“We all have the ability to overcome every difficulty and hardship that we will experience. And the moment we do, we will become even stronger.” These were the words of Flordeliza Sarmiento, managing director of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), when she shared thoughts during the Center for Leadership: Values and Culture Workshop at […]

When two people vowed before God about loving each other and staying for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, and in sickness and in health – those were not supposed to be mere words only. Marriage is not simply a ceremony or a ritual for the union between two people; it is […]

In this world where everybody wants to be like Bill Gates who owns Microsoft, Jeff Bezos who owns Amazon, and Mark Zuckerberg who owns Facebook, dreaming is an important aspect to achieve what you want in life. In the midst of a blistering sun in the rice field of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), there […]

CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) provided a wide range of community development services in the municipality of Diffun in Quirino province on March 23, 2018. The local community received healthcare services, financial literacy for the members’ children, SSS orientation, family planning seminar, livelihood training and insurance awareness through the collaborative efforts of institutions under […]

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Couple Jennifer Ty and Gary Maxilom defied the odds when others said they wouldn’t last. Despite the 20-year gap, Gary found love in Jennifer whom he met in a hotel in Tacloban City where the latter worked as a clerk. Both shared the same hometown, Hinabangan in Samar, which gave them instant connection upon the […]