TYF welcomes the opening of the latest alternative rice hub or bigasan in the Ina ng Laging Saklolo Parish in Bagong Silang, Caloocan. The bigasan is jointly managed by the Parish Pastoral Council, Parish Finance Council, and Family and Life Couple Power Lakas Mag-asawa. For the launch on Sunday, March 26, meron ding libreng lugaw!
Since 2001, TYF and The Hunger Project of the Philippine Business for Social Progress have been collaborating to provide interest-free loans to establish a parish-based bigasan in the various dioceses in Metro Manila. The project has two-fold objectives:
To support farmers associations or co-operatives by buying directly from them
To provide good quality rice at a more affordable price for urban poor communities
TYF and PBSP are supporting five other bigasan in Caloocan, Cubao, Manila, Fairview, and in U.P. Diliman.