Awards and Recognition

 

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Our Harvest of Awards and Citations For Development Finance and SME Advocacy

2009

  • Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines 2009 and Master Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Awards presented to Plantersbank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting for sound management practices in key areas of the bank-finance, marketing, human resources and sales-catapulting Plantersbank to becoming the leader in SME finance and the country’s largest private development bank.
  • Distinguished Person of the Year Award conferred to Plantersbank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting “in recognition of his contribution as a visionary, advocate, capacity-builder and innovator of development finance.”
  • President’s Citation for Best Practice in Improving Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises presented during National SME Week.
  • Best Countryside Loan Fund Partner from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
  • Kabalikat ng MSME Award for outstanding performance in Micro and SME Wholesale Lending Program of the Small Business Corporation (SBC).
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Challenge Citation for Double Bottomline Banking from the Management Association of the Philippines.

2008

  • ADFIAP Development Award for Outstanding SME Development Project, given by the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific for the Plantersbank SME Business Park in Cebu
  • Kabalikat ng MSMEs Award from the Small Business Corporation for consistently supporting the micro, small and medium enterprise sector and for outstanding performance under the SBCorp lending and guarantee programs
  • Best Countryside Loan Fund Program Partner – Thrift Bank Category from the Land Bank of the Philippines from the Land Bank of the Philippines
  • Kabalikat ng Bayan Award from the Social Security System for significant contribution in volume and quality of loans to private enterprises under the financing programs of the state-run fund
  • Best Participating Financial Institution for the 5th consecutive year of the Social Security System
  • Award for Plantersbank’s pro-SME role given by the business community, local government and SME advocates of Bulacan
  • Anvil Award of Merit for Plantersbank’s multi-media SME Community Philippines Advocacy Campaign from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

2007

  • Kabalikat SME Award for 10 Years Outstanding Performance in Wholesale SME Lending from the Small Business Corporation
  • Kabalikat SME Award for Individual Performance given to Assistant Vice President Rico Aloyon by the Small Business Corporation for record loan bookings of over P400 million in the Visayas-Mindanao region
  • Most Active Countryside Partner Award for SME and Micro Finance from the Land Bank of the Philippines
  • SSS Balikat ng Bayan – Best Participating Financial Institution from the Social Security System
  • Best Practices Award for Plantersbank SmallBiz Loan facility from the SME Development Council
  • 2nd Integrated Marketing Communications Effectiveness Award (IMCEA) Silver Trophy – Best Budget Service campaign for Plantersbank’s SME Community Philippines Advocacy Campaign
  • Anvil Award of Merit for Plantersbank’s SME Community Philippines magazine from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines
  • Anvil Award of Merit for Plantersbank’s affiliate website, SME.Com.Ph from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines

2006

  • Gawad SME Year 3 Hall of Fame Award from the Small Business Corporation
  • Most Valuable Partner in Housing Financing conferred by the Housing Guaranty Corporation
  • Social Security System Balikat ng Bayan Award - Best Participating Financial Institution for Volume and Quality of Loans
  • Social Security System Balikat ng Bayan Award - Best Collecting Participating Financial Institution for Amount, Transaction Volume and Remittance Coverage
  • Gold Quill Award of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators/Philippines
  • Citation for Plantersbank and Bank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting, for Achieving Double Bottom Line Objectives

2005

  • Asian Banking Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement conferred to Plantersbank chairman and CEO Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting for contribution in defining a market-driven, sustainable and profitable model of SME-oriented banking
  • Asian Banking Award Most Outstanding Marketing, PR and Brand Management for Plantersbank’s For the Entrepreneur, For the Filipino SME Advocacy Campaign
  • Asian Banking Award Human Resource Management for Spirituality at Work corporate culture program
  • Hall of Fame Award for Countryside Lending from the Land Bank of the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding Countryside Partner in the Thrift Bank category from the Land Bank of the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding Participating Financial Institution under the Japan Bank for International Cooperation facilities from the Development Bank of the Philippines
  • Gawad SME Special Citation for outstanding participation under the Omnibus Programs of the Small Business Corporation
  • Balikat ng Bayan Award - Best Participating Financial Institution in Business Loans from the Social Security System
  • 1st Marketing Communications Effectiveness Award Gold Trophy - Budget Service campaign for Plantersbank’s For the Entrepreneur, For the Filipino SME Advocacy Campaign
  • Gold Quill Award of Merit in the publications division from the International Association of Business Communicators/Philippines for Plantersbank Business Line Magazine
  • BAIPHIL Web Award for Best Content and Visual Design from the Bankers Institute of the Philippines

2004

  • International Spirit at Work Award presented in Zurich, Switzerland in recognition of “great service to SMEs” and the Bank’s work environment and culture
  • Laureate Medal awarded by the ComputerWorld Honors program in San Francisco, California for pioneering application of fast Ethernet XRN technolgy in SME finance in the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding Participating Financial Institution under the Japan Bank for International Cooperation facilities from the Development Bank of the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding Countryside Partner Award (Thrift Bank category) from the Land Bank of the Philippines
  • 2004 Gawad SME for Bank Excellence from the Small Business Corporation
  • Special Citation under the Guarantee Program for SMEs from the Small Business Corporation
  • Balikat ng Bayan Award as Best Collecting Bank in the Thrfit Bank category from the Social Security System
  • 2004 Anvil Award of Merit from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines for the SME advocacy campaign The Filipino Entrepreneur–Our Priority, Our Passion
  • 2004 Gold Quill Award of Merit for Business Line Magazine given by the International Association of Business Communicators - Philippines.

2003

  • Most Outstanding Participating Financial Institution under the Japan Bank for International Cooperation facilities from the Development Bank of the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding Countryside Partner Award (Thrift Bank) under the Countryside Loan Fund and the Agricultural Loan Fund
  • Special Award for Consistent Bank Excellence under the omnibus credit programs for SMEs from the Small Business Corporation
  • Most Distinguished Partner Award under the Guarantee Program from the Small Business Corporation
  • Gawad Quedancor - Top Lending Bank

2002

  • Outstanding Countryside Partner Award (Thrift Bank) under CLF I and II from Land Bank of the Philippines
  • Balikat ng Bayan Award - Best Collecting Thrift Bank under the Social Security System
  • Special Citation for outstanding participation in Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corp. (SBCorp) lending and credit guarantee programs
  • SME Friendly Bank citation from the SME Development Council of Davao City
  • PANA Values Award for the Corporate Advocacy campaign World Class Filipino Entrepreneur from the Philippine Association of National Advertisers

2001

  • Asian Banking Award 2001 for the e-commerce service SME.com.ph
  • Most Outstanding Participating Financial Institution under the Japan Bank of International Cooperation Facilities for Small and Medium Scale Industries program
  • Outstanding Participating Financial Institution Award from Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation
  • SME Friendly Bank citation from the SME Development Council of Davao City

2000

  • Award of the Decade under the Industrial Guarantee and Loan Fund (IGLF) for being the Most Outstanding Participating Financial Institution, Thrift Bank category from the Development Bank of the Philippines
  • Hall of Fame Award for active participation under the Omnibus Credit Line from Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation
  • Most Outstanding Countryside Partner (Thrift Bank) Award - Countryside Loan Fund I and II programs of the Land Bank of the Philippines
  • Gawad Quedancor Top Lending Bank in Agri-Aqua Inventory Management from the Quedan Rural Credit and Finance Corporation
  • Active GFSME Accredited Financial Institution
  • Best Participating Financial Institution in Business Loans from the Social Security System

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