8th ID, AGAPE conduct series of 'Bayanihan' activities in E. Samar

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 23): 8th ID, AGAPE conduct series of 'Bayanihan' activities in E. Samar

The Catbalogan-based 8th Infantry Division, together with partner government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, has intensified its "bayanihan" activities in its areas of operation in an effort to help bring development and end socioeconomic problems in the countryside.

Commander of the 8th Infantry Division, Brig. Gen. Raul Farnacio, in a statement Wednesday, said the division, in partnership with the AGAPE Rural Health Program, provided basic services in Agsaman, Poblacion and Cagmanaba, all in Jipapad town, Eastern Samar.

These services included medical and dental assistance, free medicine, free haircuts, film-viewing and the distribution of slippers, clothes and reading glasses to marginalized persons in these communities.

The NGO, AGAPE, consists of Christian volunteers from Asia and the US whose mission is to help those who could not afford to meet their medication and basic needs.

The people of Jipapad benefited from 1,078 medical check-ups with free medicine; 78 tooth extractions; 30 haircuts; 330 reading glasses; and 340 pairs of slippers.

“This is the time to be united in our desire to address the poverty problem of the region. Let’s help build a peaceful and developed Eastern Visayas," Farnacio added.

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