SM, BDO GIVE SMILE IN A HEARTWARMING ‘BALIKBAYAN’ CHRISTMAS TRIBUTE

GOING home for Christmas has turned out to be a very pleasant surprise for some balikbayans this year. SM and BDO welcomed them with plenty of surprises, giveaways and raffle prizes in its annual Pamaskong Handog event recently held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall.

The event, specially dedicated for the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, is now on its seventh year and is said to be SM and BDO’s biggest, most heartwarming Christmas celebration ever held since 2012.

The Pamaskong Handog was, indeed, a day full of laughter, entertainment and raffle prizes as the event brought to the stage today’s most in-demand artists, such as Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, Moira de la Torre, the TNT Boys, Anton Antenor Cruz and Jenny Gabriel; comedienne Donita Nose, and hosts MC and Lassie.

The Pamaskong Handog also featured BDO’s social-media personality Boss Teteng, whose Facebook videos garnered millions of views for his funny and entertaining tips for OFWs, as well as SM’s cheerful elevator girl Cheridel.

“Christmas is the time when overseas Filipinos are excited to spend Christmas with their families. This is why Pamaskong Handog has become our annual tribute to our kababayans, as we would like them to feel welcome and honored while they are here...This year’s Pamaskong Handog event was also held in time for the International Migrants Day,” BDO Remittance Senior Vice President and head Genie Gloria said.

“SM shares the same mission of giving honor, gratitude and joy to the overseas Filipinos in return for their hard work and sacrifice. The goal is to make them feel special and let them experience once again how Filipinos celebrate Christmas,” SM Supermalls Senior Vice President for Marketing Joaquin San Agustin added.

S Mand BDO’ s synergistic collaboration does not end with Pamaskong Handog as more joint overseas Filipino events are lined up for 2019.