Recently, I've been to Makati City and Ortigas Center in Pasig City to find better job and business opportunities. The number of high rise buildings here seems to be doubling every year. Tinted glasses, magnificent architecture, and corporate people are here. Impressive places. But I started thinking and ask these questions. Are these high rise buildings really for us - the 100 million Filipinos? Are these wonderful infrastructures for job seekers like me? In this blog, I will share my views of the rising Philippines economy and its impact to millions of Filipinos. Building construction is everywhere in the Philippines. If you’re an investor reading this post, I have some good news for you. Here are the facts and figures about the Philippine economy today. Last May 8, 2014, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services (S&P) upgraded the Philippines’ long-term sovereign credit rating from BBB- Stable to BBB Stable, the highest rating ever recorded in the country’s history. Source:

Do you love being with nature? What places have you been into where natural wonders capture your imagination? Carabaos on the River I think many of us like to link our photography passion with nature. Philippine nature is absolutely beautiful. It’s a comfort zone. In this blog, I would like to share some photos of the places where I’ve been into in the past years, here in the Philippines and abroad, where nature is truly an amazing view. I grew up in a town where people dependency on nature can be seen everyday. My parents were from a family of farmers and since I was four years old, I’m already seeing them working hard in the fields, nearby forests and rivers. To see the mountain views while taking your lunch under a tree in the middle of the field is worth remembering. It’s amazing to see nature being all natural. When I started blogging in 2011, I always blend my writing with photos of nature. A picture paints a thousand words. Not all words that can be painted positively,

What make a good nation are good people. No matter how great the sceneries are, no matter how rich the natural resources is, and no matter how powerful the military defence might be, it cannot be a good nation if people living here are corrupt. Corruption has been the subject of discussion in this country for more than two decades. But while the media and political entities are busy revealing to the people of the nation and to the whole world how worst corruption in this country is, there are still cities, people and leaders that are proving “change for good” is still possible in this wonderful nation. As an observer, although I have not yet widely explored this beautiful country, I can say that Filipinos still has the courage to prove to the world that they can rise up to the challenge of times. In this country of OFWs , boxing legends, and white-sandy beaches, there are three places which I recently visited that I can say are making good things to happen despite of odds forcing this