Restart Micro-Enterprise Inc.

30/03/2026

📢 Nanay and the Middle East Crisis: Understanding the Implications and Risks for Philippine Microfinance Institutions

Last March 23, 2026, RestartME, in partnership with the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI), hosted an industry briefing that tackled one of the most pressing economic concerns affecting Filipino households today — the impact of the US-Iran war on the Philippine economy and the microfinance sector.

The event was held in a hybrid format at the Pagtutulungan Learning Room of the ASA Philippines Foundation Office, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, with participants also joining online.

We were honored to have Dr. JC Punongbayan of the UP School of Economics walk us through the macro vulnerabilities, household coping mechanisms, and the critical role microfinance plays in building national resilience during times of global crisis.
Watch the full discussion below! 👇

20/06/2025

💡 #𝐃𝐑𝐑𝐌𝐓𝐢𝐩: 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 4 – 𝐁𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐨 𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝!

Hindi lang Go Bag ang kailangan—dapat may ipon ka rin para sa sakuna.
“Gaya ni Gabo, kahit maliit ang kita, naglalaan pa rin para sa di inaasahang gastos.”

📌 Sapat ba ang budget mo kung may biglaang bagyo, pagkakasakit, o pagsara ng negosyo?

✅ Magtabi kahit paunti-unti—₱20, ₱50, o higit pa
✅ Gumamit ng tracker o savings tool
✅ Ihiwalay ang ipon sa daily gastos

📘 Learn more from the BSP's guide on Personal Financial Management:
🔗 https://bit.ly/BSP-EFLP24

💙 Let’s build habits that protect us, our families, and our livelihoods.

20/06/2025

🎯 Looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real impact in communities? 🤝

RESTARTME is proud to work with dedicated Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) that uplift lives through access to finance, entrepreneurship, and capacity-building support — and now, they’re opening their doors to passionate and purpose-driven individuals like you! 💼✨

📌 CURRENT OPENINGS FROM OUR PARTNERS:

🔹 ECLOF Philippines
Open Roles: Branch Accountant and Branch Manager
👉 Learn more: facebook.com/eclofphilippines

🔹 NWTF – Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.
Open Roles: Loan Officers
👉 Learn more: facebook.com/nwtfi

Whether you're a fresh graduate or a professional seeking a meaningful shift, this could be your chance to grow with mission-driven institutions that serve the grassroots. 🌱

💬 Follow their pages for full job details and application instructions.

📢 Know someone who’s a perfect fit? Tag them or share this post!
Let’s build stronger, more inclusive communities—one hire at a time. ❤️

19/06/2025

🌟 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 | 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐈 𝐱 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐠𝐠: 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
From full-time homemaker to agri-entrepreneur, Amalia Santos of Brgy. Batitang, Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija turned crisis into opportunity. When adversity struck, she chose to rebuild—not just for survival, but for something sustainable.

With guidance and support from ASKI and RestartME, she took a bold leap into a new kind of farming—one that continues to grow and inspire.

Her journey is proof that resilience, when paired with the right support, can hatch powerful change.

👉 Learn more about ASKI: https://www.facebook.com/ASKIMicrofinance

19/06/2025

📢 Nationwide Earthquake Drill: June 19, 2025!
📍 Kahandaan ay Kaligtasan!

Makibahagi sa sabayang pagyanig! Sama-sama nating alamin at isabuhay ang tamang kilos sa panahon ng lindol.
🤲 Makibahagi. Matuto. Maging handa.

18/06/2025

🌟 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐬!
Isang kwento ng tibay, tiwala sa sarili, at tagumpay ang ating matutunghayan mula sa isang microentrepreneur mula Iloilo!
Kilala sa sipag at malasakit sa komunidad, si 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬 ay patunay na sa bawat pagsubok, may panibagong simula. 🌾

📍Huwag palampasin ang ating next feature bukas—siguradong mapapa-👏 ka sa kanyang journey!

17/06/2025

🌟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬
Rooted in faith. Focused on futures. 🌱✝️
For over 40 years, ECLOF Philippines has delivered values-based microfinance services to empower underserved communities—especially women and disaster-affected MSMEs. 💼💡

With RestartME, ECLOF continues to support entrepreneurs in building resilience and restoring livelihoods after crises. Together, we’re working toward inclusive, purpose-driven recovery across the country.

🔍 Learn more about ECLOF:
🌐 Website: www.eclof.ph
📍 Visit or contact your nearest ECLOF branch today!

17/06/2025

🌧️ 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 | 𝐌𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝!

Sa paggunita ng 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 ngayong ikatlong linggo ng Hunyo — alinsunod sa 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑁𝑜. 1535, 𝑠. 2008 — inilunsad ng DOST-PAGASA ang bagong 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐚𝐇𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦!

📲 Makikita rito ang real-time na ulan, hangin, init, at forecast—mula mismo sa mga istasyon ng PAGASA sa buong bansa.

☔ Para sa mga negosyante, pamilya, at komunidad:
Gamitin ang PANaHON para makapaghanda nang mas maaga laban sa bagyo at baha.

🤝 𝐴𝑛𝑔 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑀𝐸 𝑎𝑦 𝑘𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑔 𝑘𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑔𝑖 𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑦𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑘𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑎.

🔗 Subukan dito: https://panahon.gov.ph
📖 Basahin ang balita: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FiqRgYnF6

DOST-PAGASA launches upgraded PANaHON Alert System during the Typhoon and Flood Awareness Week

PRESS RELEASE
DOST-PAGASA S&T Media Service
16 June 2025, Quezon City

In observance of the Typhoon and Flood Awareness Week, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) lined-up significant activities to celebrate the event.

With this year’s theme “Kahandaan sa Bagyo at Baha, Solusyon sa Ligtas na Bayan,” the Typhoon and Flood Awareness Week, observed every third week of June, was declared under Presidential Proclamation No. 1535, Series of 2008, to raise awareness and promote proactive measures in addressing typhoon- and flood-related hazards.

To kick-off the TFAW celebration, DOST-PAGASA re-launches key enhancements to the National Hydro-Met Observing Network (PANaHON) interactive platform.

The upgraded PANaHON now features gridded forecast integration, providing at any location, offering improved spatial accuracy for rainfall accumulation, temperature, wind, and pressure. Users can access the interactive map through its clickable grid points, a time-slider, and location-based search functions.

Additionally, all regional warnings are now consolidated into a centralized alert system, displayed through interactive, color-coded markers with complete hazard information. This unified interface simplifies access to critical weather advisories.

These upgrades aim to improve public access to accurate weather information and support local planning, risk reduction, and disaster preparedness efforts nationwide.

Other key activities of the TFAW celebration are the MAAGAP Seminar and Consultative Meeting with Sorsogon Disaster Managers and Stakeholders to be held in Sorsogon City, and the Media Seminar-Workshop in PAGASA Central Office.

For more details about the TFAW celebration, please contact the Media Affairs Unit of the Climatology & Agrometeorology Research and Development Section (CARDS) at telephone numbers 8925-6943 or 8284-0800 local 4865, or follow DOST-PAGASA on its official social media channels.

(Original Signed)
NATHANIEL T. SERVANDO, Ph.D.
Administrator

Link to Press Release here: https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/press-release

Link to PANaHON: https://panahon.gov.ph/

16/06/2025

𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐒 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞!
💰 “Isang piso araw-araw = malaking tulong bukas.”

Building a savings habit doesn’t have to start big. Just like brushing your teeth or making coffee, saving can be part of your daily routine. With the , even loose change becomes a powerful step toward your goals.

Just ask Weng—her jar’s almost full! 😍
Whether it's for emergency needs, groceries, or your future business, every piso counts.

✨ Tandaan: Hindi kailangang malaki agad—ang mahalaga, nagsimula ka.
📥 Download the FREE printable tracker today and take the first step! https://filipiknow.net/ipon-challenge/ & bit.ly/Piso_Ipon

Tara, ipon tayo—piso-piso muna!