Wilma C. Inventor-Miranda
Luxury bags and watches as investments?
March 27, 2024 7:58 am
One may ask, is it worth an investment if I purchase branded bags and watches? How about branded clothes and shoes? As for the latter, for obvious reason, they easily depreciate more than bags and watches, making them not attractive investment.
Tax payments made easy?
February 05, 2024 1:24 pm
With the onset of the busy tax season, we note of the Ease Of Paying Taxes (EOPT), which was made into law last Jan. 5, 2024. President Marcos, however, vetoed one provision on the withholding of taxes by microenterprise, but the rest were approved. As of this writing, we are still waiting for the Department of Finance to release the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). So much had been written about this topic, so I will only delve into some of the highlights.
EQ in the workplace - How important?
January 16, 2024 3:33 am
In these days when businesses are growing and there is a need to hire more people or replace positions which are left vacant when people are being poached, terminated or retired from work, how can one determine the right people to hire?
Israel and Hamas
December 09, 2023 4:26 am
When Hamas first attacked Israel and there were innocent civilians that died or were made hostages, I personally thought that Israel had a right to defend itself. However, there were different views from people I know at the start of the war (although majority of them stand with Israel) and I thought to myself I want to look further on this, for I never give attention nor read much about the conflict in the past. I just want to verify further if whether what is on my mind is true or not because of the limited knowledge I have. The same was true of those people I know who had differing opinions, but in the end, after searching the facts, everybody stood with Israel.
Europe 2023
November 08, 2023 4:00 pm
Our trip was meant to be a reunion for the family and it was indeed. The bonus of course, is we get to see new places that we have not been to before. They say travel is not an expense but an investment – which for me is true. You gain different type of new insights and perspectives which you cannot have just by looking at social media or reading in magazines and books.