THE San Carlos City Police Station led the first ever Philippine National Police (PNP)-initiated medical mission that benefitted about 152 children of Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City.
Superintendent D’Artagnan Katalbas Jr., city police chief, said the San Carlos PNP together with partners went up to the upland barangay to give a free consultation, vitamins and other medicines for common ailments.
Dr. Genalyn Katalbas of Pagamutan ng Dasmariñas and Dr. Roa Fuentespina of Doctor’s Hospital in Bacolod City assisted by Nurses Bartolome Fajardo and Leonesa Dacoma of San Carlos City hospital led the medical consultation.
The Give-A-Text (GAT) Book Foundation based in Melbourne, Australia with its founder Samantha Bonney provided vitamins and medicines, a release from the San Carlos Information Office said.
Bonney said it was also the very first time that her foundation engaged in the medical mission here in the Philippines since her group focuses mainly on book giving.
“I look forward to more outreach programs in the future and thanked the San Carlos Police through PO2 Jessica Malata for making her and her foundation a part of the said activity,” Bonney said.
PO2 Jessica Malata, a San Carlos City Women and Children’s Protection Desk investigator, also has her self-initiated program Project 18, a feeding/lecture program for children.
Meanwhile, Katalbas said the medical mission was a joint undertaking with PO2 Jessica Malata, San Carlos City Women and Children’s Protection Desk which they hope would bring them closer to the communities they serve.
A feeding program, Zumba dance exercise and free haircut for boys capped the medical mission activity. (PR)