Victorias Milling Company has been stepping up on its community service programs in several barangays in the cities of Victorias, Cadiz, and Manapla in Negros Occidental.
VMC with the support of local officials, community volunteers, the 79th Infantry Battalion, 605th Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6, and the local police extended assistance during surgical-medical-dental missions in communities that fall under the constituency of the mill.
“We have been expanding our community programs to Victorias barangays surrounding VMC and in Manapla, and at times also in Barangays Sicaba and Caduha-an in Cadiz City,” disclosed VMC Administrative Officer, Atty. Eva Rodriguez.
Apart from the medical-dental missions, with the help of our various law enforcement agencies, we also provide haircut and feeding programs, she added.
“We saw how well received and needed these services are and VMC decided to make these medical missions regular by conducting at least one each month in Brgy. Purisima in Manapla and every other month in Victorias’ communities with special schedules of barangays in Cadiz City,” Rodriguez said.
With school opening around the corner, VMC will also continue their reading enrichment tutorial every Friday for elementary students who need help in reading comprehension skills.
The “Catch-up Fridays” reading intervention program is conducted by volunteer VMC employees and started in the last school year.
Since 2021, VMC has helped thousands of residents and school children in their various localities, in line with their wellness program and enhancing education, including scholarships for high school and college students as part of their thrusts, a statement from the company said.*
