Wednesday, December 20, 2006

A new record!

1,133,485 raffle entries were given out yesterday, December 19, 2006.

That's the record high number of raffle entries PSR has given out in one day. All is looking good for the Grand Christmas Draw at noon today, when we raffle off P12 million in prizes.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Inquirer's Front Page Today

She thought ‘Premyo Sa Resibo’ P1-M prize a hoax
By Joel Tan
Inquirer
Last updated 01:34am (Mla time) 12/17/2006

Published on page A1 of the December 17, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Also on Inq7.net: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=38716

MINELA Dolor had never won a raffle. So it was a great leap of faith for her to send a text entry to the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s “Premyo sa Resibo” promo.

A month later, Dolor was deluged with calls informing her that she had won a million pesos.

“But I ignored the calls,” she said in an interview during the award ceremonies at the PhilWeb office, promo partner of the BIR and Pagcor.

Premyo Sa Resibo is a nationwide text raffle started by the BIR and Pagcor with the objective of motivating consumers to always ask for a receipt whenever they purchase goods or services.

The program will help boost the tax collection drive campaign of the BIR in plugging billions of pesos in tax leaks due to non-issuance of receipts and misdeclaration of sales.

Consumers simply text in their receipt numbers and they are given raffle numbers which are entered into a monthly raffle. The program, which started in June 2006, has already given out P23 million in prizes.

Dolor attributed her hesitation to her fear of scams and hoaxes. Because of this, the 25-year-old resident of Ilocos Sur almost forfeited her P1-million prize.

Based on the promo rules, winners who fail to claim their money 60 days after a draw date automatically forfeit the prize.

“Actually, I could have just checked the Premyo Sa Resibo website (www.premyosaresibo.com.ph) or called their help line at 338-9777. I would have gotten all the info I needed,” she said, on hindsight.

Fate, however, was smiling on the young woman. A few days before the end of the 60-day period, a distant relative who worked for the BIR dropped by Dolor’s house and told her about her windfall.

Dolor immediately sent word to PhilWeb, the BIR and Pagcor, and prepared for her eight-hour trip to Metro Manila.

“It’s surreal,” she said. “Every day I hear about people winning the lottery, the sweepstakes, raffles at malls, but I’ve never met any of them. Now that I’ve won, I believe.”

Grand prize draw

The Premyo sa Resibo Grand Christmas Draw is on Dec. 20 where another P12 million in prizes will be given out bringing the total cash payout for 2006 to a whopping P35 million. Winners are given 60 days to claim their prizes.

Dolor said she would invest her prize money in a small business, if not in Ilocos Sur, then surely in her parent’s hometown of San Fernando, La Union.

“Since I’m jobless now, I might as well start a small business with the money. The timing couldn’t be more perfect,” she said.

Dolor’s advice to aspiring winners? Temper caution with optimism.

“My hesitation almost cost me a million pesos. I should have at least tried to check if I had won, but I didn’t. I was fortunate someone went out of her way to inform me,” she said.

Joining Premyo Sa Resibo is easy. For details, text PSR HELP to 9777 or call Tel. No. 338-9777.


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