Inmates of the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Jail celebrated Christmas in advance when the Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. visited them to distribute medicines and bath soaps on September 26, 2018 and hosted a fellowship and gift giving activity at the provincial jail in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
The activity was conducted right inside the facility. A short program was prepared by the inmates and the personnel of the NV Provincial Jail which started with a solemn mass officiated by Fr. Jerome A. Ponce, OFM, the Parish Priest of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.
The program included welcome remarks by Col. Fernando J. Pasion, NV Jail acting warden, and a meaningful message from Philip Sing, the Foundation head. After the messages, the Foundation distributed merienda and 158 gift bags containing assorted medicines and 158 boxes of Camay Beauty Bar Soap to the inmates while the Jail Band and some female inmates rendered song numbers to entertain the group.
The recipients, including the jail staff, were all thankful for the very early Christmas gifts they received from the Foundation. The Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Jail inmates were thankful for the assistance and so were the administration. They wished that same activity will be conducted again next year.