Category: Success Stories

“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”

“Dahil sa Panata at sa Usapang Paglago ng TSPI na itinuturo sa amin, naisip ko na ayusin ko ang aking sarili dahil ako rin naman ang nahihirapan.  Pinipilit ko na ngayong gawin kung ano ang nasa kasulatan. (Learning from the TSPI member pledge and Usapang paglago module that is regularly shared with us, I decided to put my life in order, because it is also me who suffer. I am now trying my best to obey God’s word.) ”– Nanay … Continue reading “TRANSFORMED TO SERVE OTHERS”

“Ang mga pinakikinabangan, kailangan pakisamahan, bigyan ng konswelo” (Those who were helpful should be treated well and given consideration.”)  -Nanay Mila- Milagros Torrano of Quezon province has been a member of the TSPI Kabuhayan Program group under the TSPI Candelaria branch for more than 15 years. With an initial loan P5,000, she went into the buy-and-sell of hogs. Her current loan is P50,000. This farmer’s wife with seven children used to be a laundrywoman. A cousin visiting from Batangas saw … Continue reading “SA PAG-AALAGA NG BABOY, ASENSO’Y TULOY-TULOY”

“Iukol mo sa Panginoon ang iyong mga gawa, at ang iyong mga panukala ay magiging matatag.” (Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plan)  – Proverbs 16:3 Susana Babalcon, of Villa Carmen, Ramon, Isabela, joined TSPI Kabuhayan (group lending) Program on January 16, 2015.  From a starting loan of P10, 000 loan, she is currently entrusted with P30, 000. Nanay Susana used to run a sari-sari store and sold vegetables in the market. Her husband … Continue reading “DETERMINADO SA PAG-ASENSO”

“Magtrabaho ka lang…Nakikita naman ng Panginoon kung gusto mong umangat sa buhay.” (“Keep working…the Lord sees your desire for a better life.”) – Nanay Gemma Gemma M. Austria has been a member of the TSPI Maunland Program since 2016. She took out a P100, 000 loan from the TSPI Lingayen Branch, and used it as additional capital for her sawali manufacturing/dealership business. Nanay gemma learned the trade at a young age, her parents being employed in a sawali factory. She … Continue reading “HINDI NAGKAMALI SA SAWALI”

“Dapat unahin si Lord at gagawa ka din, mag-ipon para sa pangarap.” (“God should be first and you should also do your part, save for your dream”) – Tatay Nebu Nibukadrizad R. Gutierrez, or Tatay Nebu, 63, is a microentrepreneur from Candelaria, Quezon, joined the TSPI Kabuhayan Program (TKP) group lending program in 2005. Seven years later, he moved up to TSPI Maunlad (individual lending) Program. Among Gutierrez’s fondest childhood memories were tagging along with his parents on their rounds … Continue reading “MATAMIS NA PAGPAPALA MULA SA AMPALAYA”

In Damarinas Cavite, scraps of fabric have spawned communities of hardworking rag makers and families with added income. At the helm of this movement is husband-and-wife team Ranie and Haydee Villaruz, who found a fortune in basahang bilog (round rags). In May 2016, TSPI’s Enterprise Development Services (EDS) was thinking up new community-driven projects when the idea of affordable, easy-to-produce rags from factories’ scrap materials came into the picture. “We wanted something productive for our nanays (mothers) and their families — something that … Continue reading “FROM RAGS TO RICHES”