What the F Globe customer agents!!

What the F Globe customer agents!!

I have several accounts with Globe and about a month ago I went to Globe center at Ayala Centrio (Cagayan de Oro) to avail of a sort of loyalty package for one of my accounts. I was told by the guy who assisted me to call Globe’s hotline at 02-730-1300 as all redemptions now go through the hotline

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Philippine British Assurance Co., Inc. – An Apology 1 Year Too Late

Almost a year ago, I wrote about my bad experience with Philippine British Assurance Company. Well, what do you expect, I received an email of apology last Friday. I have almost forgotten about the whole thing but they have to remind me again of the stress I've been through. So here goes the email..

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Philippine Prudential - good or bad?

Philippine Prudential – good or bad?

I can’t believe that one of my posts regarding Philippine Prudential has been getting a lot of visits and comments. When I wrote the post, my only goal was to rant about those unsolicited texts that I’ve been receiving from the company. From the comments [around 30, I think] that I’ve been

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Cebu Pacific and Citibank - now sharing client's info?

Cebu Pacific and Citibank – now sharing client’s info?

Monday, 13th of August 2012, 10:45AM I received a call from an agent of Citibank using the number (02)9769160. Agent informed me that I've been selected for their VIP invitation, blah, blah... But I never signed up any promotions with Citibank nor do I have an account with them so I was wonder

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London Olympics Google Doodle

London Olympics Google Doodle

I’ve always enjoy Google Doodle and I’m glad that Google has a series of these to commemorate the 2012 London Olympic Games.   The following are the various Doodles starting from the opening day… July 27, 2012 July 28, 2012 July 29, 2012 July 30, 2012

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Is Outsourcing Ethical?

Is Outsourcing Ethical?

And why would it be unethical? This was my immediate reaction when I saw the discussion on Quora and I'm sharing my thoughts here. A lot of people especially the first world countries like the US, UK, etc. are blaming outsourcing as one of the root cause of unemployment in their countries. If fac

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FiveBucksDeals.com Review

FiveBucksDeals.com Review

For those of you know who know me, you’re already familiar with my work. I manage an outsourcing marketplace that goes by the name of TaskArmy.com and aside from managing the site, I also have several services here. About 30 minutes ago, I got several emails from pinnacleweb05@gmail.com asking me

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Promoting Your Small Business on Facebook

Promoting Your Small Business on Facebook

I know some business-minded people on Facebook and I’ve been observing them on how they use Facebook in promoting their businesses and I’ll be sharing those observations here. SHARING PHOTOS Last year I bought an EOS lip balm through facebook. How? I saw a friend who keeps on sharing photo

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It's Difficult for Filipino Freelancers to Pay Taxes

It’s Difficult for Filipino Freelancers to Pay Taxes

For those of you who don’t know me, I work online. I’m from the Philippines and I work with different clients mostly from Australia, UK and Canada doing various online assignments for them. Well, I’m working at the confines of my home and I want to pay my taxes but the Philippine government is

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If you cannot take criticism online, perhaps you're not ready to promote anything online

If you cannot take criticism online, perhaps you’re not ready to promote anything online

I recently saw a job hiring for article writers on Facebook. It was more of an image regarding the job and they tagged several people on it. When I saw the image regarding the job posting, I shared my two cents on what I think is a “fair wage” and what ensued was me being called unprofessional a

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