NVC Celebrates 63rd Foundation Day

NVC students in front of RSQ bldg. preparing decorations for the Foundation Day.

"Northwestern Visayan Colleges: Committed To Ensure A Healthier, Safe, and Sustainable Environment" is this 2011 theme as it celebrates its 63rd Annual College Festival and Foundation Day on February 24 – 25, 2011.

Indeed, the Northwestern Visayan Colleges (NVC), Kalibo, Aklan community has more reasons to celebrate as the management, faculty, staff and students reminisce their contributions to develop-ment and progress of the country, specifically of Aklan.
NVC’s annual festival and foundation day celebration is focused on the preservation of our environment for safer and healthier place to live in, work, and enjoy. "The two days activities are geared to remind our people of their rights to live in a healthful surrounding and their obligations to conserve the peaceful and clean place to live in for our present and future generations," said Former Congressman Allen S. Quimpo, NVC President.

The two days activities start with our recognition of the existence of God and His love, kindness and benevolence in a Holy Mass in the morning of February 24. This will be followed with cleaning the NVC environs, care and planting of trees. Symposium on Rizal’s writings and journalism seminar with special emphasis on our biosphere, blood letting to save lives, commemorative programs and many more.

Indeed, the NVC community is celebrating their wide ranging fulfilment in the fields of education, local governance, crime prevention and solution, tourism development and promotion, and increasing the quality level of tri-media in Aklan.

Among this year’s guests are Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez, Mr. Juan P. Dayang, PAPI President and Dr. Adolfo Jesus Gopez, President, FEATI University, Manila.

The NVC has also embarked in the field of air transportation in a joint project with FEATI University.

Humbly, NVC for the last 63 years has travelled far, but there are more roads to walk and bridges to cross. Let NVC continue to pave the way in the conquest of poverty and promote progress, peace and contentment not only among Aklanons but all Pilipinos as well.

God bless and Mabuhay NVC! /MP