May 1, 2016 Bank of Commerce, one of the country’s progressive banks, recently passed an External Quality Assessment Review conducted by independent auditing firm Punongbayan & Araullo, a member firm within Grant Thornton International Ltd. The review assessed the Bank’s conformance to international standards in internal auditing and the code of ethics. Present during the awarding ceremony were (from left) Bank of Commerce Independent Board Director and Audit Committee Chairman Roman Felipe S. Reyes, President & CEO Roberto C. Benares, and Chief Audit Executive Reginald C. Nery; and Punongbayan & Araullo Partner and Team Leader Michael C. Gallego, and Manager Rai C. Formaran.