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FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

DATE: April 16, 2008 FOR : ALL PARTICIPATING NORTHERN LUZON RURAL BANKS SUBJECT: FUNDS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR

Dear Fellow Rural Bankers,

The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP), through the Rural Bankers’ Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI), in cooperation with the La Union Chamber of Rural Bankers (LUCRUB) are pleased to announce the conduct of the seminar described below:

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.), Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: COMPLIANCE OFFICERS' DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.), Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SHARPENING YOUR TOOLS AS BANK MARKETING/ACCOUNT OFFICERS WORKSHOP

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.), Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: CREDIT INVESTIGATION & BASIC PROPERTY APPRAISAL SEMINAR

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

Fellow Rural Banker,

Greetings from your 2007-08 Board of Directors and Officers.

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.), Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: CREDIT INVESTIGATION & BASIC PROPERTY APPRAISAL SEMINAR

TO: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.), Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SIGNATURE VERIFICATION, BANK FRAUDS AND FORGERY DETECTION SEMINAR

13 August 2007

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

Dear Fellow Rural Bankers:

The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP), through the Rural Bankers’ Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (RBRDFI) is pleased to announce that it will conduct a seminar-workshop, as part of its continuing strategy to strengthen the rural banking industry.

Course Title: Seminar-workshop on Corporate Governance & Risk Management for RB Directors Venue: RBAP Conference Room, RBAP Bldg., A. Soriano Ave., cor. Arzobispo St., Intramuros, Manila Schedule: 27-28 September 2007 (Thursday - Friday ) Duration: 2 days (8:30AM – 5:30PM)

Pursuant to BSP Circular No. 296 prescribing the minimum qualifications of a bank director, a director ‘ must have attended a special seminar for board of directors conducted or accredited by BSP…That incumbent directors as well as those who will be elected…must attend said seminar within a period of six (6) months…from the date of their election’. Rural bank directors are mandated by the said circular in order to improve and strengthen corporate governance of their banks.

Registration fee is Four Thousand Two Hundred Pesos only (P4, 200.00). *Early bird registrants (those who will be able to pay on or before September 14, 2007) are entitled to a 5% discount from the registration fee or will only pay PhP3, 990.00.

Should these arrangements meet your approval, we thereby request you to submit to us not later than September 21, 2007 the following:

1. A non-refundable down payment of P2, 100.00 per participant. Payments can be remitted to the Rural Bankers Research and Development Foundation, Inc. bank account (Land Bank of the Philippines – Intramuros Branch Savings Account Number 0012-1046-26). Proof of payment (i.e., deposit slip) should be sent immediately to RBAP via facsimile for verification. Our facsimile number is (02) 527-2980. For check payments, check should be payable to Rural Bankers Research and Development Foundation, Inc.;

1. Nomination form of the participant(s) duly endorsed by the bank’s authority;
2. Filled-up Participant’s Profile.

Please be advised that we will be accepting up to thirty (30) participants only. We reserve the right to limit the number of participants to a manageable level. Participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.

Participants who have paid but fail to show up for the seminar will only be entitled to a rebate of 50% of the total registration fee.

Thank you very much.


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25 May 2007

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.), Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: BIG TIME SELLING: WORKSHOP ON CREATIVE SELLING FOR RURAL BANKS

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: BASIC COURSE ON PROPERTY APPRAISAL

May 17, 2007

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: TRAINING-WORKSHOP ON MOBILE PHONE BANKING UTILIZING THE G-CASH PLATFORM

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER FOR SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RURAL BANK DIRECTORS

10 July 2007

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM : GEN. WILLIAM K. HOTCHKISS III (Ret.), RBRDFI Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT FOR RB DIRECTORS

25 May 2007

FOR: ALL PARTICIPATING RURAL BANKS FROM: Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III (Ret.), Chairman SUBJECT: CIRCULAR LETTER: SHARPENING YOUR TOOLS AS BANK MARKETING/ACCOUNT OFFICERS WORKSHOP