Army extends dental, medical services to IPs

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 26): Army extends dental, medical services to IPs

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City --- The indigenous peoples (IPs) in the outskirts village of this trading capital benefited from the military’s free medical and dental services, an army official said Tuesday.

Capt. Patrick Martinez, the spokesperson of the army 4th Infantry Division here, said that 541 IPs in Tignapolo-an, a farming village, 25 kilometers southwest of here availed of free medical checkups and dental extractions.

Martinez said that the medical and dental services were part of the occasion of the 46th founding anniversary of the Philippine Army 4ID.

“The activity was one of the major programs of the 4ID in the protection, promotion and maintenance of the health and well-being of the IPs in the far flung areas within the army’s area of responsibility,” Martinez said.

Major General Oscar T. Lactao, 4ID commander, said that it is the duty of the government to bring the military closer to the people in order to project the image of the government troopers as the protector of the people.

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