 Rafael M. Alunan III (left), president of Lopez Group Foundation Inc. (LGFI), inducts the new board of directors of the Halad sa Kauswagan sang Guimaras Multipurpose Cooperative (Halad MPC) in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. Halad MPC was organized two years ago by LGFI and ICODE NGO to help the victims of the 2006 oil spill with alternative livelihood programs. Now on its second year, Halad MPC activities include vegetable production, agro-forestry, workshops on bookkeeping and accounting, and various business operation modules. Target membership of Halad MPC is 116 families. The Lopez family, through LGFI, is initially donating 15 hectares to the cooperative. (Dulce Festin-Baybay)
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