FLOOD-PRONE COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM TAKBO, INDAK, TANIM

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“Hindi lang tayo nanghihiram. At least, sa mga ganitong events, nakakatulong tayo sa kapwa at nakikilala natin yung mga kasama natin dito sa TSPI.  Na-enjoy mo na yung life mo, at the same time, nagiging healthy pa tayo [We are not just borrowers.  At least, through events like this, we are able to help others and we also get to know our fellow clients and the TSPI staff.  You get to enjoy while you also become healthy].” This was how … Continue reading “FLOOD-PRONE COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM TAKBO, INDAK, TANIM”

TSPI AND MARS WRIGLEY LAUNCH PROJECT BLOOM

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From left: Ralph Vallente, Wrigley’s National General Trade Manager, Errol Rivera, Mars’ National General Trade Manager, Jose Amado Dominguez, Wrigley’s General Manager, Eduardo Mendoza, TSPI’s Executive Director, and Henry Azcarraga, Mars’ Country Manager. TULAY sa Pag-unlad, Inc. (TSPI) together with Wrigley Philippines, Inc. (Wrigley) and Mars Philippines, Inc. (Mars), have joined their efforts and resources to roll-out Project Bloom, a program geared towards providing micro-enterprises with established distribution channels of consumer goods such as candy, chewing gum, chocolates, and other … Continue reading “TSPI AND MARS WRIGLEY LAUNCH PROJECT BLOOM”

REAPING A GOOD HARVEST WITH SOIL ANALYSIS

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  IT ALL starts with a piece of land, a passion for farming, and a dream of living a comfortable life.  But for most small Filipino farmers, the land and the passion have always been there as staples but the comfortable life that they long for remains a dream. But in the case of Tatay Samuel Ejan, a 56-year-old palay farmer from Barangay Taposo in Candelaria, Zambales, he has learned to explore the available opportunities that life has to offer … Continue reading “REAPING A GOOD HARVEST WITH SOIL ANALYSIS”

TSPI HOLDS RECORD KEEPING SEMINAR FOR CLIENTS

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Last June 20, 2014, TSPI held its first Record-Keeping Training Seminar, with the objective of teaching the participants a system in tracking and computing for their sales, expenses and income for proper financial management. The seminar also emphasized to the clients the importance of recording their business transactions diligently.  This seminarwas organized as part of TSPI’s effort to help clients grow their enterprises. While the event was organized for the Masikap and Maunlad (individual loan) clients, Individual Loan Credit Officers … Continue reading “TSPI HOLDS RECORD KEEPING SEMINAR FOR CLIENTS”

WATER LILY BAG MAKER AT THE SIKAT PINOY NATIONAL FASHION FAIR

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I grew up with the idea that fashion is a highly competitive and glamorous world, with waif-like, picture perfect models and members of the elite class for its citizens.  Maybe this is partly true, but what I saw from the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Sikat Pinoy National Fashion Fair at the Megatrade Hall in SM Megamall showed me a different side of fashion. For TSPI’s second Lakbay Aral, the Planning and Business Development Team invited clients whose businesses … Continue reading “WATER LILY BAG MAKER AT THE SIKAT PINOY NATIONAL FASHION FAIR”

STEP-IN TO SUCCESS

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Before engaging in slipper manufacturing, Nanay Jocelyn and her husband worked in a footwear factory. Determined to earn more for their family, the couple started their slipper manufacturing business in 2005. According to Nanay Jocelyn, she realized that it was a good business choice as the industry was growing in their locality. At the start of the enterprise, Nanay Jocelyn had a weekly sales of Php24,000 with a P2,000 net income. They didn’t have workers then. But as the business grew, the demand … Continue reading “STEP-IN TO SUCCESS”

SEWING IN FAITH

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When Nanay Corazon first observed a TSPI center meeting in 2008, she thought it was a prayer meeting. She asked one of the members, “What are you talking about under the tree?” She was curious to know why the group was praying and were very happy. At that time, Nanay Corazon was working as a sewer and did not want a loan. Her friends were asking her to join the group however she was fearful of the responsibility of borrowing. … Continue reading “SEWING IN FAITH”

TSPI JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

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TSPI joins the fight against breast cancer by partnering with the Philippine Foundation for Breast Care, Inc. (PFBCI) in its community-based Breast Health Project.  Eduardo Mendoza, TSPI’s Executive Director, explains, “The project is in line with TSPI’s holistic approach in addressing the needs of the poor and in response to the clamor of its clients for broader access to health services.” With over 170 branches nationwide and more than 270,000 clients, 90% of which are women, TSPI is making available … Continue reading “TSPI JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER”

DODGING LIFE’S CURVE BALLS

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In one fell swoop, Ma. Isabel Paloma, mother of three, saw her fate change.  Her husband was barangay councilor trying to break a fight when he got shot. Isabel found him lying unconscious on the ground and rushed him to a nearby hospital. “Iyak ako nang iyak. Pumunta ako sa ospital ng walang kapera-pera. Dalawang linggo kami dun (I was crying hard. I brought him to the hospital, without any money. We spent two weeks there),” she says. The burden of … Continue reading “DODGING LIFE’S CURVE BALLS”

MICRO-INSURANCE SEEN PICKING UP

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Business Option Manila Bulletin By FLOR G. TARRIELA May 26, 2011, 12:22am  MANILA, Philippines — “We can cheat death once or twice but we cant get out of this world alive.” Tatay Andro and his wife are engaged in dress-making business. On September 26, 2009, Andro drowned while crossing a wooden bridge somewhere in Pasig at the height of typhoon Ondoy. Last July 2010, Luningning Cruz, a mother of 4, engaged in the rag making business, was hit by a … Continue reading “MICRO-INSURANCE SEEN PICKING UP”