HONG KONG-based publication FinanceAsia has cited Banco De Oro Unibank, Inc. (BDO) as the Best Bank in the Philippines for 2010 in its annual Country Awards.

BDO is also a recipient of the Best Foreign Exchange Bank award while subsidiary BDO Capital is bestowed the Best Investment Bank, Best Equity House and Best Bond House awards.

The formal awarding will be held in Hong Kong on September 1, according to the Asia's leading financial publishing company. Meanwhile, the complete list of the awardees will be featured in the July issue of FinanceAsia magazine.

The Bank, over the years, has been consistently recognized by various international finance and investment institutions and publications, for its market leadership.

As a full-service universal bank, BDO has the ability to provide industry-leading corporate, retail, investment banking and insurance services. It maintains its strategic focus on its principal markets, notably the corporate market, the middle-market banking segment – consisting of mid-sized corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises – and the retail/consumer market. The Bank also has the expertise in asset management, leasing and finance, remittances, bancassurance, credit cards, and corporate cash management.