Last April 22, 2022, the Rural Banker’s Association of the Philippines (RBAP) conducted its monthly Board Meeting at One Nisce Place Function Hall in San Fernando City La Union which was attended by RBAP directors from all over the country. The RBAP is the national association of rural banks, founded in 1955 and has since grown into a network of over 400 rural bank members nationwide with a network of more than 3,000 branches/offices covering some 80% of all municipalities and cities in the Philippines.

Later, On the same day, RBAP conducted a meeting with some federations at Awesome Hotel, San Juan La Union. The Federation meetings were participated by sixteen (16) Officers from La Union Chamber of Rural Bankers Inc., three (3) officers from Association of Pangasinan Rural Banks, Inc. and seven (7) officers from Federation of Baguio-Benguet-Mt. Province Rural and Cooperative Banks. RBAP President Atty. Albert T. Concha Jr. discussed the association’s accomplishments for the fiscal year 2021- 2022. The federation meeting aims to touch base with rural banks from La Union, Benguet and Pangasinan.