LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Hedcor, the renewable energy asset manager of AboitizPower, and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. recently conducted medical and dental missions and provided essential medicines and supplies in Benguet, Mountain Province, and Ilocos Sur.
A BARANGAY health worker checks the blood pressure of a patient during the Hedcor medical and dental mission in Barangay Otukan Sur, Bauko, Mountain Province.
Hedcor allocated P650,000 under the Community Health Empowerment Program to deliver dental and medical services that include comprehensive checkups, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and oral hygiene education to 125 patients in Barangay Bineng here and 165 patients from La Trinidad Indigenous Peoples Organization and 172 patients in Barangays Otucan Sur and Otucan Norte in Bauko, Mountain Province.
Hedcor and Aboitiz Foundation provided P800,000 in medicines and hygiene kits, maintenance medicines for diabetes and hypertension, vitamins and dental supplies to 395 elementary pupils in Barangay Alno, this town, and people in Barangay Alapang, Sabangan, Benguet; Bakun, Benguet, and Alilem, Ilocos Sur.
Hedcor President and Chief Operating Officer Rolando G. Pacquiao emphasized the importance of their initiatives.
“In the Cordillera region, limited access to healthcare is a critical issue. By bringing vital medical services and supplies closer to our host communities, we help address this gap, ultimately improving well-being and fostering resilience.”
Assising Hedcor were Saint Louis University-School of Medicine Medical Outreach Missions Fellowship Initiative, Cordillera College School of Nursing, University of Baguio-College of Dentistry, Sabatabatu Health Og-ogbo Association, and barangay health workers.