Message of Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret) President, Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines.

Greetings from the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines.

We share in the pride and joy that pervades this gathering of microfinance stakeholders today who, as one voice, have joined the world in declaring their unilateral recognition of microfinance as a pillar of progress and peace in the countryside. This acclamation bears an even deeper meaning for us in the rural banking sector who have believed in the potency of microfinance as a tool for alleviating poverty more than fifty years ago.
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