By the Microinsurance MBA Association of the Philippines, Inc. (MiMAP) Since March 2020 when the Philippines was placed on lockdown associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, food-based microentrepreneurs have been hard at work as frontliners, without much fanfare or support, to provide Filipino communities with access to food and other essential household supplies. Celia was one of […]
As the national and local government in the Philippines implemented necessary measures to control the spread of COVID-19, the livelihoods of MSMEs are critically distressed. Despite the disruption of the operations of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI), efforts are being exerted in order to continue providing financial and non-financial services to these MSMEs. Upon […]
Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip CARD MRI Founder and Chairman Emeritus While the global community seeks for ways to stop the COVID-19 outbreak, keeping free from the virus is just one of several anxieties faced by the low-income sector in their everyday lives these days. Accidents, illness and deaths remain a reality for the poor. […]
On March 6, 2020, ten couples from Sta. Maria, Laguna said their vows during the mass wedding hosted by CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA) and facilitated by Municipality Mayor Atty. Ma. Rocelle Carolino. CARD MBA hosts mass weddings since 1999 to encourage microfinance clients with live-in partners to legalize their union through marriage so […]
The CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA) was recognized during the 71st Insurance Commission (IC) Anniversary Celebration for placing sixth in the 2019 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) in the Philippines. “We, at CARD MBA, will continue to create better products and services that provide safety nets to our members and also to build resilient […]
Insurance Commissioner Atty. Dennis Funa reported that mutual benefit associations (MBAs) registered the highest number of individuals covered by microinsurance. The MBA sector covers 25 million members and dependents which took up 62% of the market share in terms of number of individual covered, whereas non-life insurance made a 74% increase in the number of […]
Back-to-back opening of CARD MBA provincial offices in Southern Leyte (L) and Negros Occidental (R). The new CARD MBA offices are located at Rosario Village, Brgy. Asuncion, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, and at Repullo Street Brgy. 3, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. CARD MBA provides safety net to Visayas region. To better serve communities by providing safety net […]
Indigenous couples tied knot during CARD MBA’s mass wedding in General Santos. Twenty eight B’laan tribe couples from General Santos City sealed their marriage vows in a traditional wedding ceremony held at Barangay Sinawal, General Santos City on October 18, 2019. The tribal mass wedding was hosted by CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA) as an […]
Life is full of uncertainties. It is unpredictable and uncontrollable. Just like the story of Rosila Galangga, the woman who lost a pillar but never loses hope. Last May 2019 began the desolation of Tita Rosila, 55, of Tiaong, Quezon when her late husband was diagnosed with Brain Infarction. In this surprising news, they were […]
CARD Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA) celebrated its 20th anniversary of empowering and giving hope to Filipino families through microinsurance on September 6, 2019 at Maharlika Square and Event’s Place, Brgy. San Roque, San Pablo City, Laguna. The anniversary was graced by Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa (7th from left) and RIMANSI Executive Director Junjay E. Perez […]