I can almost remember when I took my medical board exams some few years ago. The palpitations, the sleepless nights, the cramming and the feeling hopeful. My least favourite part in the exams? The waiting for the results to come out. For me, the waiting took forever. But the best part of it? The passing…
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Dissecting Social Security System (SSS) It Pays to Know Your Rights and Benefits
Every month, a portion of an employee’s salary is taken out for SSS. Many people feel the deduction, but don’t really know what it’s for. So today, we’ll look at the benefits of SSS and how we can avail of them. I am a doctor, and being a medical doctor, I am trained to analyze…
Who wants to be a Filipino Doctor? FAQs on How to Apply and Be Accepted in a Medical School
Now that you get a picture of what you’re in for from the previous post, “Who wants to be a Filipino Doctor?” Let’s discuss what you need to do to get in. In general, you will undergo two phases, first, the initial screening whereby you should submit all the needed documents. If you pass the…
Who wants to be a Filipino Doctor? FAQs on Top 20 Philippine Medical Schools’ Tuition Fees
Do you have what it takes? Did you always have that dream of being in a white gown, with stethoscope draped on your neck while you attend to some patient in your clinic? Or have you tried imagining yourself in an emergency room in action, armed with your skills in surgery, and knowledge in the…
What to do to Protect and Conserve your Wealth?: Part 3 of Estate Planning 101
This is the part 3 of the series on protecting your wealth from Estate tax. See part one of the Series: What is Estate Tax and How it can hurt you even After Death? Part 1 of Estate Planning 101 Part two of the Series: Estate Tax Settlement Options: What to do to Protect…
BIR takes its Processes Online: What’s there to know?
In an age where technology takes most of the job in securing files and data for records, it’s no surprise that there is also now a way to monitor your business financial performance and handle your tax related matters in a click of a mouse. The Bureau of Internal Revenue has launched a number of…
Estate Tax Settlement Options: What to do to Protect your Wealth? Part 2 of Estate Planning 101
Let me start this part two with a story. This is a story of Mr. Masikap. He was born poor, as a child he worked as a shoe shine boy. But because of his dream and love for his family, he worked hard. He was able to put up a shoe business and was able…
What is Estate Tax and How it can hurt you even After Death? Part 1 of Estate Planning 101
Remember, Paul Walker? Who starred in “The Fast and the Furious” and died last 2013 due to a car accident? He died with total net assets of $25M (or PHP 1.1 B). His total estate tax that is needed to be settled by his only daughter who is only a 16-year-old minor is 35% of…
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