CONSUL GENERAL FERRER: RTBs EXPAND FILIPINOS’ FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO, HELP FUND PH’S POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY
Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank R. Ferrer keynoted the online financial literacy session on the 26th tranche of the Retail Treasury Bonds (RTB 26), organized by the Bureau of the Treasury on 23 November 2021. During the webinar, Consul General Ferrer urged the participants to see “how investing in Retail Treasury Bonds can expand their financial portfolio and, at the same time, help fund the Philippines’ COVID-19 recovery efforts.” Vice Consul Adrian Audrey Baccay, and Honorary Consul Enrico Tadeo also attended the webinar, which was held in partnership with Philippine Consulates General in the United States and the Philippine Embassy in Korea.
The RTBs are safe and low-risk savings investment with a fixed interest rate of 4.625 percent per annum for the next five and a half years. For a minimum investment of only P5,000, interest payments will automatically be credited to your settlement account quarterly. The primary offer period for RTB 26 ended on 26 November 2021. (San Francisco PCG screenshot)