June 2014

Business Continuity Management – Aug 7-8, 2014

Business Continuity Management Date: August 07-08, 2014 (Thursday – Friday) Time: 8:30am to 5:30pm Venue: Gov. Licaros Hall, RBAP Bldg., Intramuros, Resource Person: Dr. Paulino R.E. Valenzuela Bank Executive (Risk Officer & Enterprise Risk Management),Academician, Economist and Consultant / Trainer Seminar Fee: 1. Early bird – P4, 500 (on or before July 22, 2014) 2. …

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Lenders add 86 more branches under footprint-expansion plan

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the application of 15 banks to open more than 80 bank branches. In Circular Letter CL-2014-036, the central bank gave the go signal for 86 new bank-branch office applicants to proceed as planned and begin serving their respective client bases in the first three months of the …

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Consumer Education for Branchless Banking (CEBB) Online Course, Intro Workshop on July 9 in Manila

June 20, 2014 Dear Rural Bankers: The Rural Bankers Research & Development Foundation, Inc (RBRDFI) and Microfinance Opportunities (MFO), a Washington-based nonprofit organization that has been supporting financial education and financial inclusion initiatives since 2002, are inviting you to register to the Consumer Education for Branchless Banking (CEBB) Online Course. The objective of this self-paced …

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Risk-Based Audit Methodology – July 25-26, 20114 in CDO

FOR : ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM : MOBCI- Federation of Rural Banks SUBJECT : Risk-Based Audit Methodology Dear Fellow Rural Bankers: The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP), through the Rural Bankers’ Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI) in partnership with the Misamis Oriental- Bukidnon- Camiguin & Iligan- Federation of Rural Banks, are …

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BSP Revises Reports on Microfinance and Related Accounts in FRP

The Bangko Sentral has revised its key reports required from banks on microfinance (MF) and related accounts to generate a comprehensive and more accurate picture of the scale and scope of banking services delivered to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in the country. The Monetary Board, in its Res. No. 893 dated 5 …

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RBAP and RBRDFI welcome convention delegates

Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines President Vittorio Z. Almario and Rural Bankers Research and Development Foundation, Inc. Chairman Atty. Edward Leandro Z. Garcia, Jr. welcomed over 400 rural bank delegates for this year’s convention. In their opening remarks, Mr. Almario and Atty. Garcia reminded rural bankers of the industry’s role in attaining an inclusive …

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RBAP 2014 Convention

The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines’ 2013 Board of Directors presented a report on industry projects and programs implemented during their term. From left to right: RBRDFI Chairman Atty. Edward Leandro Z. Garcia Jr., RBAP President Vittorio Z. Almario, Treasurer Bettina Stephanie T. Tiosic, Vice President for Mindanao Gen. Charles Y. Hotchkiss and Vice …

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BSP Circular No: 835: Banking Hours Beyond the Minimum

Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 783 dated 15 May 2014, Subsection X156.1 of the Manual of Regulations for banks (MORB) is hereby amended as follows: Section 1. The first paragraph of Subsection X156.1 is hereby amended to read, as follows: “X156.1 Banking hours beyond the minimum; banking services during holidays. Banks may, at their …

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