Philippine Postal Savings Bank joins MCPI as associate member
What is now known as the Philippine Postal Savings Bank (Postbank) used to be Postal Savings Bank, a division of the Bureau of Posts. It was established in 1906 to […]
Strengthening the Capacities of MFIs: Building Leadership Accountability to the Mission
On September 7 – 11, 2015, delegates of different microfinance institutions (MFIs) across the country gathered in a workshop hosted by the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) in […]
Microfinance and Inclusive Growth: The 2015 MCPI Annual Conference
On July 23-24, the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. held its Annual Conference in Century Park Hotel Manila, with the theme Microfinance and Inclusive Growth. The conference brought together […]
Kicking-off the DevSEA Learning Exchange
The Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc.’s Developing Sustainable Energy Access (DevSEA) program conducted a Learning Exchange (LEX) session on June 18, 2015, aimed to initially kick-off peer-to-peer learning. The […]
BSP, Citi, and MCPI launch 2015 search for model microentrepreneurs
More than PhP1 million in cash prizes, wide range of incentives await 7 national, regional winners The Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA),the search for most outstanding microentrepreneurs in the country,officially started […]
The post-Yolanda rehabilitation project
Months after the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda which devastated the central part of the Philippines, the ICCO Cooperation approved the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc.’s proposal to fund […]
Outstanding microbusiness owners share success with communities through Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards town hall celebrations
Following the national awarding ceremonies of the 12th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA) held at Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the seven winners had the chance to also share their success in […]
The Business of Doing Good: a book on a new approach to doing good (and doing it better)
Why do so many microfinance institutions, seeking to improve lives, fall short – and even end up harming those they try to help? This is the central question tackled in […]