BONTOC, Mountain Province – Earlier today, October 5, 2022, personnel from the Mercury Drug Foundation Inc. (MDFI), led by District Manager Melchor Barreras turned over assorted medicines to Mayor Jerome “Chagsen” Tudlong, Jr., and Municipal Health Officer, Dr. Diga Kay Gomez, at the Municipal Capitol.
The Bontoc Local Government Unit (LGU) has sent a letter to the MDFI, requesting for the provision of medicines to be utilized in the implementation of the LGU’s health programs and services.
Mayor Tudlong expressed his profound gratitude to the MDFI for their positive response to the request and added that the medicines will be of great benefit to the community.
“On behalf of the people and officialdom of Bontoc, I express my gratitude to the Mercury Drug Foundation Inc., for showing their support to the LGU’s health programs. Indeed, the Bayanihan or Ogogfu Spirit that we Filipinos take pride in, is still very much alive,” he added.
Also, Dr. Gomez thanked the management for their assistance and mentioned that the provision of the medicine is timely as the municipality continues to battle against dengue and COVID-19.
Also present during the turnover were Nurse II Achilles Feckleng, Jr., MDFI Branch Managers Mylene Poloc, Maricel Cabanban, Catherine Casuga, and Alexander Espiritu, staff from MDFI.