Due to the implementation of the Sin Tax Law back in 2012, the company significantly grew and in return, Mighty looks to help uplift the livelihood of millions of local tobacco farmers nationwide.
Mighty implemented the following projects:
- Distribution of equipment to local tobacco farms - Mighty distributed equipments such as hand tractors and irrigation pumps to farmers in order to increase their efficiency.
- Urges the use of organic pesticides - Mighty supports the use of organic based pesticides. According to them, the use of these pesticides will not only help the environment but will also help the local tobacco farmers increase their income.
- Donated tobacco dust to fish pond owners - Mighty donated tobacco dust, an efficient pond conditioner, to the local owners of fish ponds. This will help control the population of predators and pest lingering around local fish ponds.
- Scholarship grants for children of tobacco farmers - Honoring the memory of their patriarch, Mighty's foundation granted scholarships for three sets of beneficiaries: the kids of company employees, the kids of non-employees who are deserving students and need help, and also for children of rural tobacco farmers who want to study agriculture in college.
- Increased tobacco purchase - Mighty substantially increased their purchase of tobacco from local farmers nationwide. Accordin to the company, this will help the local farmers increase their income while also aiding Mighty in the tobacco industry.
- Assisting in renovation of historic churches - Mighty also assisted in the reconstruction of historic churches from different provinces in Luzon. These churches was heavily damaged due the earthquake that happened in 2013.
The company renovated the roofs and ceilings of these churches and also conductedrenovation projects of churches themselves.
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