OUR INSTITUTION

1. Rev. Fr. Eddie T. Panlilio
2. Engr. Francisco T. Ignacio
3. Atty. Avelino C. Gorospe
4. Rev. Elias S. Talavera
5. Msgr. Eulalio P. Yabut
6. Mr. Wilfredo D. Vergarra
7. Mr. Francisco Lapid
8. Ms. Nester S. Macapinlac
9. Ms. Crecencia D. Cabral
10. Mr. Aureo S. Adella
11. Mr. Antonio S. Yap

    TPKI believes that authentic development must have at least four basic elements, namely: spiritual, economic, social  and environmental. The mission statement of TPKI states, “As servants commissioned by God, we will strive to offer the struggling poor people with products and services, so that they can experience the love of Christ and have fullness of life.”
    The first office of TPKI was at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga, under the stairs with only one staff, Ms. Gina S. Hernandez. She served as the bookkeeper, cashier and admin officer. A raffle with a brand new car as a grand prize was the first project of TPKI, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the organization. The draw was held in February 1988. Mr. Noli Canlas the first Executive Director of TPKI was hired in April 1988, and the first Project Officer, Mr. Nestor Esteban, followed in May 1988. Due to the limited space in the chancery, TPKI moved to a new office at Landmark Bldg. in Kalayaan Village, San Fernando, which it inaugurated on June 25, 1988. Operating as a team, Noli, Nestor and Gina steered TPKI into a potent instrument for poverty alleviation in Pampanga. They started its operations on July 1, 1988 thru Individual Lending Program (ILP).
    On August 29, 1988, TPKI provided its first two partners with additional capital. The first partner was Mrs. Zenaida Laxina of Colgante, Apalit, Pampanga. She used her Php 5,000 loan to provide additional capital for her candle-making project. The second partner was Mrs. Elizabeth Nicolas of Palawe, San Fernando, Pampanga. She invested her Php 10,000 loan on her rice-trading business. During the initial year of operations, TPKI provided Php 380,000 to 17 partners. Because of limited resources, TPKI limited its operations in San Fernando, Apalit, Guagua and Angeles City. After one year at the Landmark Building, TPKI transferred to DSF Building in Gen. Hizon Ave., San Fernando, Pampanga.
   TPKI met its first test when Executive Director Mr. Noli Canlas died on July 16, 1990. Mr. Canlas was attending the USAID Seminar at the Nevada Hotel in Baguio City when the killer earthquake hit the summer capital in July 16, 1990. Mr. Canlas was one of the fatalities in that tragic catastrophe. The death of its ED became the motivation of the Board and Staff of TPKI to continue their selfless service for the people of Pampanga. They Board Mr. Nestor Esteban as the new Executive Director.
    In 1991, as the province of Pampanga experienced its worse calamity in history due to the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo Volcano, TPKI and its members were also greatly affected. Many of its partners lost their homes and businesses, most of them were relocated. With this scenario, the operation was hampered and TPKI experienced low collection. Some of the portfolios were written off. This major calamity again tested the heart of the Board and Staff, who expressed deep commitment to the vision and even deeper faith in God’s grace. Instead of buckling down, TPKI launched the Malpitic Resettlement Program in 1993 to provide affordable house and lot loans to victims of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in a very liberal term. Today, Malpitic Resettlement is a full blown community with its own public school. With this effort, TPKI was given recognition by the Presidential Task Force of Mt. Pinatubo in its effort to rehabilitate the areas affected by the eruption and Department of Trade and Industry as the “TULONG SA TAO OUTSTANDING NGO.”
   TPKI introduced another program in 1994, the Boundary Hulog Program. This program provided adequate transport service to the rural areas in order to hasten mobility of people and products and to generate employment among laboring poor and to increase family income. In this program, TPKI extended motorcycle loans to jobless men in rural areas to be used as transport vehicle for people and goods. TPKI also provided training program for retired and retrenched employees of San Miguel Corporation thru the Total Assistance Program.
   In its attempt to reach as many poor people as possible, TPKI introduced the Countryside Organizing for People Empowerment program in 1995. In this program, TPKI made use of intermediary organization, usually smaller NGOs, cooperatives, and association. TPKI extended financial assistance plus technical support to these organizations for their own credit programs. These organizations in turn extended credit and technical services to their members and communities.
   Alternative Livelihood Opportunities for Women (ALOW) commenced in 1996. This program was patterned after the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. ALOW is a group lending program that caters exclusively to the women from the poorest of the poor sector both in rural and urban areas. ALOW provides non-collateralized loans to groups of women for their income generating projects. The program promotes and strengthens solidarity and empowerment among the target beneficiaries. It likewise reinforces the habit of saving small amount for family and emergency needs.
   The program is geared toward eventual self-governance, thus women practice a great deal of independence particularly in approving loans of members as well as the corresponding responsibility to collect them. They also enact and implement their own internal policies. Another distinctive feature of ALOW is the continuous training and education on various fields such as business development, health and nutrition, and others.
    Because of the increasing demand on ALOW program, TPKI needed more fund to continue it. TPKI tapped different agencies to provide its clients with funds to support the program. The National Livelihood Support Fund, the Peoples Credit and Finance Corporation, the Small Economic Activity Development, Inc. (formerly Care Fund), the Land Bank, and other financial institution responded to the request of TPKI.
   Also in1996, the Board of Trustees decided to construct its own building. Mr. Francisco Ignacio, the President/CEO offered his lot at Sampaloc, Apalit, Pampanga, to be used as the venue for the building project. The construction started in the early months of 1996 and in January 1997 the staff started to work in the new TPKI building. Finally, in April 24, 1997, TPKI inaugurated the TPKI Development Center in Apalit, Pampanga, which housed the Head Office and the Apalit Branch. In recognizing the effort of the President, TPKI bought the lot beside the TPKI Building in exchange for the lot offered by the President.
   In January 1999, TPKI opened two branches to serve more people: the Apalit Branch, which caters to the 3rd and 4th districts of Pampanga and the Mabalacat Branch, which serves the 1st and 2nd districts. Due to the growing number of partners, TPKI decided to open the Florida Blanca Unit Office to serve the 2nd district in September 1999, which later transferred to Guagua. Mabalacat concentrated on the 1st district. March 2000 was the birth of the Santa Ana Branch, which serves the people in the 3rd district, leaving the 4th district under the care of the Apalit Branch.
   The fast growth of TPKI led to the establishment of two more offices: the Capas Unit Office, which opened in May 2002 thru the initiative of the Mabalacat Branch staff and the Baliuag Bulacan Branch, which was inaugurated in September 2002 thru the efforts of House of Representative Willy Villarama of Bulacan.
   In the middle of the 2003 up to 2004, TPKI experienced very low portfolio quality. This prompted Mr. Francisco T. Ignacio, the President/CEO, to send to two teams composed of Branch Managers, Accounting Staffs, and Project Officers to study and learn from the practices and experiences of Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc. (TSKI) and Kabalikat para sa Maunlad na Buhay, Inc. (KMBI).
   From the learnings of the teams, the reengineering process of TPKI started. More staffs were hired and many resigned because of the changes TPKI implemented. Some partners left the programbut this did not stop TPKI Board and Staff to continue with the reengineering. This also gave way to the establishment of a new office in Tarlac City in 2005 and Malolos Unit Office in 2006. By the end of 2006, Baliuag Branch was dissolved which led to the organization of San Ildefonso Unit Office.
   Presently, TPKI is operating in the entire Province of Pampanga, in some areas in Bulacan, Tarlac and  Bataan. It has five branches, namely Apalit, Angeles City, Guagua, Sta. Ana, and Tarlac; Five unit offices, namely City of San Fernando, Malolos, San Ildefonso, Camiling and Orani, Unit Office and a Head Office in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. TPKI is also affiliated with the Alliance of Philippine Partners in Enterprise Development (APPEND), Pampanga Association of Non-Government Organization (PAMPANGO) and Opportunitiy International. TPKI is now working under the leadership of its committed Board of trustees namely:
 Chairman/President  Rev. Fr. Eddie T. Panlilio
 Vice Chairman   Atty. Avelino C. Gorospe
 Corporate Secretary  Mrs. Elinor E. Guinto
 Treasurer  Mrs. Mirofe U. Sahagun
 Auditor  Rev. Elias S. Talavera
 Trustees  Engr. Francisco T. Ignacio Engr. Ferdinand Z. Caylao