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GOOD NEWS FOR OFWS!
Did you know that
every year over
1.5 million Overseas Filipino
Workers (OFWs) send money
back to their families in the
Philippines? And despite
growth in total remittances,
OFWs and their families
aren’t fully enjoying their
hard-earned income due
to the high cost of sending
money abroad.
The World Bank reported
that the global average cost
for making remittances in
the first quarter of 2013 was
9.05% — that’s a transfer
cost of PHP1,810 for every
PHP20,000, which includes
currency conversion margins
and processing fees or
“back-end charges” that are
shouldered by the receiver.
Xpress Money is an
international money transfer
service that processes
remittances from most
countries around the world
without back-end charges,
saving OFWs and their
families at least PHP125 per
transaction. Not only does
this increase their purchasing
power — they’re able to save
and invest more for their
future.
ASUS LAUNCHES TWO
AFFORDABLE NEWTABLETS
If you’re in the
market for a
tablet to take along on
your next trip, pick up one
of Asus’s new Android
tablets. The MeMO Pad
8 (ME180A) and MeMO
Pad 10 (ME102A), with an
8-inch and 10-inch screen,
respectively, boast 1280 x
800 resolution, quad-core
processor and microSD
card storage.
Measuring a portable
127mm from side to side,
the MeMO Pad 8 is
designed for one-handed
use (and it’s lightweight at
350g). The Asus MeMO
Pad 10 is also portable, at
just 522g.
The Asus MeMO Pad 8
and MeMO Pad 10 both
feature an LED-backlit
display and IPS (In-Plane
Switching) technology for a
bright, vibrant image, with
wide viewing angles and
great daylight visibility.
Enjoy your music and
movies with their high-
quality dual speakers with
Asus SonicMaster audio
technology.
Capture great travel
photos with MeMO Pad 8’s
rear 5-megapixel camera
and MeMO Pad 10’s
2-megapixel rear camera.
Both models also capture
720p HD video and have a
1.2-megapixel front camera
for video chat.
Thanks to 1.6GHz
quad-core processors, the
MeMO Pad 8 has up to nine
hours of battery life with
HD video playback while
the MeMO Pad 10 has up
to 9.5 hours. And to ensure
the tablet’s back and screen
are protected, the MeMO
Pad 8 and MeMO Pad 10
have an optional protective
TriCover case made from
durable synthetic materials.
Available in three colors,
TriCover has a folding cover
that props up the screen
at a comfortable angle for
on-screen typing and video-
watching. The MeMO
Pad HD 8 and HD 10 are
available at PHP11,995 and
PHP13,995, respectively.
The Asus MeMo Pad 8 and
MeMo Pad 10 are available
at Asus authorized re-sellers
nationwide.
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