Victorias Milling Company recently turned over the first ever Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) that aims to empower the community with economic returns through waste segregation and recycling materials in Barangay Purisima, Manapla.
VMC President Linley Retirado said the construction of the MRF in Brgy. Purisima has long been conceptualized as part of their thrust to help the community and for protection of 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,” Retirado 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 2nd district Representative Alfredo Maranon III and Manapla Mayor Manuel Escalante, along with VMC officials and local government officials, 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, adding that collaborative efforts that realized this project “demonstrate the resilience and determination that makes our community worthy of support and love.”
Purisima Brgy. Captain 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.*
