You’ve most probably heard about the now dwindling discussion about a proposed law that seeks to “guarantee universal access to medically-safe, legal and quality reproductive health care services and relevant information.” In short, it gives couples a choice on what birth control method to use. This, of course, is against the natural-birth control stance of [...]

There’s an existing proposal to establish a credit assistance program for overseas workers. This is separate from any existing program that the Philippine Overseas Employment  Administration (POEA) or the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA) may have. The proposal is covered by House Bill No. 161. The proposed law shall be known as the “Overseas [...]

We’ve previously noted this tagline – “negosyo, ang sagot sa kahirapan.” Business is the answer to poverty (or maybe there’s another translation). At first glance, the logic behind this tagline appears to be simple. Successful entrepreneurs generate employment, reducing unemployment rate (although we are still to define who are Pinoy Entrepreneurs). Work for more people [...]

Tax is the lifeblood of the government. It is also among the realities in life (even in death, as certain taxes apply after we die) that we can’t escape from. Every Pinoy Entrepreneur doing business knows about taxes. Of course, we could try to “hide”, whether through tax avoidance or tax evasion. Tax avoidance is [...]

The topic on whether the Pinoy Entrepreneur is born or made was tackled in a previous post. There was, however, no poll that accompanied it. This time, let’s poll the opinions of our readers on whether entrepreneurship is predetermined by birth or, regardless of the circumstances one is born into, anyone could work to become [...]