MANILA, Philippines — The little guys (read: poor people), ever wishful of a better life, such as three square meals a day, a warm bed under a sturdy roof, education for their children, and more, continue to reap good fortune through the on-line lotteries of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) as another shanty dweller, 22, of Pasig City claimed Monday his P21,931,792.20 winnings from the Independence Day draw of Super Lotto 6/49.
Super Lotto's June 12 draw actually has two winners. They will share the P43,863,584.40 prize.
The other winner, who has yet to show up as of press time, bought his ticket in Cebu City, Cebu.
Heaven-sent or merely fortuitous, fact is the jackpot winner, another avid lotto aficionado, has now won his freedom from want and poverty via the PCSO, one of 6/49's 17 millionaires from January 1 to June 12, 2011.
It could be recalled the June 1 winner of Grand Lotto 6/55's P356 million, a Bicolano carpenter, also lived in a shanty in Las Piñas City with his wife and six children.
The auto-mechanic winner is married, with one child and lives with his small family in their shanty at an informal settlers' haven in Pasig City.
Now, he can afford a mansion to replace his make-shift dwelling! Predictably, his first priority out of his fortune is to buy a house and lot, a business, and for safekeeping in a bank.
More details from the Internal Audit Department (PCSO-IAD) headed by Manager Lauro A. Patiag showed that as the nation was busy celebrating the 113th Independence Day on Sunday, the auto mechanic was in Kapitolyo, Pasig City, placing a single P20 bet with birth dates for his number combination.
When he reported for work early Monday morning at the auto shop, he surreptitiously checked his bet from his boss's newspaper and saw his ticket matched the drawn combination of 07-03-24-28-16-01.
In spite of being overjoyed, he controlled his emotions and kept quiet about his luck.
Source:
Manila Bulletin
By EDD K. USMAN
