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Did you
know 1: He’s now being called a rat in some circles of
Philippine Communications Satellite Corp. It turns out
this senior executive works for one group but has been
telling everything that’s discussed to the other group
out of, well, vested interest.
No, he hasn’t been fired. Then again,
the talk is he’s now being fed inaccurate information to
give to the other side.
At stake are valuable assets (read:
Satellite frequencies and properties) of Philcomsat and
its mother company despite years of sequestration.
Did you
know 2: Manila North Tollways Corp. president Jose de
Jesus has always liked flat organizations and this is
very evident in its new headquarters near the Balintawak
entrance to the North Luzon Expressway.
There aren’t people loitering in the
hallways. Everybody, and that includes Ping de Jesus,
has a self-imposed list of things to do every month
which he/she must report on to his/her immediate
supervisor at the end of the month.
Did you
know 3: Former Philippine National Bank president
Panfilo Domingo has not only made the University of the
East profitable but also student- friendly.
His latest project, with the approval,
of course, of his majority owner, Lucio Tan, is a park
where students can hang out—be this to study, flirt, or
just enjoy the greenery.
Did you
know 4: Filipinos have regained their status as the
biggest group of foreign workers in
Cyprus.
Interestingly, the Philippine Overseas
Labor Office there now insists that potential employers
(read: Really old people in need of caregivers) make a
personal visit to the consulate to certify that they are
indeed hiring a Filipino.
WITH the
start of the Chinese New Year, here are three money-
management tips from “The Citi Commonsense Money Guide
for Real People” that could give you better cash flow in
this Year of the Rat:
• “ Start by embracing the principle of
paying yourself first. No matter how little or how much
you earn, you should automatically put a set amount in
your savings account. This way, you can work to build up
your savings.
• “Find
a way to save monthly. Track your expenses carefully for
a month and then sit down to evaluate them. An obvious
first place to look to cut would be services or products
that you don’t use or can stretch between uses like
visits to the barber or beauty salon… or recreational
shopping.
• “Establish an emergency fund, and give
it special status. You should aim to accumulate three to
six months’ of living expenses. Keep these funds liquid
but not too readily available and use them only to pay
for serious, unexpected situations.” |
