Plantersbank receives top bank excellence award

Posted August 2, 2011. Filed under News.

Photo shows Plantersbank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting (left) receiving the award from SBC president and COO Benel P. Lagua (right) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) undersecretary Merly M. Cruz (center).

Plantersbank, the country’s lead bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), is once again hailed as the “Kaakibat sa Pag-unlad ng SMEs”, the top bank excellence award given by the state finance agency Small Business Corporation (SBC) to its accredited partners for active participation in its MSME Wholesale Lending Program.

This recognition marks Plantersbank’s seventh year to be elevated in SBC’s Hall of Fame in recognition of the bank’s consistent support to the SME sector. Plantersbank bested 14 universal and thrift banks and microcredit institutions during the SBC’s annual Bank Excellence Awards ceremony held recently in Makati.