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NANAY STORIES: Belen Sotto’s Journey to a Comfortable Life
In the comfort of one’s home, a family only wishes to live in a house that best provides the needs of their family. To pursue this, working hard to achieve the goal to live comfortably has been quite strenuous and hard for a family that only makes quite a living; but for the family of…
Read MoreEsquire Feature: The Story Behind Cebu’s Love Affair With Chocolate
Cacao has come a long way since it first arrived on Philippine shores 350 years ago, but the country also has a long way to go in terms of improving the quality of its cacao, promoting its products locally, and educating farmers about the opportunities in cacao production. Read Full Article
Read MoreThe only way up is to grow
In a small town located away from the city, a family can only find comfort in living through limited resources such as agriculture. Dulcesima Java, found ways to feed her family through farming. Dulcesima is a Nanaypreneur living in Sangi, Sudlon 1, Cebu. She is a mother to 5 children and a wife to Victor…
Read MoreA Rising Go-Getter
Through the test of time, one can only find hope through an opportunity. As for our Nanaypreneur in Minglanilla, Ailyn Formata, decided to take the leap of faith to pursue her business in producing locally-made products from pandan leaves, rattan at abacca. As a designer from a previous company that makes bags, she had the…
Read MoreSuccess In Sewing Scraps
In the hopes to elevate the life of her family, Maylin Ligad, our 44-year old Nanaypreneur from Branch Mandaue 2, pursued the works of a seamstress by sewing fabric scrap to bags, wallets, and other accessories. Before the year 2013, her family was purely relying on the income provided by her husband, Pablito Ligad, a…
Read MoreWeaving My Way To Success
In the middle of the pandemic, the heart to continue pursuing the goal to achieve a better life for her family has initiated a fire within one of our Nanays. Introducing Nanay Lorena Sollano, our 50-year-old Nanaypreneur in Sogod, Cebu. With her husband Tatay Larry Sollano, they pursued their business in rattan furniture making that…
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