The joint project between Bulacan-based tobacco
manufacturer, Mighty Corp and an NGO partnered to uplift the lives
of farming families in Northern Luzon .
The said partnership was sealed both Mighty and National Federation of Tobacco Farmers and Cooperatives, Inc. officials. The memorandum of agreement was held last February 8 as officials from Mighty retired
general Edilberto P. Adan, retired judge Oscar P. Barrientos, and Mario
Cabasal, head of NAFTC.
Meanwhile, Wong Chu King Foundation Inc., Mighty's charitable arm handed over at least 16 units of hand tractors worth P2.5 million and 90 units of water pumps
worth P1.1 million to chapter delegations from seven provinces in Northern
Luzon.
“We are happy
that Mighty Corporation has stood firm on its commitments to help the
65,000 strong tobacco farmers in the Philippines with their pronouncements this
year to purchase 10-million kilograms of tobacco leaves and the P10-million
outreach projects for tobacco farmers,” said Cabasal after the agreement was
signed by the new partners.
“This is definitely a big help to us, tobacco farmers,”
added Cabasal.
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