Held on December 14, the activity was a simultaneous gift-giving and feeding of 600 families in barangays Mahawan of Kananga, Tinaguban of Carigara ,and Tabangohay of Alang-alang, all in Leyte province.
According to 1st Lt. Philip James Hocson, Civil-Miltary Operation officer of 19th IB, the Pamaskong Handog 2011 is a joint initiative which aims to alleviate the condition of indigents and revitalize the Filipino's tradition of gift-giving and sharing during yuletide season. Priorities of the said activity were indigents residing in remote barangays.
Receiving food packs and warm arroz caldo distributed by soldiers is not a common scenario in Brgy. Mahawan of Kananga, Leyte. But for the constituents of Brgys. Tinaguban in Carigara and Tabangohay in Alang-alang, gift-giving is an ordinary venture rendered by the soldiers.
It may be recalled that the 19th IB, in coordination with the Kiwanis Foundation International (KFI), handed out school supplies (notebooks, paper, pens, pencils, and sharpeners) to 133 pre-elementary and elementary pupils of Brgy. Tabangohay on September 28.
Likewise, three boxes of assorted medicines were dispatched for Brgy. Tinaguban during the launching of the Army-led Pamaskong Handog 2011.
Lt. Col. Cabugon, Commanding Officer of 19th IB expressed his gratitude for the support extended by the provincial government of Leyte who co-sponsored the month-long activity.
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