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HER ROYAL Highness Princess Anne of Great Britain was recently in the country for a series of visits to strengthen relations between the two countries.  This is the Princess’ second visit to the Philippines since March 1999. The highlight of her trip included courtesy calls at the Malacañan Palace, visits to beneficiaries of projects supported by Save The Children, a visit to an elementary school in Leyte province, and meetings with various social entrepreneurs and microfinance groups.  The Princess is … Continue reading “BRITISH ROYAL VISITS TSPI”

TWO CLIENTS of Tulay sa Pag-unlad, Inc. (TSPI) win top honors from the 12th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards sponsored by the Citi Foundation, Citibank, the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Teresita Valdez, owner of Viaña Food Condiments, a bagoong manufacturing company in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan is named this year’s National Winner. Purificacion Tagulinao, meanwhile, bags the Special Award for Innovation.  Tagulinao is a manufacturer of products made out of pandan leaves based in Luisiana, … Continue reading “BAGOONG MAKER AND PANDAN WEAVER WIN TOP PRIZE, SPECIAL CITATION IN THE 12th CITI MICROENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS”

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”

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 seminar was 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 … Continue reading “TSPI HOLDS RECORD KEEPING SEMINAR FOR CLIENTS”