BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
The Board of Directors (the "Board") is primarily responsible for the governance of the Corporation. The Board is the government's agent in pursuing economic growth and development within the ambit of the Corporation's jurisdiction. To this end, it will be necessary to ensure that only individuals who are fit and proper by reason of their experience, education, training and competence can be appointed as members of the Board of PDIC. PDIC, being created by special law, shall have a Board of Directors composed of the following, as prescribed in its Charter:
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Board of Directors |
Eli M. Remolona, Jr. CHAIRPERSON Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas |
Ralph G. Recto VICE CHAIRPERSON Secretary, Department of Finance |
Roberto B. Tan MEMBER President, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation |
Rogelio M. Guadalquiver MEMBER Private Sector Representative |
Aurora C. Ignacio MEMBER Private Sector Representative |
Luis Rey I. Velasco MEMBER Private Sector Representative |
John Mark S. Frondoso MEMBER Private Sector Representative |
PDIC Board of Directors as of December 31, 2021 |
PDIC Board of Directors until June 29, 2022 |
PDIC Board of Directors until July 19, 2022 |
PDIC Board of Directors until July 2, 2023 |
PDIC Board of Directors until January 11, 2024 |
PDIC Board of Directors until April 15, 2024 |
Institutional Governance Framework
MEMBERSHIP
The BRMC shall consist of at least three (3) members with at least one (1) member having background in finance and investments.
The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the BRMC shall be elected from among the members of the Private Sector Representatives (PSR).
In the absence of the BRMC Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall act as the Chairperson during the meeting.
Actual composition: | |
1. Aurora C. Ignacio – Chairperson | |
2. John Mark S. Frondoso – Vice Chairperson | |
3. Eli M. Remolona, Jr., represented by his alternate – Member | |
4. Ralph G. Recto, represented by his alternate – Member | |
5. Roberto B. Tan – Member | |
6. Rogelio M. Guadalquiver – Member | |
7. Luis Rey I. Velasco – Member | |
CHARTER OF THE BOARD RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION1
INTRODUCTION
This Charter establishes the purpose, structure, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board Risk Management Committee (BRMC).
PURPOSE
The BRMC shall assist the PDIC Board of Directors in providing risk oversight to the Corporation, consistent with the risk management policy and strategy set by the PDIC Board of Directors.
MEMBERSHIP
The BRMC shall consist of at least three (3) members with at least one (1) member having background in finance and investments.
The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the BRMC shall be elected from among the members of the Private Sector Representatives (PSR).
In the absence of the BRMC Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall act as the Chairperson during the meeting.
In case of a vacancy, a new member of the BRMC shall be elected by the Board
The members of the PDIC Executive Committee shall attend as presenters or resource persons with respect to their respective items for presentation. Other persons may be called upon to attend the BRMC meetings as observers/resource persons and to ensure proper appreciation and implementation of directives to address risks.
MEETINGS
The BRMC shall meet at least once a month. The Chairperson of the BRMC may call a special meeting whenever necessary. The presence of majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
The Committee shall resolve to act on matters brought before it by a majority vote of all members present. All members, including the Chairperson, shall have one (1) vote each.
A notice of each meeting confirming the date, time, venue and agenda shall be forwarded to each member of the Committee at least three (3) working days before the date of the meeting.
The notice to members will include relevant board papers, reports and supporting documents for the agenda items to be discussed.
AUTHORITY
The BRMC shall:
Have complete, adequate and timely access to Management, information and other resources of the Corporation, for any risk issues of the Corporation.
Secure professional advice from directors and officers from within the Corporation and from appropriate external advisers whenever the need for it arises.
Resolve any disagreement regarding risk management issues between RMO and management.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary responsibility of the Board Risk Management Committee is to:
Oversee and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the risk management framework of the Corporation.
Endorse measures that will enhance risk awareness throughout the Corporation.
Foster a culture that takes into consideration risks in the decision-making processes throughout the organization.
Endorse to the Board for notation and/or approval recommendations on how to address risks on proposed policies and guidelines and transactions.
Exercise such other duties and responsibilities which the PDIC Board of Directors may delegate to the Committee from time to time.
SECRETARIAT
The Risk Management Office of the PDIC shall act as the Secretariat of the Committee. As such, it shall ensure that proper minutes are kept of each Committee meeting and submitted to the Committee for approval, and reported to the PDIC Board of Directors.
AMENDMENT
This Charter shall be reviewed at least every two (2) years and recommendations for changes, if any, shall be submitted to the Board for approval.
EFFECTIVITY
This Charter shall take effect immediately upon approval of the PDIC Board of Directors.
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1As revised per Board Resolution No. 2017-10-138 dated 20 October 2017
The Audit Committee shall be composed of at least four (4) members of the Board of Directors to be nominated and elected from among the ex-officio members, except the President of the Corporation, and appointive directors.
The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the Board of Directors from the appointive directors. In the absence of the Chairperson in a Committee Meeting where there is a quorum, the Vice Chairperson shall act as the Chairperson.
Actual composition: | |
1. Rogelio M. Guadalquiver – Chairperson | |
2. Luis Rey I. Velasco – Vice Chairperson | |
3. Eli M. Remolona, Jr., represented by his alternate – Member | |
4. Ralph G. Recto, represented by his alternate – Member | |
5. Aurora C. Ignacio – Member | |
6. John Mark S. Frondoso – Member | |
BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER1
INTRODUCTION
This Charter establishes the purpose, authority and responsibility of the Audit Committee.
PURPOSE
The Audit Committee shall:
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Assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its statutory responsibilities, as provided under the PDIC Charter (RA 3591, as amended);
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Provide oversight of the financial reporting;
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Monitor and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control system; and
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Monitor compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Access any data or records with due regard to existing law, rules and regulations on Data Privacy.
Seek information, as necessary, from directors, officers/employees, external auditors, counsels and other external parties.
Approve, resolve and/or endorse for the Board's approval all matters that are consistent with its authority, duties and responsibilities.
Pass upon the recruitment, selection, replacement or separation of the Head of the Internal Audit Group.
Investigate on its own volition or order the conduct of such investigation involving matters within the scope of its authority, duties and responsibilities.
Exercise oversight supervision over the Internal Audit function.
Monitor and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the Corporation's internal control system, and periodically monitor and evaluate the performance of the internal audit.
Provide strategic direction in the operationalization of the internal audit function of the Corporation, from planning to performance evaluation, including providing insights on, review, verify the veracity of, and approve internal strategic and annual audit plans.
Review the monthly and annual financial statements and endorse to the Board for notation and/ or approval, focusing on changes in accounting policies and practices, major judgmental areas, significant adjustments resulting from the external audit, going concern assumptions, compliance with accounting standards, and compliance with tax, legal, regulatory and COA requirements.
Coordinate with the Commission on Audit (COA) auditors, as the mandated external auditors of the Corporation, on matters relating to the results of its audit and/or accounting standards, policies, and practices.
Oversee management's actions to address issues and/or concerns raised by the external auditor or other government agencies, and if done in a timely manner, as applicable.
Oversee authority of internal auditors to have free and full access to all the Corporation's records, properties, and personnel relevant to and required by its function and that the internal audit activity shall be free from interference in the determination of scope, performance of work and communication of results.
Review and approve strategic and annual plans (together with the scope and frequency of audits), results of audits, including the management's/auditees' corrective and preventive actions to address the audit issues.
Oversee the review of the Head of the Internal Audit Group of the internal audit processes and procedures, the organizational structure, the budget, and the staffing pattern of the Internal Audit Group.
Discuss the internal audit findings and recommendations with other senior or key officials in the agency, as necessary.
Oversee Management's actions, including the development/refinement of certain policies/guidelines to avoid occurrence (preventive action) or recurrence (corrective action) of control weaknesses and incidences.
Require Internal Audit Group to report the status of implementation of approved recommendations, and preventive and corrective measures, to address control weaknesses/incidences after a reasonable period from the report submission date.
Regularly report to the Board of Directors matters discussed and actions taken up in the Committee meeting for Board consideration, notation or approval.
Exercise such other duties and responsibilities, which the PDIC Board of Directors may delegate to the Committee from time to time.
MEMBERSHIP
The Audit Committee shall be composed of at least four (4) members of the Board of Directors to be nominated and elected from among the ex-officio members, except the President of the Corporation, and appointive directors.
The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the Board of Directors from the appointive directors.
In the absence of the Chairperson in a Committee Meeting where there is a quorum, the Vice Chairperson shall act as the Chairperson.
In case of vacancy, a new member shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among the qualified members of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors may review, as necessary, the composition of the Audit Committee.
MEETINGS
The Audit Committee shall meet at least once a month. The Chairperson may call a special meeting whenever necessary. The presence of majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
AUTHORITY
The Audit Committee is authorized to:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Audit Committee shall carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
CHARTER AMENDMENT
This Charter shall be reviewed at least annually and recommendations for changes, if any, shall be submitted to the Board for approval.
EFFECTIVITY
This Charter shall take effect immediately upon approval by the Board of Directors.
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1As revised per Board Resolution No. 2023-12-138 dated 14 December 2023.
COMPOSITION
The Governance Committee shall be composed of at least three (3) members of the Board and chaired by the Chairman of the Board.
In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall preside during meeting. The Vice Chairman shall be elected by the Committee from among the Appointive Directors.
Actual composition: | |
1. Eli M. Remolona, Jr., represented by his alternate – Chairperson | |
2. John Mark S. Frondoso – Vice Chairperson | |
3. Ralph G. Recto, represented by his alternate – Member | |
4. Roberto B. Tan – Member | |
5. Rogelio M. Guadalquiver – Member | |
6. Aurora C. Ignacio – Member | |
7. Luis Rey I. Velasco – Member | |
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is a Board Committee which the GCG requires to be constituted. However, the GCG also recognized that there are GOCCs such as PDIC, which has limited number of Board members. Thus the GCG authorized PDIC to add the functions of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee to one of the existing Board committees.
In accordance with the said authority, the Board of Directors resolved to add the functions of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee to the Board Governance Committee. This is contained in the Revised Code of Corporate Governance that was submitted and approved by the GCG on January 9, 2015. With this framework in place, the Board Governance Committee will be in a position to exercise the functions of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
CHARTER OF THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION1
INTRODUCTION
The Charter establishes the purpose, membership, authority, duties and responsibilities of the Board Governance Committee.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Board Governance Committee ("Committee") is to assist the Board of Directors fulfill its corporate governance responsibilities and ensure adherence to the principles and standards of good corporate governance to promote transparency and accountability by:
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Defining the institutional framework for sound corporate governance;
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Adapting policies and procedures consistent with good governance standards; and
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Ensuring the availability of an effective system for monitoring compliance with laws, rules, regulations and policies.
MEMBERSHIP
The Governance Committee shall be composed of at least three (3) members of the Board and chaired by the Chairperson of the Board.
In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall preside during meetings. The Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the Committee from among the Appointive Directors.
Any vacancy in the membership of the Committee shall be filled up by the Board of Directors.
MEETINGS
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The Board Governance Committee shall meet at least once every two months or as it may deem necessary.
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A quorum for Committee meetings shall be majority of the members.
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Resolutions at the meeting of the Committee shall be approved by at least a majority of the voting members present at such meeting. Each member, including the Chairperson shall have one (1) vote.
AUTHORITY
The Governance Committee is authorized to:
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Deal with, and where applicable, resolve, determine and endorse for Board approval, all matters falling within the scope of its purpose and duties as set out in this Charter;
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Meet with and obtain any information/assistance it may require from PDIC officers and staff or its external counsel/auditor/consultants having special competencies, as the Committee may deem necessary to fulfil its responsibilities.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
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Recommend to the Board regarding the continuing education of Directors, assignment to Board Committees, succession plan for the Executive Officers, and their remuneration commensurate with corporate and individual performance;
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Recommend the manner by which the Board's performance may be evaluated and propose an objective performance criteria to be approved of the Board, and such performance indicators shall address how the Board will enhance long-term shareholder value;
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Oversee the annual performance evaluation of the Board and its Committees through the conduct of an annual self-evaluation of its performance;
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Decide whether or not a Director is able to and has been adequately carrying out his/her duties as director bearing in mind the director's contribution and performance (e.g., competence, candor, attendance, preparedness and participation);
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Evaluate and endorse to the Board the following:
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Proposed policies, guidelines (SOGIs), issuances involving major changes in a process of doing an activity
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Reorganization, compensation and other organizational changes
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Issues on implementation of external laws/regulations, or fulfilling statutory and regulatory responsibilities
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Report of corporate accomplishments and corporate plans
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Report on administrative cases
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Identified Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) issues
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Report on updates or implementation of the PDIC Code of Ethics, PDIC Code of Corporate Governance and the Integrity Management Program
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Report on the Corporate Governance Scorecard
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Appropriate actions for any violation/breach based on the review of the reports submitted thru/by the Corporate Governance Office, and/ or PDIC Management regarding significant compliance issues, general status of level of compliance to relevant laws, rules and regulations, updates and other compliance matters
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Other items as may be instructed by the Board, the BGC or President
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Prepare a monthly report to the Board of Directors of matters discussed and actions taken up in the Committee meeting for Board consideration, notation or approval;
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Exercise the functions of a Nomination and Remuneration Committee under pertinent rules and regulations;
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Perform such other functions as may be required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
CHARTER AMENDMENT
This Charter shall be reviewed every two years and recommendations for changes, if any, shall be submitted to the Board for approval.
EFFECTIVITY
This Charter shall take effect immediately upon approval by the Board of Directors.
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2As revised per Board Resolution No. 2023-12-138 dated 14 December 2023.
Review of Corporate Vision/Mission and Strategy
Review of Corporate Vision/Mission and Strategy
The PDIC Board of Directors approved the corporaIn preparation for GCG’s call for the conduct of Technical Panel Meeting for the 2023 PES, the Board, in a Strategic Planning session with the PDIC Management on 10 August 2022 conducted a review of the PDIC’s Vision, Mission and Strategy Map. The Performance Scorecard 2023-2024 which provides for the Strategic Objectives (SOs) that support the attainment of the Vision was approved by the Board, along with the reviewed Strategy Map on 24 August 2022.
PDIC thereafter conducted a series of planning activities from the first week of March 2023 to the third week of May 2023 to review PDIC’s Vision, Mission and the Medium-Term Strategy Map.
On 23 May 2023, the proposed Strategy Map, 2024-2028 Corporate Strategic Plan and 2024 Performance Scorecard including the Strategic Initiatives to support the Strategic Objectives (SOs) and Strategic Measures (SMs) were presented to the Board for their comments/final pass. These were approved by the Board on 14 June 2023 and 27 June 2023.
In preparation for the 2025-2028 strategic planning cycle, PDIC conducted a pre-planning workshop on 22 August 2024, with the members of the Board and PDIC Management in attendance. The workshop focused on reviewing the outlook of the Philippine banking system and economy, updates on PDIC’s operating environment, and a review/reassessment of the PDIC Vision, Mission, and Strategy Map.
The main strategic planning workshop took place on 16-17 September 2024, where discussions centered on shaping the Strategic Objectives, Strategic Measures and Initiatives for 2025-2028. These were aligned with key perspectives, including Learning and Growth, Internal Processes, Customers/Stakeholders, Financial, and Socio-Economic Impact. Further refinements were made throughout September to finalize the outputs from the workshop.
The final outputs of the planning process, i.e. Strategy Map, Performance Scorecard 2025 and other Performance Evaluation System (PES) documents, were presented to the Board for review and which were approved on 9 October 2024.
Implementation of the Corporate Strategy
Implementation of the Corporate Strategy
The Board of Directors monitors/oversees the implementation of the corporate strategies by reviewing and approving the Quarterly Report on Corporate Performance, which are submitted to the GCG and uploaded in PDICs website, in compliance with GCG Memorandum Circular No. 2017-02 on the Interim Performance Evaluation System (PES) for the GOCC Sector.
Board Meetings
Board Meetings
Board Meetings 2023
Board meetings are scheduled at the beginning of the year to enable Board members to calendar and block off proposed dates. The Corporate Secretary coordinates with the members of the Board regarding their availability for the year before fixing the dates of the meetings. The 2023 Proposed Schedule of Board and Board Committee Meetings was presented to the Board during the December 7, 2022 Board Meeting.
There were 20 Board Meetings held in 2023. Of these, 13 were held as scheduled, 4 were rescheduled, while 6 were canceled. 3 Special Board Meetings were also held. Please see the 2023 Board and Committee Meetings (Schedule vs. Actual). Five of the seven Directors/Alternates attended at least 90% of the Board meetings for 2023.
On October 25, 2023, the members of the Board met separately without President Roberto B. Tan. Please see the link to the Certification on the Meeting without the PCEO as reference.
As for the distribution of Board materials, the existing SOGI on the Conduct of Board Meetings and Management of Board and Other Corporate Documents (effective January 25, 2021) provides:
"Distribute to all members of the BOD copies of the Board memoranda and materials by uploading in the official digital file sharing platform, at the soonest possible time but not later than three (3) working days before the scheduled BOD meeting."
Board Meetings 2024
Board meetings are scheduled at the beginning of the year to enable Board members to calendar and block off proposed dates. The Corporate Secretary coordinates with the members of the Board regarding their availability for the year before fixing the dates of the meetings. The 2024 Proposed Schedule of Board and Board Committee Meetings was presented to the Board during the November 6, 2024 Board Meeting.
Out of the 23 Board Meetings scheduled in 2024, 17 were held as scheduled, 3 were rescheduled due to work suspension and unavailability of a Chairperson, while 3 were canceled. A total of 26 Board Meetings were held in 2024. Of these, 6 were Special Board Meetings. Please see the 2024 Board and Committee Meetings (Schedule vs. Actual). Five of the seven Directors/Alternates attended at least 90% of the Board meetings for 2024.
On November 6, 2024, the members of the Board met separately without President Roberto B. Tan. Please see the link to the Certification on the Meeting without the PCEO as reference. Certification on the Meeting without the PCEO as reference.
As for the distribution of Board materials, the existing SOGI on the Conduct of Board Meetings and Management of Board and Other Corporate Documents (effective January 25, 2021) provides:
"8.1.9 Distribute to all members of the BOD copies of the Board memoranda and materials by uploading in the official digital file sharing platform, at the soonest possible time but not later than three (3) working days before the scheduled BOD meeting."
Board Appraisal
Board Appraisal
The Board of the Directors conducts an assessment of its performance as a functioning unit through a self-assessment process. Here, assessment is done with the help of a questionnaire which each Director must accomplish. There are ten items in each criterion with a rating scale from 0 to 10 (being the highest) and the total points are rated from 0 to 100 points (100 as Outstanding and below 60 as Unsatisfactory). The criteria in the assessment are based on attributes relating to the role of the Board as a whole and the role of an individual Board member.
The Board of Directors likewise conducts an annual assessment of its performance using the Performance Evaluation for Directors (PED) System prescribed in GCG Memorandum Circular (M.C) No. 2014-03. The said circular states the process and criteria used to evaluate the performance of the directors. One of the components of the PED System is the Directors Performance Review (DPR), wherein the Directors accomplish self-appraisal and peer-appraisal forms through http://iped.gcg.gov.ph or the internet-based PED System.
Board Committee Appraisal
Board Committee Appraisal
The Board of Directors has approved the implementation of the annual assessment of the performance of the Board Committees starting calendar year 2017. All members of the Board Governance Committee, Board Audit Committee and Board Risk Management Committee answered a performance assessment form for each Board Committee to evaluate their performance, and identify strengths and areas of improvement. The duties and responsibilities of the Board Committees as stated in their respective Board Committee charters were the basis of the criteria used in the performance assessment form.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education
The Office of the Corporate Secretary provides support services to the members of the Board, including organizing orientation briefings for new Directors of the Corporation.
For this purpose, the new Directors are provided a Director's Kit which contains the following:
- I. Overview
- II. Organizational Structure, Human Resource (includes Organizational Structure and Functional Charts)
- III. Governance
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- Risk Management Office
- Board Audit Committee
- Corporate Governance Office
- IV. Deposit Insurance
- V. Examination and Resolution
- VI. Receivership and Liquidation
- VII. Relationship with Other Agencies and Public Awareness Campaign
- VIII. Deposit Insurance Fund and Financial Highlights
- IX. Update on PDIC Charter Amendments
- X. Information Technology - Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISSP)
As part of the Corporation's continuing education for all Directors, they are regularly updated of applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Directors are also informed of relevant upcoming conferences, courses, trainings and seminars. The Corporation arranges and funds training sessions and seminars attended by the Directors.