Category: Client Story

“Sa tulong ng TSPI, di ko lang napalago ang negosyo ng pamilya ko, nakapagtayo rin ako ng sarili kong business para matulungan at mapakain ang mga tao sa aking komunidad”. Funny Azañes, 32, is the only girl among six siblings; and a member of TSPI. She joined TSPI in September 2022, after being persuaded by her mother-in-law. Funny is a second-generation small business entrepreneur. Her family owned a wholesale and retail business that sold dried fish, one of the main … Continue reading “FUNNY AZAÑES: FEEDING THE MULTITUDES THROUGH DRIED FISH AND SILOG”

“Mangarap tayong umasenso…hindi masamang mangarap. Kailangan lang buksan ang isip natin, puso natin, sa mga posibilidad sa buhay natin.” (Let’s dream about improving our lives. It’s not wrong to dream. We just need to open our minds, our hearts, to the possibilities in our lives). Nanay Imee Patingo, the communication and documentation head of the Magsalisi Farmer Growers of Calamansi (MASIFAGCA) Pangkabuhayan, Inc., delivers this inspiring message with heartfelt conviction. As a farmer herself who used to struggle making ends … Continue reading “MASIFAGCA: SMALL FARMERS, BIG GOD: A FARMER GROUP’S JOURNEY TO GREATNESS”

“Ang paggawa ng mabuti sa kapwa tao ay napakahalaga. Ang Diyos na lang ang magbabalik sa atin ng kasuklian. Ibigay lang po natin ang katapatan sa kapwa tao.” (Doing good to your neighbor is very important. Let God be the one to repay us. Let us just be honest to others.) These words of Nanay Elmy T. Medrano reveal her integrity as a person and the reason why she succeeds as a leader. The 42-year-old sari-sari store owner from San … Continue reading “LEADING BY EXAMPLE”

“In you, Lord, I put my trust, I trust in you, do not let me be put to shame nor let my enemies triumph over me.” (Psalm 25:1-2) These Bible verses became the earnest prayer of Nanay Belen B. Marciano, the widow of first TSPI client Mr. Avelino Marciano when she was not able to pay her loan to TSPI due to her business’ bankruptcy. Nanay Belen and Tatay Avelino, as a couple,  made a mark in TSPI’s history as … Continue reading “NANAY BELEN MARCIANO: TSPI’S FIRST CLIENT”

“Lagi kong kasama and Diyos sa lahat ng nangyayari at laban ko sa buhay.” (God is always with me in every situation and in every struggle of my life.) – Nanay Margarette – Nanay Margarette runs a small business with a capital of Php 1,000. She sells different kinds of street food and snacks within her community. However, when the community quarantine was declared in March 2020, she had to temporarily stop the operation of her livelihood. Nanay Margarette’s family … Continue reading “OPPORTUNITY IN TIME OF ADVERSITY”

“Upang magtagumpay ang kabuhayan, disiplina, sipag, tiyaga at tamang diskarte ang kailangan.” (To have a successful livelihood, discipline, industriousness, perseverance and good strategy are needed.) – Nanay Luz- Nanay Luz is blessed with three growing businesses. She runs a Food Catering Service for special events in their locality and in other areas in Tarlac. She also has an eatery that serves 20-25 recipes for an average of 100 customers per day. It also accepts online orders & does delivery services. … Continue reading “BLESSED TO BLESS OTHERS”

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa TSPI at sa mga taong nagbigay ng tiwala.  Hindi man ganoon kadali ang trabaho ng isang officer at TAAS agent, pinanghahawakan ko lagi ang tiwala ng mga tao at ng TSPI sa akin at yun ang mahalaga.” (I thank TSPI and everyone who trust in me. Though is it not easy to be a TAAS agent, I keep holding on to the trust that was given me by TSPI and the people around me, that is what … Continue reading “AGENT OF LOVE AND SERVICE”

“Kahit mahirap,  life must go on. Tuloy pa rin ang laban sa awa ng Diyos.” (Though hard, life must go on. We continue to fight, by God’s mercy.) – Nanay Noveva Nanay Noveva Sucalo’s passion for cooking motivated her to start her own business in November 2015 at the age of 38. With her start-up capital of Php 50,000, she renovated a place in Balili, La Trinidad, Benguet and launched her eatery business. In 2017, she joined TSPI Kabuhayan Program … Continue reading “A HELPING HAND IN TIMES OF CRISIS”