Masons hold medical mission in Conner

By Bro Kantaro

CONNER, Apayao -- The members of the Free and Accepted Masons (FAM) of the Philippines of Apayao Lodge No. 396 in coordination with the Office of Rep. Eleonor Bulut-Begtang, Provincial Government of Apayao, Far North General Hospital, Conner District Hospital and the Local Government of Conner, Apayao headed by Mayor Leonardo D. Dangoyrecently held a medical mission here in Barangay Guina-angon in the compound of Guina-ang Elementary School.

Activities included dental extraction, check-up and medicine distribution with more than two hundred recipients.

The medical mission was a concerted effort of the members of masons of Apayao Lodge No. 396 of Sta. Marcela, Apayao under the leadership of WB Edwin Caluducan. There were also mason members from the Rio Chico Lodge No. 182 and the Mampiya-an Lodge No. 284 both of Tabuk, Kalinga, and the Bontoc Lodge No. 140 of Bontoc, Mountain Province who attended the event.

This medical mission was spearheaded by three mason doctors who led the medical mission namely: Dr. Danilo Domingo of Far North General Hospital in Luna, Apayao; Dr. Nelson O. Rigor and Dr. Oliver D. Lacambra, both of Conner District Hospital.

Dr. CristetaBetat-Lacambra and Dr. Andrea Songgadan-Bartolome led the dental extraction.

Nurses and midwives of Conner District Hospital and barangay officials of Guina-ang helped and assisted in the said event.

Prior to the medical mission, a similar activity was conducted in Balbalan, Kalinga on March 21-25 spearheaded by masons of the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao.

Conner Ex-Mayor and Mason Bro. Manuel Betat and family accommodated members.