UCPB hosted last month a one and a half-day forum on the coconut
industry for members of the board of directors and management
committee of the bank, the CIIF Oil Mills Group, Cocolife Group,
Cocochem, UCPB-CIIF Finance and Development Corp. and UCPB-CIIF
Foundation.
Resource persons from government, the major
industry associations and different coconut farmers’ groups
briefed the more than 100 officials of the bank and the CIIF
companies and guests who attended the forum on the state of
the Philippine coconut industry, the opportunities and threats
it faces and the sentiments of the industry stakeholders. Two
foreign experts also talked about the experiences of Malaysia
and Indonesia in developing their oil palm and coconut industries.
UCPB’s Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee organized the forum as part of its advocacy program.
The goal of the forum is to keep top officials of the bank and
the CIIF companies updated on key issues affecting the Philippine
coconut industry.
BM Rodrigo Pada, who steered Tektite Branch
to the best performance in CASA generation for the first and
second quarter of the year, received the certificate of recognition
for his branch from UCPB president and CEO Ramon Sy (right)
and Branch Banking Group SVP Edmond Bernardo (left). 
