In January 2015, the fiberglass plant we turned over to Sagay, Negros Occidental, produced its first batch of Peter Project boats. These boats, donated by Metrobank Foundation and Leslie Foundation, are bound for Capiz. The Sagay fiberglass plant, built under NVC’s livelihood program, was turned over to the local community, which was also hit by Typhoon...
On October 7, 2014, NVC turned over fiberglass technology and production equipment to boost livelihood opportunities in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The technology turnover also came with an initial purchase order for 100 fiberglass Peter Project fishing boats, donated by various institutions and individuals to help fishermen who lost their boats to Typhoon Yolanda last year. This...
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Last February, several ladies of the St. Scholastica’s Academy (SSA’79) converged in Bacolod for their 35th High School Reunion. Six months later, another reunion was held, this time with a coastal community in Sagay, Negros Occidental to turn over a Peter Project boat to their beneficiary. SSA’79 chose to name the boat after a song...
On June 24, 2014, fiberglass boat production technology transfer began for 30 Sagay trainees. The training was done at NVC’s Bacolod City fiberglass boat plant. Their day started with an orientation by Garth Noel Tolentino, NVC’s volunteer project manager for fiberglass boat production, to be followed by a weeklong hands-on program. This is part...
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