* * * To Finance Secretary Carlos P. Dominguez National Economic and Development Authority Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon; Ms. Puan Fauziah Hisam, Chairperson of Maybank Philippines Incorporated; Ms. Abigail Del Rosario, President and CEO of Maybank Philippines Incorporated; Chua Hak Bin of Maybank Kim Eng Singapore; guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon.
I am honored to be here at the Year-End Market Forum for Maybank Philippines’ 25th Anniversary Launch. Since Maybank opened its doors in the country in November 1997, the bank’s network has grown to over 60 branches nationwide. Through your corporate social responsibility initiatives and various community and sustainability programs, you were able to demonstrate Maybank’s brand of humanizing financial services.