BSP Holds Financial Literacy Drive for Bacolod Academe

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas conducted financial learning sessions for students and educators in Bacolod City from April 29 to 30, 2025, to promote informed financial decision-making.

BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said, “Smarter financial choices don’t just benefit you—they uplift your family, your community, and our country.”

“Economic and financial education helps us understand how the world works and how we can make it work for us,” she added.

“They help build lives that are grounded, secure, and free,” Romulo-Puyat said.

More than 1,700 in-person and virtual participants from various schools joined the BSP’s two-day Economic and Financial Learning Program for the Academe.

Topics covered included the BSP’s role in the economy and how its policy actions influence broader economic conditions.

Sessions also discussed the effects of inflation, interest rates, and economic growth on day-to-day financial decisions.

Participants learned how personal behaviors such as saving, borrowing, and spending contribute to national economic outcomes.

The program also introduced the basics of investing, including how inflation affects investment returns.

Government securities, such as Retail Treasury Bonds and Treasury Bills, were also explained as tools for both individual investment and national financing.