philippines
June 26, 2008
Are you paid enough as an IT manager or systems developer in the Philippines?
The 2008 salary survey of IT workers in the Philippines will tell you.
Less than half a million Filipinos invest in stock market
June 25, 2008
A recent survey conducted by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) showed that very few Filipinos participate in the stock market.
According to the survey, there were only 430,681 accounts being maintained for Filipino investors by PSE trading participants in 2007 – representing not even 1/2 of 1% of the 89 million population of the Philippines.
Of the total, only 103,412 or just a little over 1/10 of 1% of the population were considered active or involved in at least one trade in a year.
Adsense ads with Times New Roman and Comic Sans fonts
June 24, 2008
Tired of the usual Arial font for Google Adsense ads?
The wait is over. Adsense is now experimenting with ads using Times New Roman and Comic Sans fonts.
No classes today in Metro Manila and 13 other areas
June 23, 2008
Classes are suspended at all levels in 14 areas around the country hit hard by typhoon “Frank.”
The education commission announced that there will be no classes today, June 23, at the elementary, high school, and college levels in the following places: Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Pangasinan, Benguet, La Union, Ilocos Norte and Laguna.
Students, stay at home and try to finish your assignments. Those who are stubborn, well, see you at the malls!
Quality of living in the Philippines not that great
June 23, 2008
Those complaining that the quality of living in the Philippines is worse compared to other countries may be right.
In the 2008 Quality of Living Survey conducted by Mercer Consulting, Manila ranks 131st out of 215 countries assessed based on quality of living and personal safety. The country slipped eight places from 123rd last year.
Declining home prices in the US
June 22, 2008
Americans are really beginning to feel the effects of the subprime mortgage problem. A news article from CNN Money reported that home prices in the US dropped 7.7% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year.
Limited edition Php100 bills with UP centennial logo
June 20, 2008
Yesterday I finally got hold of my UP Centennial commemorative 100-peso bank notes.
In celebration of the centennial of the University of the Philippines, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas printed limited copies of P100 bills with an overprint of the UP Oblation, the symbol of the country’s premier state university, to the right of former Philippine Pres. Manuel Roxas.
Free ymail.com and rocketmail.com email accounts
June 20, 2008
In an attempt to arrest the uncontrollable growth of Gmail, free email market leader Yahoo Mail will open registrations for its rocketmail.com and ymail.com domains starting today.
