Livelihood aid

Five indigenous peoples (IP) associations in the towns of Impasugong and Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon receive P500,000 worth of livelihood projects from Hedcor, a renewable energy subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp. and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. The assistance 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.