During CDC’s monthly flag raising ceremony, CDC President Agnes Devanadera turned over the donations to PAF 600th Air Base Group Commander Colonel Gilberto Esteban.
Also present during the turnover were CDC External Affairs Department (EAD) – Corporate Social Responsibility and Placement Division (CSRPD) Manager Sarah Lerum and CDC Health and Sanitation Division (HSD) Manager Dr. Clemencita Dobles.
The donation includes four cardiac monitors, one defibrillator, 15 green foam, five hospital beds with mattress covers, five medicine cabinets, five nebulizers, five oxygen regulators and tanks, 10,000 pieces of surgical gowns, and 500 pieces of washable cover-all.
Aside from these, medicines such as amoxicillin, ORS, and paracetamol were also donated.
CDC said the initiative is part of the agency’s CSR program and forms part of its strengthened partnership with the PAF.
The ceremonial turnover of the donation also coincided the commemoration of the signing of the revised military base agreement on January 7, 1979.
The promulgation of the revised military base agreement in 1979 is considered as one of the most significant developments in the Philippine – American relations.
Clark Freeport is a former US military facility that has been transformed into one of the country’s premier investment and tourism destinations.