ME TOO we was i ocean park while strolling and somebody approach me to fill up the coupon and after aweek someone called me up that i won a gift certificate from puerto del sol... i was so happy then... i told it to my husband... and my husband is not convinced about it.... so i did not pursue to get the said free certificate... but they keep on texting me that if will not claim it will be forfeited...... huhhh.... they are liar pala....

This offer is valid with a redemption period of 30 days from the date of issue and a booking of PHP5,000.00 will also apply which will be refunded upon completion of the trip. The booking form must be fully completed and submitted. Failure to do so will render this offer null and void. All travel must be completed within 12 months from the date of issue.



do u know anyone who actually availed this? who paid 5,000? and refunded it?

Hi, I want to thank you for sharing this, because last week i was in duty free they also approach us, so aun sige fillup lang, and now gusto nila pumunta ung parents ko dun. eh napaisip ako sa 90 minutes parang nakaka duda, at buti nalang nag search ako! salamat kasi hindi ko na sila papauntahin dun hmft! hehehe

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Just got my GC from Puerto del Sol office last Saturday.. Hindi naman na nila ako pinapanood nung video or may presentation. Ang tinanong lang sa akin kung alam ko na daw ba ang mangyayari? Sabi ko "OO" then they just gave me the GC right away. Kasi kung tatanungin pa nila ako about my salary, Sorry I can't disclose that. nanay ko nga hindi alam kung magkano sweldo ko?!

Yeah it's true na may 5K pesos na deposit sa destination na gusto mong puntahan. According dun sa nakausap ko kaninang umaga, I CAN deposit yung 5K pag dating na lang sa Pangasinan. Which I can use for food, amenities, achu chu chu. Sabi ko sa Pangasinan na lang para gamitin na lang doon yung pera at least may pondo na. Pero kung sa ibang lugar like BORA, DAVAO or PALAWAN refundable daw ung 5K. (na alam ko naman na it will take time bago ma-refund)

I admit na isa din naman ako na nag iisip na isa itong SCAM. Ang nakalagay naman sa gift cert eh FREE 3Days 2Nights Accommodation na ang room costs ay from 3k-13k per night. Laking tipid pa rin kung tutuusin.. Of course you will still spend money on Food and whatever you want to do sa pinuntahan nyo. Think of the 5K deposit na hinihingi nila as your pocket money na lang (but of course mag dadala pa rin ako ng extra). I plan to go there this August and will let you know kung ano mangyayari..

Hi, just today lang I received a text message from puerto del sol, for joining daw sa ccp fun-run entitled ako ng free gc good for 2...i'm so excited kasi free accommodation sa hotel at resort...so i told my husband about it, kaya lang nagdududa sya sa 90mins na kailangan mong igugul sa kanila...naka sked ako bukas to claim my gc...buti nalang pala nag search ako kay mr.google at nakita ko yung post mo about there scam... Thanks a lot Cham at naiwasan ko pa ang magpakapagod magbyahe para lang maloko...thank you so much and God bless...

I also received a text from them just now. Thank God my fiance and I were warned by our friend last Saturday about this. Below is the message they sent to us. GOOD DAY! This is from the office PUERTO DEL SOL BEACH RESORT & HOTEL. This is w/regards to your participation during our promotional exhibit held at PICC/WEDDING EXPO. Your name has been selected as one of our recipient entitled to have a gift certificate f0r 3days & 2nights stay free hotel and beach resort accommodation in our very owned resort PUERTO DEL SOL PANGASINAN but you can also choose among 6 0ther destinations either BOHOL, CEBU, BORACAY, CAMSUR, DAVAO,PALAWAN. The choice is yours! Good for 2-persons & valid for 1-YEAR upon claiming. If interested to redeem it, Just REPLY thru text then I will give y0u a call. OTHERWISE you may call at 7109653/6362883 or 6361860 and look for MS.SUZETTE TAN for more details. Thank you.

Glad I came across your webpage... Ocean Park 08/11/13 then the next day I won the raffle... I knew it from the start SCAM!!!

ocean park 8/13/13 then today 8/14/13 just got text from cathy,. same here i won the free accommodations, now i don't know if icclaim ko pa ba or wag nalang.. tsk.

i'M scheduled to get my GC tomorrow 8/29/13 i feel so sad for the past days i been asking for a vacations since ang dami kung ginagawa sa business ko then kala ko answered prayer na ang Puerto Dl sol inaway away ko pa partner ko kc napa ka nega niya sa pa raffle yung pala tama siya...

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Buti na lang nag research ako. i was about go there to redeem my GC Tom. medyo duda kasi ako because they said its was 100% free, tapos walang dti permit no ung promo, eh nasa tabi lang ng world trade center yung DTI. Grabe sa panahon talaga ngayon maraming Janet Napoles na nag kalat sa pinas, hehehe BUSTED!!!!!! salamat sa post...

May tumawag din sakin kanina pero tnx sa mga infos malamang scam nga no need to waste my time..

thanks for this blog. I also received a text like that and just even called me today. I was about to go tomorrow but i guess i would not to do so... Thank you so much again!!

I'll check it with them tomorrow..i guess legit naman cla kxe nakakapasok cla sa mga expo eh..i got a msg from them today..nsa travel and tours expo cla sa smx..nakausap ko ung representative nila and i ask if totoo bang klngan ng deposit of 5k..as per ruth suarez (rep) yes they are asking for a deposit of 5k na refundable if ndi mgagamit..so i ask if tomorrow sa knila na magdedeposit? She sd you can deposit sa hotel na pag ginamit ung GC for free accomodation and you can refund it after check out..she also told me that i don't need to bring that amount of money since claiming of GC is free..so i sd ok..after, i called my friend who owns a travel and tours agency (bakasyonnijuan travel and tours) and he advised me to claim the GC..it is true na klngan talaga magdeposit in any hotel..it will serve as security deposit..if in case you made damages inside the hotel yun ung pangbayad..i'll try to claim it tomorrow and post another comments here para malaman nten kung legit ba talaga..

Beware

last month i went in their office in pasig to claim my gift. they said that there is a 90 minute presentation. i said its okay since wala nman akong gagawin that day. the presentation is okay actually i decided to join, when i was about to sign the membership form a guy named "Jojo" approached me he is the Manager daw, what got me irritated is that he is forcing me to rent his business na Sound System.. ano ba talaga inooffer nila? membership o sound system.. i decided not to join that day because of that manager...

Me and my then-fiance also encountered Puerto del Sol when we went to a bridal expo. We got our GC but ended up not using as we got busy with our wedding preps and we weren't allowed to travel on our own back when we were not yet married. Hehe =)

To be fair to them, I would like to say that this isn't really a scam. It's more of a marketing strategy, which I find common with resorts/hotels affiliated with RCI---they give you a prize like free accommodation, a free meal even, but you'll be asked to stay for a presentation and a bit later, it's product proposal time. Husband and I have dealt with at least two other RCI properties, a chain of hotels and a high-end resort in Boracay. They're legit. They just tend to be quite aggressive in closing a deal. It's up to you if you'd like to avail (and you have the capacity to). But if you think, now that we're all better informed of such strategies, that it'll be a waste of your time, you can just decline. =)

~♥ have a great day ♥~

OMG!
I just talked to someone from Puerto del Sol.. i was really tempted to go.. but reading all your comments i wont bother going.. although i know that it wont be just about picking the right destination.. sayang :/

nk recieve din ako ng ganyan message ngyn then ngreply ako ng call cla..yun nga daw wlang gastos or anything...i was so excited kc we plan tlga to go somewhere just to relax and enjoy..but now i was curiuos reading and searching for puerto del sol i saw these conversation.. so i guess we will not come tomorrow in our appointment there ... yuko na....mhirap tlga mgtiwala s mga prmo promo lng...dati nga s globe lanline my ttwag nanalo k daw ng any item pgdating dun mg sa sales xla ng equipments furniture and appliances n di mo tlga nid mslalo pg nlman nila my creditcard ka... sa fiesta alabang mall un eh..almost 56k pala bbyaran ..i dededuct s cc ..layasan ko nga ! tpos gnun rin pala xla..basta sales ! mgling s diskartehan it depends upon u kung kkgtin mo or indi,,, goodluck !

galing kc ako ng manila ocean park last friday..so ng sign ako ng ticket sbi ko ala nmn cgro msma..kc trabaho nila un...then ngtxt cla ngyn..prehas s mga cnsvi nio exactong eksakto...tpos sbi ko monday ng gbi kmi ppunta mg ksama ko kc busy rin un s work...then nabasa ko 2..hmmp..di n ko ppunta di bale bumili nlng ako in legal ways n alam ko sure ako...n di mloloko gnun rin nmn gastos prehas lang...maka less k onti lng....

nk recieve din ako ng ganyan message ngyn then ngreply ako ng call cla..yun nga daw wlang gastos or anything...i was so excited kc we plan tlga to go somewhere just to relax and enjoy..but now i was curiuos reading and searching for puerto del sol i saw these conversation.. so i guess we will not come tomorrow in our appointment there ... yuko na....mhirap tlga mgtiwala s mga prmo promo lng...dati nga s globe lanline my ttwag nanalo k daw ng any item pgdating dun mg sa sales xla ng equipments furniture and appliances n di mo tlga nid mslalo pg nlman nila my creditcard ka... sa fiesta alabang mall un eh..almost 56k pala bbyaran ..i dededuct s cc ..layasan ko nga ! tpos gnun rin pala xla..basta sales ! mgling s diskartehan it depends upon u kung kkgtin mo or indi,,, goodluck !

I also received a very similar message this morning. But after doing some research and have read shocking stories online (including yours), we'd rather not go to Renaissance 2000 tomorrow. After all, it's not even Puerto del Sol's sales office in Manila.

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What if you actually signed the purchase agreement and bound yourself with a promissory note? would there be any legal impediments if you would like to retract? It was the most stupid thing i've ever done, i was lured away with their vacation of a lifetime offer, but during that time, 2 couples and me, we're seated inside their office being shown about RCI, timeshares and earning while on vacay that all of us filled up the forms, as for me i signed a promissory note to pay the one-time fee of 10,000 and now i'm banging my head for being such a fool. Any suggestions? =X

just dont pay it. why dont you post the name of those people who lured you so that people who reads your comment will be aware of them...

I received a call while my fiance got a text saying we won a free accommodation to Puerto del Sol of our choice, in short, very much the same as the above text msg. I wasn't able to answer their call but my fiance tried to call them however, the contact was not yet available at that time. But, the contact returned my fiance's call & informed her that the certificate is good for one year & she may claim it in Ortigas. My fiance requested that she claim it on a Saturday since she's not available on weekdays. The contact said that she'll text her the complete address & that she may claim it from 12:30pm-3:30. My fiance asked the contact if there were strings attached and she was told that there's none. The accommodation was for free & we just have to take care of the transportation and food. The contact hasn't texted us the address yet & we're not sure if we still would want to claim the GC.

will be going to this presentation later. im here din kasi sa ortigas and may spare time ako after my mtgs. definitely di ako maglalabas ng pera there at hindi din magpapa-bully. haha :) sabihan ko kayo.

nakakuha pala ako ng text after attending a bridal fair last friday.

I also received a message yesterday Feb 15,2014 (After the Travel Expo 2014-Day 1), informing that i won the same raffle as stated above. I really got excited about it. But nagdalawang isip ako, kasi on the di pa tapos yung Travel Expo eh may winner na. Then I checked the raffle stub, diba dapat may terms and DTI permit ang mga ganito? Early morning I checked the direction of their office, then I saw these information about Puerto del Sol.

Nagdoubt ako na pumunta sa office nila, pero sabi ko there is no harm in trying, at di naman ako ganun ka engot na kumagat sa scam, at wala rin naman silag mapipiga from me. At kung di ko man makuha ang GC, ok lang, at kung may maririnig ako mula sa kanila, lalaban ako in a smart way. I was prepared on what will I see or hear.

On the log book of the building, i saw there are lot of people who will claim, bakit ang dami? nakakaduda right? Then I entered the office, marami ngang tao, to make the strory short.. Wala daw mag aassist sa akin, so they gave me the GC, and explained me the conditions and told me that I don't have to attend the presentation, no interrogation.

Maybe it's because I'm from the travel and tours industry, and any wrong move will affect the company.

BTW, The staff said, there is a booking fee Php 5,000 (more like a security deposit, some hotels really have this) which is refundable. But in Bolinao this will become a consumable amount for food/beverage, services and tour. Which is not bad na rin kasi basta food ang pupuntahan at ako rin makikinabang, eh no problem.

Guys, thanks for the heads up.I'm suppose to go there later 2 claim the gift cert but aoter reading all of these, I realized that this is really a scam

scum ba talaga? ngaun ko lng nabasa to .. nagbabayad na kmi ng monthly almost 10 months na nababayaran nmin dun .. sayang nmn ung pera at time na ginugol ko dun sa Puerto del Sol ..

tnx for this messages,paalis nasa kami ng mr.ko buti nalang naka pag google pa ako,while waiting my husband excited pa nman ako to claim my gc un pala fake ito?buti ang bait ni LORD gna guide parin nya ako..tnx sa mga messages nyo...d na ako pupunta waste of time lang cguro yan...

Hi, thanks guys sa warning nyo..today is my my schedule to claim the get certificate. GOD is good, salamat sa mga post nyo isa pala itong scam, mhrap n talaga ang panahon ngyun maraming manloloko peru i admitted na convinced tlaga aku & very eager to travel as a matter of fact ng absent pa asawa ku today to get the GC... hay so sad..

Thanks for all ur post we are alarm of this promotional scam that they are dong.

We receive the same txt message we suppose to go there in tommorrow at there office. I was acually working in Timeshare (call center) in other country and i didnt expect that it s also happening here in the country this kind of SCAM. My wife is very convince about it as well i am but after reading all post i will tell her immediately not to continue to come. They such a bullshit.....grrrr....Thanks guys for the info.

thank you for all your post. just received same text message now and scheduled me to claim the gc tomorrow. i was so excited pa naman coz if ever this is the first na nanalo ako sa raffle... hay naku, scam din pala.. anyway thank you guys for sharing your stories :)

Hi! I have a bad feeling about this kaya bigla akong napa research sa google. And I guess I was right :( As I was reading this and other blogs, I saw it was already almost 2 years ago. But then, I think They were still doing it. My fiance and I went in a Bridal Fair in SMX Convention about two weeks ago. May lumapit nga samin na nagpapafill up, trip to Japan / Free Accommodation sa El Puerto resort. Since raffle lang naman, we filled up. (Tig isang ticket binigay samin ni Fiance pero magkaibang ticket sya) Then today lang, may tumawag sakin (wala namang txt) They are from El Puerto Marina/ Sol (I can’t remember which of it) and napili nga daw kami for trip for 2 to any destination here in the Philippines and even in Asia countries. The girl was asking me about our monthly income (for reference lang daw po sa capability namin to travel) and my fiance’s name and our occupation. Since I was so excited, I tell it to her naman. And then sabi nya nga sakin, na we need to claim the prize today up to tomorrow lunch time. Sabi pa nga nya “Don’t worry Ma’am, you don’t need to bring anything. Just valid ID for verification purposes” (Mejo nagduda na ko kasi ni hindi nga nila sinabi na dalhin din yung raffle stub na hawak namin for verification) We don’t have to bring any cash din daw. Sabi pa nga, may free lunch / free dinner pa daw kami. May validity pa nga yung prize. Sabi until April 2018 daw. Inform lang daw namin sila kelan namin prefer mag travel. We just need to attend 90 minute presentation kasi for awarding ceremonies lang daw. She said their office is located at Ortigas (I cannot remember exactly the place pero natatandaan ko lang sa Jollibee sa Ortigas sa likod ng SM Megamall) And then sabi ko lang “Can you txt me the address baka kasi malimutan ko” since I was very excited about this. And ewan ko bigla lang may pumasok sa isip ko na igoogle nga ito. Any other posts about this raffle promo wala akong nakita sa dalawang resort na to. Nakaka disappoint lang. Buti nabasa ko agad ito :(

Yayks. Same. My Father got the same message from El Puerto Marina Resort naman. Buti na lang nagsearch ako and saw blog posts regarding this raffle. Mukhang malaki ang chance na scam nga.

Even now they stilldo it.

Thanks for this Cham. I also got a similar experience like yours but for my version, it's EL PUERTO MARINA RESORT. Was about to say yes to their offer but their way of asking my personal info, and albeit 'demanding tone' of text message got me a worried. But nalang you have posted your experience here on your blog. Really appreciate your concern and thoughfulness for would-be victims like me.

It's 2019 pero active pa din sila with the same old strategies. EL PUERTO MARINA RESORT na yung ngayon.. Hindi ko din alam pero buti na lang napasearch ako kaninang umaga about this resort, and yung paraffle kung innaanounce ba sa FB. Good thing na nahanap namin yung raffle ticket ng kapatid ko to check the name of the resort for research otherwise, pumunta ang parents ko ngayong gabi. Tinext ko sila about sa mga naresearch ko and explained that yung 5k ay safety deposit daw. I have been with other accomodations and on the day na lang ako nagbabayad ng such deposit. Wew!

GRABE BUTI NA NAG RESEARCH AKO HAHAHAHA UNA PALANG HINDI AKO NANINIWALA EH.. PERO SHIT ITS A SCAM NGA TALAGA! Tsk

naka attend na po ako sa 90 minutes presentation nila last saturday lang, mapapaisip ka talaga kung scam yun o hindi.. based on may observations , nakakairita talaga yung presentation kasi gabi kami prinesentan, dagdag pa na kasama ko daughter ko so antok na antok talaga sya.. medyo nagalit pa hubby ko kasi matagal saka ang pinunta talaga namin dun is yung pagclaim ng GC, masasabi ko lang na marketing strategy talaga nila yun para makabenta ng shares or kung anuman binebenta nila pero nasayo pa din kung igagrab mo yung pagkakataon na yun, galing din ako sa sales , actually sa pagbebenta pa nga ng lupa medyo mahirap talaga mag present at talagang pipilitin mo client mo since may commission ka dun..yun lang din nakikita kong point bakit sila matanong, kasi very eager sila na makabenta. kung scam nga sya, napaisip din ako kasi di naman siguro itotolerate ng mga expo and gasoline stations mga ganung raffle kung scam sila,also yung mga hotels na pinalalagyan nila ng exhibits since mahigpit mga yun sa patakaran ng exhibitions and raffles and yung ngpresent samen honest naman sya na need nya lang talaga gawin work nya kaya ngpepresent sila sa mga pumupunta.