Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. awarded five Indigenous People scholars their certificate of completion after completing a 3-month welding course last October 15 during the turnover of annual royalty shares to the IP community at the newly inaugurated Tribal Purok at Barangay Sibulan, Davao del Sur.
“Dili masukod ang akong kalipay nga sa karon nakita na nako ang akoang kaugmaon. Makakita nako’g nindot nga trabaho puhon ug posibling masuklian na nako karon akong ginikanan sa pagpadako nila sa akoa. Kini tungod sa Hedcor sa paghatag nila sa ako og higayon nga makaskwela og welding nga libre ang tanan. (My happiness is immeasurable seeing my future endeavor. Soon, I can have a good job and possibly, repay my parents for bringing
me up. This is because of Hedcor for giving me the opportunity to study welding for free.),” said John Dave Gulani.
The welding course administered by Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) was completed by Nestor Concepcion, Arnold Puroc, Jisson Aninipot, Delfin Lanzo, and Gulani who are residents of Hedcor’s host tribal community. They were once out-of-school youths (OSYs) who benefited from the program.
“Dako na ayu ang natabang sa Hedcor kanako, sa among pamilya ug labaw sa tanan sa among kumunidad. Lahi ra gyud among kahimtang sa una kesa karon nga ni abot ang Hedcor diri. (Hedcor helped me a lot, my family, and most of all our community. There has been a big difference in our lives since Hedcor first came here),” Gulani added.
Puroc and Lanzo will render their 200 hours on-the job-training (OJT) at the Sibulan plant starting November 14 while Concepcion, Aninipot and Gulani were endorsed by TESDA to have their OJT in General Santos City.
Hedcor vice president Engr. Gregorio Jabonillo said, “Aside from providing clean and renewable energy, we from Hedcor are here because we are committed to help the community’s economic growth, including the free education for our host indigenous people”.
Hedcor regularly undertakes corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects focusing on education, health, reforestation, energization, and livelihood.
AboitizPower’s subsidiary Hedcor is the Philippines largest developer and producer of run-of-river hydropower facilities operating in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and Davao with a total capacity of 150 MW.
