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                    [ArticleID] => 2301513
                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Beyond folk medicine
                    [Summary] => In rural areas, residents have long been familiar with the use of certain herbs for medicinal purposes. Local scientists have taken note of this folk medicine and have been conducting research on the most commonly used herbal treatments.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-10-06 00:00:00
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                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
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                    [ArticleID] => 1549021
                    [Title] => BSP padlocks Cebu-based rural bank
                    [Summary] => 

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered the closure of another rural bank as it continues to weed out weak players in the banking industry to protect the interest of depositors.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-02 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546210 [Title] => BSP pushes more rural bank mergers [Summary] =>

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is planning to consolidate its incentives programs to entice mergers among smaller banks.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-25 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20150703/Nestor-Espenilla-3.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1545615 [Title] => Producers Savings Bank completes merger with Rural Bank of Cainta [Summary] =>

The Producers Savings Bank Corp. and the Rural Bank of Cainta Inc. completed their merger last month amid calls by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for smaller banks to consolidate.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-23 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1536480 [Title] => Advocates push establishment of rural farm schools nationwide [Summary] =>

Advocates and practitioners of rural farm schools nationwide are pushing for the immediate implementation of RA 10618 or the Rural Farm Schools Act following the release of its IRR last August.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-26 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1534746 [Title] => PDIC to pay deposit claims in 2 closed rural banks [Summary] =>

State-run Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) is set to start servicing the insurance claims of depositors of two rural banks ordered closed recently by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has released the eligibility requirements for a program extending a financial package to encourage mergers and consolidations among rural banks.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-16 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20150225/BSP-building.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1532604 [Title] => Two more rural banks shut down [Summary] =>

Two more rural banks folded up early this month, bringing to 14 the number of weak players ordered closed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1532360 [Title] => On the road to concrete developments: Farm-to-Market-Roads [Summary] =>

During campaign season, it becomes harder and harder to keep familiar words and phrases attached to real things.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-13 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133911 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1462001 [AuthorName] => Lila Ramos Shahani [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20151214/farm-to-market.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1528308 [Title] => Smaller banks remain well-capitalized, says BSP [Summary] =>

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday the capital position of the country’s thrift, rural, and cooperative banks remained healthy amid the exit of weak players.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-02 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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