TOUTED as one of the most outstanding in Asia, a corporate citizenship initiative of BDO Foundation aimed at securing the financial well-being of Filipino fishers clinched four prestigious accolades.

The financial education program for fisherfolk — the foundation's partnership project with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas — earned international acclaim from Asian Banking and Finance (ABF), Asiamoney and Enterprise Asia. In the Philippines, the program was also awarded by the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF).