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Stretching Every Peso? Here’s How More Filipinos Can Stay One Step Ahead with Maya

There’s a certain rhythm to our everyday life. Mornings start early—some heading to the city, others preparing for a day in the barangay. There are market runs to plan, fuel to budget, bills to remember, and somewhere in between, small moments you try to hold onto, like a quick coffee, a family meal, or a well-earned weekend break. But lately, that rhythm has gotten a little harder to keep up with. Not because anything drastic has changed overnight, but because everything seems to be moving all at once. Expenses come in faster, gaps between paydays feel shorter, and the margin for error? Smaller than ever. It’s not always the big purchases that throw things off. More often, it’s the quiet, everyday spending. These are the kind you barely notice until you start adding things up. A slightly higher bill here, an extra errand there, a few unplanned moments in between. Before you know it, your budget isn’t broken, it’s just… stretched. For many households, especially those balancing fam...

Tasting Local Food: Salmon and Mushroom Chicharon, Pastillas, and Chili Garlic Sauce

If you are looking for "pasalubong" to give away to your friends you can try these food products I have tasted recently. These are made in here in SoCCSKSarGen so you will be bringing the region with you to people who have not been here, who want to here, or who have been here but missing our place.


So I received a pack of local goods containing a pack of salmon cracklings (chicharon), mushroom cracklings, pastillas delights, and chili garlic sauce.

I made a video as a tried these local delicacies:


The products I featured, as well as other local products, can be availed of as Ellyne's Pasalubong Market, Maduramente Building, National Highway, General Santos City. If you are interested, you can check out their Facebook page or contact them through phone number 0945 789 4134.

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