Monday, August 11, 2003
Plantersbank Wins Outstanding Countryside Partner Award
Planters Development Bank — the country’s largest private development bank and the leading bank for small and medium-scale enterprise finance — earned the distinction from the Land Bank of the Philippines as this year’s Most Outstanding Countryside Partner in the thrift bank sector.
Given on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Land Bank, this award recognizes the contribution of Plantersbank under the Countryside Loan Fund and Agricultural Loan Fund programs.
Plantersbank chairman and chief executive officer Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting (left) is shown here accepting the trophy from Land Bank president and chief executive officer Gary Teves.
This trophy is the latest addition to Plantersbank’s harvest of SME finance awards in 2003 including the Most Outstanding Participating Financial Institution under the Japan Bank for International Cooperation facilities from the Development Bank of the Philippines; the Special Award for Consistent Bank Excellence under the omnibus credit programs for SMEs and the Most Distinguished Partner Award under the Guarantee Program from the Small Business Corporation; and the Gawad Quedancor - Top Lending Bank.