Every celebration in the Philippines calls for a feast. While native delicacies are always present on the buffet table, lechón is the dish that should not be missed. Lechón is a Spanish word for roasted suckling pig. It is cooked over charcoal for several hours making the pork skin crispy. Lechón is popular in the […]
To continue to reinforce its Shari’ah-inspired microfinance program – Paglambo Project – in Mindanao, CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) is set to schedule more exchange program opportunities on Shari’ah financing and entrepreneurship in 2019 together with Dompet Dhuafa. The planned collaboration is a result of a meeting between CARD MRI Founder and Chair Emeritus […]
CARD Mutual Benefit Association’s (CARD MBA) experiences and strategies in delivering affordable and efficient microinsurance products for the socioeconomically challenged communities in the Philippines is one of the featured talks at the Global Partnership Forum of InsuResilience Global Partnership on December 10, 2018 in Katowice, Poland (COP24). Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip (3rd from left), the […]
In this age of technology, online selling is one of the trends in doing business especially for parents who choose to take care of their children. This enables every parent to balance their time for work and family. One of them is Michelle Salva, a mother of a 10-year-old child from Tacloban City, who decided […]
Thirteen media practitioners from Samar-Leyte provinces attended the study tour for media organized by CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) on November 23, 2018 in Calbayog, Samar. The study tour aims to give the media participants firsthand experience on the actual implementation of CARD MRI programs and services. “We have been doing this study tour […]
Twenty PsMLNI or Pagkilala sa Mga Likha ni Inay 2018 finalists had the opportunity to travel and explore San Pablo City and nearby areas through the CARD MRI Hijos Tours on December 6, 2018. The finalists visited Woodburn Garden Farm, Sampaloc Lake, San Pablo Cathedral, City Hall and Museum, BotiCARD Pharmacy, and Mga Likha ni […]
More than 50 microfinance clients of Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Inc. in Calbayog, Samar were trained to make tinapa (smoked fish) during the livelihood program conducted by CARD-MRI Development Institute on November 23, 2018. Fishing is one of the main sources of living in the province, which complements the training conducted. Majority […]
In an effort to provide a wide range of community development services to communities where access to health care, financial literacy, and social protection is limited, CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) brought the Kaunlaran Caravan in Brgy. Capoocal, Calbayog City, Samar on November 23, 2018. The caravan offered free medical and dental services, Social […]
Sixty six microfinance clients of CARD SME Bank and CARD Bank from Batangas, Legazpi, and Masbate had the opportunity to experience the beauty and wonders of San Pablo City through CARD MRI Hijos Tours on November 28 and 29, 2018. The participants of the tour enjoyed their visit at Sampaloc Lake, San Pablo City Cathedral […]
CARD Bank, a microfinance-oriented rural bank, celebrated the opening of its 91st branch in 451 Alabang Zapote Road, Talon 1, Las Piñas City on October 29, 2018. The opening is part of the bank’s “Road to 100 Branches” countdown. According to CARD Bank President and CEO Marivic Austria, this expansion is their way of achieving […]