Hedcor, advancing communities through education, provided school supplies to over 300 school children of Bauko, Mountain Province on June 18 just in time for this school year.
Joemar, Grade 2 pupil of Otukan Sur Elementary School, recalled his anticipation by saying, “Naragsakan ak ay maka awat sin nay da barbaro ay school supplies tay nu kabarbaro et maganasan ak ay man eskwela.” (I am happy to receive new school supplies as it motivates me to do well in school.)
Educators express gratitude
Kindergarten teacher Emilia Pocate shared that teachers are taking the responsibility upon themselves to ensure that their students have the right supplies needed to succeed in the classroom. But doing so is also her practical and tangible expression of care and affection and shared, “Wada dan san naurnong ko ay crayons sin kabaybayag ko nan it itdo ngem kaadwan na et masapol mansisineed da san uubbing tasay mausar da san esa ay pangkulay iman. Edwani ay wada di sag es a ay crayons da yan mas mapalaklaka san udom di activities da ya mas malagip da din lessons da.” (I have collected coloring tools from my course of teaching for my students’ perusal. However, they have to wait for their turn to use a specific color. Now that they have their own crayons, they can finish the task well and learning objectives will be recalled efficiently.)
Prioritizing education over the years
Hedcor has always been dedicated to providing sufficient and comfortable learning venues, making it the community’s partner to quality education and children’s well-being. Some of its education-centered initiatives include financial assistance to deserving elementary and high school students as well as scholarship grants to college students. Hedcor also donates books, computer units and school buildings to its host’s schools. Furthermore, Hedcor extends its initiatives to educators through academic and technical-vocational trainings held annually.
Half of Hedcor’s budget on corporate social responsibilities goes to education, allowing every community a chance to achieve their dreams and pay forward to their towns in the future. The company’s budget allocation on education is equally as important as that of health care, livelihood, reforestation and infrastructure development to host communities.
The municipality of Sabangan is home to Hedcor’s 14MW hydropower plant in Mtn.Province. Hedcor, a run-of-river hydropower arm of AboitizPower, operates 21 plants across the country with a total generating capacity of 258.4 MW of clean and renewable energy.**
