The key to investing is time and a fund management program like Banco de Oro’s Easy Investment Plan is a way for the ordinary Filipino to start creating his investment portfolio that can yield good savings across a period of time. For as little as 1,000 Pesos a month, anyone can now watch their money grow without having to learn the complexities of financial markets and funds. Whether it’s a short or long-term savings requirement, the benefits still outweigh the usual interest rate of an ordinary savings account.

Blenz Canadian Coffee Shop opened in June or July of this year at the Solaris One building along dela Rosa Street in Makati City. The barista at this cafe said they also have a branch in SM Megamall and another one in the Mall of Asia (or “MOA” as many here call it). I also walked passed by the Megamall branch one Sunday when I had a dinner engagement with my godfather and co-birthday celebrant Jun Bernardo; it’s on the second floor in the middle of buildings A and B.