LANDBANK opens new Agri-Hub in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur

STA. MARIA, Ilocos Sur—State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) opened its first “Agri-Hub” in this province, the LANDBANK Sta. Maria Agri-Hub, on January 15, 2021.

The LANDBANK Sta. Maria Agri-Hub will provide financial and technical services to the Bank’s clients, especially to more than 10,000 farmers and fisherfolk in the municipalities of Sta. Maria, Burgos, and San Esteban.

LANDBANK’s “Agri-Hubs” are strategically located in the top rice-producing provinces in the country and designed to provide a wide array of services. This includes banking services such as account opening, withdrawals, and check encashments; lending services such as the processing of loan applications; and agrarian services such as processing of AR bonds and handling of agrarian-related concerns from landowners, bondholders, and Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs).

The LANDBANK Sta. Maria Agri-Hub will also offer LANDBANK’s various digital banking platforms, including the digital onboarding system (DOBS) which simplifies the account opening process for new clients to only 10-15 minutes.

The Sta. Maria Agri-Hub had its official inauguration on January 16, 2021, led by Department of Agriculture secretary William D. Dar, Sta. Maria mayor Brigido Camarillo, Jr., Burgos mayor Nathaniel D. Escobar, San Esteban mayor Ray M. Elaydo II, and LANDBANK North Luzon branches group head first vice president Ma. Belma T. Turla.

The LANDBANK Sta. Maria Agri-Hub is the fifth “Agri-Hub” to open nationwide, along with four newly opened “Agri-Hubs” in Calabanga, Camarines Sur; Barotac Viejo, Iloilo; Sual, Pangasinan; and Echague, Isabela.

LANDBANK now has a total network of 411 branches and 65 branch-lite units, composed of branch-lites, Agri-Hubs, LEAFs, tellering booths, and FX booths across all 81 provinces. This is complemented with 55 lending centers in strategic areas nationwide.

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