Dante Pigalan


Status: Paid Back

$125.00   Loan Request
$125.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Dante Pigalan
Location: Clarin,missamis Occidental, Philippines
Activity: Retail

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $125.00
Loan Use: To purchase additional products to sell
Repayment Term: 7 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: May 21, 2009
Date Disbursed: Apr 24, 2009
Date Funded:May 22, 2009
Loan Ended:Oct 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Philippines
Avg Annual Income:$1,175.00
Currency:Philippines Pesos (PHP)
Exchange Rate:47.1476 PHP = 1 USD



Dante Pigalan is from the town of Clarin, Misamis Occidental. He is 60 years old. Dante is married and has three adult children. To make a living, Dante owns & operates a specialized retail store. While not the only means for generating revenue, the main source of income for the business comes primarily from selling wood & wood-related products in the local community. Dante has been engaged in his business for over four years and earns approximately 6000 PHP a month.

In April 2009, Dante joined PMPC to gain access to financial services to help improve his living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Dante is requesting a new loan of 5000 PHP which will be used to purchase additional products to sell. This loan will be the first loan taken out by Dante from PMPC. He plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to financially support immediate members of his family.

About PMPC:

Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) is one of the most progressive cooperatives in northwestern Mindanao. It reaches out to the rural poor using the Grameen model.

*Note: To maximize efficiency and reduce costs, this loan was posted using a template to automate the translation by Kiva. Given that manual translation of entrepreneur profiles is costly, Kiva created this template for our Field Partner to allow them to continue to post loans in English while providing quality and accurate information to Kiva lenders.

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Journal entries for Dante Pigalan


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Dante Pigalan
Location: Clarin,missamis Occidental, Philippines

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Dante Pigalan by Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) in Philippines. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 4 months of this loan, Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Clarin,missamis Occidental, Philippines
May 23, 2009
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Entrepreneur: Dante Pigalan
Location: Clarin,missamis Occidental, Philippines

thank you very much to my lenders for the trust you have given to me . It is of great help to my business and to my family...God Bless You


Posted by Annabelle Namocatcat from Clarin,missamis Occidental, Philippines
Jun 3, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Dante Pigalan

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
July 2009 $31.25 $31.25 Repayment Received
August 2009 $31.25 $31.25 Repayment Received
September 2009 $25.00 $25.00 Repayment Received
October 2009 $31.25 $31.25 Repayment Received
November 2009 $6.25 $6.25 Repayment Received