'Para maging coffee capital kami ulit, hindi kakayanin ng farmer lang, o LGU lang, o Cafe Amadeo lang. Mahalagang tulong tulong ang lahat,' says Lucinda Amparo, 67 and a coffee farmer
(Photo courtesy of Lacson-Sotto media bureau) MANILA - Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday said there would be more success stories for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) if he and running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III win in the May 9 elections. The presidential aspirant made this pronouncement after meeting with Josh Mojica, a 17-year-old entrepreneur behind the "kangkong" (water spinach) chip business at the Alfredo's Grill & Restaurant in Mendez last March 5. Lacson added that if the government, whether local or national, heard stories of rising entrepreneurs like Mojica and gave MSMEs the proper support, success stories like these would greatly climb. "You can just imagine how we can replicate a success story like this," he said. The Partido Reporma standard-bearer, who hails from Imus, Cavite, promised that under his and Sotto's administration, they would empower smal