Media Releases

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Philippine Star: RBs to boost consumer, SME lending portfolio

Philippine Star — The country’s rural banks will be aggressively lending to the consumer and small and medium enterprise (SME) markets this year, a bank official said. According to Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) president Ian Eric Pama, the high level of liquidity, low interest rate environment, and strong competition within the country’s banking systemserve …

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Early bird registration ends March 30

TO: CONFED/FEDERATION PRESIDENTS FROM: VICENTE R. MENDOZA, Executive Director RE: REMINDER FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION 2012 ANNUAL CONVENTION, BORACAY REGENCY —————————————————————————————————————————- Dear Confed/Federation Presidents, Greetings! In line with the  upcoming RBAP Annual National Convention in Boracay on May 24-25, 2012, please be reminded that the last day for Early Bird Registration is on March 30, 2012 (Friday). To avail the …

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Manila Times: RBAP to take advantage of strong growth forecast in mobile banking

Manila Times —THE Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) is looking to capitalize on the projection of a strong growth in the mobile banking business this year, driven by the continuous flexibility of carriers to adapt according to market needs. RBAP President Ian Eric Pama said that rural banks will utilize the advantages of …

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MPB (G-Cash) Training – Pansol Calamba Laguna -March 30, 2012

TO : ALL SOUTHERN TAGALOG RBAP MEMBER RURAL BANKS SUBJECT : MOBILE PHONE BANKING TRAINING COURSE FOR SOUTHERN TAGALOG RBAP MEMBER RURAL BANKS We are inviting you to participate in a one-day Mobile Phone Banking Accreditation Training and become part of the increasing number of GCASH partner rural banks offering mobile phone banking services to …

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The 2012 Visayan Management Conference: Rising above the Challenge

How will the rural banking industry adhere to the principles of corporate governance, in the light of “competing interests of various stakeholders“ and key personalities of a corporation?  This was the pervading question that the Visayan Management Conference attempted to address as the circular on governance guidelines for BSP supervised financial institutions finally took effect …

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Updates on Hotel Accommodation for the Annual National Convention in Boracay

To all rural bankers who are interested in booking a room at the Boracay Regency Hotel, we regret to inform you that all  rooms  (i.e Superior, Deluxe and Family) specifically reserved for RBAP members banks are now fully booked, as of March 19, 2012. We will however try our best to look for an alternative …

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Philippine Star reports arraignment of former Legacy Executive

The former executive of the failed Legacy Bank, one of those accused of misappropriating funds of the Rural Bank of Carmen, was finally arraigned in the city of Danao in Cebu after being nabbed in Bohol last month. For more on this exclusive news by Mr. Lawrence Agcaoili, go to the website of the Philippine …

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RBAP launches SMART Money Accreditation Training Course

The highly-anticipated SMART Money Accreditation Training Course for rural banks was finally launched in historic Intramuros by the Rural Bankers Research and Development Training Foundation, in partnership with SMART Communications Inc. and RBAP’s Microenterprise Access to Banking Services-USAID program. For one whole day last March 9, representatives  from various Luzon based RB’s immersed themselves in …

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Conversion of Liberty Savings Bank into a Rural Bank

This is to inform all rural bankers of the conversion of Liberty Savings Bank into a rural bank, stipulated in Circular Letter 2012-018 of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Under its new SEC-approved corporate name, Liberty Savings Bank will now be known as Liberty Bank (a Rural Bank) Inc.  It will start operating as a …

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“Philippine Economic Briefing: Pushing forward on all fronts”

2012 is turning out to be another good year for the country, as evidenced by the better than expected forecast reports presented by the government during the Economic Briefing at the PICC last March 6. Unbeknownst to many, three of the world’s respected rating organizations such as Fitch, Standard and Poor and Moody’s have recognized …

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