BSP Presents Outstanding Regional Partners in Central Visayas
Four of the 13 outstanding regional partner-organizations in Central Visayas come from Negros Oriental which Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) awarded in recognition of their invaluable support to its statistical undertakings, information needs, and advocacy programs.
In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Bangko Sentral Assistant Governor on Regional Operations Sub-Sector Iluminada Sicat led this year’s Awards Ceremony for BSP Stakeholders at the Banking Hall of BSP-Cebu.
Among the awardees in the province were Lee Super Plaza as Outstanding Regional Partner for coin recirculation; 96.7 Bai Radio dyEM-FM & Negros Chronicle, Outstanding Regional Partner for Clean Note Policy; Philippine Information Agency (PIA)- Negros Oriental honored as Outstanding Regional Partner for the Demonetization of the New Design Series; and Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) as Outstanding Regional Partner for Knowledge Resource Network.
The First Consolidated Bank, Inc. was named as Outstanding Respondent among Large and Medium Firms; and the Kenko Tokina Silk Corp. as Outstanding Respondent among Small Firms in the Business Expectation Survey (BES).
Awards were also given to the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas as Outstanding Partner for Report on Regional Economic Developments in the Philippines, while the Cebu Credit Surety Fund (CSF) was recognized as Outstanding CSF.
The Bank of the Philippine Islands – Cebu Main Branch received recognition as Outstanding Regional Partner for Clean Note Policy; while dyAB – Cebu was also named as Outstanding Regional Partner for the Demonetization of the New Design Series.
The Outstanding Regional Partners for implementing BSP Advocacy on the Conduct of Public Information Campaigns were the Department of Education’s Cebu City and Siquijor Divisions; and University of Cebu-Main as the Outstanding Regional Partner for Knowledge Resource Network.
In her keynote message, Sicat extended the BSP’s gratitude to its partners in the region for their exemplary support and cited that stakeholders’ proactive response to various surveys and programs has helped BSP better gauge the dynamics in the economy that enable them to deliver their mandate of maintaining price and stability, promote a sound and stable banking system, and ensuring a safe and efficient payment and settlement system.
In keeping with the theme, “Reinforcing Partnerships, Defying New Challenges” BSP hopes to improve stakeholders and its partners collaboration in gathering information and conducting advocacy campaigns.
This will also help out the BSP’s objectives of safeguarding price stability and promoting a healthy financial system as well as ensuring an efficient payments and settlement system in the country. (jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
