Inspiration Archives — Financial Adviser

What This Filipino Storyteller Wants Every Traveler to Remember

FinancialAdviser.ph — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:34:33 +0000

For Ivan Man Dy, founder of Old Manila Walks, the most powerful travel experiences aren’t found in checklists or photos—they’re found in moments of openness. Having led thousands of walking tours through Manila’s historic neighborhoods over the past 20 years, Ivan has built more than just a tourism business—he’s built a movement around heritage, education, [...]

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When Resilience Became the Turning Point: How One Accounting Professional Rebuilt Her Career After Retrenchment

FinancialAdviser.ph — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:11:04 +0000

Irish Peralta did not enter the accounting profession with everything figured out. Like many young professionals, her career unfolded gradually—shaped by work experience, setbacks, and a steady decision to keep improving, even when circumstances were uncertain. At one point, she was working simultaneously as an accounts receivable accountant and a part-time financial advisor. While managing [...]

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From Setbacks to Service: How One Accounting Professional Turned Persistence Into Purpose

FinancialAdviser.ph — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:24:48 +0000

Krist Mark Macapugay did not begin his career with certainty—but with curiosity. What drew him in was not just the precision of numbers, but the stories they reveal about an organization’s health, discipline, and integrity. “I never imagined myself stepping into the accounting technician field at first,” he says. “But my journey began with a [...]

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He Started Without a Degree—Then Built a Career by Never Stopping Learning

FinancialAdviser.ph — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:05:56 +0000

When Alvin John Villanueva began his career, he did not have what many consider a basic requirement for long-term success: a completed degree. What he did have was persistence—and a willingness to learn wherever life placed him. Today, Villanueva is a Certified Tourism Professional and an educator teaching future tourism and hospitality professionals. But his [...]

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When a Career Stops Being About Money—and Starts Being About Impact

FinancialAdviser.ph — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:48:08 +0000

Walking away from a stable corporate career is rarely an easy decision. For Arvin John Delos Santos, a Certified Tourism Professional, it meant giving up predictability, familiar metrics, and financial comfort in exchange for something harder to measure—but far more meaningful. “Yes, it was a leap of faith,” he admits. “Leaving the corporate world for [...]

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What a Nanay with No Formal Education Taught Me About Real Financial Sense

FinancialAdviser.ph — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:24:00 +0000

When Joffre Enrico Dominguez, a seasoned finance professional and Registered Financial Planner, became CFO of a microfinance company, he thought he had seen it all. But it wasn’t a boardroom meeting or a corporate merger that left the deepest impression on him. It was a sari-sari store owner with no college degree, just grit, hustle, [...]

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What It’s Like Being the Only Female, Non-Arab HR Leader in a Qatari Conglomerate

FinancialAdviser.ph — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:27:05 +0000

In the heart of the Middle East, Elizabeth Enriquez-Cruz—a Certified Human Resource Professional—quietly leads one of the most complex HR portfolios in Qatar. As the only female and non-Arab in her company’s top HR position, her story is one of resilience, grit, and grace under pressure. “Working as an expat here in Qatar, and the [...]

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Why Career Growth Begins With Investing in Yourself

FinancialAdviser.ph — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:23:25 +0000

For many overseas Filipino workers, landing a job abroad is the dream. But for Eden Manalo Uchayan, CHRP, CHRM, it wasn’t enough. “Actually, I want to be HR Manager in the Philippines—not here in the UAE,” she shared in an exclusive interview with Financial Adviser PH. “Because Human Resources here focuses more on labor visa [...]

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Why Helping the 90% Matters More Than Preaching to the 10%

FinancialAdviser.ph — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:15:27 +0000

When Joffre Enrico Dominguez, a seasoned alumni of Registered Financial Planner program, shared his personal mission with Financial Adviser PH, he made one thing clear: “We’re the top 5 or 10 percent. But what about the other 90% of the population?” That single question has driven his career shift—from advising corporate finance executives to empowering [...]

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Why Teaching Financial Planning for Free Became a Path to Growth

FinancialAdviser.ph — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:05:14 +0000

For Jesse James Cooley Llamado, becoming a financial planner wasn’t just about gaining credentials—it was about using knowledge to serve. Long before he began charging for his services, Llamado was already drafting financial plans for friends over coffee, with no expectation of payment. That service-first mindset shaped not only his credibility as a professional, but [...]

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