Mommy Ning

After a day of work, rearing the children, and endless chores, I reward myself by playing games. Playing has always been my past time which I enjoy together with my kids. It is one of the bondings we enjoy as a family with the husband because we share strategies for playing our games. But being a mom born in the '80s, I still long for those we play during my time. When I had our first desktop computer in high school, we only had one game back then, a Solitaire game. It only had one version, but we never grew tired of it. We even played it using cards over and over again.  I discovered a website where we can play nostalgic games, and I am so delighted to share with you what I have played so far; I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. Solitaire.org has a lot of games wherein people born in the '80s will be able to relate. They are not just limited to Solitaire and the different versions of card games, but they also have some of my favorites! Solitaire Who wouldn't love th...

My kids and I have a lot of bonding moments at home, especially now that we are in the second year of this pandemic. They have seen its effects, the limitations, and the people that have been due to the virus. This season is also a perfect time to teach the kids financial literacy since our business is affected during this pandemic. Since they were young, I started teaching them about money. As a parent, it is one of the primary life skills children must learn at home to manage their liquid assets properly. Even in their younger years, I let them use their piggy bank. Any coin that they get changes from the food they buy. They already keep it in their piggy banks.  But how soon must we teach our kids proper money management? As soon as my kid starts to count and recognize money and when they begin receiving monetary allowances, I should start teaching them the importance of money and how to manage it wisely. Before teaching our kids proper money management, they have to learn the d...

The Micro, small scale, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the most challenging hit sector during the pandemic, even if they account for more than 90% of enterprises. They are the backbone of the economy, as MSMEs employ more than 5.3M of our fellow Filipinos.  Governor Benjamin Diokno of the (BSP) Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has stressed the urgency to help Micro Small Medium Enterprises to help sustain their businesses to continue to provide the best essential products and essential services to people each day.  THE OPPORTUNITY Small business owners can now sustain their business operations through the Kabuhayan Loan of BDO Network Bank (BDONB). The MSMEs operating for three years are now qualified to apply for a loan amounting between PHP 30,000 to PHP1 million. They can purchase the needed equipment, buy the required equipment or assets, increase their inventory of stocks, and expand their business in other locations.  A micro-enterprise owner Ernesto Abad, from Los...

We recently got our hands on some photos of the latest CAMON model from TECNO Mobile, which is rumored to be coming out in early November in the Philippines. There aren’t many details available about the new phone yet, but the tri-camera set-up and classy chrome-inspired colours have us wanting for more. The key feature that caught our eye was the 60x zoom, which, coupled with TECNO’s proprietary AI TAIVOS technology, means high-quality photos probably never seen before on a high-end phone. TECNO CAMON 18 leaked photos Right off the bat, we see that the CAMON’s focus on professional photography has continued to shine with the three-camera setup. With apertures ranging from f/1.6 – 3.5, and lens from 16-135mm, these cameras mean serious business. The flushed profile of the cameras makes the phone have a slim, sleek look that will definitely turn heads on the go.  TECNO’s CAMON 18 triple phone setup And there’s more. We know that TECNO’s CAMON 18 Premier is going to be released with ...

A reward for both content creator and viewer? Sounds good to you right? Do you have talents that you can showcase to others and can squeeze it in 60 seconds? Introducing ‘social token’ for the first time in the short-form video platform. - Rewarding both video content creators and viewers with the social token. - Launching a marketing campaign ‘Video Got Talent’ in collaboration with hidden experts around the world.  [Real-time rewarding short video platform, Ziktalk]  Ziktalk(CEO Beom-seok Shim) announced on the 14 th of October, 2021 that it has updated its language exchange social network service into a short video platform based on real-time rewards.  This mobile application is a newly introduced short video platform, which people can share their 60 seconds of funny moments and hidden talents in everyday life and get rewarded as soon as the users watch or react to the video. With the slogan of “Create, Enjoy and Earn”, Ziktalk rewards both video content creators and v...

It has been almost two years since the pandemic brought Filipino life and many livelihoods to a screeching halt. According to a 2020 Asian Development Bank (ADB) study of 1,804 Philippine MSMEs, 70.6% were forced to temporarily close with 66.2% reported to have temporary staff cuts during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. Bucking these statistics and the odds created by the changes in the landscape, the enterprising Filipino found many opportunities in online businesses, with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recording over 88,000 new e-commerce registrations at the end of 2020. This figure is projected to be a million e-commerce enterprises by 2022 (from 500,000 in 2020). By taking advantage of the online space, MSME owners have become unsung heroes of the economy, all the while providing for their families and making their business dreams a reality.  SM Supermalls very well understands the potential of each Filipino to be successful business owners because of their fo...

Winning the gold medal is the definitive goal of any Olympic athlete. For 30-year-old Hidilyn Diaz, getting the gold was not the final aspiration but a part of a bigger purpose – that is to inspire all Filipinos to aim high in everything they do.  Filipinos all over the world celebrated Diaz’s achievement when she took home the country’s first ever gold from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It was a long journey for the Zamboanga native, but it was all worth it. Diaz started lifting weights at the age of 11 using a homemade concrete barbell. Six years later, she went on to represent the country in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. A year after, she competed in 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, followed by the 2012 London Olympics then in the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2018, she was present in the Asian Games and then finally, in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  Like many people, Diaz experienced physical pain and extreme fatigue from her rigorous training. Not to include that she was away from her fami...

THE Singapore-based publication Asian Banking & Finance (ABF) has commended BDO Unibank for its resourcefulness in delivering its services to clients and communities even at the height of the pandemic environment.  At the recently held Asian Banking and Finance Wholesale and Retail Banking Awards 2021, the Bank was awarded with the Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year (Philippines) for its webinar series Market Sense . Meanwhile, its subsidiary, BDO Private Bank, won Wealth Management Platform of the Year (Philippines) and its corporate social responsibility arm, BDO Foundation, won the COVID Management Initiative of the Year (Philippines). “Financial institutions that didn’t back down from the challenge and have adapted amidst the crisis have proved to be on the top of the industry,” said Tim Charlton, ABF magazine publisher. “ABF awards aim to recognise these exceptional firms and challenge them to provide top-tier products and services to their clients as we continue...