According to this news, the approval of the tax exemption bill that’s been pending in the Senate was rushed. I say this has long been overdue.
MANILA, Philippines — With three weeks left before Congress goes into recess, the Senate is rushing the approval of a long-awaited measure that seeks to exempt minimum wage earners from paying the income tax.
But with the inflation since 1997, the brackets in the progressive tax table definitely needs as much adjustment as the personal exemption. Otherwise, it would just be like saving the lowly taxpayers a meal a day when they eat three times a day.
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A view of the sunset at Matuod in Batangas.

I have been often bored with the various WordCamp news and events in the WordPress community. But this one is surely not something to pass up.
I just wish I could find the time and join! More here.
A lot of friends I have converted into blogging lately and use WordPress. From uploading themes via ftp, changing themes and installing plugins, there are still a lot of things to be learned. Customizing themes to suit your personal preferences is a real challenge.
I prepared this post to showcase the WordPress plugins that I use in this site. I don’t say that they are the best or the top plugins out there, but at least they served helpful to me.
Check them out and see for yourself which may prove helpful to you as well: Otherwise, just browse the plugins directory for more.
UPDATE: For security reasons, I’m disabling the WordPress Plugins in Use plugin, and leave this page/post to be a static page. Hence, you might find versions here outdated.
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A very good friend, Wilson, is keeping himself busy over at 21 Wilson Street. Yeah, he’s into blogging as well. I reserved this post to welcome him to the blogging world. Keep those great posts coming, Wilson! I highly recommend visiting his site.