Posted on March 3, 2022 CARD MRI clients can now say “bye” to long queues and “hello” to more convenient transactions with CARD Sulit Padala’s new remit to deposit service! Through CARD Sulit Padala, clients of CARD, Inc. (A Microfinance NGO), CARD Bank, CARD SME Bank, and CARD MRI RIZAL BANK can now send money […]
Posted on March 1, 2022 CARD-Business Development Services Foundation, Inc. (CARD-BDSFI), the marketing, product development, and agricultural arm of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), celebrated its 14th anniversary on February 18, 2022. To commemorate its founding in 2008, CARD-BDSFI President and Chief Executive Officer Frederick Nicasio M. Torres looked back on their achievements and […]
Posted on February 23, 2022 After participating in the recent National Microinsurance Forum in January, CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA) continues its move to providing affordable microinsurance by opening its 79th provincial office (PO) on February 14, 2022 in Cotabato City. The first PO opened in 2022 aims to bring the products of CARD […]
Posted on February 23, 2022 With its continuous campaign to financially include more communities in the Philippines, konek2CARD has finally reached two million registered users on February 12, 2022 with 2,002,482 registrations and counting. konek2CARD is a mobile banking application used by clients of CARD Bank, CARD SME Bank, CARD MRI RIZAL BANK, and now, […]
Posted on February 23, 2022 Dating back to past centuries, it has always been our ancestors’ priority to secure a safe and stable place to live in. Even when times have changed, our basic needs haven’t. Having a roof over our heads provides great assurance to us and our family. For Ma. Cristina Baniqued, a […]
by Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, Ph.D. Posted on February 23, 2022 March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. March is also a time to celebrate women in the Philippines. Not surprisingly, it was the country’s first woman leader, former President Corazon C. Aquino who issued Proclamation […]
Posted on February 16, 2022 Education is the ticket to success. This is perhaps the reason why parents break their backs to send their children to school. For students, the school may be a chore, but for KC Montañes, education can help her reciprocate her parents’ hard work. As a Grade 6 student, KC loves […]
by Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, Ph.D. Posted on February 16, 2022 There are many reasons to celebrate this month. February 1 marks the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, which will be celebrated across the world until February 15. Omicron may have given us an inauspicious start in January, but I am […]
by Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, PhD Posted on February 7, 2022 January ended on a positive note, with the launching by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) 2022-2028. The BSP has championed inclusive finance since 2015, and the updating of the NSFI is a laudable move amidst […]
Posted on January 28, 2022 by Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, PhD January is “National Microinsurance Month” by virtue of Proclamation No. 1212, s. 2007. According to the proclamation, the first month of the year was chosen because it connotes a fresh start, especially for the disadvantaged sectors of Philippine society who are the intended […]