TO help restore their means of livelihood, Aboitiz Foundation Inc. together with Cebu-based Aboitiz business units namely AboitizLand Inc. and Visayan Electric, partnered with the local government units of Liloan and Talisay City, Cebu for the provision of 60 motorized fishing boats to 60 selected fisherfolk living in the coastal areas to help them recover from the devastation caused by Typhoon 'Odette.'

'Project Banca' is a recovery and assistance program for the fisheries sector, which is considered the most affected sector, that sustained damages after Typhoon Odette, with over 3,245 boats damaged across the Central Visayas affecting 9,000 families. The project aims to revive the livelihood of the fisherfolk and enable them to go back to fishing.