ConGen Ferrer Urges Filipinos to Invest in RTB 27, Support PH’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Efforts

Press Release /
Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer joined the online financial literacy session on the 27th tranche of the Retail Treasury Bonds (RTB 27), organized by the Bureau of the Treasury on 22 February 2022. Consul General Ferrer urged the participants “to see how their purchase of the RTB 27 can expand their financial portfolio and, at the same time, support the sectors most affected by the pandemic in the Philippines.”
 
Consul General Ferrer also cited the above-target 5.6-percent Philippine economic growth in 2021 and the significant decline in COVID-19 infections in the country, saying that it is “high time to invest and believe again in the resiliency of the Filipino people and their ability to surmount challenges through mutual help and support.”
 
Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, Vice Consul Adrian Audrey Baccay, and Honorary Consul Enrico Tadeo also attended the webinar, which was held in partnership with the Philippine Consulates General in Los Angeles and Houston.
 
The RTBs are safe and low-risk savings investment with a fixed interest rate of 4.875 percent per annum for five years. For a minimum investment of only P5,000, interest payments will automatically be credited to the buyer’s settlement account quarterly. The RTBs may be bought online at http://treasury.gov.ph, or through the mobile apps of Landbank, Overseas Filipino Bank and Bonds.PH. The primary offer period for the RTB 27 will end on 28 February 2022. (San Francisco PCG screenshot)