Cotabato Light has kitchen for CCCPS special children

COTABATO CITY – Special children have special place in the heart of
Cotabato Light and Power Company and Aboitiz Foundation Incorporated, the power
firm’s officials said.

Anna Lea Nataño, head of the Cotabato Light communication office, said
the two firms are in deep gratitude to be part ofthis project in helping
these special children. It has been part of our company's thrust to always give back to the
community, she said in a statement. And it has been the mission of Aboitiz
Foundation, where Cotabato Light is a member, to help people help themselves,
she said adding over the years, the biggest chunk of our Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) budget goes to education.

Arlene Hepiga, speaking for Cotabato Light, said Dr. Concepcion F.
Balawag, Al Hajaa, Cotabato City school division superintendent, has
recommended to Cotabato Light to look into the needs of the Special Education
Division.

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School and found out the school indeed needs assistance for the enhancement of
the kitchen for 41 pupils with special needs.

In partnership with CCCPS, which provided labor as their counterpart, we
are very happy that we have materialized this project that would eventually
equip these kids to live productivity and independently, Nataño said.

On Wednesday Nov. 9, the project was turned over to school authorities.

Would just like to remind the faculty, and the pupils to always take
good care of the materials, appliances, and the building itself to have a
longer impact for the next generation of pupils, Hepiga said.

The Transition Program for Children with Intellectual
Disabilities in the Philippines was initiated by the Special Education
Division, Bureau of Elementary Education of the Department of Education set
with the main objective of developing career awareness and work skills through
school-to-work transition among children with intellectual disabilities.

Hepiga said the power firm provided materials for the renovation of the
room converting it to kitchen for the children with special needs. sand//scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15027365_1501064943253251_5810375911972086178_n.jpg?oh=429acb8b1c32aa34f22ee729e5b91a5eandampoe=58CEC40C sand//scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14938264_1501065489919863_860903175687775691_n.jpg?oh=64d057be38ecf66f4a915a5f86fe3378andampoe=589891BD Cotabato
Light provided kitchen supplies, appliances and utensils.

The project cost is P100,000. Hepiga
said labor was the school’s counterpart. (Edwin O. Fernandez)