Manila, Feb. 28 -- "The best test of a nation's righteousness is how it treats the poorest and most vulnerable in its midst." - Jim Wallis

Lately, the sari-sari store has been gaining a lot of notice. A recent report by analytics startup Packworks revealed that sales of sari-sari stores in the country posted a total of about PHP8 billion in sales last year. This whopping increase of about 21 percent in sales has prompted several people to notice the importance of the said stores to our economy. For the past few years, government agencies and private organizations have started several initiatives involving the said sari-sari stores. There are several capital assistance and entrepreneurship capacity-building programs that have been organiz...