Last September 12, 2007, the CIIF Oil Group of Companies, the Nagkakaisang Ugnayan ng mga Magsasaka at Manggagawa sa Niyugan (NIUGAN), and the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) signed a memorandum of understanding to work together for the development of the coconut industry.

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The week-long anniversary celebration culminated on the evening of July 18 with an alumni reunion held at the PRRM Penthouse. Around 150 alumni and staff from batch 1986 onwards reunited and happily looked back on their PRRM days as musicians Joey Ayala, Cynthia Alexander, and the Village Idiots provided the entertainment.

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With the theme 55 Years of Building Sustainable Rural Communities, the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) celebrated its anniversary with a series of events and activities.

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The celebration did not end in the PRRM headquarters. On July 14, pre-’86 alumni headed on to the PRRM National Training Institute or NTI (also known as Nieves Center among the older alumni) in Nieves, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija to meet former colleagues and old friends, take a nostalgic tour around the institute, be updated on the sustainable agricultural projects in NTI and see windows of opportunities to take part in the recently launched ‘Project NTI’. Project NTI is aimed at reconstructing/renovating some of the cottages and dormitories.

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Through the initiatives of Mr. Roberto Verzola, PRRM adviser on sustainable technologies, and Mr. Joselito Gonzales, PRRM movement building coordinator, the PRRM National Office Urban Agriculture Project was launched on July 18 at the PRRM national headquarters.

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