Bachelor of Electronics Engineering graduate batch 2025, Stephen David, recently paid a courtesy visit to BancNet Chief Executive Officer, Elmarie Reyes. Stephen was one of the recipients of the electronic payment network’s college scholarship grant 4 years ago. This year, he graduated with a cum laude distinction from Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC) in Mandaluyong City.
“Our partnership with DBTC is a testament to our advocacy of making a difference in the lives of the youth through access to education”, Ms. Reyes said to the young David and his mother who accompanied the latter on his visit.
Stephen, son of a single mother, took up Electronics Engineering to follow the footsteps of his father who passed away ten years ago.
Over the years, BancNet has helped Filipino learners through various forms of assistance, from donation of digital tools and school supplies, construction of a school building in war-ravaged Marawi City, and grant of short-course and 4-year college scholarships to financially challenged students. The company has also adopted an annual Brigada Eskwela program in line with its education advocacy.
Branching Out for Sustainability: PNPI Partners with ISACA Manila for Tree Nurturing Activity
On the morning of June 20, 2026, the lush trails of the La Mesa Ecopark became a vibrant hub of environmental stewardship as volunteers from the Payments Network of the Philippines, Inc. (PNPI) joined forces with the ISACA Manila Chapter for a joint Tree Nurturing Activity.
Representing a powerful intersection of information security, national payments switch leadership and community responsibility, the collaborative event brought together employees and industry professionals who swapped their keyboards and spreadsheets for soil and Kalumpit saplings. The morning was spent actively planting and nurturing native trees, contributing directly to the vital reforestation and watershed protection of Metro Manila’s primary water source.
Beyond the environmental impact, the activity served as a unique, informal venue for the PNPI and ISACA communities to build cross-industry camaraderie. Muddy shoes and shared laughter replaced formal office dynamics, reinforcing both organizations’ commitment to sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR). To wrap up the productive morning, ISACA awarded BancNet a certificate of appreciation, marking a successful day of grounding our corporate values into actual, living roots.
A tree-huge thank you to all the PNPI and ISACA Manila Chapter volunteers who woke up early, stepped out of their comfort zones, and left a lasting, green footprint for the future.
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