UAE: Filipino office boy wins Dh100,000 in Mahzooz draw, plans to invest in mango farm

  • Date: 01-Feb-2023
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:UAE
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UAE: Filipino office boy wins Dh100,000 in Mahzooz draw, plans to invest in mango farm

Another Filipino expat and a Nepali worker also won the prize and plan to use the money in business back home

By Web Desk Published: Wed 1 Feb 2023, 1:33 PM Last updated: Wed 1 Feb 2023, 2:10 PM

Three expats, two Filipinos and one Nepali, have won Dh100,000 each in Mahzooz's Super Saturday draws. All three of them plan to get involved in farming or business projects back home.

Marc is a 35-year-old Filipino national who has lived in the UAE for three years and works as a weighing bridge operator for a recycling company in Sharjah. He has participated in Mahzooz draws at least 70 times. Despite his persistence, the expat admits that he was pleasantly surprised to learn of his win on Saturday night from a friend.

Marc said, "I am ecstatic. This victory has convinced me and my family that Mahzooz fulfils one’s dreams. I hope to buy a plot of land back home for my family with a portion of the win and invest the rest in setting up a small business”.

Kervin, another 35-year-old Filipino, has been living in the UAE for seven years and working as an office boy at a jewellery store in Dubai. He says that