Quake ruins in Bohol, Cebu prompt firm to build more churches

After the rain, there is a rainbow.

This is what Mighty Corporation or Mighty Corp in mind as it commit to continue to build more churches in the country after a strong earthquake destroyed historical churches in Bohol and Cebu last year. 

Mighty Corp, the only wholly-Filipino tobacco company in the country, conducts such advocacy through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm Wong Chu King Foundation (WCKF). 

Mighty Corp Executive Vice President and Spokesperson Oscar P. Barrientos said pointed out that the destruction of churches during the quake in Bohol and Cebu has prompted them to continue with its mission to strengthen the Filipino faith.

Barrientos explained, “The recent calamities that hit the country last year only strengthened the Filipino faith. Mighty Corp will continue to build churches that Filipinos go to in their times of great trials.”

Last year, the WCKF helped renovate the Diocesan Shrine of Immaculate Conception in Naic, Cavite, and rebuild the Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Piat in Cagayan. Aside from this, the company also supports poor but deserving students through scholarship programs provided to beneficiaries of local tobacco farmers.

Mighty Corp’s initiatives has prompted Church leaders to express support for the company in its struggle to clear its name amid charges of technical smuggling and tax evasion. One of those who are vocal to support the Bulacan-based cigarette manufacturer is Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tirona who said that he believes that Mighty Corp adheres strictly to the company’s commitment to its corporate social responsibility.