Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), the country’s leading infrastructure investments firm, supported the livelihood of around 800 members of the CFARMC by providing fishing boats or bancas to eight barangays in Muntinlupa. Know more:
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation , the country’s leading infrastructure investments firm, supported the livelihood of around 800 members of the City Fisheries Aquatic Resource Management Council by providing fishing boats orIn a ceremonial turnover last October 11, MPIC together with Huawei Philippines, Maynilad Water Services Inc.
“Fishing is one of the oldest, most basic, and most important forms of livelihood. We see it as an integral part of our company’s mission to uplift fisherfolk communities, who help supply our communities and our country with adequate food,” says MPIC Chairman, President, and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan.
“MPIC’s donation of bancas not only enables our community folk to sustain their existing livelihoods, but also enforces a sense of responsibility to care for the Lake that they depend on daily,” says Muntinlupa City Mayor Hon. Rozzano Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon. Initial priority areas to be addressed by the LAWA initiative include the communication, education, and public awareness; promotion of wastewater management systems to help address the lake’s algal bloom problem; organization of clean-up drives for the tributaries; livelihood support and development; and the establishment of programs to hamper the proliferation of water hyacinths, the most damaging aquatic plant worldwide, currently covering approximately 20% of Laguna de Bay.
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