Every day, we see in our neighborhood ordinary women like Mercy, selling street food and drinks under the heat of the sun. Mercy C. Galanque, of Lanao del Sur, started her small business selling kwek-kwek, kikiam, tempura, and gulaman. As the saying goes, business ain’t easy—but for Mercy, it was her grit and relationship with […]
A total of 430 microfinance clients of Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Inc. (A Microfinance NGO) from Poblacion, Banaue, Ifugao benefited from the community health day (CHD) conducted in collaboration with CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institution’s (CARD MRI) microfinance and health protection (MaHP) program. Dental, optical, medical, and health education were among all […]
The Mga Likha ni Inay (MLNI), the marketing arm of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), officially launched the That’s Eat Pancit (Pancitan) on February 18, 2019 in MLNI’s Food Park at Marcos Paulino St. San Pablo City, Laguna. The That’s Eat Pancit, according to MLNI President and CEO Julius Adrian Alip, is inspired by […]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved the application of Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Inc. (A Microfinance NGO) to become a remittance agent starting 2019. This initiative of CARD, Inc. adheres to the Microfinance NGO Act or Republic Act No. 10693 (RA. 10693), which allows microfinance institutions to operate remittance services provided […]
The CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) through its microinsurance arm CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA) released a total of P115 million worth of relief assistance and claims to its disaster-affected clients nationwide in 2018. In support to the Association’s allocated fund for disaster relief assistance program, the four major institutions of CARD MRI […]
A total of 3,175 scholarship slots will be provided by the four major institutions of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) namely CARD, Inc., CARD Bank, CARD MRI Rizal Bank, and CARD SME Bank, to its microfinance clients and their dependents this academic year 2019-2020. Microfinance clients of these institutions who are at least three […]
The Chief Executive Officer of CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA), May Dawat, assured on January 22 during the Microinsurance Forum 2019 in Century Park, Manila that families can be insured for as low as P20 per week. “At CARD MBA, we are committed to providing microinsurance products that are affordable and tailored fit to […]
Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, founder and chair emeritus of CARD MRI, emphasized during his visit in CARD Bank in Tanauan (left photo) on January 24, 2019 the important role of Account Officers and field staff in achieving zero extreme poverty in the country. Acknowledged by the founder as “change agents”, the staff shared their […]
A total of 1,627 sari-sari store owners from Samar and Leyte provinces graduated in the PREMIUM Project on January 24, 2019 at Leyte Academic Center, Palo, Leyte. At the graduation, Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, founder and chair emeritus of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), led the presentation of the PREMIUM graduates symbolic turnover […]
The 21 development-oriented institutions under CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) marked the year 2018 with more than 6.2 million clients reached nationwide, insuring more than 23.6 million individuals through its microfinance, microinsurance, and community development programs. “These numbers are part of our commitment to eradicate poverty in the Philippines. It is also inspiring […]