State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently inaugurated a business assistance center aimed at serving micro-entrepreneurs in Lanao del Norte as part of its continuing efforts to assist the enterprising poor in remote areas in Mindanao.
DBP president and CEO Reynaldo David said the business assistance center, to be managed by the Unlad Kabayan Migrant Services Foundation (Unlad Kabayan), will bring microfinance services to the enterprising poor in three municipalities -- Linamon, Matungao, and Pantao Ragat in Lanao de Norte, one of the 30 poorest provinces in the country.
The business assistance center will help in the planning and implementation of ...