Marinduque | Moriones and the Lenten Mecca of Southern Tagalog

This week many members of the christian community celebrates an event that shares a common thread woven into the fabric of numerous cultures and traditions around the world. This is the week of Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday and most especially the start of the christian celebration of the Lent! 

Each culture celebrates the lenten season in their own very unique ways. "Ash Wednesday" comes after "Fat Tuesday (last day of eating fatty foods before the fasting for Lent)" and marks the start of the lenten season. In Brazil, Italy and other countries there's "Carnaval (carne = meat and vale = to bid farewell to)" and Mardi Gras (french for Fat Tuesday). In the Philippine's we have Senakulo, Pabasa, Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) and the colorful festival with religious significance - Moriones Festival

Money Talk | Financial Planning Seminar @ RBC

"If you think Education is expensive, try ignorance"
In our advocacy to eliminate Financial Ignorance, I would like to invite everyone to join the seminar that we will be conducting at Rockwell Business Center, Ortigas Ave, Pasig City.

At the end of this seminar, the participant should be able to know:

• How to achieve financial independence
• How to accumulate wealth faster
• How to protect your wealth from uncertainties
• How to choose the right investment

Clarkfield, Pampanga | 17th Philippine International Hotair Balloon Fiesta | A weekend of everything that missed

Every year, for the past 17 years, the stokedtraveler’s hometown hosts this magnificent fiesta of everything that flies. This year he planned to attend the festival on its final day and witness all the new attractions it had to offer.
The Balloon Fiesta hopes to fuel the passion of flying to both the young and the old to help move the aviation industry forward. It also hopes to create jobs and business opportunities by promoting Tourism.

Sunlife: Insurers stable; pre-need faces new challenge

For those moms,dads and future savvy individuals owning or considering to own a life insurance plan, no need to fret over the recent trouble with Prudential Life and the large majority of pre-need companies in the Philippines

Sunlife Financial Phils. President Riza Mantaring told Business Nightly's Coco Alcuaz falling interest rates are a challenge for insurers and pre-need companies but insurers are healthy due to stricter practices and regulations.

Watch the very informative interview:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/business/02/14/12/sunlife-insurers-stable-pre-need-faces-new-challenge#ooid=puc2NpMzpyavOKVsj-ViBZ2bKsq5I98o

Source:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/business/02/14/12/sunlife-insurers-stable-pre-need-faces-new-challenge

For a free sample policy or to know more about sunlife and what services it can offer the money-wise investor that you are, send an email with your name,gender,age and protection/investment interests to bryan.d.garcia@sunlife.com.ph. You may also request for a free non-obligatory presentation for your convenience.

Money Talk | Prudential Life Plans and 30 other Pre-need companies in trouble

 The Insurance Commission on February 3, 2012 issued a “Stay Order” on the request of troubled pre-need firm Prudentialife Plans Inc. for corporate rehabilitation.

With the “Stay Order” decision, all payment of claims by planholders effective February 6, 2012 are suspended. That means starting February 6, all Prudentialife planholders cannot file for any claims against the company until its corporate rehabilitation plan is approved.  All claims being processed, however, as of February 6 will still be honored and funds will be released to planholders.

Notice to Prudentialife planholders and other stakeholders
The Insurance Commission directs all Prudentialife planholders, stockholders, creditors, and other interested parties to view and comment on the verified proposal for corporate rehabilitation submitted by the company. Details of the proposal are available at Prudentialife’s website. Deadline of  comments on the said rehabilitation plan is on February 25, 2012.

Planholders and other interested parties are also encouraged to attend the consultation hearings scheduled on March 2 and 13, 2012, 9 am, at the IC Board Room, 2nd Floor of the Insurance Commission building at United Nations Avenue in Manila. The sessions will discuss the process of corporate rehabilitation for Prudentialife.

Be Extraordinary: 8 Steps To Living The Life You’ve Always Wanted

Are you bored with your daily routine? Tired of doing the same things, day in and day out?

Are you unhappy with how life is treating for you? And wish that everything could be different?

If your answer is yes, then you have a bad case of being ordinary.

There is nothing wrong with you, and you’re definitely not the only person who feels this way about themselves.

In fact, most people live exactly this kind of life… but that’s because they choose to be ordinary.

So why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary, right?

If you want more excitement, more variety, more happiness and more things to happen for you, then just follow this 8-step guide on how to add that “extra” to your ordinary life.