Albay

Aboitiz Renewables Inc., the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation, recently donated healthcare equipment and medicines to barangay health centers in its host communities in Albay, Batangas, Davao del Sur, and Bukidnon.

Under its Adopt-a-Health Center program, Aboitiz Renewables upgraded four barangay health centers: Joroan, Libtong, and Belen in Albay and San Felix in Sto. Tomas City, Batangas. With nearly ₱3 million in funding, the upgrades included new medical tools, furnishings, essential medicines, and protective equipment.

“Maswerte ang Joroan dahil may Aboitiz Renewables na tumutulong. Mahalaga ang private-public partnership para matugunan ang kakulangan na di kayang sagutin ng LGU. Sa tulong ng Aboitiz Renewables, napunan ang kulang sa gamit, gamot, at equipment ng Barangay Health Station, kaya mas accessible na ang serbisyong pangkalusugan,” said Sheena Marie De Leon, a public health nurse.

(Joroan is fortunate to have Aboitiz Renewables providing support. Private-public partnerships are important in addressing gaps that the LGU alone cannot fill. With Aboitiz Renewables’ help, the shortages in supplies, medicine, and equipment at the Barangay Health Station were addressed, making healthcare services more accessible to residents).

“Lahat ng assistance na nanggagaling sa Aboitiz Renewables ay aming pinangangalagaan. Ang lahat ng pangangailangan na ibinigay ninyo sa amin sa Health Center ay papakinabangan ng bawat mamamayan ng Barangay San Felix,” added San Felix Barangay Captain Gerry Punzalan.

(We value all the assistance coming from Aboitiz Renewables. Everything you’ve provided for our Health Center will benefit every resident of Barangay San Felix).

Since its launch, the Adopt-a-Health Center program of Aboitiz Renewables has improved 14 barangay health centers across Albay, Batangas, and Laguna — host communities of Aboitiz Renewables’ geothermal facilities — reaching over 84,000 residents.

Meanwhile, in Mindanao, Aboitiz Renewables is also helping address the gap in access to medicines through the Botika ng Bayan initiative, implemented in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation and local governments.

The program provided essential maintenance and emergency-use medicines in areas where access remains limited, particularly in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur and Impasugong and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon, all of which house some of Aboitiz Renewables’ run-of-river hydro plants.

At the Santa Cruz Municipal Health Center in Davao del Sur, the Botika ng Bayan is now better stocked to serve residents, including indigenous peoples, with essential medicines for hypertension, diabetes, infections, and maternal care.

In Bukidnon, indigenous communities in Manolo Fortich and Impasugong also benefit from regular medicine allocations tailored to their specific health needs.

To date, the program has distributed nearly ₱500,000 worth of medicines across the three municipalities.

“Programs like Botika ng Bayan make a real, lasting difference. With this support, we’re better equipped to serve those who need it most,” said Dr. Raygene Manuel, the Municipal Health Officer of Santa Cruz.

“Personal health in all its aspects–whether spiritual, mental, physical, intellectual, educational, and economic–is the most important foundation of strong, resilient communities. We do our best to energize progress and uplift communities through long term improvements in the well-being of our stakeholders, whether our employees, our families, or our communities,” said Aboitiz Renewables President Jimmy Villaroman.