The Bongco Blessings
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The Bongco Blessings

  Bugsy Bongco is both a certified public accountant and lawyer (as well as a photography buff on the side) and has begun sharing her time, talent and treasure as NVC’s newly appointed finance officer.   Bugsy pushed that one step further by getting her nephew, photographer Andreo Bongo, to also share his skills with NVC. Dre has began...

September 22, 2014January 7, 2019by
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Philippine Daily Inquirer: Need to help inspires, drives artwork from ‘Yolanda’ wastes

Original article at: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/639450/need-to-help-inspires-drives-artwork-from-yolanda-wastes   The heartrending story of a 2-year-old girl who lost her mother, her baby brother and her home to Super Typhoon “Yolanda” has inspired an art form using broken tiles. The mosaic pieces capture the broken life of Maria Luisa Pamplona of Palo, one of the towns in Leyte province that were...

September 20, 2014July 8, 2018by
Mosaic Folding Tables
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Mosaic Folding Tables

Our mosaic folding tables are handmade by artisans in Negros Occidental, Philippines. No two pieces are exactly alike. Each purchase directly benefits the artisan who made it, and also helps support our nutrition, livelihood, and education projects. You can now purchase NVC’s mosaic folding tables online Invalid Displayed Gallery

Handcrafted Livelihood Products
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Handcrafted Livelihood Products

Our mosaic products include folding tables, lap and serving  trays, chargers, chargers, crucifixes/crosses, picture frames, and screens. We also produce crocheted doilies, tablecloths, bedspreads, cushion covers, and boxes/catch-alls. Invalid Displayed Gallery

Discarded wood turns into Blessings of Hope for Yolanda victims
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Discarded wood turns into Blessings of Hope for Yolanda victims

From the fallen trees of communities hit by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) among which we work, discarded wood is given new life. Lovingly crafted by NVC”s team of artists and artisans, this Blessing of Hope is a humble yet poignant tribute to faith and the resilience of the human spirit.   These creations are currently on exhibit...

Mosaic tables spotted with Kenneth Cobonpue
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Mosaic tables spotted with Kenneth Cobonpue

Two NVC mosaic tables flanked a Kenneth Cobonpue chair at the June 15, 2014 independence day celebration of Filipino craftsmanship in Lisbon, Portugal. Many, many thanks to Ambassador Philippe Lhullier and Consul General Gines Gallaga of the Philippine Embassy in Portugal for your support, to Moira Gallaga, for personally attending to orders and inquiries!