ATTY. RODOLFO M. NISCE (MAY 23, 1921 – APRIL 30, 1993)

Rang-ay Bank commemorates the 100th birth anniversary of the late Atty. Rodolfo M. Nisce, who was born on May 23, 1921, in Luna, La Union to Don Teofilo Nisce and Rosario Madamba of Dingras, Ilocos Norte. Together with his wife, Eufrosina Querol, and other members of their family, they put up Rang-ay Bank in 1956. Atty. Nisce served as the first President of the bank since it’s establishment in 1956 up to 1976 and then was the Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1977 until he passed away in 1993. He guided the first private bank in La Union to become the biggest in its class in the Ilocos and Cordillera Regions with 30 branches in the six provinces of La Union, Ilocos Sur & Norte, Pangasinan, Abra and Benguet.

Atty. Nisce is a born leader and a very civic-oriented person who helped organize the 1st Rotary Club of La Union and became its president. He was then elected as District Governor of Rotary International, the first Rotarian from Region I to be elected to such position. He was also active in religious and charitable organizations and served as Provincial Board member of the province of La Union from 1980 to 1986.

The bank partnered with the Rotary Club of San Fernando, La Union to set up the Rotary PDG Rudy Nisce Foundation which supports deserving students pursue their college education.