Microfinance Council of the Philippines

Rangtay sa Pagrang-ay, Inc.

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Rangtay sa Pagrang-ay, Inc. (RSPI), Ilocano for “bridge to progress”, is a non-stock, non-profit Christian non-government organization with the mission of reaching out to the less privileged and transforming their lives through Christ-centered enterprise, microfinance and community development. RSPI offers loan products for the different needs of a poor family; designs and delivers adult learning and values education programs to develop and instill Christian values in clients and staff alike; and chooses to support enterprise that do not harm the environment. It also has business development services to help clients manage and expand their ventures; and partners with other institutions for its community development programs.

Established in Baguio City on March 1987, it now has twenty-five branches in ten provinces all over Luzon, and around 40,000 clients.

Contact Details

Head: Ms. Alma M. Estolas, Executive Director

Address: 4/F Manongdo Building, 17 Private Road, Magsaysay Avenue, 2600 Baguio City

Phone: (074) 445-3592
TeleFax: (074) 300-3907

E-mail:
rspimain@yahoo.com

Call for Nominations: Paeng Microfinance Awards 2012

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The Rafael B. Buenaventura Micro Finance Resource Center Foundation, Inc. (the RBB Foundation) in partnership with Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc., the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines-Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS), PinoyME Foundation, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, are launching the first Rafael B. Buenaventura Award for Outstanding Microfinance Institutions (the “Paeng” Microfinance Awards).

Through this award, the RBB Foundation will recognize Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) who through their initiatives have been able to carry out exemplary work, worthy of emulation, empowering community, sector or barangay. Specifically, the Paeng Microfinance Awards will honor five (5) MFIs for their PIONEERING work in the microfinance industry. PIONEERING work can be typified either as a product, service or delivery mechanism that has been refined or innovated and introduced for the first time or, it can refer to the MFI’s entry into new or remote areas and making access available to target community/clients that had never been served by microfinance.

In recognition of their contribution, the MFIs will receive technical assistance consisting of a wide range of areas and tailor fit to their needs with the view to improving and strengthening their capacity to become commercially sustainable.

Please see this letter for more information on the nomination.

Download nomination forms and other necessary documents here.

Ugnayan February 2012

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Ugnayan February 2012

Ugnayan January 2012

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Ugnayan January 2012

Ugnayan Special Issue MOTY 2011

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Ugnayan Special Issue MOTY 2011

Ugnayan November-December 2011 Issue

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Ugnayan November-December 2011

Guide to Developing Microfinance Programs for Water Supply and Sanitation for Microfinance Institutions, Water Service Providers and other Development Institutions

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SPM Practice Guide

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Putting the ‘social’ into performance management: A practice-based guide for microfinance
By Anita Campion & Chris Linder
with Katherine E. Knotts

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Microfinance in Philippines: Country Profile

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MIX Market Philippines
http://mixmarket.org/mfi/country/Philippines

Value Chain Financing for Agriculture and Rural Microenterprises

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Download Value Chain Financing for Agriculture and Rural Microenterprises – April 2011