It’s June once again and our student population will be back to school. Majority of the private schools have announced tuition fee hikes so the cost of education is getting more and more expensive.
Do you know that there are a number of scholarships available for Filipinos? Here are some of the available Philippine scholarships.
Gasoline prices in the world market has risen to up to $80 in the past few months from $60 in January. Brace yourself as there will be up to Php 2 price increase in gasoline prices in the next few weeks.
I discovered a new Philippine magazine catering for people interested in personal finance. The magazine provide valuable information about earning, saving, spending, borrowing, investing, and protecting your wealth. Other topics covered include:
- Tips on personal finance, including budgeting, investing, debt management, risk management, tax planning, and estate planning.
- Topics on consumer finance, including bank deposits, investment funds, stocks and bonds, credit cards and consumer loans, insurance, pre-need plans, real estate, and other investments.
- Consumer guides on cars, consumer electronics, household goods, travel destinations, real estate, and the like.
The magazine cost Php 120.
PAL recently announced a $25 one way promo fare to major Asian destinations exclusive of taxes and surcharges. A few days later, Cebu Pacific came up with a Php 999 fare promo for the same destinations on the same travel period.
So for those wishing to travel between June 18 to October 15, 2007, you can choose between PAL and Cebu Pacific. While Cebu Pacific offer a cheaper fare, PAL provides in flight meals and more travel destinations. Online booking system of Cebu Pacific however is more user friendly than that of PAL.