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TSPI President Rene Cristobal and Executive Director Ruben de Lara
( left side; third and second from the left, respectively) discuss
with representatives of the Land Bank of the Philippines the contents
of Memorandum of Agreement granting TSPI a P100 million credit line
from Land Bank. The partnership enables TSPI to move forward with
its expansion plan of serving 80,000 poor microentrepreneurs with
micro-finance by June 2003. In attendance to the signing ceremony
are TSPI members of the management committee and other Land Bank
representatives spearheaded by (right side) Ms. Stela Correa, (Land
Bank Vice President/Area Head for National Capital Region) and Ms.
Teresita F. Ison, (Manager, Cooperative Lending Unit) . |