It appears to be a computer glitch or a classic clerical error but the bank points the blame to its own customer.
Category: Business
Put a Price on Your Home by Rafael Amoranto
How do you go about finding out the true value of your home? You might not want to go to the expense of hiring a qualified property valuer, but you are worried about the accuracy of relying on market appraisals from real estate agents or online property price reports.
Sign it or you’ll get sacked
(A lesson in Human Resource Management) by Dino Crescini This particular episode in my life happened while I was managing the Credit Center of Bank of America Manila Branch. What is now known as EFTPOS or Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale terminals have not yet been invented at that time (1976). We relied heavily […]
FILIPIN-OZ Directory Now Being Updated!
The Filipin-Oz Directory is currently being updated for 2013. Clubs, organizations, business outlets and service providers are welcome to be listed for FREE.
Continued support for small businesses in Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) will receive funding of $200,000 from the Australian Government’s Small Business Advisory Services program to provide advice and assistance to the region’s small businesses.
Woodcroft businesses benefit from broadband deal
Federal Member for Chifley Ed Husic has welcomed an agreement by Telstra and Centro Management to extend a new broadband connection to the Woodcroft Shopping Centre.
Always check prices posted on that docket! by Dino Crescini
In their battle for supremacy, food giants Coles and Woolworths quite often advertise generous discounts such as Dollar Dazzlers and Red Spot Sales. These are part of their efforts to lure more customers into their stores. However, many shoppers just pick discounted items off the shelf and do not usually bother to check what has […]
Six Filipino business tycoons listed in Forbes Magazine
MANILA, Philippines — Six businessmen from the Philippines led by Henry Sy made it to Forbes Magazine’s list of the wealthiest people on earth. Sy ranked 116th or the highest among local tycoons with an estimated net worth of $8 billion. The 87-year-old Sy heads SM Investments, the dominant player in Philippine banking, retailing, shopping […]
Filipino sword smith exports world quality Excalibur
He does not know medieval Scotland and has never travelled outside the Philippines. But he has a flourishing business replicating various types of swords, from the legendary Excalibur to those used by gladiators in the ancient Roman arena, to the razor sharp Japanese samurai, to the one used by Mel Gibson in “Braveheart” and the […]
Philippine Sentinel hires Sales Manager
Aurora Gabon of Woodcroft has joined the team of this newspaper effective December 2011. She brings with her extensive sales experience from another Filipino newspaper. Ms. Gabon carries a bachelor’s degree in Business Accounting obtained from Charles Stuart University in Bathurst.
Shocking Predictions: Let’s see what happens in 2012!
The man who predicted the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union is now forecasting a revolution in America, food riots and tax rebellions – all within four years, while cautioning that putting food on the table will be a more pressing concern than buying Christmas gifts by 2012. Gerald Celente, […]
Some questions people are asking about LBC Express
Why did LBC Bank have to extend loans to LBC Express so the latter could “ensure faster delivery of the remittances” sent through it? Put more accurately, why did LBC Express have to milk LBC Bank of depositors’ money in order to pay off (deliver) its obligations (remittances) that were, in fact, already paid (remitted) […]