AROUND 1,000 residents of Barangay Puntian in Sumilao Bukidnon benefited in Hatud Serbisyo, a program initiated by the Philippine Army and the local government unit on Thursday.
Lt. Erwin Bugarin, the civil-military operation (CMO) officer of the 8th Infantry Battalion, said the troopers and the personnel of the local government joined hand in the operation that gives medical and dental assistance.
The residents of the area were able to avail of free consultation and operation for minor surgery (cyst extraction, circumcision), medical consultation, blood-letting, Pap smear, ultrasound examination and porridge-feeding.
A free haircut, animal vaccination, senior citizen profiling and land registration were also among the services rendered on the activity for the other nearby barangays.
There was also a live band concert to entertain the residents of the barangay.
In his statement, Col. Antonio Bautista Jr., the battalion commander, said it has been the mandate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to engage in activities like providing services to the people as part of the soldier’s Internal Peace and Security Plan or IPSP “Bayanihan.”
“We are also building rapport with stakeholders for us to achieve just and lasting peace and to give way for progress and development,” Bautista said.
Sumilao is headed by town mayor Jose Antonio Villlo.
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