James Ryan Jonas

How to Franchise: Lydia’s Lechon

What is this mouthwatering icon in Philippine festivities that can be described as “malutong”, “masarap”, and “masaya” (crispy, tasty, happy)?

Did you say Lechon? Right indeed!

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BPI ATM problems: Negative account balances, unauthorized withdrawals

If you are a customer of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and you find yourself unable to login to BPI ExpressOnline or the mobile banking app, or worse, you’re seeing negative balances or unauthorized withdrawals in your account, here’s why:

BPI is currently experiencing an IT system error that caused some transactions to be posted and to affect deposit accounts even if they weren’t authorized by the customer.

Here’s the official statement from BPI, posted on their official Facebook page.

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How to use the DOF Tax Calculator (A step-by-step guide)

The Department of Finance (DOF) finally released a Tax Calculator to simplify how our income taxes will be affected once the proposed Tax Reforms of 2017 are approved.

Now, we can have our idea whether we would really benefit from the DOF’s Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN program.

If you want an easy step-by-step guide on how to use the DOF’s Tax Calculator, continue reading.

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Details of Tax Reform Bill of the Duterte Administration (House Version)

The country’s proposed tax reform package, initiated by the Department of Finance (DOF) under the administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, is getting close to becoming a law.

The House of Representatives passed the bill on third and final reading in May 2017 with 246 “Yes” votes, nine “No” votes, and one abstention.

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