Dr. Ryan Arbie Bueno-Gusilatar and I met few years back during our internship days in medicine. Only few months before did we meet again for the second time and engage as two doctors talking about Financial Wellness where she became my client. We learned that we have the same advocacy in life, which is to spread financial literacy and most especially to our colleagues.
The Action girl she is known for, Dr. Arbie didn’t let time to pass and organized a program called PETH: Project Empower the healer, which aims to provide basic financial literacy lectures for medical doctors. She began calling out people that could help and eventually everything fell into place.
After just a month and a half of preparation, the #PETH finally became a reality. The event was done in Alabang Country Club last October 2, 2016 (Sunday).
Here are the lectures and the lecturers and along with their enlightening and unforgettable lines.
Basics and Must Know on Social Security System – by Mr. Jhomer Gonzales (Communications Analysts of Member Relations Department of SSS)
“Please make sure you have updated your beneficiaries in your SSS, if not, we may be giving the benefits to your siblings, rather than your wife and children. Always update if you have another dependent.” – Jhomer Gonzales
BIR – Basic on Taxations for Physicians – by Mr. Arnold Rase from BIR
“Physicians could practice alone as an individual self-employed, or with a group of Physicians called GPP or General Professional Partnership.” – Mr. Arnold Base
Must Know on PhilHealth – Ms. Anne Llanto of PhilHealth NCR-South Branch
“Write the correct and complete ICD 10 and RVS codes corresponding to the discharge diagnosis. Claims with discharge diagnoses written in Claim Form 2 as ill-defined and/or suspected diagnoses i.e., to consider (T/C), rule our (R/O), potential, – SHALL BE DENIED.” – Ms. Anne Llanto
Basics on Pag-IBIG – by Ms. Vianifer S. Tamayo (Housing Relationship Officer of Pag-IBIG fund)
“Previously, you can only have 1 housing loan to Pag-IBIG, now, you can have multiple housing loans. Pag-IBIG contributions are inclusive of MRI or Mortgage Redemption Insurance, in contrast with loans from BANKS, where you need to pay separately for that kind of insurance.” – Ms. Tamayo
MAT: Money as Tolerated – by yours truly Dr. Pinky De Leon-Intal, a Registered Financial Consultant, a Certified Investment Solicitor, an Associate Wealth and Estate Planner (MyFinanceMD)
“PICTURE SHOWS: All Physicians present doing their #PINKYPROMISE, A promise that all of us will strive to financial literacy and make our money work for us as early as possible, so that we can go back to our calling of being the healer we are called and destined to be.”
Taxation – Practical Must Know from Accountant’s point of view – by Mr. Stanley Manzano, CPA
“No income for the month doesn’t exempt you from monthly obligation of filing with BIR. You have to declare and file it on time to avoid penalties and surcharges.” – Mr. Stanley Manzano, CPA
Taxation – Practical Must Know, Do-it-yourself online – by Mr. Evan Tan of Taxumo
“if you want to do the DIY (Do-it-yourself) approach in your taxes, Taxumo can guide you. It is an online taxation system where in you won’t be needing any accountant, from computation to passing of income tax returns, all can be done online.” – Taxumo
Inspirational Message for Newly Passed Physicians – by Dr. Ronnie Baticulon, Neurosurgeon
“Dr. Ronnie Baticulon, inspired the newly board passer doctors in following your calling and passion.”
Making Sense of Money Talk – by Prof. Chadwick Sy Su (University of the Philippines Professor, Department of Arts and Communication)
“No risk means no reward. Little risk means little reward (like money in time deposit), medium risk means medium reward (lending money to individuals) and high risk means high reward (like investing in a new company)” – Prof. Chadwick Sy Su
What do our attendees have to say:
“Congratulations Dr. Arbie for a successful event. Excited for another set of lecturers in the future.”
“Very useful especially to fresh board passer like me.”
“Very Informative.”
“Please let Hospitals RTC conduct a seminar like this. Thank you for organizing this.”
“Recommended for those who are about to graduate from their residency training.”
“Eye opener.”
Other Pictures and Final Message:
With the main organizer: Dr. Ryan Arbie Bueno-Gusilatar, and her co-organizers: Dr. Pinky Intal and Dr. Elaine Madamba. The picture also shows one of the speaker, Mr. Stanley Manzano, CPA
Dr. Ryan Arbie would like to thank her husband Mr. Ramelo Gusilatar and her ever supportive family. She also wanted to extend her heartfelt thanks to her co-organizers, that’s me and Dr. Elaine Madamba, to all the speakers, to Taxumo, and most especially to all our attendees. Thank you all for making the event a success.
My Final Message:
To all our attendees, remember what I told you in my lecture:
“Vision without Action is just Day Dreaming.”
“If you do not know where you are going, you will never get there.”
Be guided and don’t let all the things you have learned go to waste. Act now!
You don’t know how to start? Ask me here.
Your Finance Doctor,
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