It was exactly a year ago when my Co-Founder Anne Francisco and I decided to form the Philippine AI Business Association (PAIBA).
We created PAIBA because we believed that AI should not only benefit big companies… it should also empower MSMEs, the true backbone of our economy. 
Today, that vision came to life as over 𝟏𝟕𝟎 𝐌𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐬 joined our 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 in collaboration with the Quezon City Government and the Philippine AI Business Association (PAIBA)! 
In just one day, these entrepreneurs learned how to confidently use AI to:
Create company policies Draft FAQ documents Design professional packaging Build Christmas promos Even generate jingles for their business! 
It’s inspiring to see MSMEs embrace AI not as a buzzword, but as a real tool to level up their operations and creativity.
Thank you to QC-SBCDPO for the partnership, and to our PAIBA mentors Amrei Dizon, Victoria Asuncion Betita, Atty. Joshua Santiago, and Elena Lam for dedicating their day to this advocacy. 
