Elvira Bongosia
TAGBILARAN, April 24 (PIA)--The Home Development Mutual Fund
(HDMF) or popularly known as Pag-Ibig Fund urged its members to apply for a
loyalty card for them to avail discounts in various businesses, hospitals,
schools and shipping lines, among others.
Information Officer and Marketing & Sales Head of Pag-IBIG
Fund Tagbilaran Branch, Leonardo Cirujales said Pag-IBIG is set
to launch its loyalty card program in Bohol this May.
Cebu, Baguio and Davao are the pilot areas for the loyalty card,
which took effect last March 31.
As a discount and reward card, Cirujales said more business partners
and establishments are offering discounts on the purchase of products and
services.
“So, if you have this loyalty card, all you have to do is present
this then you will get the discounts depending on what services you are
availing of and the products you are buying,” said Cirujales during the ‘Bisita
Opisina’ and general assembly meeting of the Association of United Development
Information Officers in Bohol (AUDIO-Bohol) hosted by Pag-ibig Fund Tagbilaran
Branch on April 21.
Under the program, card holders can avail of a 10 to 20 percent
discounts in medicine purchase, transport fares, tuition fee, fuel, among
others.
Cirujales said Trans-Asia Shipping gives 10 percent discount,
while 2Go Shipping offers 20 percent discounts to card holders.
“As we go along, we will be
accrediting more establishments,” Cirujales added.
Existing Pag-IBIG members can avail of the card for a fee of P100
and it has no expiry.
But entitlement of the card will be suspended if the holder fails
to pay the membership savings.
As a provident fund, Pag-ibig is advocating savings and the
loyalty card is one way that active members can save. (mbcn/ecb/PIA7-Bohol)