Victorias Milling Company (VMC) turned over a materials recovery facility (MRF), which aims to empower the community with economic returns through waste segregation and recycling materials, to Barangay Purisima, Manapla recently.
In a statement, VMC president Linley Retirado said that the construction of the MRF has long been conceptualized as part of their thrust to help the community and protect the environment.
“This project also seeks to equip residents of Purisima the responsibility to segregate their trash from their homes to the facility as this could be a livelihood opportunity for them,” he added.
The MRF is a specialized waste sorting and recycling system that separates recyclable materials from general waste that can then be sold to manufacturers.
It can also recycle food waste for composting, among others.
Negros Occidental Second District Rep. Alfredo Marañon III and Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante III, along with VMC officials and local government officials, who joined the blessing and turnover rites, lauded the company for their continued support to their constituency.
Simultaneously, the officials also inaugurated the renaming of the former Unson Bridge to the Distillery Bridge that went through repairs in the same village.
“This goes beyond physical restoration and improvement of a vital infrastructure, but demonstrates the spirit of unity and progress that defines us Purisimahanons,” Retirado said.
He added that the collaborative efforts that realized this project “demonstrate the resilience and determination that makes our community worth of support and love.”
Purisima village chief Marnie Cabuncal said “the renaming of the Unson Bridge to Distillery Bridge is a symbolic gesture of gratitude and acknowledgement of VMC’s contribution to the welfare and development of our barangay and the residents.”
Fr. Jun Nograles, the parish priest of the St. Michaels Quasi-Parish in Manapla led the blessing of both the bridge and the recycling facility, a press statement from VMC said. ||
