Tag: savings

  • Teaching Kids the Value of Saving Through School Cooperative Programs

    In Baguio City, a unique educational initiative is shaping the financial habits of young students. Maegan Allysa Motilla, a 14-year-old student at St. Joseph De Mary Learning Center, exemplifies the success of this program. Since first grade, she has been saving money in a coin bank, a practice encouraged by her school’s cooperative laboratory program.…

  • PAG-IBIG’s One-Plus-One Raffle Promo Aims to Boost Membership Among Informal Workers and Students

    In an effort to broaden its membership base, PAG-IBIG Fund’s Ilocos Region has launched the One-Plus-One (OPO) raffle promotion, targeting informal sector workers and students. The initiative was highlighted during a press conference in Baguio City, led by Merriam Pammitan, the area head for Ilocos, covering branches in Urdaneta, La Union, Vigan, Dagupan, Ilocos Norte,…

  • Western Visayas Sees Bank Deposits Surge to PHP533 Billion

    ILOILO CITY – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that bank deposits in Western Visayas have soared to PHP533 billion as of June this year. This significant increase in savings reflects a region that may prioritize saving over borrowing, according to Gregorio Baccay III, head of the BSP Visayas Regional Office Economic Affairs Staff.…

  • Caraga Region’s Pag-IBIG Members Amass PHP2.6 Billion in Savings

    In a recent forum held in Butuan City, Maria Olive Seron, head of the Pag-IBIG Fund’s Butuan branch, announced that members in the Caraga Region have saved a total of PHP2.6 billion from July 2022 to September 2024. This impressive sum breaks down into PHP1.66 billion from regular savings and PHP940 million from the voluntary…