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Winzel Ann E. Mengote Sir Gilmartin Guerrero
BSA World Literature
Modern Day Hero
Dr. Roel Cagape is a
physiian !rom Barangay
Lagay" General Santos City"
#ho #on the Bayaning
$ilipino A#ard. He reei%ed
this a#ard !rom his ser%ie
to ountrymen in rural areas
in Gensan and the hinterlands o! neigh&oring Sarangani
pro%ine. 'ot only did
he gi%e !ree mediation daily" he also onduted medial missions
in
mountainous regions !ar a#ay #ee(ly. He also started a . pro)et
#hih taught
people in the ommunity o! the use o! horses to transport
patients during
emergeny situations. *his pro)et is alled +Am&ulansyang
,a&ayo+. He startedgi%ing !ree medial ser%ies sine he graduated
!rom medial shool - years
ago. He also reated a program alled +/ te0t mo (ay Do+. *his
program is !or
people see(ing medial ser%ie any time o! the day.
Without Dr. Roel Cagape" the people in the Sarangani $ro%ine
#ouldn1t ha%e
&een a&le to learn ho# to help an in)ured person in
distress. *hey #ouldn1t ha%e
gotten any medial attention i! it #asn1t !or Dr. Roel. He is one
o! those people
#ho go &eyond #hat is as(ed o! them and %oluntarily gi%es
medial ser%ies to
those in the rural areas. He annually goes on a tre( up the
mountains !or a day
and a hal!" and he stays there !or almost a #ee(" gi%ing people
!ree medial
ser%ies. He also gi%es !ree !eeding programs to those li%ing in
the area.
