MARCH 1961 Bulacan Development Bank (BDB) is incorporated in San Miguel, Bulacan. DECEMBER 1972 Present majority owners led by Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting take over Bulacan Development Bank. SEPTEMBER 1976 Bulacan Development Bank assumes new present corporate name Planters Development Bank. Head office transfers from San Miguel to Baliuag, Bulacan. Plantersbank operates six branches. JULY 1981 Plantersbank transfers head office to Makati. Branch network now at 18. AUGUST 1984 Plantersbank acquires Agro-Industrial Bank (AIDBank) in Pampanga. Branch network increases to 22. JUNE 1987 Asian Development Bank makes direct equity investment in Plantersbank, an unprecedented move by ADB in the Philippines. JULY 1995 Plantersbank adopts new logo as a reflection of the institution "in the context of the changing times."   JUNE 2000 IFC undertakes first internet venture, the joint venture with Plantersbank called SME.Com.Ph (PDB SME Solutions, Inc.) JULY 2002 Plantersbank acquires Active Bank. Plantersbank also launches the award-winning SME Advocacy Campaign to bring public attention to the country's SMEs, and promote entrepreneurship, positive values and best business practices. DECEMBER 2004. Plantersbank completes P1-billion Tier 2 capital note issue. Germany's DEG directly participates with US$7.5 million. DECEMBER 2005. Plantersbank is one of three banks in the world cited for achieving strong Double Bottom Line objectives during the Harvard Business School Conference on Global Poverty. SEPTEMBER 2006. Plantersbank and Chicago-based ShoreCap International Ltd. formalize partnership to support small enterprises through private finance and training support. AUGUST 2007. Plantersbank and SME.Com.Ph launch the SME Community Philippines road show, under the aegis of the SME Advocacy Campaign. APRIL 2008. Plantersbank rolls out SME Online internet banking facility. JULY 2009. Plantersbank becomes the first-ever recipient of the President's Citation for "Best Practice in Improving Access to Finance" during the launching ceremonies of National MSME Development Week. JULY 1971 Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting acquires Malolos-based Bulacan Savings and Loan Association (BSLA). DECEMBER 1975 BDB and BSLA merge. DECEMBER 1977 Plantersbank acquires Investor Savings and Loan Association (ISLA), a Makati-based thrift institution. JANUARY 1983 The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), a Dutch state-controlled bank, invests in Plantersbank, making history as the first international investment in a Philippine private development bank. MARCH 1986 Plantersbank acquires Country Development Bank in Olongapo City. Branch network now at 27. MARCH 1991 New Plantersbank Head Office in Makati inaugurated.  FEBRUARY 2000 International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private investment arm of the World Bank, invests P1 billion in equity, loans and grants. NOVEMBER 2001 Plantersbank, IFC and FMO form Micro Enterprise Bank. OCTOBER 2003. Plantersbank acquires The Region Bank (Los Banos Rural Bank), the country's largest rural bank at the time. JANUARY 2005. Plantersbank-Aureos SME Equity Fund, the first private equity fund of its kind in the country, is launched in Malacanang Palace with London-based Aureos Capital Ltd. MARCH 2006. Plantersbank absorbs Davao-based affiliate Micro Enterprise Bank becoming the largest domestic bank to establish a lending platform to support and sustain a vibrant micro enterprise sector. JULY 2007. Aligned with its thrust to Enable Entrepreneurs, Plantersbank officially opens in Cebu the 40-hectare Plantersbank SME Business Park, the first industrial park wholly dedicated to SMEs. APRIL 2008. APRIL 2008 Plantersbank launches SME Speaker Series in Cebu. The series is a nationwide advocacy campaign to promote cutting edge ideas on wealth creation, personal mastery and entrepreneurial design.