You are invited to attend a Financial Literacy Briefing from 2:30 pm-5:30 pm on Sunday, 18 April 2010 at the Concord Room 1 of the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Hong Kong (1 Harbour Road, Wanchai).

Gracing the event is Vice President Noli De Castro, concurrent Chairman of the Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). He will be accompanied by officials of the HUDCC, PAG-IBIG, Bureau of Treasury, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and representatives of major Philippine banks such as the Land Bank of the Philippines, First Metro Investment Corporation, Philippine National Bank, BPI Capital and PJS Law.

Organized by the Department of Finance and the Joint Issue Managers (JIMs or banks or affiliates of banks that are prominent in handling OFW remittances), the briefing aims to highlight the relationship between OFW remittances and the Philippine economy, and share the latest information on income, savings and investment instruments, specifically, the Philippine Government’s multi-currency Retail Treasury Bonds Program for OFWs. The briefing will also include an overview of the latest developments in the operations and savings programs of the Home Mutual Development Fund, more commonly known as PAG-IBIG.

Admission is free but seats are limited. Interested individuals are encouraged to confirm their attendance with the Philippine Consulate General at email address cultural_hk@yahoo.com or call/send an SMS to telephone number 9085-6971.