Oplan Bright Smile benefited 62 children in Zamboanga del Sur

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PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Aug. 9 (PNA) – Sixty-two children with cleft lip and cleft palate deficiencies have benefited from the just concluded four-day Oplan Bright Smile, Bright Future project in this province.

Sr. Insp. Felixberto Rule, local police community relations officer, on Tuesday told the Philippines News Agency the project was jointly conducted by the provincial police office and Eagles Club with the support of the Davao City-based Maharlika Charity Foundation, Inc.

The Aug. 5 - 8 outreach mission included free surgery and dental check-up of beneficiaries conducted at Borbon Hospital here.

Rule said the children were from various towns of this province reached by his office through the municipal police stations.

He said the activity was aimed to raise awareness that children with cleft lip and cleft palate deficiencies still have a bright future.

He said that a total of 65 children were listed, but only 62 had undergone surgery. (PNA)
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