Newsletter: Harvesting digital skills: Over 8,000 Filipino farmers gain digital financial literacy, easier access to insurance claims

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The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, in partnership with GCash, has educated over 7,000 farmers from key agricultural communities nationwide through a series of on-ground digital financial literacy caravans

In a major push for financial inclusion in rural communities, GCash — the Philippines’ leading finance superapp and largest cashless ecosystem — and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) brought a nationwide digital financial literacy caravan to farming communities, educating over 8,000 farmers in key agricultural regions on using digital tools to access insurance payouts and manage their finances more efficiently.

Newsletter: PLDT, Smart, TikTok PH fast-track digital upskilling among local farmers and MSMEs, join 6th Bicol Agri Summit

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PLDT and Smart present 'Buy Local Bazaar' on TikTok Shop under its eBiznovation program

PLDT and Smart, together with TikTok Philippines, backed the 6th Bicol Agri Summit, which gathered Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) based in Camarines Sur and neighboring provinces. 

Newsletter: Why Igorots in Metro Manila directly source goods from farmers

09/24/2020 11:45:55 PM

Author's note: Imagine buying local goods. Wait, that may sound really vague. Let me get this straight.

Moreover, imagine buying low-priced products straight from the farm. Here lies the stories of how some of our fellow countrymen – the ones we call Cordillerans or Igorots – are buying goods directly from the farmers of Cordillera. 

And why should we emulate their example more than just showing support to our locality and homegrown offerings. Read the story below in this edition of newsletter: 

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