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Nolie Estocado
Luzon Awardee, Maunlad Category
 Nolie produces Christmas ornaments and other decorative
items made principally from tin sheets and wires. The
ornaments are produced based on orders placed by exporters.
Nolie believes that creative designs and improving efficiency
are keys to remain competitive in her line of business. Loans
from the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD)
help her finance orders from her buyers.
Darliza Perez
Visayas Awardee, Maunlad Category
 Darliza started her bakeshop with her savings from her
two-year stint in Taiwan as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW).
With loans from Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc., Darliza was able to
purchase equipment and further expand her business. Her bakery
is currently one of the biggest bakeries in the Liloan area.
She markets her bakery products to retailers in Cebu City and
adjacent municipalities. Her enterprise employs 27 people,
mostly from her neighborhood.
Luz Pagdanganan
Mindanao Awardee, Maunlad Category
 Luz operates five restaurant outlets in different towns of
Bukidnon. She started her business by offering snack items
such as halo-halo, batchoy, dinuguan and puto. She later on
added grilled pork belly and roasted chicken in her menu. She
plans to build a larger place that could serve as a function
hall for parties and other events. Luz is a valued client of
the Rural Green Bank of Caraga.
Jocelyn Llamoso
Luzon Awardee, Masikap Category
 Jocelyn produces bags and placemats using natural fibers
such as abaca, jute and lupiz. A significant volume of her
production is for a large Legaspi-based exporter that
previously employed her. Her colorful products are also sold
in two of her stores located in Legaspi City. Loans from G7
Bank provide Jocelyn the working capital required to process
her orders from the exporter.
Leovigildo Aday
Visayas Awardee, Masikap Category
 After doing several odd jobs in Metro Manila for many
years, Mang Leo returned home to Tacloban and found his niche
in taho-making and peddling. His taho business now produces 21
steel buckets of taho, which are sold in different areas in
Tacloban. He maintains an excellent credit standing with the
Rural Bank of Dulag.
Marites Vistal
Mindanao Awardee, Masikap Category
 Marites is engaged in several ventures: a sari-sari store,
buying and selling of palay, corn and bananas and operating a
passenger jeepney. She buys palay, corn and bananas from
farmers in surrounding barangays and sells the palay and corn
to traders and wholesalers. Marites delivers the bananas to
Davao on a weekly basis. Loans from the People's Bank of
Caraga provide her the needed working capital to finance her
trading business.
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Born out of an experiment, Jennilyn's peanut butter
manufacturing business now supplies to a popular bakery chain
in Metro Manila. A recipe formulated in her own home,
Jennilyn's peanut butter is sold under the EHJE Brand in
various size containers targeted towards specific market
segments. The business produces eight tons of peanut butter
per month. The loans she took from the Rural Bank of Mabitac
were used to purchase several equipment and machinery that
raised production volume and enhanced the quality of her
peanut butter.
Consuelo's microenterprise produces handcrafted items
such as hats, boxes, placemats, bags, mats, coin purses and
slippers. The main raw material used in production come from
the leaves of sabutan, a bush-like plant that grows abundantly
in Baler, Aurora province. She participates in regional trade
fairs to develop wholesale markets for her products. She also
maintains a stall at the Pasalubong Center in Baler for retail
sales. Loans from Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. provide her
enterprise the working capital required to meet orders from
buyers.