Let’s talk about getting healthcare on a middle class budget here in the Philippines. There’s this post about how a patient was denied Philhealth coverage because the person’s confinement did not reach 24 hours. The person was just admitted and...
Deciding on what kind of house to live in is one of the major life decisions for the burgis. For many middle class folks, it usually boils down to either living in a condominium or a detached home in a subdivision that stands on its own lot. But which one is better?...
Considering how the amount of crap that’s been going on in the country, not everyone hates the Philippines. We still have OFWs, balikbayans, and foreigners (often married to Filipinos or plan to) who are seriously looking to spend their twilight years on our...
There’s an age-old advise from older folk regarding this topic: “Sayang ang upa. Wala kang maiiwan.” Rent is a waste. You won’t be able to leave anything behind. For their generation, owning the lot you stood on was not an investment thesis. It...
“Bawal magkasakit” might seem like a joke to many Filipinos but it just reflects the dire situation most of us are in. Getting sick is forbidden – not because your nanay will scold you for not wearing a tsinelas on cold tiles (she will), but because...
