Having a college degree is considered to be a golden ticket towards having a permanent job, which will help you and your future family meet life’s demands. But what happens if you do not have one? Maria Teresa Urnabia and her late husband, Jaime Urnabia, are two of the many Filipinos who were not able […]
The microfinance clients of CARD Bank, Inc. in Tagum City, Davao del Norte were all delighted as Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip (center), the founder and chairman emeritus of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), visited them during their organized weekly center meeting together with his CMDI-Tagum College students. At the center meeting, Dr. Alip […]
CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) through its Microfinance and Health Protection (MaHP) Unit, was given Diploma of Service for being one of the “Blood Samaritans” partners of Philippine Red Cross (PRC) San Pablo City Chapter during its 68th founding anniversary held on July 30, 2018 at San Francisco, San Pablo City. MaHP is part […]
Catalina Camilet, 60 years old from Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas City has transformed her small street food stall to now the Kit-Kit Meryenda Corner, serving food from breakfast to dinner. The loan she availed from CARD SME Bank in 2006 helped her in making the business viable. Started from a PHP5,000 loan, she can now avail […]
Doing what you love and what makes you happy is the best choice you could ever give to yourself. This is what Purita C. Reyes, a 62-year-old mother from Sta. Rita, Karsada, Batangas City, chose to decide for her life. Reyes is a known cooking contest champion in their town. “I find cooking so interesting. […]
Life is a matter of choices. Decisions are sometimes tough to make: should you do what you really want or should you follow what people around you say is best for you? Joel Geneta, in his 5th year Engineering course, decided to stop studying and chose to work as a driver of his grandmother’s passenger […]
Life may be hard but to a mother who loves her children, she always have to pick herself up and be strong in times of challenges. “I will do everything for our children,” said Ruby Vergara, 41 from Brgy. Calicanto, Batangas City. Ruby is married to Ronnie and they have three children. “I decided to […]
The only people who can hurt us the most are those we loved most. We get tamed and get used to thinking that they will stay until the end. But then we get hurt and broken because life is not a straight plain road after all. There are curves and zigzags, and we know it […]
The CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA) initially disbursed a total of PHP28 million worth of disaster aid for the 95,334 affected families of Typhoon Josie in Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bataan, Zambales, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, and Nueva Ecija. These families are the microfinance clients of the four financial institutions of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD […]
In collaboration with the John Gokongwei School of Management (JGSOM) of Ateneo de Manila University, 30 management executives of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) undergo a three-week Strategic Management Program. The effort ensures to equip the future leaders of CARD MRI with relevant and world-class management skills. On August 4, 2018, Dr. Jaime Aristotle […]