Corporate Governance


The Bank adheres to the highest principles of good corporate governance as embodied in its Amended By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation, Code of Conduct and Corporate Governance Manual. It subscribes to the philosophy of integrity, accountability and transparency in its manner of doing business; dealing fairly with its clients, investors, stockholders, the communities affected by the Bank’s activities and its various publics. The Bank espouses professionalism among its Board of Directors, executives and employees of the Bank in managing the company, its subsidiaries and affiliates; and respect for laws and regulations. The Bank practices a philosophy of rational checks and balances and adopts a structured approach to its operating processes.

The Bank’s operations are managed through an established organizational structure with adequate policies and procedures embodied in manuals approved by management and board committees and the Board. These manuals are subjected to periodic review and update to be consistent with the new laws, regulations and generally conform to international best practices. The Bank has adopted the Revised Corporate Governance Manual aligned with recently issued regulatory guidelines and new reportorial disclosures for entities within the group structure and significant transactions among related parties with particular focus on the Related Party Transaction (RPT) Policy. This is in accordance with the SEC and BSP regulations.

The Bank is a proud recipient for two consecutive years (2011-2012) of the Silver Award for good corporate governance from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), in recognition of the institution’s existing organization composed of dedicated corporate directors and senior management committed to the professional practice of corporate directorship in line with global principles of modern corporate governance.