Members of Indigenous Peoples communities in Olongapo City and San Marcelino, Zambales receive sacks of rice from Aboitiz Renewables in celebration of the 29th anniversary of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997.

Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., the renewable energy arm of Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), donated 5,000 kilos of rice to members of Indigenous Peoples communities in Olongapo City and San Marcelino, Zambales, in celebration of the 29th anniversary of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997. In Olongapo, 200 five-kilo bags and 60 twenty-five-kilo sacks were handed over to more than a hundred Ayta Ambala households at Marikit Park, while another 100 twenty-five-kilo sacks were tuned over to households in Santa Fe, San Marcelino.

“A full table gives a family room to hope and to build. We are glad to stand alongside our Indigenous Peoples as they carry their heritage and strength into the future,” said Mark Hadrian Gamo, Assistant Vice President for Stakeholder Relations and Permitting at Aboitiz Renewables.

Aboitiz Renewables continues to work with local partners to energize progress and uplift the communities it serves.