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amando m tetangco, jr : financial capability as a 21st century life skill speech by mr amando m tetangco, jr, governor of bangko sentral ng pilipinas ( the central bank of the philippines ), at the citi - ft financial education summit, makati city, 5 december 2012. * * * mr. michael zink, head of asean and singapore citi country officer ; mr. sanjiv vohra, citi country officer for the philippines ; secretary imelda nicolas, chairperson, commission on filipino overseas ; ms. brandee mchale, chief operating officer, citi foundation ; mr. david pilling, financial times asia editor ; ms. kathy hurley, executive vice president, education alliances, pearson foundation ; distinguished resource persons ; experts and practitioners in financial education ; friends who have traveled from other countries ; my colleagues in the bsp ; ladies and gentlemen, good morning everyone! finally, this annual financial education summit is in the philippines. now on its 9th year, it continues to enjoy such high level of interest and support for its relevance to the times. congratulate and thank citi and ft and the other sponsors and organizers of this gathering. for starters, its forum theme “ financial capability as a 21st century life skill ” is an outright declaration that financial capability is a must - have - skill. i agree with this statement. indeed, the ability to make sound financial choices and decisions is essential to ensure one ’ s financial well - being. and yet, most people are sorely lacking in this necessary skill. the summit ’ s keynote session pushes the envelope further : it raises the social, economic and moral imperatives of bridging the financial capability gap. discussions are also bound to be thought - provoking on the topic “ the ultimate financial education challenges – impact, scale and sustainability. ” ladies and gentlemen. the organizers of this summit have brought together world - class finance education experts and advocates to tackle these important issues. the bangko sentral ng pilipinas is therefore pleased that it is a host partner in this financial education summit. for your information, the bsp was also co - host in the last two days of the asia and the pacific regional meeting on child and youth finance organized by the child and youth finance, international. and three months ago, the bsp co - hosted with the oecd in cebu the asian seminar on financial literacy and inclusion. it must be obvious, financial education