Junk Shop Owner Rizza Badillo, 40, Rizza’s Junk Shop, opened seven years ago, employs 6 people, makes a profit of PhP 396,000 per year (USD 9,000), is now on her 22nd loan in 9 years. One man’s trash is Rizza Badillo’s treasure. When she put up Rizza’s Junk Shop, her family’s years of struggle by […]
Queen Remelyn “Hill Spring†Water Refilling Station Galing Ni Nanay 2012 – Pamilyabilidad Awardee Remedios Peralta Oquindo, 42, Queen Remelyn “Hill Spring” Water Refilling Station from Tagkawayan Quezon, opened 2009, employs 3 people, makes a profit of PhP 120,000 per year (USD 3,000), joined CARD Bank 8 years ago and is now on her 14th […]
Belman Coco-Handicraft Owner Fely M. Belen, 55, Belman Coco-Handicraft, established 2000, employs 21 people and four family members, makes PhP 500,000 a year (USD 12,500), joined CARD Bank six years ago, is now on her 12th loan.For Fely Belen, money does grow on trees. By turning coconuts from her province and the surrounding regions into […]
Josel Rodils Arrowroot Cookies Galing Ni Nanay 2012 – Malikhain Awardee Felisa P. Rey, 48, Josel Rodil’s Arrowroot Cookies from Sta. Cruz, Marinduque, established 1992, has several employees, joined CARD Bank 10 years ago, is on her 10th loan, makes an annual profit of 458,900 (USD 11,472). From a young age, Felisa Rey was poised […]
Slippers Maker Eva L. Odi, 41, makes slippers since 2003, runs the business with the help of her family, joined CARD Bank 7 years ago, has taken out 10 loans. Undisclosed earnings. If the slipper doesn’t fit, it must not be from Eva Odi. Eva Odi has been making slippers for most of her life, […]
Rel Seafoods Owner Ernarnie B. Llema, 51, Rel Seafoods, established in 1992 and has added crab meat processing in 2012, employs 154 people, has reinvested into 17 motorboats, building and equipment, joined CARD Bank 5 years ago, undisclosed earnings. From starving housewife to successful businesswoman, Ernarnie Llema’s life story is a modern day fairy tale. […]
Wedding Gowns and Varn Maker Dolores R. De Ramos, 37, Dolores De Ramos Wedding Gowns and Varn was established in 2000, makes wedding gowns and embroidery. Employs 38 people. Undisclosed earnings. Has taken out five loans. Having a skill with threads and needles has paid off for Dolores De Ramos, a CARD Bank members who […]
A-Risha General Merchandise Owner Arlety L. Mirones, 46, A-Risha General Merchandise appliances center, established in 1999 and now in four locations, employs 22 people, undisclosed earnings. Joined CARD Bank in 1994, has taken out nine loans since 2004. Arlety Mirones knows what it means to struggle. “We used to be poor with no permanent work,” […]
Rug Maker Aireen Desena, 40, Aireen Rug Making, makes potholders, 2006, employs 12 people. Undisclosed earnings. Joined CARD Bank seven years ago, has taken out six loans. Boredom is a powerful motivator for Aireen Desena. As a young mother, it prompted her to insist on building a small house of her family’s own so they […]
Owner of Three Sisters Home Made Banana Chips Adela P. Rivadeniera, 45, joined CARD Bank in 2000, has taken out 11 loans to start and expand her family business, Three Sisters Home Made Banana Chips, which employs seven people. Undisclosed earnings. Adela Rivadeniera considered herself lucky: with her husband’s steady income from the Marcopper mining […]