DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 14, 2013) – Philippine troops donated 500 assorted books to a day care center in the southern Filipino province of Davao del Norte and benefiting about three dozen children, officials said.
Officials said the soldiers, who are members of the army’s Task Force Davao, handed over the books to representatives of the Linusotan Day Care Center on
Talicud Island.
The donation was in partnership with a US-based nongovernmental organization called Bagong Kulturang Pinoy California and other stake holders. “The activity is part of the Task Force Davao’s continuing effort of reaching-out people in the community through the conduct of civic actions,” said Lieutenant Danilo Mapacpac.
Village chieftain Gene Muana and members of the local council and the day care center praised the donors for the book program. (Mindanao Examiner)
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