Mabini

In connection with Paterno one could name Mabini, who was what might be called Aguinaldo's secretary of state.

Fifty Years in the Gospel Ministry from 1864 to 1914. Twenty-seven Years in the Pastorate; Sixteen Years' Active Service as Chaplain in the U. S. Army; Seven Years Professor in Wilberforce University; Two Trips to Europe; A Trip in Mexico. Theophilus Gould 1866

In Mabini, for example, store owner Ms. Baquillos and other remittance recipients have banded together to put on a musical comedy show about financial management and starting small businesses.

Dollar's Fall Rocks Far-Flung Families James Hookway 2011

Recreational divers are charged a modest fee for diving on reefs and those funds are supporting conservation efforts within the municipality of Mabini.

Dr. Terry Gosliner: From Beautiful Nudibranchs to Coral Graveyards: Marine Research in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (PHOTOS) Dr. Terry Gosliner 2010

Recreational divers are charged a modest fee for diving on reefs and those funds are supporting conservation efforts within the municipality of Mabini.

Dr. Terry Gosliner: From Beautiful Nudibranchs to Coral Graveyards: Marine Research in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (PHOTOS) Dr. Terry Gosliner 2010

Recreational divers are charged a modest fee for diving on reefs and those funds are supporting conservation efforts within the municipality of Mabini.

Dr. Terry Gosliner: From Beautiful Nudibranchs to Coral Graveyards: Marine Research in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (PHOTOS) Dr. Terry Gosliner 2010

For years, Atikha worked solely in the towns of San Pablo and nearby Mabini.

Dollar's Fall Rocks Far-Flung Families James Hookway 2011

In some towns such as Mabini, nearly a fifth of the adults work abroad, and the main street is dotted with pawn shops, recruitment agencies and travel agencies.

Dollar's Fall Rocks Far-Flung Families James Hookway 2011

The pressure to adapt is acute in the town of Mabini, a two hours' drive south of Manila.

Dollar's Fall Rocks Far-Flung Families James Hookway 2011

Non-governmental organizations have enlisted activists like Ms. Baquillos in Mabini and others to spread the word about sound financial planning and how to build their small businesses instead of relying on a shrinking pot of remittances.

Dollar's Fall Rocks Far-Flung Families James Hookway 2011

Ms. Baquillos is tightening the purse strings and putting the savings back into a tiny mini-mart she runs across from the Western Union office in Mabini's town plaza.

Dollar's Fall Rocks Far-Flung Families James Hookway 2011