TERESA S. MONTESA
Central Bank of the Philippines Archives (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
established in 1981 with a mission to collect and preserve the documented materials on the economic history of the Philippines and the developmental history of the Bank
holdings include memorabilia, legislative documents, speeches, publications, pamphlets, staff papers, newspaper clippings, biographical records of Bank governors & policy-making officers, photo records of special events and inaugurals
finding aids are indexes and registers of collections
located at Central Bank Complex, Roxas Blvd. Manila
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Archives
started in 1947 when DBP was known a the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation
holdings are mostly administrative issuances on paper and microfilm
Corporate Secretary of DBP supervises the archives office located at Gil J. Puyat Ext. cor Makati Avenue, Makati City
Government Service and Insurance System (GSIS) Archives
established in 1995 with core collection coming from the GSIS Records Center (GSIS Extension Office, Quezon City)
holdings consist mostly of business transactions, real estate and retirement records of members
located at GSIS Building, Financial Center Complex, Pasay City. The building also houses a museum and exhibit area that showcase the historical development of GSIS since 1945.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Archives
started in 1994 with a core collection of loan case files and administrative records holdings include 450 linear meters of records composed of text and audio-visual collections; photo archives holds 75,000 project slides, 17,000 prints and 10,000 negative rolls described in the UNESCO WEBSITE on the Guide to the Archives of Intergovernmental Organizations archives may be searched using the Lotus Notes database Bank Archives Information System
Manila Hotel Archives
opened in August 1983 to serve as the repository of various trophies, awards, citations and memorabilia of the world-famous Manila Hotel since it was established in 1912
holdings consist of written records, photographs, press clippings, restaurant menus, ads, postcards, souvenir items, books, magazines, commemorative stamps including long playing records
located along Bonifacio Drive, Port Area , Manila, the archives has also a research and exhibit area
Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) Archives
one of the earliest corporations in the Philippines having been established in 1903
holdings, 5% of which are in Spanish, include corporate records dating back to the 1900’s, pictures, relics and artifacts
located along Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City. the archives has an exhibit area and research room
San Miguel Corporation Archives
a unit under the Records Management Department of San Miguel Corporation, one of the country’s oldest corporations established in 1896
the unit is currently building up its archival collection, some of which are housed in an off-site storage area in Mandaluyong City
plans are underway for the initiation of an archival program for the corporation
| Teresa S. Montesa took up Post Graduate studies in Information Management from the University of New South Wales. She served as secretary of the Society of Filipino Archivists from 1990 to 1998 and is now the Records and Archives Administrator of Asian Development Bank. | |
