3Fs and 3Ts show strongest potential for franchising

clip_image002The Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) recently conducted a free seminar dubbed “Buying the Right Franchise”, zeroing in on the top franchise concepts with the strongest potential these days — the 3 Fs (food, fashion, fun and entertainment), and the 3 Ts (transport, telecom, and tourism).

PFA president Robert Trota, acknowledging the country’s abundant natural resources as a bountiful source of franchisable concepts, said, “There are so many readily available natural products that can be explored for franchising, especially for food concepts, such as fruits (natural, dried, shakes, juices, jams, halo halo), marine products (meal toppings, roll, sandwich, on stick), and coffee (brewed, instant, cybercafé).”


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Merry Christmas 2008

For this very special day, we wish every readers, and subscribers a ver very Happy Christmas.

Merry Christmas Everybody!..

Increasing Peso – Dollar Trend

Few months back I blog about how OFW can cope up with the increasing Peso, now its the other way around.  Peso is decreasing with respect to Dollar.  Expat Pinoy knew what to do in times like this.   

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"From now on call them Expat" – GMA

On GMA’s speech given at the presidential palace last Oct. 7, she suggested that OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) to be called Expatriates.

“One very, very well-known and well-paid Filipino working overseas says that we should begin to call our overseas Filipinos expatriates, because the nature of their job is increasingly more on skilled professions. And they should be called expatriates because expatriates usually get higher pay than if you just call them workers,”…

“The government and the people honor our overseas Filipinos, whether you call them OFWs, OCWs, or as Dante Ang likes to call them, Overseas Filipino Investors. And I agree that we should begin to call them expatriates rather than OFWs. But in any case, we honor them for their sacrifice and dedication to their work, their family and their nation.” …

“We welcome their contribution. But we are working towards the day when Filipinos no longer need to go abroad for a job. For the day that overseas work is just another career option and not the only choice they have to earn a living,”…

 


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July 27 2008 Civil Service Exam is Out

The long wait is over!.. CSC July 27 2008 Civiel Service Exam Result is now Available

To those who are waiting for the July 27 2008 Civil Service Exam , Professional and Subprofessional, the CSC results is already available.  Please click here to see the results of the Civl Service Exam for Subprofessional and Professional Level, conducted last July 2008.  To check if your name is in the list of passers,  follow the button next to the Region where you applied for the Civil Service Exam.

Congratulations to the Successful examinees.!!!


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