2026-03-06

BSP Circular CL-2026-008: Bankers Institute of the Philippines Training and Development Week

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas issued Circular Letter CL-2026-008 to encourage all banks to support the Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPHIL) Training and Development Week scheduled for 09 to 14 March 2026. This initiative aligns with Presidential Proclamation No. 1248, which designates the second week of March annually as the designated period for this event. The circular highlights BAIPHIL's role in strengthening the banking sector through continuing education, research, and information exchange under the theme 'BAIPHIL @85 Partnerships that RISE - Resilience, Inclusivity, Sustainability, Engagement'.

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^ BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS To CIR Su bject ULAR LETTER No. cL-2026-008 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR In line with Presidential Proclamation No. 1248 dated 06 March 2007 (copy attached) the Bangko Sentral rig Pilipinas (BSP) encourages all banks to support the programs and activities of the BAIPHIL in celebration of the BAIPH!L Training and Development Week on 09 to 14 March 2026. All Banks Bankers Institute of the Philippines, Inc. (BAIPHIL) Training and Development Week The event will feature a series of learning sessions o ganized by BAIPHIL and will carry the theme, "BAIPHIL @85 Partnerships that R. I'S. E - Resilience. Inclusivity. Sustainability. Engagement". BAIPHIL continues to play a vital role in strengthening the capabilities of the banking sector through continuing education, research, and information eXchange. Over the years, it has established itself as a leading banking training institute and a trusted partner of banks and financial institutions in promoting sound governance and professional development. Currently supported by 70 institutional members, BAIPHIL is also a member of the Asia acific Association of Banking Institutes, reflecting its commitment to regional collaboration and the advancement of global standards in banking education. G March 2026 ,,,, <:2' ' ,"', LE Officer-in-Charge

DECLARING THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH OF EVERY YEAR As us BANKERS ZNSTrrUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES (BATPHTL) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT WEEK" lvl. /^. LACANANG Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES WHEREAS, the Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BAIPHIL) was organized in 1,941 with the mission f providing support to banks towards productivity enhancement through research, infor ation eXchange and education; WHEREAS, the BAIPHIL is widely acknowledged as a leading training institute - the training provider of choice not only for banking related-seminars but more significantiy for corpora e governance courses as well; WHEREAS, th BAIPHIL, comprises the senior executives of its more than 60 institutional members and is a member of the Asian Pacific Assodat!on of Banking Institutes (APABl); ^ PROCLAMAnoN No. 1.248 . WHEREAS, th BAIPHIL, has played a critical role in the development and advancement of the P iiippine banking industry in the last sixty five years that it has been in existence; WHEREAS, it is imperative that the tradition of excellence in training and development that the BAIPHIL has nurtures and inculcated among its members be institutionalized, preserved and be further propagated. Now, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philip ines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the second eek of March of every Year as 'Bankers Institute of the Philippines (BATPH L)Training and Development Week". IN WTrNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Ph lippines to be affixed. Done in the C tv of Manila, this 6th day of .:^I:^,:cI. .* in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven. t -;' I It I;:,":;'<1d6:'n I: "'1:1^;,,,.,;^--.- EDUARDO I^.. ERIVt!. I A _>,," 1'1 IF ~'.~ ~L, L . I'""' ' "'?~' .* , , ^I 11 '" 11 I I 11 .,.. ". UA ~= =.',, . .. 39/07 . ^>. ,:^.^-- . , ;^';^,;:^!: ^,, ,-, g ..,.