The Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) and APPEND, Inc. successfully organized a field exposure program (FEP) for the Microfinance NGO Regulatory Council on May 14-17, 2023 in Davao City, Tagum City and Digos City. Hosted by Kabalikat para sa Maunlad na Buhay, Inc. (KMBI), the FEP aims to give participants an opportunity to see for themselves actual operations of microfinance institutions. The exposure program also allowed the participants to interact and dialogue with the MFI’s field and branch personnel as well as observe how urban and rural clients operate their businesses.
Present during the FEP were members of the MNRC Secretariat and public and private sector representatives of the MNRC.
The FEP concluded with a wrap-up session where key takeaways were presented, and ways to improve collaboration between MF NGOs and government agencies were discussed.

