SunStar CCLEC gives new boats to Cordova fisherfolk
NEW BOATS IN TOWN. The Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. turns over new boats to 18 fisherfolk organizations in Cordova town, Cebu on Jan. 27, 2021. (Contributed)
+ February 02, 2021 THE 18 fisherfolk organizations in the town of Cordova, Cebu have new motorbancas they can use, materials of which were provided by the Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corp. (CCLEC) as part of its corporate social responsibility program.
Aside from fishing, Cordova Mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho said the 18 motorbancas can be used to ferry visitors to the town’s various tourist spots.
On Jan. 27, 2021, Cordova Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Ramil Baluran led the blessing of the newly finished boats in Barangay Day-as. The activity was graced by Cho, CCLEC vice president and project manager Herbert C. Laboy, officers of the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC), and the 18 fisherfolk
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