DTI-HK launches Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan series on digital banking with OFBank

HONG KONG SAR – The Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Hong Kong SAR conducted a Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) webinar series entitled “OFBank Digital Banking, Be E-Safe” with the Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong SAR (PCGHK), Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA) and Overseas Filipino Bank (OFBank) on May 9, 2021 thru Zoom.

In the opening remarks, Deputy Consul General (DCG) Germinia Aguilar Usudan emphasized that it is not impossible for our OFIs to also be business owners in the future. She shared the story of an OFI in Indonesia who makes batik barongs that are worn by celebrities and relayed the story of Michael Cinco in Dubai who designs gowns for the royal family in Middle East and celebrities around the world.

PTIC-HK invited LandBank of the Philippines’ Overseas Representative Officers, Mr. Lenover Loyola (South Korea and Taiwan) and Mr. Francis G. Fellone (Middle East) as guest speakers. During the main part of the webinar, the speakers underscored the importance of using safe online bank and shared information regarding the different kinds of schemes and guidance on how our Overseas Filipino Investors (OFIs) may avoid falling into these traps.

During the closing remarks, Welfare Attaché Ms. Virsie B. Tamayao related the topics discussed in the webinar to the reintegration of our OFIs in the Philippines when they come back home.

The webinar aimed to provide a discussion on the different types of scams that one may encounter when E-Banking services are used, and offered instructions to the OFIs on ways to avoid falling in these schemes.

Over 332 OFIs attended the webinar on Zoom and thousands watched the simultaneous Facebook livestream.