Judys G. Cogo
SALUG, Zamboanga del Norte –
This town with the Tabak’s 101 Infantry Battalion conducted medical outreach in
the barangays recently here.
Serving nine
barangays, local executive Jeffrey Lim and Lieutenant Colonel Leonel M. Nicolas
led the activity.
Medical-dental-veterinary-haircut
services civil registration, and distribution of
assorted vegetable seeds were among the services offered.
The villages that
benefited the services are Liguac, Binoni, Calucap, Fatima, Lipakan, Bacong, Caracol,
Tambalang, and Poblacion.
During the
activity at least 342 patients in dental services, 149 livestock in veterinary
services, 234 persons in haircut services, 461 recipients of assorted
vegetables seeds distribution, and 115 persons registered with a total of 4,715
people served.
The outreach was participated
by 101st Infantry Brigade, spearheaded by the 10th Infantry
Battalion, 1st Medical Forward Company and 1st Dental
Detachment, 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division, Philippine Army, 20th Special
Forces Company, 6th Special Forces
Battalion, Local PNP of Salug, LGUs, Municipal Head Agencies and
PAF Reservist headed by Mayor Jeffery T. Lim, this town.
The activity is in
support to the AFP Internal Peace and Security Plan BAYANIHAN program aimed to
push peace development in the area in partnership with the stakeholders,
organizers said.
It added the
outreach also helps local government units and other stakeholders to address the
socio-economic exploitable issues capitalized by the NPA to motivate the people
to go against government.
