Girl from Lapu-Lapu City needs help for chemotherapy

PR 05/20/2020

An eight-year-old girl from Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City needs financial assistance as she pushes on with her chemotherapy treatment. Unusual signs and symptoms of a disease manifested as intermittent fever and an unhealthy pale appearance caused the…

 Seafarer’s cancer and the ‘disputable presumption’ principle 

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 05/19/2020

The month of May has three significant dates for us: Mothers’ day, Mama’s birthday and her death anniversary. My mother, fondly called Mama Linda, died on May 17, 2002 due to pericarditis and lymphoma three days after she celebrated…

Girl with leukemia pleads for help

PR 02/19/2020

A 14-year-old girl from Barangay Unidos, Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte earnestly pleads for financial help as she presses on with her chemotherapy treatment. Ejelyn Villa was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) last January 14, 2019. She…

Girl with leukemia needs help for chemotherapy

PR 02/19/2020

A one-year-old girl from Barangay Cogon Central Ramos, Cebu City pleads for financial help for her ongoing chemotherapy treatment. Maria Danikka Peralta was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) last August 13,2019. Distressing symptoms like fever, cough,…

#PresyoMerkado: Sampaloc

Gresheen Gift Libby 12/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tamarind locally known as sampaloc is a tropical fruit that is used as an ingredient in some dishes like sinigang. It is also used in the preparation of sweet and sour  candy, sauces, marinades,…

Cancer patient as a child, survivor now aims to be a doctor

Marc Cosep 11/28/2019

At the age of five, the world of a typical child is filled with play, discovery, and learning. For a young Nob Ryan Villarin of Mandaue, it was all this, secure in the company of his family…

A cancer patient continues his journey to survive at ARC Hospital

Marc Cosep 10/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “At this point, I can go through life as normally as I can, how my wife would want it to be.” These were the words of Oscar Aguilar when it finally sank into…

Run-for-a-cause raises 1M for Cancer Warriors Foundation

Mars G. Alison 07/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—It was no ordinary run. On its second year, the Cancer Warriors Run, organized by Rose Pharmacy, was able to raise P1 million for the Cancer Warriors Foundation. The run held Saturday, July 27, 2019,…

Third place finish for Cebu Pink Paddlers in HK’s Stanley Int’l

Mars G. Alison 06/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Pink Paddlers finished in third place in the Ladies category of the Stanley International DB Races 2019 held on Stanley Beach in Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16, 2019.  The team…

Student battling rare cancer seeks help

Denice Jann Reyes 05/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Chrislene Tulabing is a 4th year Bachelor of Science Information Technology student of the University of San Jose Recoletos. But Tulabing, has gone through more than a normal child or student has ever…

A mom’s journey from battling the ‘Big C’ to a ‘champion’ dragon boat paddler

Immae Lachica 03/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Elenor Mercado, 46,  is a mother of two, a breast cancer survivor and a dragon boat paddler. Mercado, who is a member of the Cebu Pink Paddlers that won gold medals in Dragon…

Ten threats to global health in 2019 according to the World Health Organization

Marc Cosep 01/29/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) puts out a list of the most pressing issues that face global health. It changes every year as WHO tries to zero in on what needs…

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