Month: January 2019

Igniting a Spark in Antique

ICM has always endeavored to saturate all of the Philippines to alleviate the issue of ultrapoverty. We’ve recently taken a big step forward by launching a new branch in Antique! Antique, a province in Western Visayas, has a total of 126,943 people living in poverty. This represents 26 percent of the population. Among all of...

Transform: A Student Again

Milagros lives in Koronadal with her husband, children and parents. In her family, money was hard to come by. Her husband, Enrico, worked as a farmer and brought home PHP250 (US$4.60) per week, which was barely enough to cover the expenses for their family of seven. Sometimes, she accepted laundry jobs from her neighbors and...

Radiance of Hope

Every team needs its own sense of purpose. As for Radiance Savings Group from Lemery, Iloilo, its purpose is to provide a business that is beneficial and can minister to its members, to the people in the community, and to the ultrapoor all over the town of Lemery. Radiance Savings Group was established in 2014...