A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF BATANGAS VARSITARIAN FOUNDATION INC.
The BATANGAS VARSITARIAN FOUNDATION INC.("BVFI", for short)registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2003.BVFI is the realization of the dreams nurtured by a group of young Batanguenos who first got together when they were taking up their college education in the university belt. finding a common bond in the province of their birth, they decided to enlist succeeding generations of young Batanguenos studying in Metro Manila to work together, initially to fulfill the wishes of their parents by finishing their studies which eventually led to informal but regular meetings after college, to discuss ways and means to help out their less fortunate province-mates.
Through the relentless and untiring effort of one of its founders Carlos A. Bathan, (also known as KUYA CALOY), the BVFI was born. Initially funded at One Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php100,000.00), fifteen selfless and hardworking individuals from Batangas gave birth to BVFI as they incorporated and provided the initial funds for the organization. These are:
Fernando J. Mitra
Jose Bicol
Reynaldo Ilagan
Armando Tejero
Zoilo Enriquez
Enrico Abrenica
Jose Samson
Noel Tasico
Andres Vanguardia
Teodulo Landicho
Nenita Macario
Cesario Ilagan Jr.
Marcelino Magpantay
Ernesto Vergara
Carlos A. Bathan
In recognition of the fact that the galvanizing factor in the establishment of the BVFI was principally because of one individual, Carlos A. Bathan was elected by the duly contituted Board of Trustee as its Chairman. The fourteen other individuals who incorporated BVFI now sits as trustee.
To conclude this short background, it is well to point out the unlike most other start-ups, BVFI is not earnest effort performing its primary mandate as enumerated in the charter that the government has granted it, and that is, TO HELP PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE AND COMMON GOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF BATANGAS.
Icoy Abrenica
Do Mitra
