ANGELES CITY -- About 1,700 residents of Barangay Cutud here were given free medical check-up, medicines and tooth extraction during Monday's medical and dental mission sponsored by the Rotary Club of Angeles City North Incorporated (RCAN) and Caloocan Filipino-Chinese Charity Clinic (CFCCC).

RC Angeles North president Jimmy So said medical doctors from CFCCC, accompanied by officers and members of RCAN, treated some 1,500 patients who availed of free check-up and medicines, while 200 others were given dental care and tooth extraction.

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The medical and dental mission was held at the Cutud Elementary School, one of two public schools that the RC Angeles North has identified as its beneficiaries. The other is the Sandico elementary school, also in this city.

The medicine and medical team were provided by CFCCC headed by its president, Robert Ong, adding that the RCAN assisted in identifying the beneficiary school or barangay were the medical mission will take place,

Aside from the free medicine, So's group also launched a supplemental feeding program in this two schools, saying their aim is to lessen if not eradicate malnutrition among public schools in their areas.

The RCAN president added that they will coordinate with other non-government organizations (NGOs) to assist public schools students who need additional textbooks and classrooms, saying the state of public schools here need to be address.

He added that they will also be having training on soap, detergent and floor polisher making to interested residents as a form of livelihood training.

"We will not only teach them how to make soap, we will also teach them to market their finished products so they will have additional income," So said. (CN)

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(November 18, 2008 issue)
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