July 14, 2013
7:58 pm [ manilatimes.net ]
by MADELAINE
B. MIRAFLOR
As part of
its corporate social responsibility (CSR), listed homebuilder Vista Land and
Lifescapes will be allocating P100 million each for at least eight churches it
is currently building nationwide.
The company
recently inaugurated San Vicente Ferrer Church located at the heart of Gran
Europa of Camella Communities in Cagayan de Oro City. The church, named after
the patron saint of the province, stands on over a 300-square-meter property,
and is the first built by the Vista Land and its CSR arm Villar Foundation. The
church has a 250-seat capacity.
“The churches
we are building, such as the San Vicente Ferrer here in Cagayan de Oro, are
among the corporate social responsibility efforts of our companies. We believe
that building communities and providing a place of worship for people is the
best start,” said Manuel Villar, chairman of Villar Foundation and Vista Land
chairman emeritus.
Gran Europa,
the largest master-planned community in the whole of Mindanao, is a gated
residential community and self-contained city project of Vista Land in Northern
Mindanao.
Also slated
for early completion is the Santuario de San Ezekiel Moreno in Pulanglupa, Las
Piñas City. The 700-seat church had its groundbreaking in 2011, and
construction is still ongoing.
Next are the
1,000-seat Santuario Madonna del Divino Amore at Evia in Alabang and a
Swiss-inspired church at Crosswinds in Tagaytay. There will also be churches in
other parts of Luzon, such as in Malolos, Bulacan; Antipolo, Rizal; General
Trias, Cavite and Lipa, Batangas.
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