On 21 March 2021, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Hong Kong SAR together with the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong SAR, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Hong Kong SAR (OWWA), and Philippine National Bank in Hong Kong SAR (PNB) organized a webinar entitled, Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) 2021 Series 3: Bank Account Opening (Philippine National Bank).

During the webinar, Consul General Raly L. Tejada empowered the participants and stressed the importance of saving for their future and using these savings in starting their own business. Ms. Katherine E. De Guzman introduced to the participants the PNB, the requirements in opening an account in Hong Kong, the various ways of sending money to the bank account, and other loan products of the bank. During the Q&A session, a lot of overseas Filipino inventors (OFIs) asked questions relating to the possibility of transfer of one type of bank account to another type of bank account, opening of a bank account online, and other relevant questions. At the conclusion of the webinar, Virsie B. Tamayao reiterated the need for our OFIs to have a steady flow of income from the business when they reintegrate back in the Philippines.

♦ Date of Release: 21 March 2021