Credit cards are wonderful tools that allow you transact without carrying wads of cash. I’m not really a big fan of the “rule” to pay in cash whenever possible. Unless it’s cheaper to pay in cash, I use a credit card — but not any credit card (well, I only have one, anyway). The credit [...]

The PIA reported that the President issued Executive Order No. 573, creating an Anti-Fraud Task Force composed of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to strengthen Republic Act 8484, or the “Access Device Regulation Act of 1998?.

There are a number of good reasons in favor of having and using a credit card. Still, we all know the possible adverse results in the unchecked use of “plastics” or credit cards, such as this one:

In an Administrative Order recently issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), stores are now prohibited from imposing any extra charges, on top of the cash price, for purchases of goods or services paid via credit card.