Helping the helper

In the wake of the devastation brought by super typhoon Yolanda, the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) has proposed to some government agencies several rehabilitation measures to help rural banks and their respective staff and clients get back on their feet following the debacle.

In their proposal to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), RBAP said the requested measures focus on tools that are within the capability of the each respective agencies to implement, and therefore are very much doable.