Institutional investor wins Premyo Bonds Rewards third-quarter grand prize

The National Power Corporation (NPC) Provident Fund received the cash and non-cash rewards for the “Premyo Bonds Para sa Bayan” (Premyo Bonds) Third Quarter Rewards Draw promo of the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) and partner institutions.

The ceremonial turnover—which was held on October 2 at the Ayuntamiento Building, Intramuros in Manila—was led by National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon, Deputy Treasurers Atty. Erwin D. Sta. Ana, Atty. Gisela F. Lood and Sharon P. Almanza, and Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) Trust Banking Group First Vice President Lolita M. Almazar. They were joined by Rowena Espiritu, sales and marketing head of Arden Botanical Estate, Megaworld Global Estate, Inc.

The NPC Provident Fund—which made its Premyo Bond placements through LANDBANK—received a P1-million cash prize and a condominium unit from Megaworld Corporation. The rewards were accepted for the institution by NPC Provident Fund Chairman Alexander P. Japon.

The Premyo Bonds are deemed one of the safest and affordable short-term investment products when it was offered from November 25 to December 13, 2019. Issued by the National Government, the bonds were offered at a minimum denomination of P500 with a fixed interest rate per annum of 3%. A Premyo Bond investment of P500 entitles the investor to one raffle ticket.

In his video message during the Third Premyo Bonds Draw, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez urged the raffle winners to reinvest their money in government bonds to help support the nation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Premyo Bonds were first offered to the public last year by the National Government through the BTr, with LANDBANK as one of the Joint Lead Issue Managers. Other Joint Issue Managers were private banks BDO Capital and Investment Corp., China Bank Capital Corp., and First Metro Investment Corp. The Issue Managers also served as Selling Agents.

Aside from the grand winner, a total of 115 Premyo Bond investors also won cash prizes, including 100 3^rd cash reward winners of P20,000 each, and 15 2^nd cash reward tier winners of P100,000 each.

The Fourth Quarter Rewards Draw for the Premyo Bonds will be held on December 18, 2020.