BSP Holds 16th Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for Stakeholders

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) hosted the 16th Awards Ceremony and Appreciation Lunch for BSP Stakeholders in the National Capital Region (NCR) on 10 July 2019 at the BSP Assembly Hall, BSP Complex, Manila. The BSP recognized its outstanding partners that have supported its various initiatives and advocacy programs in 2018. The theme of this year’s Awards Ceremony is “One Team One Goal: Resilient Partnership Towards Inclusive Economic Growth.”

A total of 44 awards were given under the following categories: Information Support, Advocacy Support, Special Recognition, and Hall of Fame. Further, 14 Special Citations were given for Prudential Reporting Innovation.

INFORMATION SUPPORT

Business Expectations Survey

1. Outstanding Respondent among Large Firms – Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc.
2. Outstanding Respondent among Small and Medium Firms – Angeles Power, Inc.
3. Outstanding Respondent for Industry Sector – Angeles Power, Inc.
4. Outstanding Respondent for Construction Sector – Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited
5. Outstanding Respondent for Services Sector – Dusit Thani Manila
6. Outstanding Respondent for Trade Sector – Otsuka (Philippines) Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Cross Border Transactions and Related Surveys

1. Outstanding Respondent for Cross Border Transactions Survey – Toshiba Information Equipment (Phils.), Inc.
2. Outstanding Respondent for Coordinated Direct Investment Survey – SAP Philippines, Inc.
3. Outstanding Respondent for Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey – BDO Unibank, Inc.

Outstanding Partner for Sources of Information

1. Balance of Payments Projections – Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP)
2. Monetary Policy – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

BSP’s Senior Bank Loan Officers’ Survey

1. Outstanding Respondent – The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation

Environmental Scanning Exercise

1. Special Recognition for Participation – Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)

Professorial Chair Manager

1. Outstanding Professorial Chair Manager – UP Virata School of Business

ADVOCACY SUPPORT

Conference on Gearing Up for External Competitiveness

1. Outstanding Partner – East West Banking Corporation

Learning and Inclusion Advocacy

1. Outstanding Financial Education Partner – BDO Foundation
2. Pagtugon Award – Universal & Commercial Banks – China Banking Corporation
3. Pagtugon Award – Thrift Banks – Philippine Savings Bank

Financial Inclusion

1. Outstanding Financial Inclusion Partner – Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Credit Surety Fund

1. Outstanding CSF Lending Bank Partner – Land Bank of the Philippines

LGU Coordination

1. Kapit-Bisig Award (Provincial Level) – Provincial Government of Sultan Kudarat – SOCCSKSARGEN
2. Kapit-Bisig Award (City Level) – City Government of Alaminos
3. Kapit-Bisig Award (Municipal Level) – Municipal Government of Aurora

Collaboration with Financial Industry Association

1. Outstanding Strategic Industry Partner of the Year – Trust Officers Association of the Philippines (TOAP)

Corporate Governance

1. Best Corporate Governance Disclosure and Transparency Award- China Banking Corporation

Prudential Reporting

1. Award for Consistency in Prudential Reporting – BOF, Inc. (A Rural Bank)
2. Award for Consistency in Prudential Reporting – Rural Bank of Maria Aurora (Aurora), Inc.
3. Award for Consistency in Prudential Reporting – Shinhan Bank – Manila Branch

PESONet

1. Top PESONet Volume Contributor – Union Bank of the Philippines

Digital Banking

1. Outstanding Partner for Digital Excellence – Union Bank of the Philippines
2. Outstanding Partner for Digital Transformation – Universal/Commercial Banks – Union Bank of the Philippines
3. Outstanding Partner for Digital Transformation – Thrift/Rural/Cooperative Banks – Philippine Savings Bank
4. Outstanding Partner for Digital Transformation – Non-Banks – G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI)
5. Outstanding Partner for Innovative Mobile Financial Services – Non-Bank – G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI)
6. Outstanding Partner for Innovative Mobile Financial Services – Bank – ING Bank N.V.
7. Digital Trailblazer Financial Services – Land Bank of the Philippines
8. Digital Trailblazer Financial Services – Cantilan Bank, Inc. (A Rural Bank)

Overseas Filipino Remittances

1. Commercial Bank that Generated the Largest Overseas Filipino Remittances – BDO Unibank, Inc.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

1. Outstanding Partner for Children’s Savings Mobilization -Universal/Commercial Banks – BDO Unibank, Inc.
2. Outstanding Partner for Children’s Savings Mobilization – Thrift/Savings Banks – BPI Family Savings Bank
3. Outstanding Partner for Information Dissemination – Mercury Drug Corporation

HALL OF FAME AWARDEES

Professorial Chair Manager

1. Outstanding Professorial Chair Manager – UP Virata School of Business

LGU Coordination

1. Kapit-Bisig Award (City Level)- City Government of Alaminos
2. Kapit-Bisig Award (Municipal Level)- Municipal Government of Aurora

SPECIAL CITATION

Special Citation for Prudential Reporting Innovation

• Bank of the Philippine Islands
• JP Morgan Chase Bank
• Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
• Bank of America, N.A.
• Citibank, N.A.
• City Savings Bank, Inc.
• First Commercial Bank, Ltd., Manila Branch
• Industrial Bank of Korea Manila Branch
• ING Bank N.V.
• Mizuho Bank, Ltd. – Manila Branch
• MUFG Bank, Ltd.
• Philippine Savings Bank
• Security Bank Corporation
• The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation