Planters Development Bank was cited as the Best Countryside Loan Fund Program Partner under the Countryside Loan Programs administered by state-run Land Bank of the Philippines.
Plantersbank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting (at left in photo) accepted the award from Land Bank president Gilda S. Pico and World Bank representative Bert Hoffman during ceremonies attended by leaders of the Philippine banking industry, international funders and the SME sector.
The recognition from the Land Bank is a reaffirmation of Plantersbank as a leading player in both SME and countryside-oriented development finance. Plantersbank has been a consistent recipient of similar awards given by various SME funding agencies.
Land Bank also recognized Plantersbank clients as outstanding CLF accounts; Rocky Farms in the Agri-based category, and New RBW Marketing, Inc. in the SME category.