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Gold Education

Gold guides for smarter decisions.

Everything Filipinos should know before buying, selling, or pawning gold — written plainly, with the formulas buyers actually use.

Selling Gold

How to Sell Gold in the Philippines: A Practical Guide

Learn how selling gold works in the Philippines, how buyers compute offers, what documents to bring, and how to avoid lowball offers.

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Pawning Gold

How to Pawn Gold in the Philippines: Loan Value, Interest, and Redemption

How pawnshops compute gold loan value in the Philippines, typical interest rates, redemption periods, and how to avoid losing your jewelry.

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Buying Gold

Buying Gold Jewelry in the Philippines: What to Check Before You Pay

A buyer's checklist for gold jewelry in the Philippines: karat stamps, price per gram vs retail price, Saudi gold, and how to verify authenticity.

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Gold Education

Gold Purity Explained: What 24K, 22K, 21K, 18K, and 14K Really Mean

Definition of karat, purity percentages, and fineness marks for 24K, 22K, 21K, 18K, and 14K gold, with a comparison table and pricing formula.

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Is My Gold Real? Home Checks and Professional Tests

Simple home checks (magnet, stamp, skin test) and professional tests (acid, XRF) to tell real gold from plated or fake jewelry.

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Hallmarks

Gold Hallmarks and Stamps: How to Read 750, 875, 916, and 999

How to find and read gold hallmarks on jewelry, what the numbers mean, and which stamps indicate plated or fake gold.

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Jewelry Guides

18K vs 21K Gold: Which Is Better for Filipinos?

Compare 18K and 21K (Saudi gold) on purity, price per gram, durability, and resale value in the Philippines.

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Gold Prices

How Much Is My Gold Worth? The Formula Buyers Use

Compute your gold's reference value in pesos with weight, karat, and today's Philippine gold price per gram — plus what buyers deduct.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Bulawan?
Bulawan is a Philippine gold-tech platform that publishes daily Philippine gold price references, provides a gold value calculator, an AI gold expert (Ask Bulawan), plain-language guides, and connections to gold buyers and pawn partners.
Who is Bulawan for?
Filipinos who own, inherit, buy, sell, or pawn physical gold jewelry, as well as OFWs bringing gold home and pawnshops or gold buyers looking for clients.
What problem does Bulawan solve?
Most Filipinos do not know the real value of their gold and accept the first offer. Bulawan gives a transparent market reference, an instant estimate, and education so people can decide with confidence.
How does Bulawan work?
Check today's gold price per gram, calculate your item's reference value by karat and weight, ask the AI expert with a photo, then submit your details to receive offers from partners.
Why trust Bulawan?
Prices are published as a clearly dated market reference — never labelled live when they are not — every estimate shows its formula, and Bulawan does not buy gold itself, so it has no incentive to lowball you.
Is the gold price on Bulawan the price a buyer will pay?
No. It is a reference for gold content only. Actual buying, selling, retail, and pawnshop values vary based on purity testing, workmanship, condition, stones, buyer margins, and location.
AI Gold Expert

Not sure about your piece? Ask Bulawan.

Upload a photo of your jewelry and get AI-powered insights before you buy, sell, or pawn.

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