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<\/p>\nPosted on: August 11, 2026<\/p>\n
Written by: Jireh Pearl Casionan<\/p>\n
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CARD SME Bank staff and center chief clients in Mindanao performing their Pagbangon dance during the bank’s 15th anniversary, depicting their experiences and recovery from the recent earthquake.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n CARD SME Bank, a thrift bank under CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), celebrated its 15th anniversary with the theme <\/span>“15 Years of Commitment and Growth. Built with Trust,\u201d <\/span><\/i>on July 25, 2026, in General Santos City.<\/span><\/p>\n The anniversary was celebrated through the <\/span>Tindog KoLaGen: Padayon sa Pagbangon, Padayon sa Pag-Uswag<\/span><\/i> program, wherein more than 400 clients, partners, and staff gathered to honor the resilience of the earthquake-affected communities in Koronadal City, Lagao, and General Santos City (KoLaGen).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The program highlights the Pagbangon dance performance contest, participated by the banks\u2019 client center chiefs and staff. Through their artistic motion, they portrayed their experiences during the earthquake and celebrated the shared trust between the bank and the community that guided their recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n CARD SME Bank President Julius Adrian Alip shared his message of support, saying, \u201cWe saw how tough these past days have been after the earthquake, but we also saw how strong you\u2019ve been. So as you work to rebuild right now, you have our complete support. We will also keep doing everything on our end to help you every step of the way.”<\/span><\/p>\n Senior Management Adviser Cynthia Baldeo also expressed that seeing their staff and clients look out for each other after the calamity gave her a better picture of what trust looks like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n By taking its 15th anniversary to Mindanao, the bank solidified its commitment to stand beside its employees and clients through both challenges and triumphs, and support local recovery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n CARD SME Bank continues its mission of uplifting communities and broadening economic opportunities through its microfinance services for socio-economically challenged individuals, business loans to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and flexible savings options ranging from simple accounts to time deposits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As of June 2026, CARD SME Bank has 306 offices serving over 1.4 million clients nationwide, guided by the trust of the people it serves.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Posted on: August 11, 2026 Written by: Jireh Pearl Casionan CARD SME Bank staff and center chief clients in Mindanao performing their Pagbangon dance during the bank’s 15th anniversary, depicting their experiences and recovery from the recent earthquake.\u00a0 CARD SME Bank, a thrift bank under CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), celebrated its 15th anniversary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2682,"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions\/2682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardsmebankph.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}