Local And Foreign Entrepreneur (P.O.E)
Manuel Velez Pangilinan
I. Biography
Name: Manuel V. Pangilinan
Also known as: Manny Pangilinan or MVP
Birthday: July 14, 1946
Age: 68 yrs. old
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
School Attended:
Elementary and High School, San Beda College
Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (cum laude), Ateneo de Manila University
MBA degree, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania (1968)
Father: Mr. Dominador Pangilinan
Net worth as of July 2013 P4.5 billion
Family background
Manuel V. Pangilinan came from a humble family tree who shares the same determination to achieving their dreams with a tedious stride up to the ladder of success. Born in July 14, 1946, Pangilinan also known as MVP is the second son of Mr. Dominador Pangilinan who had proven that a simple messenger can indeed become a president of a bank. Yes, his father started as a messenger at Philippine National Bank but retired as the president of Traders Royal Bank. This though is not the first success story in the Pangilinan family for his grandfather was actually just a simple public teacher in Pampanga and Tarlac who became a superintendent of public schools and eventually became the secretary of education
Manny V. Pangilinan As a Student:
During his elementary years, MVP had ten centavos to buy a bottle of Coke, five centavos for crackers, another ten centavos to take the bus home from San Beda in Mendiola, which he made sure he wouldn’t lose, otherwise he would have walked home. In college, his weekly allowance at the Ateneo was P10, and that included his jeepney fares. MVP have a lot of classmates who have cars and others even have their own drivers. They were lucky. Someday, he said to himself, that he will reach all those. His scholarships in both San Beda and Ateneo were only his lucky charms.
In late 1965, as MVP own graduation was approaching, he had come home from the Ateneo one Saturday afternoon, and spoke with his dad about taking an MBA in the States.
I. Biography
Name: Manuel V. Pangilinan
Also known as: Manny Pangilinan or MVP
Birthday: July 14, 1946
Age: 68 yrs. old
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
School Attended:
Elementary and High School, San Beda College
Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (cum laude), Ateneo de Manila University
MBA degree, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania (1968)
Father: Mr. Dominador Pangilinan
Net worth as of July 2013 P4.5 billion
Family background
Manuel V. Pangilinan came from a humble family tree who shares the same determination to achieving their dreams with a tedious stride up to the ladder of success. Born in July 14, 1946, Pangilinan also known as MVP is the second son of Mr. Dominador Pangilinan who had proven that a simple messenger can indeed become a president of a bank. Yes, his father started as a messenger at Philippine National Bank but retired as the president of Traders Royal Bank. This though is not the first success story in the Pangilinan family for his grandfather was actually just a simple public teacher in Pampanga and Tarlac who became a superintendent of public schools and eventually became the secretary of education
Manny V. Pangilinan As a Student:
During his elementary years, MVP had ten centavos to buy a bottle of Coke, five centavos for crackers, another ten centavos to take the bus home from San Beda in Mendiola, which he made sure he wouldn’t lose, otherwise he would have walked home. In college, his weekly allowance at the Ateneo was P10, and that included his jeepney fares. MVP have a lot of classmates who have cars and others even have their own drivers. They were lucky. Someday, he said to himself, that he will reach all those. His scholarships in both San Beda and Ateneo were only his lucky charms.
In late 1965, as MVP own graduation was approaching, he had come home from the Ateneo one Saturday afternoon, and spoke with his dad about taking an MBA in the States.