Asst. chief of staff for Civil Military Operations Lt. Col. Cornelio Arboleda answers questions fielded to him by members of the Tabak defense press corps during the conduct of free medical outreach mission dubbed “ Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile” on Augst 24-27 at Kuta Major Cesar Sang-an Station Hospital , 1^st Infantry (Tabak) division headquarters, Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.

Lorena Paulma of Poblacion A, Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, a mother of 2 cleft lip patients namely:  Boyet, 12 and Nena, 7  thanked the 1^st Infantry (Tabak) division, Philippine Army,  Maharlika Charity Foundation Inc., Alpha Phi Omega Southern Zamboanga Alumni Association, and different local government units for availing the free medical mission dubbed “Brotherhood Operation Sweet Smile” on August 24-27.

Medical teams from Ist Infantry (Tabak) division , Philippine Army, Maharlika Charity Foundation and APO SOZA-SOLAS jointly conduct free surgical operation for cleft lip and cleft palate patients to indigent families in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay. (Photo by DPAO, PA)

A soldier assists the surgical team in the transfer of the cleft lip patient from the operating table room to the gurney in Kuta Major Cesar Sang-an Station Hospital, Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboang del Sur. (Photo by DPAO, PA)