▁thousand ▁cub ic ▁cent im eters ▁( 1 5 , 0 0 0 cc ) ▁of ▁blood ▁were ▁don ated ▁in ▁different ▁blood - lett ing ▁activities . ▁Through ▁these ▁civ ic ▁orient ed ▁activities , ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁pla que ▁of ▁appreci ation ▁by ▁the ▁P ug ad ▁La win ▁Philippines ▁In cor por ated , ▁T ug u eg ara o ▁Chapter . ▁D ifferent ▁and ▁various ▁sports ▁par aph ernal ia ▁and ▁equipment ▁were ▁also ▁proc ured ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁all ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁and ▁their ▁depend ents . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁during ▁L TC ▁Fl ores ’ ▁st int ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 7 IB ▁Multi - P ur pose ▁Cooper ative ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁asset ▁of ▁one ▁million ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁formally ▁organized ▁and ▁registered ▁at ▁the ▁Cooper ative ▁Development ▁Author ity ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁unit ▁under to ok ▁Battalion ▁Ret ra ining ▁at ▁Kal ing a ▁Host el , ▁Bul ana o , ▁Tab uk ▁City ▁Kal ing a ▁and ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁said ▁training , ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁area ▁of ▁operation ▁consisting ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Ap ay ao ▁and ▁Kal ing a . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁Infantry ▁( Do ▁or ▁Die ) ▁Battalion ▁continues ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁th ru ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁its ▁new ▁Command ing ▁Officer