President’s Corner

14 October 2013   Dear fellow rural bankers, Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines slashed its fares by 10% for member rural banks of the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) in time for the 56th Charter Anniversary Symposium, which will be held on November 11-12, 2013 at the Polkabal-Rigodon Hall of the Manila Hotel. Book within …

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  Dear Rural Bankers, The PLDT SME-Nation, in partnership with Go Negosyo, once again seeks to recognize the country’s leading entrepreneurs in this year’s search for the new Champions of Filipino Values in Business. They are looking for fine Filipinos who continuously work hard by tapping skill, talent and technology in order to succeed in …

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The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines will hold its 56th Charter Anniversary Symposium on November 11-12, 2013 (Monday & Tuesday) at the Polkabal – Rigodon Hall, Manila Hotel. The Symposium theme “RURAL BANKING: REINVENTING ITSELF FOR INCREASED RELEVANCE TO STAKEHOLDERS”, highlights the challenges of our industry in ensuring long-term sustainability. It focuses us to examine the continued viability …

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August 27, 2013 Dear Federation and Confederation Presidents and RBAP Members: As part of our commitment with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), we would like to remind you of the submission of deposit interest rates for the Third Quarter of 2013. The deadline for the submission of the Third Quarter Deposit Interest Rates is …

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FOR : ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS SUBJECT : DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM / BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN Dear Fellow Rural Bankers: The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP), through the Rural Bankers’ Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI) is pleased to announce that it will conduct the seminar-workshop described below as part of its continuing strategy …

Disaster Recovery Program & Business Continuity Plan – May 30, 2013 Read More »

AMLA Seminar: Briefing on BSP Cir.706 Updated AML Rules and Regulations Date: June 5, 2013 (Wednesday) Venue: Gov. Licaros Hall, RBAP Bldg, Intramuros, Manila Time: 8:30am to 5:30pm Resource Person: ATTY. MEL GEORGIE B. RACELA, CPA, LLB, LIM Dep. Dir. and Head of AMLSG , Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas Seminar Fee: 1. Early bird – …

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The Leyte, Samar and Biliran Federation of Rural Bankers will hold its annual Managment Conference on March 14-15, 2013. The date was moved back a few weeks later than its original schedule, which was Feb 21-22,2013. Venue remains unchanged at Oriental Hotel Leyte, Baras, Palo, Leyte. For more details please click the following links below: …

Visayas Management Conference March 14-15, 2013 at Oriental Hotel Leyte Read More »

The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines – Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS) Program, which the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported from 1998 to September 2012, has transitioned into RBAP’s FINANCIAL INCLUSION Program (FIP). RBAP’s technical arm, Rural Bankers Research and development Foundation (RBRDFI), is leading the implementation of FIP.  Hoping …

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otal outstanding loans of commercial banks, net of banks’ reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with the BSP, expanded in October at a faster pace of 15.8 percent relative to the growth of 13.5 percent in September. Bank lending inclusive of RRPs grew by 14.2 percent, the same rate as in the previous month. Commercial bank loans …

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Consumer sentiment improved in Q4 2012 as the overall confidence index (CI) climbed to -10.4 percent in Q4 2012 from -13.3 percent in Q3 2012. This is the second highest reading since the nationwide survey started in Q1 2007. The CI is computed as the percentage of households that answered in the affirmative less the …

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas signed a circular to ” Amendment of Subsection X268.3 of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) to include a provision on the grant of temporary rediscounting lines to newly merged or consolidated banks”. Please see link below to view document: http://www.bsp.gov.ph/downloads/regulations/attachments/2012/c776.pdf

The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines(RBAP), through the Rural Bankers Research and Development Foundation Inc.(RBRDFI), held the first corporate governance seminar last Dec 13 and 14 at the RBAP Building in Intramuros, Manila. The training seminar is in partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines(LBP), which provided financial assistance for  the attendees. A …

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As the economy continue to enjoy its resiliency from external trumoils, the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines also acknowledged the fact that this relaxed atmosphere will also come to an end. Thus , RBAP through its training arm the Rural Bankers Research & Development Foundation, Inc. is continuously offering the Strengthening Bank Credit Risk …

RBAP concludes another successful Strengthening Bank Credit Risk Management Training Read More »

The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines celebrated its 55th Charter Anniversary Symposium at Fiesta Pavilion Manila Hotel last November 19 and 20. The event was graced by representatives from different banking sectors and distinguished people from the regulators office like the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. One of the guests were Monetary Board member Ignacio …

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