MARIVELES, Bataan – The Philippine Army and the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) recently joined forces in providing medical and dental care to more than 100 families in a remote village here.
In a statement obtained on Monday, the AFAB said it supported the medical-dental mission at Sitio Baclain, barangay Malaya spearheaded by the Philippine Army’s 7th CMO Gwapo Battalion Command.
The army based in the province is led by Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Benito V. Doniego Jr.
The AFAB gave medicines to residents of Malaya during the mission.
“We believe in the CMO’s campaign plan BAYANIHAN. This is part of their work as a branch of the Armed Forces to reach out to our countrymen, and show them that this is the government at work. We, at the AFAB, support advocacies like this which reflect our corporate social responsibility”, said AFAB Chairman and Administrator Deogracias G. P. Custodio.
For his part, Doniego said “we came here to build cooperation with the AFAB in our efforts to give assistance to our people.
“We are especially grateful to AFAB Chairman Custodio for the support and for sponsoring the medicines that we used in the medical mission”, he added.
Doniego said they are also set to conduct youth leadership summit, awareness programs, clean-up drives and other activities in partnership with the AFAB.
Residents expressed their gratitude for the free check-up and medicines as they live in a remote area.
“Medical services are not readily accessible,” they added in the dialect.
The AFAB also announced that it sponsors other out-reach programs as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects.
Among them was the “Run for the Ilog Pasig,” a relief donation drive in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) for the victims of the recent typhoon Sendong. The AFAB aimed to support to the Philippine Red Cross.
