In a stroke of luck, Makati City congresswoman Abigail Binay won a P5 million studio-type condominium unit in Rockwell Land’s The Grove in Pasig City during a raffle held by Rockwell's Power Plant Mall.
A Facebook page of the Power Plant Mall posted a card congratulating Rep. Binay for winning a Rockwell condominium unit from their Christmas raffle. The Power Plant Mall is located in Makati City, a known bailiwick of the Binay family.
In an ABS-CBN media interview, both Rockwell Land and Binay confirmed the news.
Rockwell Land said the raffle was legitimate and that Binay indeed won the prize.
Binay confirmed winning the raffle, “Hi RG [of ABS-CBN], yes I won the raffle in the Power Plant Mall."
She said:
“As far as I know, the draw was done in the mall and was open to the public. There are several witnesses present and I think the Power Plant Mall admin are in a better position to answer that issue.”
“They called me last Saturday to confirm. Parang live pa nga nung tinatawagan nila ako, akala ko prank call, feeling ko di totoo, Out of how many that joined the raffle, ako naman walang expectation sa ganun eh,"
“Power Plant, every year may raffle every Christmas, it's part of their promotion, if you have a receipt [minimum of] P2,500, you get 1 raffle ticket. Sumali ako."
“If it was another person, you won’t even think it was rigged. Kahit ako, nagulat talaga, di ko iniexpect. Di ko pa ho natatanggap na ako nanalo. Kung magririg ako, sana lotto na mas malaki o kaya kotse. Pure chance."
“They gave me a key yesterday. The condo isn’t ready till May 2015. I still have to pay a gift tax. Wala pang susi. The gift tax would be P800,000,"
"I just found out nung Saturday. Too early, wala pang plano. Studio unit lang di naman siya. Chances are doon ako bumibili ng regalo para sa anak ko.”
Binay is the 85th richest congresswoman based on her 2012 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth filed with the House of Representatives with a net worth of P41,204,687.39.--Source: ABS-CBN News