Mighty Corp's CSR arm, Wong Chu King Foundation offers scholarship grants to tobacco farmers' children.
“Education is known to be a powerful equalizer. It gives children from low-income families a fighting chance to uplift themselves and their families from poverty and lead productive and meaningful lives.”, Mighty president Edilberto Adan said.
Adan added that educational assistance from the foundation which consist of 100 college scholarship grants, to poor, deserving students who are children of tobacco farmers in Northern Luzon.
“Formal schooling is often too expensive and priced well beyond the reach of the poor, including tobacco farmers,” Adan explained.
The scholarship program is one of three components of a P10-million joint CSR project of Mighty and the National Federation of Tobacco Farmers and Cooperatives Inc.that aims to benefit 65,000 farmers in Pangasinan, La Union, Abra, Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
“This is our way of thanking the farmers for helping to make our company what it is today,” said Adan.
“We are happy that Mighty Corporation, through its Wong Chu King Foundation, has stood firm on its commitment to help 65,000 tobacco farmers in the Philippines,” said Mario Cabasal, NAFTAC national president.
Meanwhile, Retired judge Oscar Barrientos, Mighty's executive vice president and spokesman said the foundation first offered scholarships to the dependents of active employees of the tobacco company but it was later expanded to dependents of retired MC employees and poor but deserving students with excellent academic records.
“Through this program, we hope to help the farmers and their children become competitive in the global market and earn sustainable incomes,” Barrientos said.
Other components of the project include agricultural production assistance, consisting of 16 hand tractors worth P2.5 million and 90 irrigation pumps worth P1.1 million; and institutional support for the annual search for outstanding tobacco farmers and cooperatives by the National Tobacco Administration.
Currently, the foundation has six high school and 14 college students on scholarship in various schools nationwide. Two of its college scholars graduated last year.
“Education is known to be a powerful equalizer. It gives children from low-income families a fighting chance to uplift themselves and their families from poverty and lead productive and meaningful lives.”, Mighty president Edilberto Adan said.
Adan added that educational assistance from the foundation which consist of 100 college scholarship grants, to poor, deserving students who are children of tobacco farmers in Northern Luzon.
“Formal schooling is often too expensive and priced well beyond the reach of the poor, including tobacco farmers,” Adan explained.
The scholarship program is one of three components of a P10-million joint CSR project of Mighty and the National Federation of Tobacco Farmers and Cooperatives Inc.that aims to benefit 65,000 farmers in Pangasinan, La Union, Abra, Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur.
“This is our way of thanking the farmers for helping to make our company what it is today,” said Adan.
“We are happy that Mighty Corporation, through its Wong Chu King Foundation, has stood firm on its commitment to help 65,000 tobacco farmers in the Philippines,” said Mario Cabasal, NAFTAC national president.
Meanwhile, Retired judge Oscar Barrientos, Mighty's executive vice president and spokesman said the foundation first offered scholarships to the dependents of active employees of the tobacco company but it was later expanded to dependents of retired MC employees and poor but deserving students with excellent academic records.
“Through this program, we hope to help the farmers and their children become competitive in the global market and earn sustainable incomes,” Barrientos said.
Other components of the project include agricultural production assistance, consisting of 16 hand tractors worth P2.5 million and 90 irrigation pumps worth P1.1 million; and institutional support for the annual search for outstanding tobacco farmers and cooperatives by the National Tobacco Administration.
Currently, the foundation has six high school and 14 college students on scholarship in various schools nationwide. Two of its college scholars graduated last year.