Top Micro Lending App TALA Taps JUDY ANN SANTOS

People are certainly going to be excited about this because the one and only Judy Ann Santos just got unveiled as the face of TALA, the top micro lending app on Google Play and the App store. There have been countless stories of it being able to help a lot of Filipinos and it has been something that she wants to educate more people into, especially those who need it most to recover from economic hardships by getting loans responsibly which she reiterated a lot during this event too.

Moritz Gastl the GM of TALA Philippines says "We are unveiling the newest member of the TALA family, but before that let me explain what TALA is. Originally TALA is from the US, and our mission is to serve the underserved. We are bringing them all, even those working several jobs and enable more opportunities for them. Through tech, we will serve your fellow Filipinos. We are super excited about it, mabuhay and welcome to the TALA verse where fairness meets opportunity."

Missy Santos the Marketing Director of TALA Philippines says "It's found in every Filipino, we will unlock that strength, to serve globally to bring economic opportunity for us. Fairness reigns, we unveil the superpower, our new champion, the portal is opening!"

Missy adds "I saw how much we've grown to watch her shows, she's not lip service, her story personifies us and TALA's values. We asked around and she comes on top." a reason why they got her to become part of the TALA family.

Judy Ann says "It's easy to say yes to an app that gives you a chance to dream, they don't discriminate, and I like that they have high confidentiality with information. If they take care of your privacy, empower Filipino people, I am with them. In life we need that hope, and I think TALA is that. They have been in the industry for 8 years, it gives people hope, and let everyone say I can do it. Investing young is best, if you need help, TALA can help you."

Congratulations to Ms. Judy Ann Santos and fervently hope that even more Filipinos would gain access to micro loans by using this app and recover from the hardships they go through by investing in the right businesses and paying on time. 

Find, Tweet Your Perfect Home from Property24 Philippines and Win!

The property sector in the Philippines is really getting busy. The boom everyone is anxiously waiting for is actually happening now, whilst some don't even know it. The economy is improving and people are actually earning relatively more than the previous years. Investing in this area has always been a really good thing to do, a bit of frustration comes when the issue of trust and confidence comes into play. We're talking about a great amount of money, if that wouldn't be something to be careful about then I don't know what else would. In the Philippines, there's one place everyone trusts when it comes to getting property online. 

Have you heard of www.Property24.com.ph? I've written about them a couple of months back here. Backed by one of the most trusted online selling portals in the world OLX.PH, Property24 has been able to establish itself as the go to resource for finding House and Lots, Condominiums, Apartments, Farms, Commercial and Industrial properties, Developments and Foreclosed properties in the Philippines. It also covers some developed African countries, listed some major cities in the Philippines and they even ask you if you want to see them all too.

The site can also accommodate and refine your search if you have a specific budget to work with just by indicating the minimum and maximum price. They can also indicate how many rooms, bathrooms they plan to have and the type of property they are looking for. As for the quality of listings, Property24 makes sure you won't be wasting time seeing unverified ones as everything goes through a strict screening process and applies the same strategies in other countries since they've been doing this for years now. They also employ point systems so you get to see reputable ones from those who are not. For brokers, agencies or  developers, this would be a dream too because you don't have to go out that much in the sun or rain in selling or renting properties anymore. Just imagine, 16 Million views a month would expose your listings and your brands with your target market. They'd also be cross posting this to OLX.PH, be seen in proprietary apps in iOS and Android. It will definitely spell your success. This would also be perfect for those planning to transfer to non flooding areas which we've seen these past few days.

To make your Property24 experience even better, the number 1 property website is launching a Twitter promo. You can get the chance to win an overnight stay in a 5-star hotel, isn't that neat? All you need to do is Follow the official Property24 Philippines Twitter account @Property24PH, find your perfect home in www.Property24.com.ph and tweet "I found #MyPerfectHome here: (URL of the listing)" and tag @Property24PH on Twitter. Your privacy settings must be set to public so they could see it. You can also tweet 10 times a day. This means that the more entries you make, the more chances of winning. They will also be giving away 5 consolation prizes aside from that 5-star hotel stay mentioned earlier. Just read the fine print below and you're good to go.

Finding your dream home shouldn't be complicated. It's easy when you use the website, iOS or Android app by Property24. I've used this a ton of times when friends ask me to find them a place near my neighborhood. If you're in the hunt for one, maybe this is the opportune time to do it. Investment wise, it's always a smart choice. It only takes a few minutes to see why Property24 is the number one resource to find your dream home, take a tour and don't just take my word for it.

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Living in the Philippines: Find it on Property24.com.ph

Selling your pre loved items has never been easy. Dominant buy and sell website in the Philippines SULIT.COM.PH has unfolded another feather to its hat as they conquer the real estate sector. It has been one of the highest in terms of traffic in sulit.com.ph and the time of partnering with one of the world's best PROPERTY24.COM.PH is but great timing. The companies are all part of the multinational Naspers Group. The company doesn't just engage in selling property but also holds all the logistics behind that as well says JP Farinha CEO of Property24 who came all the way from South Africa.

Property24.com.ph says quality scores will be given to brokers and properties, some automatically penalizing and ranking them on the site. The local site will also be customized according to general brokers needs. Although they admit that they will need data and algorithm that will make the site and its features better, they are going to work on it. Sulit.com.ph will not abandon its current posts, it will still have that together with property24's Business to consumer features while they cater to private listings verified through their current systems.

 

Steve Santos Property24.com.ph's Property Manager in the Philippines says "We see sectors growing further and the housing and real estate loans are on an uptrend. We want to concentrate on local residential properties and listings. We have sections on the site intended only for developers , design and lifestyle so we get more input from real people who rent or buy on the website. We also have mobile apps that is easy to use and connected with the sulit.com.ph."

Definitely something to look forward to and it can help pinoys get that dream place in a single click! We tried out the app and the site. It was easy to find rented properties and real estate finds in Quezon City. It was also easy to find some in other places. I guess this will be the best thing to have if we're going look for properties we can afford or dream of. Just click it!

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The New Nokia Lumia 625 With Amazing 4G Speed!

Nokia Philippines invited us over to see what they had in store for the Filipinos this quarter. As you may have seen a couple of months ago, they launched the one and only Nokia Lumia 625 and the good news is it's here! Yeap you heard that right, the Nokia Lumia 625 finally landed on Philippine shores and it's here to give you and I a better alternative to clearer, crisp videos without fear or prejudice in providing a 480x800 sized 199ppi density screen. I must say it has so many things that Filipinos would really love right from the get go. I love to take home the one I was playing around with but I'm sure this will be available on all carriers in a very affordable plan. Mr. Karel Holub, the General Manager of Nokia Philippines introduced to us this 4.7 inch wonder.

The Nokia Lumia 625 is the most affordable LTE phone in their line. This isn't sold quite largely yet in the country but the promise is to have this be available for the ordinary Juan. They are pricing this quite fair at an RRP of 13,200 pesos. It's one of the most capable phones they have that will mark quality on the areas of  music, videos, imaging and even navigation. This is also going to hold a revolutionary camera engine that can also shoot pure motion HD; plus will also be capable of wireless charging that is unprecedented on other smart phones. This handset also has HERE maps pre-installed which is like augmented reality if you use it in real time. You can even see the location of your friends on it's prime time, which acts more like that dragon radar you used to see in the Dragon Ball series.

 

 We also tried them out that afternoon together with other media practitioners and it's quite surprising to note that this Window 8 powered phone only requires around 119 MB of RAM to run smoothly. If you choose an upgraded version of it via Windows Phone 8 Amber, it will run around 212 MB on a good day. Isn't that amazing? 

While other phones still use wireless G IEEE standards, this one uses BG and N plus, it can also act like a hotspot for your cheap friends who don't have a data plan LOL. Maybe in the near future, Nokia will adapt to AC standards too. Why not?

 Mike Smith, the Product Manager of Nokia Philippines says that they used to have 7,000 apps initially on the Windows Store. Today, they are now up to 175,000 and steadily increasing in useful and worthwhile apps. This is what they were gunning for in the beginning and it's such an awesome treat to see that developers have taken interest in the phones and OS that runs it.

The most important factor in choosing a phone for Filipinos by the way is "Battery Life" as their survey says. So Nokia again will step up the bat and say that this Nokia Lumia 625 has the perfect Li-Ion 2000 mAh Battery to come with it. It's going to last 552 hours of stand by time, 24 h (on 2G) or 15 h 10 min (on 3G) talk time and a whopping  90 hours of music play. I don't think the nice phones you have can match that.

For what it's worth, I'd really love to have this one soon. How about you? Don't you think it's time to have a Nokia? =)

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Jobstreet.com Launches Own App!

Finding a job? You probably know the authority in this field. It's no less than JOBSTREET.COM. It is the number 1 Job site in the Philippines. It has helped countless Filipinos, employees and employers alike to achieve their dream of becoming a part of the country's workforce. It's now going to be even easier as a new app has been launched to make applications and transactions better, more secure and faster!

The app is FREE and can easily be downloaded off the App Store or Google Play Store. It isn't even that big so it's light on memory. I downloaded it myself so I could try it out, I've always been able to use the website but this one's quite powerful. Case in point, you can set your preferred salary when finding a job.

You can set it to the minimum Monthly salary but it also refine search results according to your Job Title, and preferred Work Locations. Of course you would want the amount a little higher than your previous job. But the system also includes some that may be around your expected salary if they find it a little close. The location is also important so you can specify if you want to work within your city or elsewhere in the world. 

Jobstreet.com also has access to jobs in nearby Asian cities, Europe, US and the Middle East. Make sure you check and verify if they have POEA licenses aside from the strict screening and requirements done by them as well. They do this by process so you get the extra blanket of security you need while looking for your dream job. 

The app would match your qualifications and refine again the results. I don't think you'll run out of choices as it updates real fast, real time. Install this now on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Windows, Android and BlackBerry so you'll never be left behind. If you are not happy with your current one, it'll be easy to find a better job where you'll be qualified, given the right salary and be beneficial for you and your loved ones. Work hard, party harder!

Recent metrics also show that the app has been downloaded quite a lot these past few months. People are taking advantage of applying for jobs and submitting resume's this easy, why should you be left behind?  

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The Western Union Network Challenge

Do you know how connected you are in Facebook vs the world?!
Their app can literally get that information, show it to you and more!

Life lessons can be learned from experience and we can't have enough of it. History in itself explains the who, what, when, where and how's of the country you live in and I'm glad I live in a noble one called The Philippines. Today, we have a few million people living outside the country that still send help to their relatives/friends here and it's like part of the culture. Almost every family in our 80 million strong population have one or two relatives elsewhere in the world and that plays a significant part in nation building; a fact that Western Union knows. They made a site that would graphically explain everything to the ordinary Juan/Pedro. Initiatives that impressed people like me who spends quite a lot of time in the blue collared industry.

You can also see graphical representations of different economic aspects here and around the world. You can see how ours fare versus other nations. You will see how much aid a country gets, export growth, foreign investment, remittances, GDP rates, import growth and population. This is essential to predicting and verifying the economic stability of a country. Without looking at previous data and comparing them to the current one today: not a single member would make sense.

When asked about the application and the site about its incapacity to earn or generate income, Ms. Angela Heng VP for Corporate Affairs said that they are doing this as service to help people better understand Western Union and its history. What a noble gesture from one great corporation celebrating it's 160th year in the business.


Since Western Union is one of the world's most connected corporations, they are looking for the most networked person in the world by the use of the Social Media network Facebook and a site they dedicated for this located at http://www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld. You can compare with your friends and show them how globally connected you are. Check out your Facebook photos after using the application and you'll get an idea how connected you are (in photos) too! Your personal score will also contribute to your respective country of residence; so the app will soon know who's the most geographically connected country.

I have my friends and family in around 29 countries around the world; and it was shown there too!

Since the Philippines is one of the most well connected people in the world, Western Union is using the data to be gathered with this application to also know how we would rank against other countries. If their theories are correct we probably would place second to one or more first world countries. Pretty amazing if you ask me. Would you want to rank first? Why don't you visit the site and use the application now; tell me how you fare against other Pinoys and people across the globe!

These guys already took the challenge; so why don't you?!

P.S.

Thanks to the generous people at Western Union because we'll have a contest about this! That's coming up in a few days! Watch out for that! =)


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