Coral Bay Nickel Corp. sponsored free cleft palate surgery in Palawan

July 3, 2018

Coral Bay Nickel Corp. (CBNC) sponsored free surgical services thru Operation Smile Philippines to some 70 cleft lip/palate patients in Palawan on July 1 to 7 at Aborlan Medicare Hospital.

Based on record, there were 105 patients screened, but only 73 were qualified for surgery.

Coral Bay is a joint venture between Sumitomo Metal Mining, Mitsui and Co., and Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp. and Solitz Corp.

A 16-year-old, Siti Nurbaya,  travelled from Cagayan de Tawi-tawi to Palawan to undergo the operations,  thanked people behind the project.

CBNC community relations supervisor Laurence Amores said thru the project they wanted to tell people  a mineral company is a serious partner of government in giving health care.

Operation Smile (OpSmile) executive director Angel Mojica said that they are vowed to make Palawan cleft-free.

CBNC's OpSmile  had done free cleft surgeries in Palawan

The project is in partnership with Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation, Operation Smile, provincial government of Palawan and local government of Aborlan. DMS