The Philippine economy continues to be robust and is now considered one of the fastest growing and most sustainable economies in Asia. Aside from strong fundamentals, one of the reasons for the country’s stellar economic performance is due our modern-day heroes, our Overseas Filipinos.

For the last 4 years, the Overseas Filipinos based in the United Arab Emirates have been exposed to successful finance and business advocacies and have since become empowered. Savings and investment rates of those exposed to our advocacy have consistently proven to be on the rise.

On October 6 & 7, 2017, we are organizing the very first Ph Entrep Summit in Dubai, UAE. The conference is targeted to appeal to the Filipinos based in Dubai and the other Emirates who are already ready and able to enter into entrepreneurship.

The Summit will run for two (2) days. The first day will be a plenary and will feature the following top-notched speakers from the Philippines:

Paulo Tibig is the Philiippines’ EntrepChamp. He is the CEO of VCargo, one of the country’s most successful logistics company. Paulo is one of the most in-demand speaker on entrepreneurship, a main stay of Go Negosyo, former President of the Association of the Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) and a best-selling author.

Armando “Butz” Bartolome earned the moniker “Franchise Guru” for being one of the pioneer and most respected authority in franchising. He is one of the most prolific speaker of Go Negosyo on the area of business and franchising. He is a best-selling author and columnist.

Dodong Cacanando is one of the country’s most inspiring business speakers. Dodong heed the call for setting up a farm in Bukdinon after a very successful career with Hewlett Packard. Today, Dodong Cacanando’s agricultural venture, Moriah Farms is a model for many agricultural business endeavors. He is also the founder of Semilya sa Kinabuhi, a foundation geared towards business and values formation in Mindanao. He is a best-selling author.

For details and registration for the Summit (October 6, 2017), click HERE

For the second day October 7, 2017, there will be  in-depth programs that will feature Paulo Tibig on “Spotting Opportunities for Business”; Butz Bartolome on “Building Blocks of Franchising” and Dodong Cacanando on “Farming for Profit”.

For details and registration for the in-depth programs (October 7, 2017), click HERE

Filipino Expats in the UAE, it is time to awaken the ENTREPRENEUR in you! Join us!

Are you a BUSINESSMAN who desires to make your venture prosper? Are you an EMPLOYEE who wants to provide for your needs and have extra to invest? Are you a RETIREE who hopes that your funds will comfortably provide for you for the rest of your life?

If you are any of these, allow us to help you achieve these goals. Join us on August 19, 2017 at SMX in SM Aura, Taguig. Let Dodong Cacanando show you how you can create wealth by doing business and growing in your career, so that Randell can teach you how to manage and continue to grow the wealth you created.

Who is Dodong Cacanando?

Jose Feron “Dodong” Cacanando is a former executive of Hewlett Packard, Philippines. In 1998, he resigned from his job and moved his family from Manila to Bukidnon. In spite having no farming background and meager resources to start with, he was able to establish Moriah Farms, where he now grows different livestocks and vegetables. He grows hogs for Monterey and at one point became the biggest lettuce supplier for McDonald’s in the Philippines. He shares the story of his amazing journey in his first book Breaking Through: A Man’s Journey to Fruitfulness (2014). He has a unique way of managing his business; he uses the Bible as a business manual, the plant as a model on how to become profitable, his corporate experience to put structure in his organizations and the things he learned as an entrepreneur to make prudent decisions. Today, he also heads a foundation named “Semilya sa Kinabuhi, Inc.” where they teach his unique approach to life and business. Last year, he released his second book, entitled Keeper of His Garden: Breakthrough Principles for Life and Business. His goal is to share these principles to as many people as possible so that they too can experience breakthroughs in life and become fruitful in their businesses.

As Dodong Cacanando shows you the right way to build your wealth, allow me to show you how you can manage your finances and build your wealth through the proper way of handling money and investing.

The learning investment for this life-altering experience is only P1,200.00, an amount that is guaranteed to give you exponential returns. Slots are limited and we will close registration once we hit 150 persons, we wanted to make this a more intimate experience so we are limiting the audience.

Here’s how you can participate:

1. Deposit or transfer P1,200.00 per ticket to BPI 0249-1113-09 or BDO 006440069496 (John Randell Tiongson).
2. Take a photo or screenshot of your deposit slip or transfer advice and email to [email protected] and wait for his advise as to how you can receive your ticket.

Here’s more! As a participant to the event, you may avail two of my books at with a 40% discount: No Nonsense Personal Finance and Build Your Future Today, available at the venue. Both books are a perfect pair as you seek financial peace.

Join us and help us create your wealth and manage it using principles that work and change your life.

‘If a man empties his purse into his head no man can take it from him. An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.’ – Benjamin Franklin

This is a longer version of the usual quote “An investment in knowledge…” The author expresses a straight forward saying, which means that there will be a great outcome if you start focusing on nurturing your intellectual being. You’ll gain a better understanding over some matters, and this is not something that anyone can take away from you.

This kind of investment is something that we tapped without noticing. But add a little consciousness to it and you’ll see its essentiality.

The essentiality today

In a recent study, 60 % of the Philippine population would be people of ages 30 and below, a portion of which are the millennials. From my past blog about “Personal Finance for Millennials,” 75% of the latter spends more on experience rather than material goods. They have this hardworking, motivated, “everything in an instant” attitude, that gives them a fast pace of knowing things.

Experiences correlate with knowledge as these two are the foundation of wisdom. It is not enough if you just know it without doing it, as the same goes to if you just do it and don’t learn from it.

But, millennial or not, all of us need to keep up with the changes and learn as much as we can.

Where to find them

The technological or digital age is our period where information is within grasp. The least we can do is to make the most out of it. With the aid of a powerful tool called the internet, we know that searching for what we need now can be done easily.

Whether it is searching for a nearby library, a current event, a technological advancement, socialize to learn, etc. it’s just one click away.

It’s a great way to start on consciously investing on knowledge for its compact-ability and multiple platform-compatibility. It gives you an experience where you’ll gain knowledge at ease. This article too, is a contributor to your intellect as it gives you an insight on the essentiality of the subject matter.

But, that is just one of the sources.

One of the most effective way of consciously finding an investment opportunity in both intellect and business setting is by attending business seminars and conferences, more specifically, in the field of finance. The eminent and selfless transfer of knowledge from one body to a numerous number of persons is a great opportunity to be a part of. The people who may came from different parts of the country, yet unifies them in a single interest that gives them a sense of belongingness. Those are some things that I have observed from numerous seminars and conferences that I have been on.

The bottom-line

Our brain works in many ways, and what we need is to give input for it to make it work with ease. Knowledge is an essential investment in your intellectual well-being. It takes you to a point of view with deeper understanding of a subject.

Also, it takes out the fear of the unknown. It brightens the grey areas of your thoughts and gives you a confidence boost on what you want to endeavor, especially in business. It can be really tricky for a person who doesn’t know much how business works rather than the principle of spending money to earn money.

Being financially knowledgeable is a great way for you to know how to intelligently cope up with the ups and downs of daily business operation; Trends that you can see fit to venture in to, in order to make your money grow while spending less; And how to make your money work for you.

You can start investing in knowledge now by attending the fourth install of my Investment conference dubbed as #iCon 2016 this coming May 28, 2016 at the SM Aura Samsung Hall in Taguig City.

Take part of this iCON-ic event as with a bigger innovation, we have gathered a stronger group of local finance authorities in the country to talk about basic finance and how the recent innovation affected the economy through Marvin Germo, one of the most passionate personal finance experts in the Philippines; Diwa Guinigundo, an economist and Deputy Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Paulo Tibig, one of the most sought after professional speakers in the entrepreneurship community; Rex Mendoza, Founder and Managing Director of Rampver Financials and the most dynamic financial speakers in the Philippines; Jose Feron “Dodong” Cacanando, a businessman who owns Moriah Farms, Inc. and Karmel HA-Moriyah, Inc. and a truly inspiring business speaker; Valerie Pama, the President of Sun Life Asset Management, one of the country’s biggest mutual funds, and yours truly.

For transmission confirmation or questions contact Deniece Pineda at (+632) 750-6510 or 0926-691-0126 or at [email protected].

REGISTER NOW AT bit.ly/GO_ICON2016