Migthy Corp and Wong Chu King Foundation Give Back to the Community

In thephoto: Jonathan Sy-Alvarado (fifth from left), representative of Rep. Ma.Victoria Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan’s 1st District, receives 45,000 ecobags fromofficials of Mighty Corporation (MC) and Wongchuking Foundation (WCKF). Theecobags were donated in the name of the late Emmanuel Wongchuking, familypatriarch and philanthropist. In photo are MC and WCKF officials.

Giving back to the community is one noble act that private companies do as a way of saying “thank you” for the years of embracing them as a member of a commune. The only wholly Filipino-owned cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corporation did just that for the benefit of the province of Bulacan and other nearby areas.

Mighty Corp. which is based in the city of Malolos has turned over 45,000 ecobags or reusable shopping bags to the First District of Bulacan to help reduce the incidence of flooding in the province.  In recent years, flash floods have become a serious problem in Bulacan, where Angat, Bustos and Ipo dams are located.

The ecobags, made of durable fabric like canvas or woven synthetic fibers, provide its residents with an environment-friendly substitute to single-use plastic bags, which are known to clog canals, creeks and other waterways that results to massive floodings especially during the rainy seasons.

The turn-over ceremony coincides with the launching of Lingkod Kalikasan Ecobag, a joint project of Bulacan’s First District, Lingkod Movement and Wong Chu King Foundation (WCKF), the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Mighty Corp.  The project aims to reduce flooding by cutting down on the use of plastic bags.

Rep Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan’s 1st District said, “Every household in the district would each receive one ecobag for use in the distribution and storage of relief goods like rice, bottled water and canned food during calamities. In return, recipients should donate their plastic bags for recycling into useful products such as hollow blocks.”

The lady solo reminded her constituent that they can use their own ecobags in times of relief operations for calamities. She also praised Mighty Corp. for continuously providing good livelihood to the province, which has helped a lot of people as well as their respective families in attaining a better future.

Image credit: www.mb.com.ph.