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In furtherance of this policy, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of the Philippines shall formulate the necessary rules and regulations governing the establishment and operation of rural banks for the purpose of providing adequate credit facilities to farmers and merchants, or to cooperatives of such farmers and merchants and in general, the people of the rural communities, and to supervise the operation of such banks.
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