Philippine Marketing Association (PMA) raised a question Are we ready to deal with financial crisis? Can our economy manage to remain stable? How long?

These questions are only part of the 2-day lecture organized by the PMA as it prepare for the Philippine Marketing Crisis Summit on June 16-17 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel.

PMA are expecting and inviting more individuals who want to have broader knowledge on marketing and business.

A personal advice and lecture about the economic outlook for 2009 will be shared by this year’s guest lecturer Bernardo Villegas.

Topics such as the law of supply and demand in BPO industry, the role of  government branding in the country, market driving strategies, business management systems for SMEs, out-of-the-box advertising, and the rising trends in public relations will also be discussed.

There are still 500 more slots available for delegates. A registration fee of P15,000 will be paid (covers attendance to all technical sessions and meals) will be paid.

For inquiries you may contact PMA secretariat at 634-4890, 634-5722, 636-1451 and 638-7700. Or email them at philmarketing@pldtdsl.net and sarahpv@pldtdsl.net or visit www.philippinemarketing.net.ph

The search is on to honor again outstanding Filipino microentrepreneurs in the country.

The Citi Microentrepreneur Award of the Year (MOTY)  is a nationwide search for outstanding small scale businessmen that creates improvement not only in his finances but also manage to uplift the small time entrepreneurs in a more bigger scene.

MOTY recognized entrepreneurs in two categories, the “masikap” and “manunlad”. Masikap category is open for microentrepreneurs who made his/her business reliable to the extent that it already provide the needs of the family. The Maunlad category on the other hand, are awarded to entrepreneurs that manage to make their business grow and employ laborers.

The Citi Microentrepreneur Award of the Year is funded by the Citi Foundation that aims to recognize the small entrepreneurs and to create awareness about the micro finance in the Philippines.

This year’s board members are BSP Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr., (chair), Sanjiv Vohra (co-chair), Tessie Sy-Coson, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Joey Concepcion III, Antonino Alindogan, Atty. Felipe Gozon and Dr. Darwin Yu.

Same as monitoring your cash flows, observing discipline on keeping  your net worth on the right track is very important. Here’s how to manage your net worth with the help of Citibanks’s help guide:

• Your net worth is your total assets minus your total liabilities or debts. List your asset at their current market value and show any related debts under liabilities.

•  It would be best to calculate your net worth once or twice a year, or when making a major financial decision-especially since your investments fluctuate in value.

• It is important for you to know how to value your asset. Engage the services of appraisers and other professionals, or check newspapers for information that can help you value your different assets.

• it is important to have a realistic picture of your financial position so you can start making positive plans for the future.

Are you financially healthy? Do you have a fair living or just depend yourself in debts? Are you thinking about future plans like saving for educational plans, retirement plans and bank savings? Let’s figure it out how financially healthy you are via cnn’s financial quiz. (Click the link, and comment us the result)

Part of the questions are:

• Housing Payment- How much is your monthly housing payment? (including your mortrages, rent, property and insuranc

•  Debt- How much is your monthly debt payment? (including your mortrages, loan payments and credit card debts)

• Emergency Expenses- How many months do you have in an emergency account?

• Diversification- How much of your portfolio do you have invested in the stock market?

• Company Stock- How much of your portfolio is invested in your employer’s stock?

• Life Insurance- How much of life insurance do you currently have?

• Retirement Savings- How much are you currently savings each month? How much do you currently have in your retirement savings

After answering the exam a result will pop up on your screen based on the answers you encoded.

Quiz from money.cnn.com