* * * PDIC President Roberto Tan, National Statistician Lisa Bersales, Members of the Monetary Board, sector heads, fellow BSPers, former Central Bank Governor Jaime C. Laya, guests, a pleasant good morning to all of you. Magandang umaga especially to our stakeholders and awardees.
Every year for the last fourteen (14) years we at the BSP have held this annual ceremony traditionally right around this time: our Anniversary month… There is significance in this chosen timing.