AboitizPower’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. in partnership with the Sta. Cruz municipal health office and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) recently held a medical-dental mission in Sitio Baroring, Barangay Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.
Upon the arrival of the team at the area, Weljohn Amad, a four-month old infant stricken with diarrhea, was entrusted to the medical team.
“My baby suffered from diarrhea for three days,” Remy Amad, mother of the child explained. “We could not take him to the hospital due to lack of money, so we waited for this [outreach],” she added.
The infant was then taken to the hospital in Digos City 45 kms away for medication after having been given immediate aid.
Most of the beneficiaries waited as early as 5:30 in the morning, with a number coming from neighboring sitios.
“Some of the patients walked four kilometers to the center where the mission was held just so they could avail of the medical and dental service”, Lalaine Lonzaga, community relations officer of Hedcor said.
Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. operates the 42.5 MW run-of-river Sibulan Hydropower Plant and is committed to helping the community where it operates. To date, the company has dispensed P2.8 million worth of corporate social responsibility projects focused in the areas of health, education and livelihood.
