MANILA -- Whether you clock in 8 hours, or 10, 12, 14, even gasp, 16 hours every day, you deserve a break on May 1. And since most Filipinos have the day off as Labor Day is a national holiday, why not take the time to do 5 simple things to check on your financial health. Yes, this may sound like a damper on your holiday plans, but there is real urgency behind this. The unemployment rate is inching up and latest data shows its at 5.2 percent as of January 2019. Meanwhile, the population continues to rise and is targeted to go from the 104.92 million recorded in December 2017 to 120 million in 5 years or by 2024. The peso is still weak next to the US dollar, but inflation has finally fallen within government targets of no more than 4 percent range. However, if your money sits in a savings account and the bank pays you a 0.02 percent interest, you don’t need to be a Math genius to know you are losing out. And then there’s the public sentiment that it’s getting harder to … [Read more...] about News This Labor Day, Make Your Money Work Harder For You