COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Two Rang-ay Bank Offices celebrated their anniversaries by organizing community projects in their respective communities in October 2018. Rang-ay Bank Rosales (Pangasinan) Branch celebrated its 9th Anniversary by supporting the Mini Buntis Congress conducted by the Rural Health Unit (RHU) held at Alcala Public Auditorium, Alcala, Pangasinan last October 8, 2018. Alcala is a 3rd class municipality located at the southern part of Pangasinan.
Rang-ay Bank led by Area Manager Winnie Mingaracal together with Rosales Senior Branch Manager Alsandy, Galvan and Head Office Marketing Staff donated maternal kits and provided snacks to indigent pregnant women from different barangays of Alcala. Consultant on Local Administration Eufrocinio Catalan, Municipal Health Officer Dr. Shirante Parayno and the beneficiaries expressed their thanks and appreciation to Rang-ay Bank.
Rang-ay Bank Naguilian (La Union) Branch marked its 12th year of service by donating relief goods to indigent families who were affected by the Typhoon Ompong last October 10, 2018 at Brgy San Antonio, Naguilian, La Union. Area Manager for Central Branches Thelma Tabafunda together with Naguilian Branch Manager Karen Valdez and Head Office Marketing staff reached the remote barangay of San Antonio with the assistance of the Municipal Social Welfare Development Office of LGU Naguilian and the Barangay Officials of San Antonio. Barangay Chairman Cristan Nisperos expressed gratitude to Rang-ay Bank in behalf of the families that were benefited by the project.
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR 2019
Rang-ay Bank conducted its 2019 Strategic Planning in a 2 day workshop amidst the pine trees of Baguio City last October 20 & 21, 2018. The workshop was attended by members of the bank’s Board of Directors, Senior Management, Consultants and other Top Rated Officers. The objective of the workshop is to prepare for the coming year and strategize by working as a team to achieve its targets for 2019.
The planning workshop is an annual exercise of management and its corps of officers in a concerted effort to realize the bank’s vision of “Empowering North Luzon with globally competitive banking services” and achieve its mission “To hasten progress in the communities of the Ilocos and Cordillera region through accessible and affordable banking services”.
IQN’s BIRTHDAY FIESTA
Rang-ay Bank celebrated the birthday of President & CEO Ives Q. Nisce at Rose Bowl Restaurant, Pagdalagan Sur, Bauang La Union with the theme “Let’s Fiesta!” last October 13, 2018. More than 200 Rang-ay Bankers from Rang-ay’s 29-branch network attended wearing their best festival costume.
Rang-ay Bank top man Ives Q. Nisce has led the bank for over Four Decades and parlayed the single unit bank he took over from his father the late Atty. Rodolfo Nisce to 29 banking units with branches in 6 provinces of Region I and the Cordilleras. Inspired by the mission of the bank’s founders, that fueled Rang-ay Bank’s continued growth, it has become and continues to be the biggest bank in its class in the whole of the Ilocos and the Cordillera.
The event started with a liturgical mass led by Rev.Fr. Roberto Collado followed by Dra. Ivy Rose Nisce-Martinez for the welcome remarks and an Audio Visual Presentation delivering birthday messages to the celebrant. One highlight of the celebration was the presentation of Service Achievement Awards to Ernesto Casison, Leticia Asenci and Marcelo Ofiaza for their more than 30 years of dedicated and loyal service to the bank. The bank likewise recognized the excellent performances of outstanding officers and staff for the first semester of 2018. The awardees were cited for their excellent performance during the first two quarters of 2018.
Another highlight of the event was the festival dance presentations coming from three groups; the North Branches Officers, South Branches staff and the Head Office new hirees. Fun & games followed plus a raffle to cap the celebration.
SSS 2018 BEST COLLECTING PARTNER BANK
The Balikat ng Bayan Awards, established in 1995, is the annual recognition program of the Social Security System (SSS) for partners who have helped achieve its mandate. It is the SSS’s way of acknowledging the value of its partnerships with other sectors for their unwavering support to the programs of the government body.
The 2018 Balikat ng Bayan Best Collecting Partner Rural Bank is awarded to Rang-ay Bank, for being the nation’s top rural bank with the highest collections while processing a large volume of SSS transactions throughout it’s wide area network.
The National Award was presented by SSS President and CEO Emmanuel Dooc, Sen. Richard Gordon and Incoming SSS Chair Aurora Cruz Ignacio to Rang-ay Bank Vice-President Ives Jesus Nisce II during the SSS 61st Anniversary Celebration and National Awarding held at SSS Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City last September 21, 2018.
Rang-ay Bank offers Pensioner Deposit accounts for SSS pensioners with their pensions directly deposited to their respective accounts. The bank also accepts SSS contributions and loan payments in all of its 29 branches. The bank can also retrieve and generate payment reference number (PRN) for SSS Members as part of SSS new Electronic Payment Collection. As an additional service, pensioner depositors can get instant emergency loans from the bank.
