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Donate
a PC
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the rest.
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Providing
free unlimited email connectivity to remote rural
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Airport Concern Alliance
Address: Door 1, Balcarce Bldg., Confessor Drive, Cabatuan, Province of Iloilo
Telephone No.: 033-5227668
Nature of organization: community organization comprised of farmers and
farm workers
Email address: venus@aca.org.ph
Organization Profile
The Airport Concern Alliance is composed of 600 members spread over three towns in Iloilo – Cabatuan, Sta. Barbara and San Miguel. It has been in existence since late 1998. It is composed of farmers and
farm workers who will be affected by the impending construction of the Iloilo International Airport. Since last year, the organization set up a cooperative which has a store selling pesticides and fertilizers in the poblacion of Cabatuan. The Free Email Project will be set up in a portion of this store.
The organization says that the Free Email Project “would benefit the members by harnessing their children to be the trainers with regard to technology. Furthermore, this would be a great opportunity for them to establish linkages with other like-minded organizations thru email, share experiences and gain lessons.”
The Free Email Project in Cabatuan, Iloilo was launched March 9,
2002 with Assistant Cabatuan Parish Priest Fr. Noni Beltran and
Cabatuan Municipal Mayor Ramon Yee as guests. PHDF was
represented by President Joel Disini while the Airport Concern
Alliance was represented by Rubin Alfaro in the turn-over
ceremonies.
This project is the first in the Visayas group of islands and
the seventh project of the PHDF.
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Scenes from the Launching
PHDF President Joel Disini addresses the members of the Airport
Concern Alliance (ACA), giving them an inspirational message
regarding the Free Email Project set up in their community in
Cabatuan, Iloilo.
Cabatuan Municipal Mayor Ramon Yee gives the Welcome Remarks
during the project launching.
Computer specialist Richard Perez trains users in Cabatuan,
Iloilo in the use of the computers and the free email.
ACA President Rubin Alfaro (middle) receives the plaque of
donation from PHDF President Joel Disini (right) as Mayor Yee
(left) of Cabatuan looks on.
Fr. Noni Beltran, Assistant Parish Priest of Cabatuan, blesses
the Free Email Center.
PHDF gave out three computers to the ACA for the Free Email
Center.
Rubin Alfaro, president of the ACA, receives the computers and
the free email facility in behalf of the officers and members of
the ACA.
Officer and members of the ACA headed by Manager Tony Balcarce,
President Rubin Alfaro, Treasurer Herminia Labanero and Venus
Pedrola together with PHDF President Joel Disini and Project
Coordinator Pinky Castelo-Cupino.
Computer specialist Richard Perez trains users in Cabatuan,
Iloilo in the use of the computers and the free email. |
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