Everyone knows that there's an ongoing diaspora of Filipino workers in search of greener pastures. Consider these figures: The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2006 reached 1.52 million. The 2006 estimate represents an increase of 14.3 percent over the 1.33 million OFWs estimated for the period April to September 2005. The Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work-contract abroad comprised 91.4 percent (1.38 million) of the total OFWs during the period April to September 2006. This number is 14.0 percent more than the 1.21 million OCWs for the same months in 2005.

In all probability, the ads that you'll probably notice are those that are funny or those that appeal to the heart (well, aside from those liquor ads with sexy models). In the Philippine fastfood advertising scene, the battle over the hearts and stomachs of the Pinoys is evident in the clash between fastfood giants Jollibee and McDonald's.

You may have heard others say: “God has a plan for each of us”; “You must fulfill your destiny”; “He is destined to be great”; “I am willing to go through this, if this is God’s plan for me”; or “I need a sign that this is God’s plan for me”. In short, there seems to be a predetermined end.However, I understand that one of Gods gift to mankind is Freewill (is it?). A predetermined end appears to be inconsistent with Freewill, for the end ceases to be predetermined if we are free to accept or reject it. On the other hand, Freewill is hardly free if, no matter what choice we make, we still end up with the same thing.

GoNegosyo is the site of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), a SEC-registered non-stock and non-profit organization. The PCE states that it has one vision in mind: "to make the Philippines an Entrepreneurial Nation. It hopes to instill among Filipinos a mindset of optimism and a culture of entrepreneurship and to turn them into competitive entre- and intra-preneurs."