Local commercial banks have decided to extend their banking ours and days during the holidays to meet the needs of their clients. Here are the schedules of selected commercial during the holidays: -  China Bank branches: Open on December 24, 30 and 31 until noon or up to 1 PM. -  Metropolitan Bank ...

If there's one convenience that banks offer to their clients, it's online banking.  Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) offers convenience with their easy-to-access and secured online banking site called BPI Express Online. With BPI Express Online, you can: View real-time balances of your Deposits, Consumer Loans, Credit Cards, Investments and Express ...

Sixteen (16) Philippine banks enter the list of 500 strongest banks in Asia, as released based on a study by The Asian Banker (a research company in the financial services industry). 186. Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) 197. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) 200. The Bank of the Philippine Islands ...

The Bureau of Internal Revenue urges Philippine taxpayers to pay their taxes earlier than the deadline (April 15, 2011) to avoid the rush and hassles in lining up. For the taxpayers convenience, BIR has been offering e-Payment which allows the payers to pay their taxes online via bank transfers. BIR ...

I just got my first Metrobank Femme Visa Credit card. I was convinced to get one because of the Metrobank Credit Card rewards. The Metrobank Credit card lets you earn one (1) Rewards Point for every P20 spend on your card. So keep spending your Metrobank Credit Card to ...

Image via Wikipedia Citibank Philippines now offers quick inquiry for their credit card holders. I am a Citibank Classic credit cardholder and one thing I avoid is to have finance charges for not paying on time. One of the reasons for Citibank finance charges are over ...

Image via Wikipedia Currently, I am using 2 credit cards, an RCBC Bankard and Citibank credit card, with credit card limits of Php 15,000.00 and Php 25,000.00, respectively. Although I was satisfied with the credit card limit each company set for my cards, I wished they were ...

Image via Wikipedia I've been a Citibank card bearer for over 6 months now and so far I've been satisfied with their service, especially with their exclusive treats. I bought my laptop using Citibank PayLite and I chose the 12 months 0% interest for lighter payments. I noticed, among the credit ...

My account from WebHostingBuzz got suspended again because I was not able to timely pay for my invoice for this month - all because of the authorization failure notice I have been getting in the 2CO billing page using Paypal. Good thing the 2CO staff has guided me through ...

The Land Bank of the Philippines has launched LandBank iAccess Retail Internet Banking that conveniently provides a safe, reliable and secure banking transactions. Unlike "offline" banking, LandBank iAccess is available 24/7 so you can: View your account summary View your transaction details Inquire the status of the check/s you issued Inquire the total ...

It was early last month when Friendster started to offer the Send Money feature and it started appearing at Friendster user profiles. This feature was in cooperation with Globe GCash, Globe Telecom's mobile commerce service that turns your mobile phone into a virtual wallet. Through text messages, GCash ...

It has been the talk of the town.  Many Filipinos are anticipating, many are hoping to win the Super Lotto or Mega Lotto by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, which now reaches over P300 M.  This was the reason why most Lotto outlets are flocked by thousands of hopefuls. But out ...

Sending money to the Philippines just got even more convenient with 24/7 cash pickup. Now your loved ones won’t have to rearrange their day just to pick up money. About the Xoom and M. Lhuillier Partnership Our 24/7 cash pickup service in the Philippines is made possible by a partnership between Xoom.com and ...

Friendster, probably the biggest social networking site at least among Filipinos, has introduced the "Send Money Feature", utilizing the Globe GCash Money Transfer. I tried to click on the link but it redirects me to the Friendster mobile page.  I think they are still rolling out this new feature. The "Send Money" ...

When I was still a kid, I didn't want to grow up as a doctor.  I wanted to be a business woman then because I grew up around a businessminded family.  However, fate tricked me that I ended up taking a medicine course. There are still instances though that my business ...