17-year old Leomar Malayag had high hopes for his future as a college freshman studying BS Agriculture. Unlike many kids his age, he recognized how important education was in life. Having grown up in a family of five children with only the meager income of his farmer parents to support them, he saw education as […]
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Coins PH is banking on the unbanked
In a country of over 100 million people, with one of the fastest economic growth trajectories in the world, it is astounding that up to 70 percent of the population remain unbanked and have extremely limited access to financial services. This disadvantage gave Ron Hose and Runar Petursson the idea for Coins.ph, which they founded […]
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STAR helps sustain sari-sari stores and empower women entrepreneurs
The life of Carmelita Aspiras, a scholar of the Coca-Cola Philippines’ Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (STAR) Program, is a testimony to the many empowering and life-changing aspects of the initiative. Aspiras was into entrepreneurship even before STAR Program. She has gone into direct selling, different food businesses and a sari-sari store. But […]
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Citihub transforms container vans into affordable low-cost homes
The lack of decent affordable housing for young working males in Metro Manila is a big problem. Not everyone can afford to live in the countless condominiums that have sprouted all over. Apartments and even dormitories are prohibitive for the working stiffs. Ruel Gamboa, 31, was one of the millions of young Filipinos struggling to […]
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20 Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneurs
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, GoodNewsPilipinas salutes Filipina entrepreneurs who have inspired business communities and the families in affirming the work-life balance for women is possible in the Philippines. We present these 20 Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneurs awarded by Go Negosyo for being the epitome of grace and leadership of their respective enterprises. 1. […]
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CHEERS saves and nourishes lives
“Innovation is essential to business.” This has always been the principle Alvin Montano, CHEERS President has gone by even when he helped establish the emergency medical training company in 2008. CHEERS, which stands for Community Health Education Emergency Rescue Services, first conducted basic emergency life support training but later on offered advanced cardiovascular support and […]
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Balangay’s Best: Ushering in a Sea Change with Artisanal Fishing
Fisherfolk are among the most disadvantaged sectors in Philippine society. Slaves to the weather and the dictates of fish traders, fisherfolk often live a hand-to mouth existence. But Balangay’s Best is helping change the fortunes of these fisherfolk. Initially it partnered with select fishing communities in Bantayan Island, Cebu, which continues to recover from the […]
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Bagosphere provides training for outsourcing industry with study now, pay later program
At the age of 17, Maritess de la Peña had to drop out of college and leave Negros Occidental to work as a kasambahay (housekeeper) in Metro Manila. She did not want to, but De la Peña had no choice but to leave after her first year as a business administration student at West Negros […]
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ART ‘N’ Nature’s Inday Genius does business with a heart
The woman was clearly from a remote mountain village; her dress and demeanor gave her away. She was nursing a child and crying as she narrated how a middleman had shortchanged her.
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How to Keep the Iconic Jeepney on the road
Metro Manila residents may have started to believe that heavy traffic is the new normal and they will just have to learn to live with it. But not Yuri Sarmiento, President of 1-TEAM, or 1-Transport Equipment Aggregator and Management Inc.. “The traffic problem may be due to a lot of things. But if we try […]
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Outstanding student shares advice to the youth
John Paul Uminga is one of the four Filipino representatives chosen and sent to the United States for the US State Department-sponsored Professional Fellowship Program for economic development track.
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