30 March 2016 TO: All Rural Banks RE: AUTHORITY OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO APPOINT A CONSERVATOR OR RECEIVER OF INSURANCE COMPANIES Dear Rural Bankers: The BSP, in a communication, advised all Banks of the authority of the Insurance Commissioner to appoint a conservator or receiver to take charge of, among others, the assets and …
30 March 2016 TO: ALL RURAL BANKS RE: APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR NEW BANKING OFFICES AND OPENED BANKING OFFICES DURING THE 4TH QUARTER OF 2015 Dear Rural Bankers: For information, listed below are the (1) approved applications for new banking offices, and (2) opened banking offices during the last quarter of 2015. I. Approved Applications for …
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28 March 2016 TO: ALL RURAL BANKS RE: CREDIT CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK Dear Rural Bankers: Pursuant to Proclamation No. 568 dated April 25, 1995 designating April 24 to 30 as Credit Consciousness Week, all banking institutions and their branches are enjoined to undertake during the period such promotional and publicity-generating activities as advertising, window and counter …
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20 January 2016 TO: All Rural Banks SUBJECT: CIRCULAR NO. 899 – AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES ON OUTSOURCING Dear Rural Bankers, The Monetary Board in its Resolution No. 2115 dated 18 December 2015, approved the following amendments in the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (MORNBFI) on …
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The Cebu Federation of Rural Banks, Inc. will be hosting the Visayas Management Conference at Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, Cebu City on March 2-3, 2015. The theme for this conference is “Revitalizing the RB’s to meet future challenges.” This gathering will be an opportunity for active participation and interaction among delegates and resource speakers. We …
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RBAP Advisory: Madayaw na pagbati gikan sa Dabaw! The Davao Federation of Rural Bankers will host this years 61st Annual National Convention and General Membership Meeting on May 21-22, 2014 at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier Lanang, Davao City. On the fellowship night, we have prepared the traditional Davao food stations – Fresh …
Rural banks already play a big role in small communities. They serve over one million low-income families who trust them for microinsurance, loans, savings and other crucial banking services that help them build a financial foundation to support themselves and their families. As such, it is important that these services are made readily available and …
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Confederation of Southern Tagalog Rural Bankers Plenary Address – “Back to Basics” 2014 Annual Management Conference Forbes Ballroom, Baguio Country Club March 3, 2014 When I was invited to speak at this Conference by your colleague – and my cousin, Ricky Estrada – I was of course, honored and intrigued. I currently serve as independent …
Speech of Mr. Francis Estrada, Chairman of Equity Managers Asia, Inc.* Read More »
The government’s goal to achieve financial inclusion rests on the capability of the rural banking sector to spur countryside development. Such holistic growth depends on rural banks’ continued dedication to invest in agriculture and agrarian reform projects. Thus, the recent accreditation given by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to another set of rural banks, …
Our society tends to focus too much on size. “The bigger, the better,” they said. “Size matters!” others quipped. Often overlooked in our obsession with anything large is the quiet resiliency and efficiency of the little guys. While the big ones get the glory and prestige, the little guys just keep on plugging away and …
Poverty is a constant headache for every administration. It seems that no matter what the government does–whoever is at the helm of Malacanang at a particular time—there will always be poor people and their number will always be overwhelming. One typical characteristic of being poor is the lack or utter absence of access to basic …
The spirit of “Bayanihan” was never more pronounced than the time the whole country bonded together in multi-pronged recovery and reconstruction efforts following the bout with super typhoon Yolanda. Political, religious, and ethnic differences were temporarily shelved in favor of helping each other bounce back from that harrowing ordeal. The rural banking industry epitomizes that …
The mission of the Rural Bankers Association is to support the ability of its members to offer quality banking services to all their constituencies, comply with regulatory requirements, and to promote the welfare of the communities in which they operate.
