OWWA names model OFW families of the year
MANILA, Philippines – Two families of overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) were hailed as grand winners of this year’s Model OFW Family of the Year Awards (MOFYA).
Robert Ranchez and his family from San Fernando City, La Union; and Nestor Tubongbanua and his family from Buenavista, Guimaras, were named as national winners in a ceremony held at the Philippine International Convention Center on Friday night, December 4.
During the ceremony, OWWA gave retired seafarer Roberto Guansing and his family the Outstanding Achievement in Community Projects award, while Husna Sahillu Sabtal and family received the Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship award. The two families were given P100,000 in cash, a food chopper, blender, and a plaque.
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The other national winner, Tubongbanua, is a seafarer for 35 years now, and is currently working for AET Shipmanagement (Singapore) PTE Ltd.
He and his wife Rebecca established McNester Food Products, a multi-awarded enterprise producing processed foods and innovations like no-sulfite, low-sugar dried mangoes; and mango ketchup, which has been featured by various news organizations in the country.
Source: rappler.com
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