The state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority
(BCDA) and its subsidiaries, collectively known as the BCDA Group, ranked among
the top 25 of the 90 state firms that were evaluated by the Governance
Commission for Government-owned and –controlled corporations (GCG) on corporate
governance standards.
In a statement released on July 26, BCDA President and CEO
Arnel Paciano Casanova said, “we are pleased with the results but the challenge
is to do better.”
BCDA subsidiary Poro Point Management Corporation (PPMC), in
charge of managing the Poro Point Freeport and Special Economic Zone in La
Union, ranked third among the 90 government-owned and controlled corporations
(GOCCs), garnering a total assessment score of 86 percent.
The BCDA ranked 6th with a score of 79.5 percent; Clark
Development Corporation (CDC) ranked 12th (71 percent); and John Hay Management
Corporation (JHMC) ranked 23rd (59.5 percent).
Casanova said, “This collective milestone is brought about
by the consolidation of the BCDA Group’s businesses and resources.
"We now work as one unit in synergy and in
complementarity, in a more aggressive effort to promote development and
inclusive growth within the properties under BCDA’s domain,” he said.
BCDA has been a consistent top revenue earner for the
government.
In 2016, BCDA remitted PHP4 billion to the National Treasury
for the period January to December 2015 or a 25 percent increase from the
PHP3.2 billion it remitted for the same period in 2014.
The BCDA belongs to the so-called “Billionaires’ Club” or
the top GOCCs that remitted PHP1 billion or more to the National Treasury.
The BCDA has consistently remitted over PHP2 billion yearly
to the Bureau of Treasury.
“Our mantra is stewardship and as stewards, we must govern
with transparency and integrity to maximize the value and potential of the land
which was bestowed under our care,"” Casanova said.
As a coherent approach of the BCDA Group, the Board and
Chief Executive Officers of BCDA and its subsidiaries come together at the
Annual CEO Summit to discuss strategy, exact accountability and identify
targets to push forward its development mandate.
“Good governance is good economics, thus, we ensure that we
hold the properties in fiduciary responsibility for our stakeholders.
We set benchmarks in governance by overseeing our mandate
with integrity, excellence and proper stewardship,” he stated.
Although there is no passing and failing mark, the average
score of the 90 state firms is 43.34 percent.
The GCG measured the state firms’ stakeholder relations,
disclosure and transparency, and board responsibilities.
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