Investing is worth it?

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As you might have noticed from reading the news, the Philippine economy is on a roll these days. There are more investors, more potential jobs, and of course, more money going around. Today’s young professional crowd has more money to spend, and more things to spend it on.

What are the things we usually spend it on? Of course, we have the essentials for daily living, or what Maslow calls physiological needs. We also have our utilities, what allows us to have a comfortable lifestyle. Then we have our wants- luxuries like the latest gadget or trips to Boracay. What do we do with the money left over? Place it a bank? Hide it in the sock drawer?

Here’s a better idea: make it work for you.

Filipinos usually view the word “investment” as a scary word that involves a lot of money. Investments are something that entrepreneurs or those who already have high paying jobs do to make even more money. And while that’s true in a sense, that shouldn’t preclude you from investing even at a younger age.

DOTC Bares Rules Versus Drunk And Drugged Driving

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Coinciding with the Road Safety Month of May as designated in Presidential Proclamation 115-A, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) today published the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 10586, otherwise known as the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act, which penalizes drivers who are caught driving under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances.

“This will permit law enforcers to begin implementing the safety measures imposed by RA 10586. Among other things, it limits the allowable blood alcohol level to below 0.05% for most drivers. In the case of drivers of buses and other public utility vehicles, however, they cannot have any amount of alcohol in their blood at all, since people’s lives are in their hands” said DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya.

The IRR was drafted jointly by the DOTC, the National Police Commission through its Chairman, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas, and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona

UNWTO to Lead in Bohol Tourism Recovery Roadmap Turnover

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United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Dr. Taleb Rifai arrives here in the country to lead the turnover rites of the tourism recovery roadmap for the province, an output of a multi-sectoral collaboration to help the province recover from the effects of last year's earthquake.

The Bohol Tourism Recovery Plan (BTRP) is a collaborative project of the Department of Tourism (DOT), the United States Agency for International Development under its Advancing Philippine Competitiveness Project (USAID-COMPETE), UNWTO and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). It was developed following a series of fact-finding missions and extensive research over a five-month period.

The document, touted as Bohol's tourism recovery “bible,” contains strategies for marketing the province to the global community, as well as the development of new tourism products that will strengthen Bohol's position as an eco-cultural destination.

The strategies will be a guide book for Bohol not only in bringing back local and international tourists, but also in further expanding its tourism base.