Four months ago, group of tobacco farmers and Mighty Corp sealed an agreement to pursue joint projects designed to uplift the lives of farming families in Northern Luzon.
During the signing of agreement, it was attended by Mighty executives led by retired general Edilberto P. Adan and retired judge Oscar P. Barrientos, president and executive vice president, and Mario Cabasal, head of the National Federation of Tobacco Farmers and Cooperatives, Inc. The said theme for the project called “Sama-sama Tayong Pilipino sa Pagyabong ng Industriya ng Tabako.”
Meanwhile, they held a consultative meeting between 200 tobacco farmer leaders in Pangasinan, La Union, Abra and the Ilocos provinces and Mighty Corporation.
Through the company’s CSR arm, Wong Chu King Foundation Inc. handed 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 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.
Cabasal expressed elation over the Mighty Corp’s commitments to initially buy at least 10 million kilograms of tobacco leaves.
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