Paypal users from the Philippines have reason to rejoice: PayPal now allows Philippine-registered accounts to receive funds. Check out Pinoy Money Talk for more information. I’ll be posting more about this soon.

I’m still playing around with my local account. So far, I cannot register with a local bank (only US banks are enabled for receiving funds), so the only way to actually receive money is to credit the funds back to a debit/credit card. Still, being able to receive money easily would be a big boost to business here, especially for those who have clients from abroad (like freelance writers, designers, bloggers, etc.).

Gas prices too high? Go the extra mile with the green liter.