One of the major prizes for the Pabakunata Bonanza of Cebu City. | Delta Dyrecka Letigio
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fully vaccinated Cebu City residents have a chance to win a house and lot, a brand new car, five motorcycles, P25,000 worth of gift cash, groceries, flat-screen televisions (TVs), and other prizes.
The city government has officially launched the Pabakunana Ta Bonanza on November 11, 2021, with a pre-draw of at least 50 winners for minor prizes including flat-screen TVs and others.
All individuals who have been fully vaccinated under the city government’s PabakunaTa program are automatically part of the raffle draw as their names are already encoded in the database of the city.
The draw will be generated from the vaccination database for all those who were inoculated with the second dose and for those vaccinated with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines.
Those who were vaccinated under the Project Balik Buhay (PBB) can join only if their data have been forwarded to the city government.
Acting Mayor Michael Rama said the launch took time since they announced the program in October 2021, because the city government sought the help of private companies for the prizes.
The city government did not spend anything on the prizes but instead tapped malls, brands, and companies to provide the house and lot, car, motorcycles, appliances, and others.
“Some have been doubting if there will be people helping. You know, with an intention that is noble and asking the prayer, there will always be coming. The intension is massive vaccination,” said Rama.
The acting mayor is thankful that the private sector eagerly helped the city government in encouraging the public to get vaccinated.
The city has already reached over 50 percent of its target vaccination with at least 427,628 total individuals fully vaccinated from the 771,431 total registrants.
The city government hopes that more individuals will get vaccinated now that they have a chance to win multiple prizes such as:
FIRST DRAW:
2 SKYGO Motorcycles
1 ACER Laptop from Ayala Center
40 TV Sets, one resident each from among the Top 40 Barangays with the highest percentage of vaccinated residents
50 sacks of well-milled rice
2 SM Retail showcases worth P25,000 in GCs
3 Metro Retail showcases worth P20,000 in GCs
5 Astron washing machines, 100 Astron electric fans
50 Astron flat irons
FINAL DRAW:
House & Lot from DECA Homes in Talisay City
Toyota Corolla Vios
3 SKYGO Motorcycles
1 ACER Laptop from Ayala Center
40 TV sets, one resident each from among the other 40 barangays
50 sacks of well-milled rice
2 SM Retail showcases worth P25,000 in GCs
3 Metro Retail showcases worth P20,000 in GCs
5 Astron washing machines
100 Astron electric fans
50 Astron flat irons *Astron appliances worth
P250,000 donated by Gaisano Capital
The first draw will be done on November 12, 2021, while the final draw will be on December 23, 2021.
Rama said they will hold another raffle draw before the elections to encourage more people to get vaccinated, especially that they expect to roll out booster shots by then and vaccinations to minors.
“Together we can make great leaps in our massive vaccination program,” the mayor said.
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