QUEDANCOR Concludes 2-day Planning Conference

The Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR) concluded the two-day 2007 Planning and Assessment Conference held at the agency’s main office. QUEDANCOR Officer-in-Charge Federico A. Espiritu welcomed the participants composed of key officers from Central Office, Area Cluster Supervisors, Regional Assistant Vice Presidents (RAVPs) and selected District Officers and laid down the parameters and objectives of the conference. The said convention aims to fine-tune and validate the effectiveness of strategies initiated under the OPLAN RISE, formulate specific courses of action and refine the corporate thrust for CY 2008.

QUEDANCOR Board Management Committee Chairman Alex Raoul Villano graced the opening of the plenary session and encouraged participants to exert their best efforts and to strive for the interest of the Corporation. He added that the conference will obtain a well-fuelled collection initiative that will spur momentum in the operation and collection effort initiated under OPLAN RISE. Chairman Villano also expressed his appreciation over management’s pro-active stance in the delivery of agri-credit.

Officer-in-Charge for Corporate Services Marissa Caparaz provided the conference methodology and explained the expected output of the plenary. After the orientation proper, Loans and Management Senior Vice President Alex B. Butic presented to the participants the operational thrust QUEDANCOR is pursuing relative to the mandate of accelerating the delivery of credit into the countryside. Senior Vice President for Finance Management Niels Patrick C. Riconalla discussed the Corporation’s financial concerns in relation to the fiscal discipline the agency is under taking.

One of the highlights of the 2007 the Planning and Assessment Conference was the workshop proper dividing the participants into five working groups or areas assisted by the respective Operation Cashflow Whip Focal Persons as facilitators.

The workshop proper dwelt and tackled major areas of concerns specifically on how to improve collection as regards the Swine Program, SRT-AFBO, IAL, Subrogated Accounts, Dishonored Checks and disposition of Acquired Assets. In his closing remarks, the OIC congratulated all those who participated in the conference and welcomed new challenges and development brought about by said conference.

Doing its share as a responsible government agency whose mandate is to deliver the necessary credit services to the rural countryside being part of the state’s role in safeguarding the best interest of its citizenry through social, economic and environmental aspects, the management and staff of the Quedan and

Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR) South Cotabato District Office joined fellow National Government Agencies (NGAs), local civic organizations, members of the academe and other societal groups in the celebration of the 22nd International Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting under Green Philippines Program: "Trees for Life- 20 million Seedlings for Planting". This activity has also been celebrated worldwide, culminating in the clean-up of the shoreline in Tinoto, Maasim in Sarangani Province and the planting of Mangrove seedlings by the QUEDANCOR staff and other participants, with the objective of replenishing the dwindling Mangrove population in order to sustain the ecological balance of aquatic life in the area. Photo shows QUEDANCOR South Cotabato District Supervisor Amalia A. Bueno (left) receiving a certificate from Sarangani Vice-Governor Steve Chiongban Solon in recognition of the agency’s contribution in this global environmental activity during the closing rites of the program. Witnessing the ceremony is Miss Teen Philippines 2004 Stephanie Sol.

Officers and personnel of the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR) South Cotabato District Office took a breather from their normal functions in the office as they joined other participants coming from other state agencies, local government units, academic institutions, private corporations and societal organizations in the worldwide enviromental drive which is the 22nd International Coastal Clean-up and Mangrove Planting under Green Philippines Program: Trees for Life- 20 Million Seedlings for Planting". This activity is aimed at promoting a sustainable ecological cycle thru aquatic preservation made possible by cleaning shorelines and supplementing the number of Mangrove trees, a known habitat of marine life, within the coastal community of Tinoto in Maasim in Sarangani Province. Photo shows personnel of the QUEDANCOR South Cotabato District Office proudly showing their t-shirt designs made especially for this activity.