STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Mar. 23
– Aboitiz Power subsidiary Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. and Aboitiz
Foundation recently delivered its regular medical and dental mission to the
Bagobo-Tagabawa communities in Sitio Tudaya, Sitio Pogpog, and Barangay Sibulan
in Davao del Sur.
In partnership with the Province of Davao del
Sur, Sta. Cruz Municipal Health Office and National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples, the outreach program serviced over a thousand Indigenous People (IP).
“We are committed with what we have promised to
our partners. We see it as our corporate obligation. This free medical and
dental mission is one way of giving what is due to our host
communities,” said Hedcor’s vice president Rolando Pacquiao.
“We believe that we can do well by making
good,” Pacquiao added.
The services included medical and dental
consultation, hemoglobin tests, vaccination, and sputum microscopy.
The IP beneficiaries were given free medicine
and vitamins. Common illness such as fever, flu, cough, back pains and dental
related ailments were given appropriate action by the specialists.
Hedcor regularly conducts outreach programs to
serve the people of the communities that host their plants. This activity is
one of the many elements of their Corporate Social Responsibility Program,
which focus on health, education, livelihood, and the environment.
Other contributions that the company provides
to host communities are farm-to-market roads and facilities on health and
education.
Tribal leader Datu Gideon Tolentino
said, “Our simple living became exciting when Hedcor came. We were
able to access health care, education, livelihood assistance and more through
Hedcor’s endeavor.”
Hedcor, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
AboitizPower owning and operating 21 run-of-river hydropower plants in Benguet,
Ilocos Sur, Davao City and Davao del Sur with a total capacity of 170 MWs.
Very soon, Hedcor will expand its portfolio in
Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. (PR/Hedcor)
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