In celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples’ Month this year, AboitizPower’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. honored tribal community by giving half a million pesos to Bagobo-Tagabawa tribe as their annual royalty share from the 42.5 MW Sibulan Hydropower Plant.
The share covers the third quarter of the year to be allotted to livelihood program, education, medicines, reforestation, and the maintenance of their ancestral Tudaya Falls. The turnover ceremony is witnessed by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) commissioners led by Atty. Roque Agton, Jr of Region XI.
“We are sincere in carrying out what we promise to share to our host communities. This share is over and above what the law has required from us,” said Vice President in Mindanao Operations Rolando Pacquiao.
Hedcor regularly undertakes Corporate Social Responsibility projects focusing on education, health, reforestation, energization, and livelihood.
“Sa karon, daghan na sa amo ang aduna nay mapakaon sa among mga anak, daghan ng mga bata ang naka skwela, daghan ng mga naay sakit nga naayo. Kini tanan tungod sa Hedcor. (Now, plenty of us can feed our children, plenty of kids go to school, and many who got sick were cured. These are all because of Hedcor.),” Datu Rudy Agtag expressed his gratitude of thanks to Hedcor.
“The shares we received from Hedcor is a big help in reclaiming our land that has been sold long time ago”, Datu Agtag added.
Before the RA 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Act of 1997 was implemented, some land of the IP was sold from them.
Atty. Agton explained that no one can buy the ancestral land after the RA 8371 was implemented except for immediate members of the family.
Hedcor is the largest developer and the leading producer of run-of-river hydropower facilities in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and Davao with a total generating capacity of 150 MW.
The share covers the third quarter of the year to be allotted to livelihood program, education, medicines, reforestation, and the maintenance of their ancestral Tudaya Falls. The turnover ceremony is witnessed by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) commissioners led by Atty. Roque Agton, Jr of Region XI.
“We are sincere in carrying out what we promise to share to our host communities. This share is over and above what the law has required from us,” said Vice President in Mindanao Operations Rolando Pacquiao.
Hedcor regularly undertakes Corporate Social Responsibility projects focusing on education, health, reforestation, energization, and livelihood.
“Sa karon, daghan na sa amo ang aduna nay mapakaon sa among mga anak, daghan ng mga bata ang naka skwela, daghan ng mga naay sakit nga naayo. Kini tanan tungod sa Hedcor. (Now, plenty of us can feed our children, plenty of kids go to school, and many who got sick were cured. These are all because of Hedcor.),” Datu Rudy Agtag expressed his gratitude of thanks to Hedcor.
“The shares we received from Hedcor is a big help in reclaiming our land that has been sold long time ago”, Datu Agtag added.
Before the RA 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Act of 1997 was implemented, some land of the IP was sold from them.
Atty. Agton explained that no one can buy the ancestral land after the RA 8371 was implemented except for immediate members of the family.
Hedcor is the largest developer and the leading producer of run-of-river hydropower facilities in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and Davao with a total generating capacity of 150 MW.
