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With microfinance making a head way in the countryside’s, the next logical advance among rural banks is providing the country’s poor with micro insurance. An oft quoted line in the rural banking industry is that microcredit provides the poor with their current financial needs while micro insurance provides for their future financial requirements. The country …

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Comments on BSP’s Reducing Restrictions on Bank Branching in Support to Microfinance Development The rural banking system is ideally situated and structured to evolve into the most sustainable microfinance provider in the Phil countryside. While many NGOs have successfully grown their portfolios and outreach through the years, they remain hampered by the fact that as …

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Last 17-18 March 2005, RBRDFI held its 28th Seminar-Workshop on Corporate Governance and Risk Management for RB Directors at RBAP Conference Room, Intramuros, Manila. Thirty-five (35) incoming and incumbent directors completed the said seminar. The 2-day seminar-workshop created an air of understanding among the participants on their huge role as rural bank directors and in …

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OF LIs, FCs and PAWNSHOPS Source: Central Banker, A Publication of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Sept.-October 2004 Vol. II Nos. 9 and 10 Following are some of the basic questions often asked of lending investors (LIs), financing companies (FCs) and pawnshops. Lending investors (LIs) are in the business of granting direct loans to the …

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2010 VISION “By 2010, RBAP shall be recognized as an institution known for its strong organization, full service, and as an advocacy and information and communication center for community banking in Asia.” Together, the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines Officers and Staffs crafted the above vision statement during the 2-Day Planning Workshop last January …

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The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) through the leadership of Mr. Senen D. Glorioso salutes the Rural Greenbank of Caraga, Inc. for hitting the 25th rank among the top 1000 Centennial taxpayers of the Philippines. Mr. Joseph Omar O. Andaya, President and Chairman of the Board of Green Bank received the Plaque of …

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I wish to report that your association conducted the relief and medical mission under RBAP SAGIP-TULONG FUND last Saturday, January 8. It was undertaken jointly with the Philippine Airforce arranged by our RBAP Vice President for Mindanao and President of RB of Cantillan, Inc. Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.). PAF Civil Assistant Chief of …

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RBAP Pres. Senen D. Glorioso shakes hands with Quedancor President Nelson C. Buenaflor during the MOA Signing A new Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) and Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR) was crafted in order to deliver appropriate credit support services to the rural populace. Signed …

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The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines represented by its President, Mr. Senen D. Glorioso participated on the ADB conference as one of the panelists on REMITTANCES AS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL. He recounted the “Role of Rural Banks as Microfinance Institutions in Remittances.”