Philippine Banks, Please Help Parents, Cut Rates for Tuition Fee Loans
To Philippine banks issuing credit cards:
Please lower your interest rates for loans used to pay for college tuition fees.
OFW Children — Join and Make Your Parents Happier
If you’re a college student and your parent is an OFW and has a current job contract overseas, join the Fourth Expat Pinoy Children Awards and make your parents prouder and happier.
You should also be not more than 21 years old, have no failing grade and currently enrolled in a four-year course. Specifically, your general weighted average for school year 2009-2010 should be at least 80 percent for the artist/athlete, entrepreneur and community leader awards, or at least 85 percent for the Ibang Klaseng Talino Awards.
You should also be able to write an essay in English titled “What Is My Role in Nation Building As a Child of an Expat Pinoy?” or in Filipino titled “Ano ang Papel Ko sa Pagpapaunlad ng Ating Pamayanan Bilang Anak ng Isang Pinoy Expat?” Total number of words must not be less than 1,500 and not more than 2,000 words.
Ten winners will be chosen:
- Seven winners — Ibang Klaseng Talino Awards
- One winner — Ibang Klaseng Artist/Athlete Award
- One winner — Ibang Klaseng Entrepreneur Award
- One winner — Ibang Klaseng Community Leader Award
Start writing your essay now, as you prepare your papers. This contest ends on September 30, 2010, with the names of winners announced on October 10, 2010.
The ten OFW children who won last year were:
1. Kennie Kabee A. Alegno
BS Accountancy
De La Salle University – Dasmariñas
His mother, Editha A. Alegno, has been working in an office in the United Arab Emirates for five years.
2. Armando G. Araneta, Jr.
BS Marine Transportation
John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University
His father, Armando C. Araneta, has been working as a seafarer in Europe for 25 years.
3. Jirah Cortes Armandico
BS Nursing
Trinity University of Asia
Her mother, Florida Cortes-Armandico, has been a nursing supervisor in Saudi Arabia for 17 years.
4. Jezza May A. Boquilon
BS Geology
University of the Philippines – Diliman
Her father, Ronito C. Boquilon, has been working as a seaman in Brazil for 14 years.
5. Jordan C. Cabandong
BS Political Science
Far Eastern University
His father, Rene M. Cabandong, has been a a Site Supervisor in Qatar for 15 years.
6. Alyanna N. Cunanan
BS Accountancy
University of Santo Tomas
Her father, Paul Ziegfried S. Cunanan, has been working in China as an operations manager for seven years.
7. Daryl K. Del Rosario
BS Management
Ateneo de Manila University
His father, Lorenzo P. Del Rosario, has been a seafarer in Great Britain for 27 years.
8. Maris Cay E. Gabornes
BS Political Science
University of the Philippines – Visayas Tacloban College
Her father, Manuel D. Gabornes, has been a seafarer in Japan for 36 years.
9. Nikko Jones G. Servanio
BS Marine Transportation
John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University
His father, Banjo J. Servanio, has been a seafarer for 19 years in different countries.
10. Lean Angelo A. Silverio
BS Physical Therapy (Medicine)
University of Santo Tomas
His father, Leandro R. Silverio, has been working overseas as a lead paint shop operator for 23 years.
Submit entry on or before September 30, 2010.
Mail or personally deliver entry to
Paul Joseph V. Fonte
BPI Search Project Secretariat
9th Floor BPI Card Center
8753 Paseo de Roxas
Makati City
To get application form and more info, visit www.bpiexpressponline.com
or call Program Secretariat at 816-9011 or 845-5414
Thanks to Marist R. Nagera, account executive of BrandSpeakAsia, Inc. for the press release.
OFW Jobs and Children: A Suicide Stirs a Neighborhood
OFW jobs feed families, send children to school, build houses, help relatives, improve lives; but sometimes, they kill children emotionally and literally.
This morning, our neighborhood was stirred up by the sudden piercing cries and screams of a 10-year-old girl inside a long vacant unit beside her family’s house. “Kuya! kuya! kuya!…”
Neighbors ran to see what happened, and they were shocked to see her 13-year-old brother hanging from a rope tied to one of the exposed beams.
OFWs, Parents, Take Advantage of Free Internet Banking to Manage Your Children’s Weekly Allowance
Updated June 22, 2011
If you’re a parent whose high-school or college-age kid is living in a dorm or studying in another city or an OFW who likes to control your child’s weekly allowance, take advantage of free Internet banking services offered by local banks.
Most large banks now in the Philippines offer free Internet banking, and they offer lots of services that prompts you to say Wow.
However, in this article, I would describe only two, BPI Express Online and My BDO Internet Banking, because they’re the ones I use.
OFW Parents, Know Your Daughter More Through MyLot
One of many things missed by OFW parents is everyday interaction with their children, including what their children are thinking about various things.
Well, yes, even non-OFW parents have difficulties in getting into the inner thoughts and feelings of their children.
One way for OFW and non-OFW parents to know more their children, especially teenagers is to encourage them to join the online site MyLot.
MyLot is free to join. Your daughter or son must be at least 16 years old. If your child has been using Friendster, then this is a very easy site for your child to explore.
Simply, MyLot is an easy-to-use question and answer site. Your child can post a question, or she or he can answer questions. Don’t worry about pornography or online violence; it is prohibited by MyLot.
I just recently discovered this “knowing more our children” as one of the benefits of MyLot when my teenager daughter joined the site. At first, she just joined because she heard she can earn money from it. Later, she found out she can also improve her English writing skills on the site.
Your children can develop confidence writing on MyLot because many of the young people and adults writing are non-native English speakers. I’ve observed that many of our children can write better than many of those writing on the site.
This early, my daughter has attracted a lot of online friends because of her writing.
But the benefit to us, parents, is knowing their inner thoughts. You don’t have to know you daughter’s password to be able to read her thoughts, as MyLot is open to everyone. In my case, I discovered feelings and assumptions that I never thought my daughter has, such as her dream of having her own room and her fears about our family losing our house to foreclosure, just like what happened to her close friend.
Your child can also earn income as she posts and answers questions. It is not much, but if she has lots of interest in it, she can reach the $10 minimum payout faster. She can be paid through Paypal, but if she’s younger than 18, she can use your Paypal. There’s an article here about Paypal, if you like to know more about Paypal.
Lastly, as you introduce MyLot to your children, advise them not to reveal personal information, such as home address and telephone number, and not to join anything that asks for payment. Since the Internet is becoming a big part of our lives, you might as well capitalize on it or make them ready for it.
You can visit MyLot now and explore.
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