We at the Bangko Sentral are happy that you have come to the Philippines to discuss child and youth finance in Asia and the Pacific – where it is said roughly 60% of the world’s youth reside. Here in the Philippines alone, about half of our total population are young.
It is important for our country therefore to ensure that our youth are given proper basic education that will allow them to grow into responsible self-reliant adults. Indeed, to us at the Bangko Sentral, finance education is for everyone.