In stride with extending greater financial access to Western Visayans, the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) on boarded two new LANDBANKasama Partners on 7 December 2023at theIloilo Provincial Capitol, Iloilo City.
Under the LANDBANKasama Program, the state-run bank is partnering with client cooperatives, associations, rural banks, local government units (LGUs), micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and private entities to help provide basic banking services on behalf of the bank to areas with limited or no accessible banks.
The new LANDBANKasama Partners — Hinigaran Multi-Purpose Cooperative (HMPC) and Guimaras Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (GEMPC) — will enable Western Visayans to enjoy convenient banking services without having to travel long distances to other towns to transact at the nearest Landbank branch.
“Through LANDBANKasama, we are leveraging the power of digital banking and strategic local partnerships to provide basic banking services to remote, underserved, and unbanked communities nationwide. We look to advance greater financial access to clients and stakeholders who need our services the most,” said Landbank President and CEO Lynette V. Ortiz.
Ortiz led the LANDBANKasama rollout withProvincial Government of Iloilo Vice Governor Christine S. Garin and Administrator Dr. Raul N. Banias, and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Regional Director Joselito G. Estember. They were joined by new LANDBANKasama Partners represented by HMPC Project Manager Happy Elaine G. Aguilar and GEMPC Manager Raymundo Lao, alongside Landbank Director Nancy D. Irlanda, and First Vice Presidents Vivian M. Cañonero and Ma.Elenita N. Manucom, among other local and LANDBANKasama Partners.
