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    #SouthParadise: Residence Inn & Paradizoo Press Conference on April 18, 2015

    My good friends over at the Zoomanity are inviting you to check out the #SouthParadise in Tagaytay. Here’s what they want to share to you all: Want to have that great getaway out in the hustle and bustle of the city? Are you looking for that one great and memorable hotel base nearby yet different from all the rest? Go out of the Metro and have your staycation at Residence Inn Tagaytay Hotel and Paradizoo Mobile Home!  “We want to offer our visitors only the best experience that they deserve.”, COO JB Badon proudly states. With this, allow us tempt you with some of the reasons why you have to choose Residence Inn Tagaytay Hotel and Paradizoo Mobile…

  • The Guide

    The Urban Roamer’s Taxation Guide for (Part-Time) Freelancers

    The previous entry here on the Urban Roamer which talked about the BIR Registration Guide for (Part-Time) Freelancers was a such a well-received post that it warms my heart to see and read messages of appreciation for coming up with the piece, having helped to fill in the pieces that have been blank for a long while. To that I say thank you that somehow I was able to be of help in some way. I appreciate them a lot. As comprehensive as the entry was, I have to admit it was not able to provide as much important details as possible about taxation for professionals, part-time ones especially. Thus the…

  • The Guide

    The Urban Roamer’s BIR Registration Guide for (Part-Time) Freelancers

    Truth be told, I had no intention of getting myself registered as a freelancing “professional.” (if writers are considered as “professionals” which the BIR says they are) It’s not that I do not wish to cheat on taxes despite my apprehensions and frustrations with the way things are run in the government today. Rather, my non-intent is borne out of practical reasons. One of them being I am currently a full-time employee, so I’m already paying taxes through the withholding tax deducted from my payslip. The other one is the fact that my writing gig is a part-time thing at this point, (something I stress much often) not to mention…

  • Checked Out

    Manila International Auto Show 2015

    It’s that time of the year once again as car enthusiasts in the city are going to the World Trade Center Manila for the Manila International Auto Show, (MIAS) which is now on its 10th anniversary. As to be expected from this event, MIAS 2015 showcases the latest in the local automotive scene: the trends, technologies, not to mention some of the newest models of vehicles fresh off the assembly line being unveiled by some of the leading automobile companies in the country.