Stocking your emergency food supply: 7 reasons to include Mingo
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Stocking your emergency food supply: 7 reasons to include Mingo

By Ceres Paulino Canto, M.D. Are you ready for a disaster? An essential part of disaster preparedness includes storing food good for at least 72 hours.  If you are planning to organize your own emergency stash, here are the things you should consider: Calorie count During emergency situations, energy demands are higher because of stress...

15-year-old Chris cooks up a new way to volunteer
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15-year-old Chris cooks up a new way to volunteer

There are truly 1,001 ways to volunteer! 15-year-old Chris baked Mingo corn muffins for three straight, hot summer days so they could be given away as samples at Asia’s Ethnic Food & Ingredients Show (IFEX) held on May 21-24 at SMX, Mall of Asia. NVC proudly showcased its Mingo products at the Province of Negros...

More Mingo for Hinoba-an and Ilog in Negros Occidental
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More Mingo for Hinoba-an and Ilog in Negros Occidental

Congresswoman Mercedes Alvarez of the 6th District in Negros Occidental shared her experience of bringing Mingo to different barangays in her area. “Meal time with the day care children of Brgys 1 & 2 of Ilog. We covered 6 day care centers and 153 children The meals consist of Mingo mix (rice, moringa & monggo) and...

November 11, 2014January 7, 2019by
This Christmas, give Mingo cards and feed a child
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This Christmas, give Mingo cards and feed a child

UPDATE: NVC’s 2016 Mingo Christmas cards are now available online, with free shipping to any major city in the Philippines. Introducing this year’s Mingo Christmas cards! Your purchase is a donation that will provide Mingo Meals to undernourished children in the Philippines. Mingo cards are meaningful charity gifts that will truly make a difference in...

Mingo for CamSur kids
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Mingo for CamSur kids

NVC, in partnership with the Third District of Camarines Sur and the Jesse M. Robredo Foundation (JMRF), launched a nutrition program for undernourished children in Camarines Sur on October 24, 2014 . The project was kicked off in Brgy. Magarao with Cong. Leni Robredo, NVC trustee Mariel Tolentino, and NVC Project Manager for New Technology...

NVC Day at the Negros Trade Fair
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NVC Day at the Negros Trade Fair

After an incredibly busy and productive year, NVC hosted a day of thanks for donors, partners, volunteers, and friends on September 26 at the Negros Trade Fair.     NVC Day opened with the kickoff of the Start Right, Live Bright Nutrition Program for Rep. Leni Gerona Robredo’s District in Camarines Sur. We endorsed 27,000 Mingo...

A helper all the way from California
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A helper all the way from California

Master Chef: Clint Borrill of Balsam Brands, a leading online retail company based in the US, came to Negros to see how the business can partner with NVC to benefit the Philippines. While in town, he made some Mingo Meals for the Kinder kids of Macario Natividad Elementary School, along with the mothers of Brgy Gargato, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental.       The Apprentice: He also...

September 16, 2014January 7, 2019by
Over 3,000 children enrolled in a feeding program using Mingo Meals
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Over 3,000 children enrolled in a feeding program using Mingo Meals

On August 12, 2014, 3,852 children gained a headstart towards a better future today. In 45 schools in Negros island and Bicol, these kinder children simultaneously started a supplemental feeding program using Mingo Meals, an instant mix of rice, mongo and moringa (malunggay). The feeding program is managed by AGAPP Foundation and funded by the Asian Development Bank through...

Children account for the 35% of all Filipino poor
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Children account for the 35% of all Filipino poor

On every given day, there are about 2,000 kids somewhere in the Philippines taking a serving of Mingo, the nutritious complementary instant food made rice, mongo and malunggay produced by NVC.   But this certainly is not enough, Among the basic sectors, children accounted for the largest number of the country’s poor population according to...