THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been honored by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for its innovative and scalable programs promoting financial education and inclusion among Filipinos.
The country’s corporate regulator formally received the recognition as one of the central bank’s Innovative Financial Education Partners at the recent Financial Education Stakeholders’ Congress 2025.
The award is given to institutions with creative financial education programs that strengthen financial resilience, widen inclusion and demonstrate effective monitoring and impact measurement systems.
Other agencies cited were the Department of Agriculture’s Credit Policy Council, Department of Education, Asian Development Bank, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) and the Insurance Commission (IC).
“It is an honor for the SEC to be recognized for its initiatives to promote financial education, which is a crucial step toward ensuring that people can make smart investment decisions,” SEC Chairman Francis Lim said, adding that the agency will continue working with government and private partners, noting that strengthening financial literacy supports its campaign against illegal lending and investment scams.
In June, the SEC held a Financial Sector Forum — with the BSP, PDIC and IC — relaunching the Protect Your Money campaign, shifting its investor education efforts to digital platforms in response to a surge in online scams via short-form videos, reels and online content.
The SEC likewise joined panel discussions at the Congress, discussing effective tools and strategies to promote financial learning.
In November, the agency led the observance of Investor Protection Week with the theme “InvestED Tayo sa Kinabukasang Sigurado,” highlighting the link between investor education and long-term financial security.
The event also marked the relaunch of SEC Academy, an upgraded online platform offering free courses on personal finance, investing and entrepreneurship.
The SEC is advocating the inclusion of financial literacy as a mandatory high school subject through modules integrated into SEC Academy to teach students to make sound financial decisions.
Through its Communication, Advocacy and Network program, it continues to partner with public and private institutions to expand the reach of its financial literacy campaigns.