ANGELES CITY – A foundation headed by the top honcho of the Clark Development Corp. (CDC), a school and a teachers’ group benefited from the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of First District Rep. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin.
Lazatin said his office had released P.5 million to the Kapampangan Development Corp. (KDF) headed by Benny Ricafort, president and CEO of CDC.
Ricafort said the CDC established the prosthesis laboratory and training center last February 15, 2009 to provide more prosthetic legs to hundreds of amputees in Pampanga and other nearby provinces.
According to Ricafort, the prosthesis center is part of CDC’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. He added that the CDC has forged ties with the Physicians for Peace (PFP) in close collaboration with Pampanga congressional representatives, mayors, KDF, and various civic groups.
“The goal is to enable them and their caregivers to go back to productive life. The project has provided 124 prosthetic legs to more than 100 patients and 172 wheelchairs to date,” Ricafort said.
The first-term solon also gave P.5 million as seed money for the Angeles City Public School Teachers Credit Cooperative (ACPSTCC).
ACPSTCC Chairman Manuel Luiz Duena accepted Lazatin’s grant on behalf of the group last week.
IC Calaguas, chief of staff of the Lazatin, disclosed that they will give P2.5 million to the ACPSTCC next year.
Of the total amount, Calaguas said, the P2 million will be used for the new office building of the public teachers. The remaining P.5 million will be used for additional seed money of the ACPSTCC.
“We must motivate and help the teachers as they play a crucial role in molding fine and productive citizens,” said Lazatin.
Accompanied by his son Carmelo “Super Pogi” Lazatin, the congressman gave P200,000 for his 160 scholars at the Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) in nearby Magalang town.
No less than PAC President Honorio Soriano received the grant of Lazatin. He expressed gratitude for the “continuous support” of Lazatin to the PAC scholars.
Lazatin said his office had released P.5 million to the Kapampangan Development Corp. (KDF) headed by Benny Ricafort, president and CEO of CDC.
Ricafort said the CDC established the prosthesis laboratory and training center last February 15, 2009 to provide more prosthetic legs to hundreds of amputees in Pampanga and other nearby provinces.
According to Ricafort, the prosthesis center is part of CDC’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program. He added that the CDC has forged ties with the Physicians for Peace (PFP) in close collaboration with Pampanga congressional representatives, mayors, KDF, and various civic groups.
“The goal is to enable them and their caregivers to go back to productive life. The project has provided 124 prosthetic legs to more than 100 patients and 172 wheelchairs to date,” Ricafort said.
The first-term solon also gave P.5 million as seed money for the Angeles City Public School Teachers Credit Cooperative (ACPSTCC).
ACPSTCC Chairman Manuel Luiz Duena accepted Lazatin’s grant on behalf of the group last week.
IC Calaguas, chief of staff of the Lazatin, disclosed that they will give P2.5 million to the ACPSTCC next year.
Of the total amount, Calaguas said, the P2 million will be used for the new office building of the public teachers. The remaining P.5 million will be used for additional seed money of the ACPSTCC.
“We must motivate and help the teachers as they play a crucial role in molding fine and productive citizens,” said Lazatin.
Accompanied by his son Carmelo “Super Pogi” Lazatin, the congressman gave P200,000 for his 160 scholars at the Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) in nearby Magalang town.
No less than PAC President Honorio Soriano received the grant of Lazatin. He expressed gratitude for the “continuous support” of Lazatin to the PAC scholars.
