| ASKI holds Buklod ASKIian in 11 provinces |
| The Buklod ASKIan 2011 with the theme “Paskong Masaya, Paskong Masagana, Halina at sa ASKI’y Sumama” was conducted in 11 provinces where Alalay sa Kaunlaran Inc. (ASKI) is operating last December. It was participated by thousands of ASKI clients from Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Aurora, Tarlac and Ifugao |
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| ASKI gets vital certification |
| Philippine-based microfinance institution Alalay Sa Kaunlaran Inc. or ASKI recently received a certification from Grameen Foundation for its compliance in the basic, advanced, and tracking over time standards in its Progress Out of Poverty Index (PPI) use. |
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| S’pore OFWs finish financial education, entrepreneurship courses |
| More than 130 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) including some foreign nationals have recently received their certificates of completion for the 11-week basic entrepreneurship and five-week financial education courses from ASKI Global Limited in partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS), recently.
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| Luzon-based NGO bags national award |
| A Luzon-based non-government organization (NGO) -Alalay Sa Kaularan, Inc. (ASKI) was awarded as the most outstanding NGO in the national level and the most outstanding NGO for Luzon during the 6th SIPAG (Sustainable Income for People in Agrarian Grassroots) Awards held recently. |
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| AusAID to fund multimedia project on financial education |
| The Australian Government AID- Innovation Fund has approved the funding of the pilot multimedia project on financial education in the Philippines in partnership with APPEND, Inc. and Opportunity International (OI)-Australia. |
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| 7th Blood Letting Program |
| ASKI Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with Lions Club and Philippine Red Cross (Nueva Ecija Chapter) conducted the 7th Blood Letting Program (Blood Donations) at the Lions Club Hall, Cabanatuan City on September 25, 2010. |
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| ASKI Bags SIPAG for the 2nd Time! |
| Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI) brought home two (2) major SIPAG awards during the Fifth (5th) SIPAG Awards held at the FUNCTION Room 1 of SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia , Pasay City last September 24, 2010. |
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| TFNZ Partners’ Learning Conference on Innovative Development Strategies, A Success! |
| “Strengthening Creatively and Resourcefully our Partnership with More Vulnerable Sectors in Society” was the theme for the first ever TEAR Fund of New Zealand (TFNZ) Partners’ Asia Learning Conference on Innovative Development Strategies participated in by various institutions from the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia and New Zealand last August 07-15, 2010. |
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| APPEND’s AFFP supports Local College Scholarship Program of ASKI Clients’ Children |
| The Alliance of Philippine Partners in Enterprise Development’s (APPEND) Adopt a Filipino Family Program (AFFP) supports ASKI Foundation’s scholarship program by sponsoring six (6) deserving children of ASKI clients from Aurora, Bulacan, Isabela, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac. AFFP Scholarship Program is designed to support the college education of young and deserving children of APPEND Network clients in their chosen field of interest in any State University/ College or CHED Supervised Schools. |
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| ASKI Joins Krusada sa Kalikasan's Annual Ecology Celebration |
| July 24, 2010- Agroup of ASKIans through the Foundation’s Unit on Environment Management System (EMS) joined in the Annual Ecology Week Celebration in Nueva Ecija at the 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City. |
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| 25 Children of ASKI Clients took APPEND KILOS Program Examination for College Scholarship |
| July 16, 2010 - Twenty five young students, who are children of ASKI’s clients, took the qualifying examination for the Knowledge for Inspiring Leadership, Opportunities and Spirituality (KILOS) Program . These children passed the ASKI-wide preliminary screening conducted by the ASKI Foundation, which was spearheaded by the ASKI Foundation Director Ms. Babylyn Dela Cruz, and the Education Program Unit Manager, Mr. Orlando Cruz. Mr. Noel Embing, APPEND Program Director, and Mr. Rolando Victoria, ASKI Executive Director, grace the examination’s orientation. |
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| Transformation Unit Starts TRS: Financial Management for Clients |
| Fifty one (51) ASKI clients from Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Gapan and Palayan branches attended the seminar “8 Secrets of a Truly Rich ” on July 15, 2010 held at ASKI Training Hall, ASKI Building, Cabanatuan City. |
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| The 2010 Board and Staff Retreat |
| “Soaring High: Advancing Bigger Dreams” inspired every ASKIan during this year’s 3-day Board and Staff Retreat. The cheers of the 454 participants filled the function hall of Canyon Cove Residential Beach Resort in Piloto Wawa, Nasugbu, Batangas. The symbolic parade of ASKI business units: ASKI Microfinance, ASKI Mutual Benefit Association (MBA), ASKI Foundation, and ASKI Marketing Cooperative, opened the much awaited event. The crowd became more excited when Mr. Rolando B. Victoria, Executive Director, finally announced the “take off” of two new business units, namely, the ASKI Global, Ltd. and the ASKI Skills and Knowledge Institute. |
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| COMDEV Projects Inaugurated in 3 Maria Aurora Communities |
| On March 2-3, 2010, ASKI together with the residents of Punglo, Kadayacan and Dianawan inaugurated Community Development (COMDEV) extension projects, a joint endeavor of ASKI through TEAR Fund New Zealand (TFNZ) and the local government unit (LGU) of Maria Aurora which aims to help the Indigenous People (IP) like Igorot in terms of their socio-economic, cultural and spiritual development. |
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| ASKI Goes Singapore |
| As ASKI goes global, its expansion reaches Singapore. Aptly named ASKI Global Singapore headed by Mrs. Irma Cosico, Chief Operating Officer, strategically located at 6A Nutmeg Road, 2/F Nutmeg Court, Singapore 228337 near the Lucky Plaza where most Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) usually gathered together, will be catering OFWs through its commitment aligned with the vision and mission of ASKI. |
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| ASKI to Host the 21st APPEND Leadership Camp and 2nd Youth Congress in 2011 |
| April 24, 2010- Alliance of Philippine Partners in Enterprise Development (APPEND) recently announced that Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI) will be hosting the next leadership camp and youth congress in 2011. |
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| ASKI and OCC Partners for Gift-Giving |
| ASKI together with Samaritan’s Purse through Operation Christmas Child (OCC) National Leadership Team-Philippines reached out children age five to nine were given gifts through shoeboxes with goodies, clothes, toys, school supplies and others inside. |
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| 4th Gender Forum Held! |
| ASKI’s 4th Annual Gender forum with a theme “Realizing the Full Potentials of Women ASKIans” was held on April 12, 2010 at the 2nd floor, Dr. Gemiliano Calling Sr. Training Hall, ASKI Cabanatuan City.
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| Financial Institutions Encourage Local Farmers to Shift to Organic Farming |
| Ilagan, Isabela " Around 100 farmers have attended a forum to improve the awareness on the effects of using genetically modified organism (GMO) crops at the DA CVARC Training Center in San Felipe, Ilagan last March 22. |
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| Extension Offices Open This March |
| Effective March 1, 2010, ASKI has opened the following four (4) new extension offices in line with its 3 by 14 goal. |
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| Mrs. Maria Calling now ASKI's President and Chairperson |
| Election of Board of Trustees was held last October 19, 2009 opting Mrs. Maria Leonardo Calling as the incumbent ASKI Chairperson and President. |
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| ASKIans are Gawad KAUNLARAN 2009 Awardees |
| 4 ASKIans Bag Gawad KAUNLARAN 2009 awards, an annual gathering among groups of microfinance institutions in Region 1 and CAR, Region 2 and Region 3 which recognizes the outstanding micro-entrepreneurs and field officers last December 5, 2009 at Fontana Leisure Park, Clarkfield, Pampanga. |
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| Oikocredit Phils Bestows "Gift of Knowledge" to ASKI |
| With a theme, “Building a Solid Ground: Enhancing Partnerships and Transforming the Lives of the Poor”, 20th Oikocredit Philippines anniversary participated in by Oikocredit International (from US, Central and South America, Australia and Asia)was held at SEAMEO Innotech, UP Diliman, Quezon City on November 24, 2009. |
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| Cabbigat from Baler Branch Grabs 2009 Citi MOTY Masikap Award (Luzon) |
| ASKI Baler Branch’s client, Lolly Cabigat and her husband received the 2009 Citi Microentrepreneur of the Year (MOTY) Masikap Award (Luzon) at Galeriya Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Malate, Manila on Novermber 18, 2009 with a cash prize of Php 100,000. |
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| Kaalaman sa Kusina Karavan Students Graduated! |
| ASKI, in partnership with ABS-CBN Bayan Academy, Local Government Unit of Talavera and TESDA- Nueva Ecija held the “Kaalaman sa Kusina Karavan” Culinary Skills Training Graduation Rites last November 16, 2009 at ASKI Training Hall, Cabanatuan City wherein 69 participants successfully received their Certificate of Completion from TESDA. |
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| Agri Clients Receive Indemnity from PCIC after Typhoons Hit the Country |
| October 21, 2009" Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) has released an indemnity checks to 10 ASKI clients amounting of Php159,634. |
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| ASKI Bags 2 Major Go SIPAG Awards 2009! |
| Alalay Sa Kaunlaran (ASKI) Inc brought home two (2) of Go SIPAG AWARDS 2009’s major awards which was held at Diosdado Macapagal Hall, 10F Landbank Plaza, M.H. del Pilar cor. Quintos Sts., Malate, Manila on September 24, 2009.
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| ASKI MBA Renews License for 2009-2010 |
| ASKI Mutual Benefit Association (MBA) Inc. had received its 4th license to operate issued by the Insurance Commission (IC) on August 27,2009. |
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| Municipality of DRT, Bulacan Acknowledges ASKI! |
| Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, (ASKI) Inc. received an acknowledgement award from the municipality of Dona Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan as it celebrated its 32nd Founding Anniversary last September 14, 2009 with a theme: “Patuloy na Kaunlaran at Pagkakaisa sa Gitna ng mga Hamong Pandaigdig.” |
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| ASKI Hosted Staff Incentives Scheme Training |
| September 2-4, 2009- ASKI, together with OI Australia and Australian Government (Aus Aid) conducted a three-day training entitled Designing Staff Incentives Schemes Workshop at the ASKI Training Hall, 2nd Floor New Building, Cabanatuan City. |
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| Kaalaman sa Kusina Karavan is Cooking to Serve You! |
| ASKI, in partnership with ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation, Municipality of Talavera and TESDA formally opened “Kusina Kaalaman Karavan” on September 1, 2009 at the Talavera Municipal Compound, Talavera, Nueva Ecija. |
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| KALASAG Onion Farmers Producers Cooperative Featured in Kwentong Negosyo! |
| KALASAG Onion Farmers Producers Cooperative, ASKI client from San Jose Branch, owns a 2-page space from the Kwentong Negosyo magazine August-September 2009 Issue.
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| 3rd Annual Gender Forum Campaign Held |
| ASKI 3rd Annual Gender Forum entitled “Women’s Health Awareness and Protection Program” was held on March 31, 2009 at Dr. Gemiliano Calling Training Hall, Cabanatuan City with speakers Dr. Joselito Cruz and Ms. Andrea Luisa Anolin, Executive Director, Batis Center for Women. |
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