Arzen Rose Dulzura

BINI's Gwen invests in house and lot, pays off family's debt through group's success

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>BINI member Gwen shared the investments she was able to make through the success of the group. </p><p>In an interview with Ogie Diaz, Gwen relayed that she was able to invest in real estate properties.</p><p>&quot;May nakuha na rin naman po akong lupa sa Bicol tsaka nung last year, bahay at lupa po dito sa [Metro Manila],&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Gwen was also able to help her family pay their debts. &quot;Nakapag-support po sa family talaga and nakapag-provide for myself. &#x27;Yung mga utang po, nabayaran na namin. Nabaon po kasi kami sa utang before lalo nung bago ako mag-PBB. Pakonti-konti &#x27;yun pa kasi &#x27;yung BINI hindi naman agad nandun [sa success]. So ginamit ko lang &#x27;yung allowance ko nun po, hindi naman ganun kalaki &#x27;yung allowance ko,&quot; she shared.</p><p>She recalled the time when she gave her ATM card to her mother to help provide for their family.  Gwen and her four siblings were raised by her single mother after her dad suddenly passed away when she was just four years old.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung bank account ko nun, na dun pinapasok [&#x27;yung allowance], pinahawak ko pa sa mama ko para may magamit... and nung time na &#x27;yun need ko rin mag-invest for phone kasi &#x27;yung mga content siyempre okay &#x27;yung quality so nag-installment ako ng phone tapos ’yung kalahati nun kay Mama. Grabe talaga. &#x27;Yun pakonti-konti hanggang sa maka-recover po talaga,&quot; she recounted.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEq4ThBpmRJ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A9046719.299999982%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>When asked about the reaction of her mother on the success of BINI, Gwen relayed: &quot;Sobrang proud po ni Mama, well sobrang open and close naman po kami ni Mama. Ano talaga siya, very supportive naman siya ever since. Sobrang proud niya po sa akin and she&#x27;s very happy po.&quot;</p><p>She went on: &quot;Tapos parang pansin ko, after ng BINI, parang mas naging close pa nga kami ng family ko po. Kasi baka dahil before ang daming problema sa buhay so parang masyadong naging busy kami na paano namin masu-survive &#x27;to? Ganun, masyado kaming nag-focus dun. So at least nung nasa BINI, &#x27;yung distance, &#x27;yung pagka-miss di ba, parang ano pala siya, nakakapag pa-solid kahit papaano.&quot;</p>