Archive for Archive for September, 2009
The Philippine Apparel Industry
Since the 1980s, the trend of the Philippine garment industry has slowly shifted from the commercial apparel establishments to the surplus garment industry now popularly known as “ukay-ukay”. “Ukay-ukay” is a Cebuano word that literally means “to sift through” referring to the act of digging into a pile of used clothes and sorting out what [...]
Surplus Cars
If you are one of the people who think that commuting is inconvenient and more time-consuming, then maybe it is time for you to buy yourself a car or motorcycle to get around the metro. Generally, buying a vehicle can be quite expensive and all but if you do not mind using a second-hand car [...]
Expanding Your Surplus Business
Five years ago, you opened up your first surplus business upon witnessing that second-hand items appeal to a wider group of people. Five years later, you are experiencing a stable growth of your business and are thinking of the next steps to tackle in order to expand your enterprise. To a passive entrepreneur, expanding a [...]
Affordable Housing Plans
Owning a house in the Philippines has become more pocket-friendly than ever. Nowadays, a number of real estate developers around the country offer quality yet affordable residential houses that a Filipino family can take advantage of. This scheme is part of the vision of developers to provide decent homes for the middle-class Filipinos. Despite being [...]
Low-Cost Fitness Mecca
It might sound really upsetting but just like everything else; staying healthy and fit can be attained by spending a hefty amount of money. Some of lucky because they can afford paying premium membership in gymnasiums and private sport centres for they can always exercise conveniently in well-maintained sport hubs. On the other hand, those [...]
Free Online Texting
Let us face it. Texting or SMS sending has become indispensable to our daily lives. Dubbed as the world’s texting capital, the Philippines boast of an average volume of 400 million text messages per day. That is more than all the daily text message volume of China, United States of America and the United Kingdom [...]
Micro-financing in the Philippines
A lot of low-income earners worry about having limited or no access to credit, insurance, savings, and other fiscal services. As most financial institutions do not cater to low-income clients, underprivileged individuals usually encounter difficulty in looking for sponsors to help them take advantage of investment opportunities; to obtain sufficient funds needed in times of [...]
Configuring Your Surplus TVs
Surplus television sets imported from Japan have a different configuration compared to other television sets coming from other countries. One problem that is associated when buying a surplus TV from this country is its inability to directly connect itself to other TV stations in the Philippines. They only show the default stations or any station [...]