PP12 turns-over Medical Kits and Sports Equipment to Catbalogan City
By ADOR LEANDA HURTADO
June
27, 2012
CATBALOGAN CITY – On the afternoon of June 27 at City Hall Lobby,
representatives from the US Navy dropped off several boxes of medical
equipment and supplies intended for the City Health Office as well as
several sports equipment for the Local Youth Development Council of Catbalogan City as part of the Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12)
Mission.
Receiving in behalf of the City Government of Catbalogan were City
Vice Mayor Art Sherwin L. Gabon, First Councilor Stephany Uy-Tan, Liga
ng mga Barangay Federation President Edward M. Uy and Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) City Federation President Dexter M. Uy. For the sports
equipment, these were received by Hon. Dexter M. Uy being the SK
Federation President along with several youth representatives of
different school organizations and community organizations.
Medical supplies donated include urethral catheter, bandage gauze,
sterile gloves, stethoscopes, syringes, face masks, and other supplies.
Sports equipment on the other hand include basketball, volleyball,
badminton rackets, baseball bats and caps, sports nets, and other
sports items.
Said
donations were part of the PP12's Civic Military Operations (CMO) and
Public Affairs Operations (PAO), which was a two-week humanitarian and
civic action (HCA) mission that has taken medical, dental, veterinary,
engineering and civic assistance projects to the Philippines.