What If Your Family Doesn’t Know Which Policies You Have?
Insurers say benefits sit unclaimed when beneficiaries don’t know a policy exists. What counts as cover, what a death claim needs, and questions to ask at home.
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GCash IPO Listing Day: GCASH Closes at ₱6.60, Exactly Where It Started, After a Record ₱60.9 Billion Debut
GCash parent Mynt closed its PSE debut at ₱6.60, unchanged from its IPO price, after a record ₱60.9 billion offering. What day one meant for app buyers.
What If You Got GCash Shares? What Changes When GCASH Starts Trading on October 20
GCASH lists on the PSE on October 20. What your allocation means, what happens to the ₱6.60 price, what selling costs, and the questions to settle first.
What If Prices Keep Rising Faster Than Your Savings Earn?
Philippine inflation hit 7.2% in September 2026. What the BSP’s rate hikes and forecasts mean for savings, food costs and your household’s plan.
What If Rice Gets Pricier? What a Very Strong El Niño Could Mean for Your Household Budget
PAGASA sees an 81% chance of a very strong El Niño through January 2027. What it could mean for rice, grocery bills and your household’s plan.
55% of Filipinos Have Life Insurance Coverage. That Doesn’t Mean You’re Covered.
Life insurers collected ₱229.98 billion in six months and cover 55% of Filipinos. Here is what those numbers say, and what they leave out, for your household.
KisLap 2026: Ateneo’s ₱1 Million Student Grant Returns, and Its First Winners All Went to the Farm
Ateneo’s KisLap gave three student startups up to ₱1 million each. All three ended up serving farmers. Year 2 more than doubles the finalists and opens to grad schools.
Get Yourself Covered First. No Matter How Small.
By law, every passenger on a Philippine domestic ferry is insured from the moment they board, for at least ₱200,000 in case of death. That amount was never meant to be a family’s whole plan.
GCash IPO: What the ₱6.60 Final Price, the October 6–12 Offer Window, and GStocks Actually Mean
Most of the GCash IPO is existing shareholders selling, and it priced at ₱6.60, well under the ₱10 ceiling. What If reads the offer before the October 6–12 window.
Filipino Life Insurers Just Paid Out ₱69.2 Billion. Here’s What That Number Actually Means.
Premiums grew 17.9% in the first half of 2026. Benefits paid out grew faster — 19.5%. That gap between the two numbers is the more interesting story.