GIFT GIVING. Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President and CEO Manuel R. Gaerlan (3rd from left, 2nd row) recently led the distribution of boxes of goods to 150 selected beneficiaries from Sitio Haduan. Each donated gift box contains assorted canned goods, rice, noodles, coffee, medicines, and vitamins among others. Also in photo are (4th from left to rightmost, 2nd row) Ms. Melanie Dea Lambang, CDC- Office of the President – Chief of Staff Dennis Legaspi, Jana Legaspi, and CDC- EAD Assistant Manager Ronald Antonio. (Contributed photo A. Gaerlan/CDC)
CLARK FREEPORT— A total of 150 individuals including the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) community from Sitio Haduan of this Freeport recently benefitted from a gift-giving project initiated by Clark Development Corporation (CDC).
The activity was led by CDC President and CEO Manuel R. Gaerlan and was organized by the state-owned firm’s External Affairs Department (EAD).
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, gift boxes containing assorted canned goods, rice, noodles, coffee, medicines and vitamins among others were given to selected beneficiaries in the said area.
CDC officials and personnel were also present during the event including CDC – Office of the President (OP) Chief-of-Staff Dennis Legaspi, CDC – EAD Assistant Manager Ronald Antonio, CDC-OP Aide-de-Camp Kristoffer Aleksie Gaerlan, and Community Relations Officer II Agnes Matias.
The gift giving project aims to extend help to marginalized communities especially in the time of pandemic. Aside from this initiative, the state-owned has also been active in conducting other community programs related to health, employment, livelihood, and other special projects.