Atasha Muhlach opens a conversation on student allowances on Eat Bulaga!’s “Peraphy” segment with financial consultant Chinkee Tan: “Ano po yung advice mo para sa students to save?” It seems Atasha Muhlach may unwittingly have put her celebrity parents on the spot during an episode of Eat Bulaga!‘s “Peraphy” game.
During the segment that aired on April 19, 2024, she sought tips from episode guest Chinkee Tan, a wealth management coach, on how students can best handle their school allowance.
MANAGING STUDENT ALLOWANCE
Atasha asked Chinkee, “Ano po yung advice mo para sa students to save?”
Chinkee said, “Kailangan, number one, wag kang magdadala ng pera na higit sa budget mo.
“Kung ang budget mo ay PHP300 lang, yan ang ilagay mo sa wallet mo.”
Vic Sotto, who was with the panel onstage, reacted, “Ang laki naman. Ang laki naman ng baon, 300.”
Segment co-host Miles Ocampo quipped, “Fifty lang kami dati e.”
Vic then asked Atasha, “Ikaw ba, magkano baon mo noon?”
The 22-year-old celebrity daughter of Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzalez softly answered, “100 pesos,” which prompted a reaction from Chinkee.
“Wow! Grabe ha. Sino mga magulang mo? Parang gusto ko ipa-barangay,” he exclaimed, drawing laughter from the audience.
Atasha responded, “Sila yung kaibigan mo po.”
Vic cut in, “100, oo okay na yun.”
Chinkee, still in disbelief, “Talaga?”
Atasha confirmed, “Opo.”
Chinkee, “Ah, dollars?”
Laughing, Atasha clarified, “Hindi, pesos. Seryoso.”
It was all in the spirit of fun, of course.
“Peraphy” is a game segment on Eat Bulaga! where oversized cards challenge the mental-telepathy skills of a studio audience member or a special celebrity guest.
AGA MUHLACH’S FINANCIAL ADVICE TO ATASHA, ANDRES
Atasha’s dad, Aga, has a special way of teaching his kids about financial management.
Talking to Vice Ganda in an interview last February 4, 2024, Aga related how his twin children Atasha and Andres Muhlach, learned to budget their expenses while studying abroad for college.
Aga explained that the twins prudently handled their allowance while studying in Europe—Atasha for her business program at Nottingham in the United Kingdom and Andres for his Arts degree at a university in Spain.
He beamed, “Akala ng iba, iniisip nila they’re rich kids, spoiled kids. No, no, no, no.
“Yung baon nila, kunyari yung lalaki ko, pag nagka-inuman silang college students, ganyan.
“Kung anong ginastos niyo roon at naubos niya yung ano niya, kunyari may ganito siyang amount na ito, wala siyang kakainin. Hindi siya puwede tumawag sa akin.”
Surprised, Vice reacted, “Ah, talaga, walang extra?”
Aga continued: “Akin naman siyempre yung apartments nila, sa amin yun, ano. I mean, everything’s there. But yung baon nila for food?
“Monthly, I’ll tell you, 400 euros [PHP24,121.77] and then that became 500 [PHP30,152.21].
“At the most, 600 euros [PHP36,182.65], 36 a month. 36,000 pesos.”
Vice pointed out that while this monthly budget may be a bit much in the Philippines, it’s relatively modest for European countries.
The It’s Showtime host said, “Kasi kung dito mo gagamitin yung PHP36,000, malaki yun. Sa Pilipinas, ha.
“Pero kung sa ibang bansa mo gagamitin, ang liit nung 36,000 ha. Kasi iba yung value ng pera doon. Iba din yung cost of living.”
Agreeing, Aga shared, “Maliit yun. So, alam namin. Yung food niyo, makibagay kayo diyan.
“‘Or matuto kayo gumawa ng paraan kung paano kayo gagawa ng pera diyan.’”
Impressed by the Muhlach siblings’ approach to money, Vice acknowledged, “Ibang learning iyon.
“Learning na wala do’n sa eskuwelahan. And it’s very important to learn those things.”
Aga concluded by revealing that this practice has shaped his children’s responsible habits: “So, now, even with them growing up, di sila humihingi ng pera. Nahihiya sila.”
