Segment 305 ! By: Ben Lou Q: What should I do if my expenses exceed my income? A: In business, a small business owner must always know to cover certain monthly expenses such as rent, utilities, insurance, employee wages and licenses. You will have those expenses whether your sales is zero or not enough. These are called fixed expenses wherein your business cannot function without them. So in short whether you made money or not, you have to spend these every month. T...

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MANILA -- Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Eduardo Año said he rejected presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion's proposal requiring COVID-19 booster cards in high-vaccination rates areas in line with the government’s priority to administer more vaccines to the population in a radio interview. "Sa ngayon hindi pa yan napapanahon," Año said told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo. "Gusto natin fully vaccinated," he added, noting at least 34 mill...

Vaccination of children aged five to 11 years started on February 7 with the government ignoring calls from the World Health Organization (WHO) to first inoculate a high level of high-risk groups currently pegged at 59.8 million (out of 109 million total population) before tending to minors. But consent of the children’s parents must first be secured. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Imee Marcos opposed the vaccination of children without their parents’ consent. “If the ...

Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, 2020-2021 Bar Examinations chairperson, disqualified 219 examinees who tested positive for COVID-19 and a number of Bar examinees who violated the Honor Code. In the two-page Bar Bulletin number 39, Leonen noted that "Unfortunately, a number of examinees who were able to take the Bar Examinations violated the clearly published policies of the Office of the Bar Chairperson and their Honor Code." In the course of the Bar Exam...

Following a COVID-19 infection (Post COVID Syndrome), Long COVID is a recognized entity of long-haul COVID-19, which could be unrecognized or undiagnosed, with any combination of these symptoms: “brain fog” or cognitive dysfunction, troubled breathing or shortness of breath, fatigue, malaise, sense of “not feeling well,” Vaccines have been helpful to these chronic patients, making them feel better. A complete medical evaluation is warranted to rule out any specific organ mala...

When applying for naturalization, there are problems many applicants encountered during the interview process. This is because they look at how you first get your green card and what actions you have made while a green card holder. Listed below are some of them: 1. Proving good faith marriage. You will be surprised that you are applying for naturalization and yet the USCIS is considering you as a green card applicant although your marriage happened ten years ago. If ...

Presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao was formally named the world’s “Ambassador for the Homeless and Vulnerable” by international philanthropic organization Spring Rain Global. The standard bearer of PROMDI was conferred the title for championing the cause of the homeless. Should he win the presidency, Pacquiao said he plans to build at least 10 million houses to be distributed for free to the country’s 1.6 million informal settlers and more than nine million famil...

The US Center for Disease and Control Prevention added the Philippines to its list of countries under “Level Four: Very High,” the highest tier on its travel health notices advising to “avoid travel to this destination” last January 31, Under Alert Level Four, nationals intending to travel to the Philippines are urged to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines while anyone two years or older must wear a well-fitting mask in indoor places and follow all requirements in t...