National Awardee Luzviminda Sunit (center), a dried fish microentrepreneur from Medellin, Cebu, receives the distinction from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Benjamin Diokno (left) and Citi Philippines Chief Executive Officer Aftab Ahmed at the 18th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA) virtual ceremony on June 15. PHOTO FROM THE MICROFINANCE COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES INC. FACEBOOK PAGE
National Awardee Luzviminda Sunit (center), a dried fish microentrepreneur from Medellin, Cebu, receives the distinction from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Benjamin Diokno (left) and Citi Philippines Chief Executive Officer Aftab Ahmed at the 18th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA) virtual ceremony on June 15. PHOTO FROM THE MICROFINANCE COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES INC. FACEBOOK PAGE


Success comes to those who work hard and never give up, so the saying goes, and fish vendor Luzviminda Sunit of Medellin, Cebu is one shining example.

Sunit, fondly called "Nanay Luz," was recently named Citi Microentrepreneur of the Year National Awardee, a far cry from her early days as a fish vendor with an initial capital of P4,000. Launched in 2002, the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA) is a nationwide search for outstanding microentrepreneurs in the country, organized by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Citi Philippines and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines Inc.

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