NAFTAC Signs Joint Project Agreement with Mighty Corporation

The National Federation of Tobacco Farmers and Cooperatives (NAFTAC) and Mighty Corporation or Mighty Corp recently signed an agreement for a joint agricultural project to help uplift the lives of tobacco farmers in Northern Luzon with the theme "Sama-Sama Tayong Pilipino sa PAgyabong ng Industriya ng Tabako." 

Mighty Corp executives, retired general Edilberto P. Adan and retired judge Oscar P. Barrientos together and NAFTAC head Mario Cabasal signed the agreement in La Union.

Prior to the signing a consultative meeting was held between 200 tobacco farmer leaders in Pangasinan, La Union, Abra and the Ilocos provinces and Mighty Corporation.  It was highlighted by the turn over of 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.  All donations was coursed through by Mighty Corporation to its CSR arm Wong Chu King Foundation.

“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.

Cabasal also lauded Mighty Corp's latest announcement of a P10-million three-pronged programs to directly help tobacco farmers produce better quality tobacco that included the donation of support farm implements like irrigation pumps and tractors, sponsoring new 100 college scholar grants for the sons and daughters of tobacco farmers and the institutional support for the annual search for outstanding tobacco farmers and cooperatives.