Five indigenous people (IP) associations in the Municipality of Impasugong and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon have been given P500,000 worth of livelihood projects from Hedcor Inc., a renewable energy subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp. and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. The aid includes agriculture supplies and inputs; equipment and feeds for free-range chicken farming; and seedlings and planting materials for abaca production. Hedcor President and Chief Operating Officer Rolando Pacquiao says the donation is meant to strengthen the capabilities of the IPs. Datu Santos Bayaon, tribal leader of Santiago Tribal Community Santrico Inc., expresses his gratitude to Hedcor, emphasizing that farming is the tribe’s main source of livelihood. The photo shows the members of the Santiago Tribal Community Santrico Inc. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
