AboitizPower, Davao Light Sitio Electrification Program Update: Vergie’s sari-sari store shines bright in Brgy. Lumiad

Ice, ice Vergie. Vergie now provides her neighbors
with much desired ice packs which are often sold
out. This is made possible with the electrification of
her community - and her brand new chest freezer.
(Photo by Mark Perandos)

DAVAO CITY - with recent temperatures torturing residents with unbearable heat, Vergie Sombilon, 53, has become a reliable source of ice for her community in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato, Davao City. She owns a sari-sari store and has recently purchased a chest-type freezer. For Vergie, the appliance was a dream come true, as she had long wanted to sell cold drinks and other frozen goods.