The Roman Catholic prelate of La Union has commended the social action arm of cigarette manufacturer, Mighty Corp on giving their top priority to apostolic work and Catholic education in its programs and projects. According to Bishop Rodolfo Beltran of San Fernando City said Mighty Corporation‘s Wong Chu King Foundation donated to church projects and funded the education of poor students in Lagawe, Bontoc, in which includes four seminarians.
“The parents of these students are low-income farmers producing only for local consumption. You can imagine the positive impact this kind of support has for them,” Beltran said. WCKF renovated the Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Piat Church in Piat, Cagayan in 2012 and the Diocesan Shrine of Immaculate Conception in Naic, Cavite last year.
In case you didn’t know, Wong Chu King Foundation created in 1990. They aims to perpetuate the memory of Wong Chu King, the family patriarch, a philanthropist known for his generosity to the poor. The foundation’s thrust include scholarship programs and raising funds for charitable causes. Auxiliary Bishop Ricardo Baccay of Tuguegarao City said that WCKF’s work as “A step in the the direction … if WCKF is out to help schools, putting up libraries is the best form of help it can give.”
Archbishop emeritus Diosdado Talamayan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao City said: “I have personally known Mrs. Nelia Wong Chu King, WCKF chariman of the board of trustees. She and her family are great devotees of Our Lady of Piat. They have erected a chapel in Malolos City, Bulacan, dedicated to Our Lady of Piat, which was blessed by many Bishops led by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales in 2012.”
Aside from the fact that Mighty Corporation doing their charity works through their CSR (corporate social responsibility) projects, they also gave livelihood projects to the farmers from Ilocos region. They also restored churches in the Visayas region. Though having a hard time with several issues that MC is facing right now, they are standing with their goals for their business and for the welfare of their workers.
Kudos to Mighty Corporation and WCKF! Their initiatives in helping the people to rebuild the churches and their lives, not just earnings gazillions. They must be the role model in giving hope, whether it’s a typhoon victims or not.
Mighty Corporation supports the programs of Wong Chu King Foundation.
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