5 WAYS TO REHARGE ON YOUR DAY OFF

After working so hard for the most part of the week, you deserve to take a break. Having a day off at least once a week proves to be healthy for you and your work. It re-energizes you and gives you back that zest that you need to work efficiently. But the question is, how are you gonna spend your day off in a way that will be both productive and relaxing at the same time. 

Here's a list of things that you can do during your day off:

FILIPINO SUCCESS STORY: JOHN GOKONGWEI

Another rags to riches success story of a true Filipino Taipan entrepreneur that can inspire anyone is that of John Gokongwei. His business empire company known as John Gokongwei Summit Holdings, Inc. or J.G. Summit Holdings, Inc. for short has business interests in branded consumer foods (Universal Robina Corp.), real estate property development (Robinson’s Land Corp.), air transportation (Cebu Pacific Air), banking and financial services (Robinson’s Bank), telecommunications (Sun Cellular and Digitel), petrochemicals (J.G. Summit Petrochemical Corp.), and United Industrial Corp. of Singapore.

But his wealth wasn’t served in a silver platter. Even in the early years of his life, he encountered tremendous hardships that, eventually, tap his entrepreneurial talent.  Let us get to know the

HOW A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS CAN CHANGE OUR LIVES

 
     Just want to share with you this video that I stumbled upon on youtube. Here, you can see how all of us are connected in more ways than one and how showing acts of kindness can change people's lives, including ours.

    May this video inspire us all to appreciate the kindness that others have given us and may we use this inspiration to pay it forward.

A Single Parent's Guide to Budget Planning

There are a lot of single parents who face the everyday challenge of managing their finances. Having a single income makes it difficult to maintain a budget. Single parents often find themselves in some sort of a financial predicament and so planning and committing to a family budget may prove to be a BIG TASK.

But if you are struggling to make ends meet, it is best to analyze your financial situation. Sticking to a family budget means having discipline. Here are some suggestions on how a single parent can accomplish this.

HENRY SY: THE SUCCESS STORY

In our first feature blog for our LIFESTYLE section,  we're going to read about the life story of the richest man in the Philippines, Mr. Henry Sy.  He is the tycoon who owns all established SM Malls, Banco De Oro-EPCI Bank and a majority share in China Bank.

Let us all be inspired by his rags to riches story as his daughter Teresita Sy-Coson narrates the story of his father’s success: