http://www.workingpinoy.com Helpful Info for Fellow Working Pinoys Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:43:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Late last year, when someone in our extended family passed away, I became familiar with some of the death benefits available for beneficiaries in the Philippines. In my extended family's case, some of these benefits were claimed successfully while the others were denied for various reasons. Here are some death ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2012/02/death-benefits-in-the-philippines/ Here are the new SSS payment deadlines for contributions and salary loans for Voluntary and Self-Employed Members: Your deadline for payment for a particular month or quarter is the 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th or last day of the following month, depending on the last digit of your SSS no. If the last ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2012/02/sss-payment-deadlines-sss-contributions/ Anong mas gusto ninyo kapag may situation na nagbabayad ka using your credit card pero over credit limit ka na pala? Mas gusto mo bang isagot ng cashier ay DENIED at hindi matuloy ang transaction? Or mas gusto mong matuloy yong transaction and then later on, ma-charge ka ng 700 pesos ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2012/01/over-credit-limit-fee-bpi-classic-metrobank-mfree-credit-cards/ A checking account has many good uses, and for business people, it is necessary.  But if you don't handle it well, it can lead you to financial and legal troubles and much stress. Someone asked about crossed and open checks, so I'll describe them first before going to the main topic. CROSSED ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2012/01/checking-account-in-the-philippines-how-to-avoid-problems/ Okay lang ba sa inyo ang pagtaas ng monthly Philhealth contribution or Philhealth premium for Individually Paying members from 1,200 to 2,400 pesos a year and for OFW members from 900 to 2,400 pesos a year? At magsisimula na ito next year, 2012, kung walang wave of opposition from the public and ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2011/12/philhealth-contribution-premium-payment-2400-pesos/ Which of these is the best for online money transfer to Philippines from U.S.? Paypal, Xoom, Moneygram, or Western Union. I'm now looking for another money transfer service that my U.S. employers can use to send me my salary as a virtual assistant and SEO writer. And it must be an ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2011/12/online-money-transfer-to-philippines-from-us-paypal-xoom-moneygram-western-union/ You want to save and grow your money? Modified Pag-ibig II (MP2) is a great savings plan. It has advantages over regular savings accounts, time deposits, or pre-need plans. What are the advantages of Modified Pag-ibig II? 1.  Guaranteed by the Philippine government. Hindi nawawala parang bula, kagaya ng nangyari sa maraming pre-need ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2011/12/saving-money-modified-pag-ibig-ii-higher-earnings/ You can claim death benefits from Pag-ibig Fund only if you're a legal heir or beneficiary of a Pag-ibig member who has died. However, you can file a claim if you're an authorized representative with a Special Power of Attorney (SPA), or a member's court-appointed administrator or executor. Pag-ibig death benefits ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2011/10/pag-ibig-fund-how-to-claim-death-benefits/ Reviews of beauty products, youth products, health products and beauty tips -- these are the things that my college-age daughter are talking about in her blog BeautyofYouth.net. I'm really happy that she inherited part of my passion for writing, although it manifested only now in her late teens. She's indeed a ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2011/10/beauty-of-youth-net-reviews-beauty-products/ In most cases, the success of married OFWs depends on the wife or the husband of the OFW.  It's the spouse in the Philippines who receives the salary of the OFW, and it is he or she who's the one deciding how the money will be spent. Woe to the OFW whose ... http://www.workingpinoy.com/2011/10/ofws-sad-story-ofw-wife/