Ayala-led Manila Water held its first ever Bankers’ Appreciation Night to express gratitude to key partner banks and to forge closer relationship and build trust with its financial stakeholders. The event which was well-attended by top executives of major local and foreign banks, including multilateral agencies, speaks of the good relationship the company has with its banking partners.
During the event held at the Tower Club, Makati, Manila Water outgoing President and CEO Gerardo Ablaza Jr. said he is deeply grateful to all its partner banks for recognizing the potential of the company and for believing that Manila Water would be able to deliver on all its promises to customers, investors and equity holders.
“Nothing changes about Manila Water, it’s the same excellent company that you can continue keeping your faith in,” Ablaza said.
For his part, new Manila Water President and CEO Ferdinand Dela Cruz assured the stakeholders present that the company will continue on its path to progress.
“This is our very first Banker’s Appreciation Night and we guarantee that this won’t be our last. We are happy to note that our customer profile is also changing from national agencies to local government units (LGUs) to Business-to-Business (B2B), real estate developers and industrial parks and our mission is very simple: to be the partner of choice as we grow our portfolio businesses. I am really excited on the challenges that our outgoing president put on to us and we could only do this if we partner with you,” Dela Cruz added.
Last April 17, Manila Water officially disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange the appointment of Dela Cruz as the new President and CEO of the company.
Dela Cruz also said Manila Water under his watch will continue its numerous social responsibility projects as part of its commitment to the communities where it operates.