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Planters Development Bank, more commonly known as Plantersbank, is the largest privately-owned and managed development bank

Bank

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in the Philippines

Philippines

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with total assets of over Php 50 billion offering banking products, services and business solutions geared towards promoting Small and Medium Enterprises (SME

SME

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s).

For the past four decades, Plantersbank has devoted its organization and resources to the service of the Filipino entrepreneur and will continue to champion the cause of SME

SME

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s by bringing to them the resources needed in this period of accelerated change and global competition.

The SME Bank

Nationally acclaimed as the Bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
One of the top 250 among the Philippines Top 1,000 Corporations
A nationwide network of 70 online branches
Provider of global expertise and resources through partnerships with the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Consistent recipient of awards and citations for SME finance and development, including the first-ever President’s Citation for MSME Development in 2009 and the 2008 Outstanding SME Development Project Award in Asia-Pacific for the Plantersbank SME Business Park.
Gateway for SMEs into the Internet through the joint venture company with International Finance Corporation (IFC) – PDB SME Solutions, Inc. (SME.com.ph), winner of the 2001 Asian Banking Award for e-commerce service.

Triple Bottom Line

Plantersbank has the honor of being one of three banks in the world cited in a paper presented at the Harvard Business School Conference on Global Poverty for its strong "double bottom line," an approach that combines profitability and pursuit of social development projects.

Now, Plantersbank defines its framework for a triple bottom line approach by combining profit, social returns, and environmental management and fair practices on equal and equivocal terms.

Institutional Partners

Partners and Shareholders include:

Affiliates

PDB SME Solutions, Inc. (SME.com.ph)
PDB Properties, Inc.
PDB Insurance Agency, Inc. (PDBIA)
PDB-FMO Development Center, Inc. (PDCenter)

Awards and Recognition (Current)

2009

Entrepreneur of the Year Philippines 2009 and Master Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Awards presented to Plantersbank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting for sound management practices in key areas of the bank-finance, marketing, human resources and sales-catapulting Plantersbank to becoming the leader in SME finance and the country’s largest private development bank.
Distinguished Person of the Year Award conferred to Plantersbank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting “in recognition of his contribution as a visionary, advocate, capacity-builder and innovator of development finance.”
President’s Citation for Best Practice in Improving Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises presented during National SME Week.
Best Countryside Loan Fund Partner from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Kabalikat ng MSME Award for outstanding performance in Micro and SME Wholesale Lending Program of the Small Business Corporation (SBC).
Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Challenge Citation for Double Bottomline Banking from the Management Association of the Philippines.

2008

ADFIAP Development Award for Outstanding SME Development Project, given by the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific for the Plantersbank SME Business Park in Cebu.
Kabalikat ng MSMEs Award from the Small Business Corporation for consistently supporting the micro,small and medium enterprise sector and for outstanding performance under the SBCorp lending and guarantee programs.
Best Countryside Loan Fund Program Partner – Thrift Bank Category from the Land Bank of the Philippines from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Kabalikat ng Bayan Award from the Social Security System for significant contribution in volume and quality of loans to private enterprises under the financing programs of the state-run fund
Best Participating Financial Institution for the 5th consecutive year of the Social Security System.
Award for Plantersbank’s pro-SME role given by the business community, local government and SME advocates of Bulacan.
Anvil Award of Merit for Plantersbank’s multi-media SME Community Philippines Advocacy Campaign from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

2007

Kabalikat SME Award for 10 Years Outstanding Performance in Wholesale SME Lending from the Small Business Corporation.
Kabalikat SME Award for Individual Performance given to Assistant Vice President Rico Aloyon by the Small Business Corporation for record loan bookings of over P400 million in the Visayas-Mindanao region.
Most Active Countryside Partner Award for SME and Micro Finance from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
SSS Balikat ng Bayan's Best Participating Financial Institution from the Social Security System.
Best Practices Award for Plantersbank SmallBiz Loan facility from the SME Development Council.
2nd Integrated Marketing Communications Effectiveness Award (IMCEA) Silver Trophy Best Budget Service campaign for Plantersbank's SME Community Philippines Advocacy Campaign.
Anvil Award of Merit for Plantersbank's SME Community Philippines magazine from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.
Anvil Award of Merit for Plantersbank's affiliate website, SME.Com.Ph from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

2006

Gawad SME Year 3 Hall of Fame Award from the Small Business Corporation.
Most Valuable Partner in Housing Financing conferred by the Housing Guaranty Corporation.
Social Security System Balikat ng Bayan Award – Best Participating Financial Institution for Volume and Quality of Loans.
Social Security System Balikat ng Bayan Award – Best Collecting Participating Financial Institution for Amount, Transaction Volume and Remittance Coverage.
Gold Quill Award of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators/Philippines.
Citation for Plantersbank and Bank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting, for Achieving Double Bottom Line Objectives.

2005

Asian Banking Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement conferred to Plantersbank chairman and CEO Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting for contribution in defining a market-driven, sustainable and profitable model of SME-oriented banking.
Asian Banking Award Most Outstanding Marketing, PR and Brand Management for Plantersbank’s For the Entrepreneur, For the Filipino SME Advocacy Campaign.
Asian Banking Award Human Resource Management for Spirituality at Work corporate culture program.
Hall of Fame Award for Countryside Lending from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Most Outstanding Countryside Partner in the Thrift Bank category from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Most Outstanding Participating Financial Institution under the Japan Bank for International Cooperation facilities from the Development Bank of the Philippines.
Gawad SME Special Citation for outstanding participation under the Omnibus Programs of the Small Business Corporation.
Balikat ng Bayan Award – Best Participating Financial Institution in Business Loans from the Social Security System.
1st Marketing Communications Effectiveness Award Gold Trophy – Budget Service campaign for Plantersbank’s For the Entrepreneur, For the Filipino SME Advocacy Campaign.
Gold Quill Award of Merit in the publications division from the International Association of Business Communicators/Philippines for Plantersbank Business Line Magazine.
BAIPHIL Web Award for Best Content and Visual Design from the Bankers Institute of the Philippines.

Past Awards

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