Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko
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About Us

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The Filipino word Kapwa means more than just one's community or fellow human beings. There is a sense of "togetherness" and "equality" between all included. Mahal can mean "love" or "of value". Ko refers to both "I" and "my". In the Filipino psychology, it means more than "I love my fellow human being". There is a sense of being my brother's/sister's keeper. Let us help our kapwa.

​For over 45 years, KKMK has provided kind-hearted individuals, groups and corporations a means to touch the lives of the indigent patients. The television program and foundation have been educating the general public on health---maximizing the 4th Industrial Revolution (Information Age). The foundation believes that every person deserves to have access to quality healthcare--young or old, rich or poor.

Vision

One day, each person has access to quality and inclusive healthcare.

Mission

We transform lives of the disadvantaged through guidance, connection, and empowerment.

History

Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko (KKMK) started out with a simple intention: to tap private donors to help shoulder expensive medical and surgical procedures needed by indigent patients. The venue for seeking assistance was a television program on a Philippine national network, GMA 7.

Starting 1975 indigent patients were given the chance to go public with their stories. For many decades, KKMK was also a clinic-on-the-air. Those seeking help were also illustrative cases for specialists to explain on television, the symptoms, the cure and prevention of various diseases. When it first went on the air in the ‘70s medical diagnosis was less dependent on computerized technology like tomography or magnetic image resonance. Good old history-taking was critical.

​Program hosts Orly Mercado (who later became a Senator, Defense Secretary and Ambassador) and Rosa Rosal (respected and iconic Red Cross Governor) took care of that. Medical accuracy was ensured by the presence of a renowned nephrologist, Dr Antonio Talusan, who was the program’s first medical director. GMA Network President (at the time) Menardo R. Jimenez’s idea came into being; A medical program that would not only inform but be of direct help to the poor.

Our Core Values

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Respect Individual Health Rights


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Generosity 
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Stewardship with Integrity


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Excellence
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Inclusivity
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Compassion

Board of Trustees

Chairman

Atty. Felipe L. Gozon ​

President

Orlando S. Mercado, Ph.D. ​​

Corporate ​Secretary

Atty. Anna Theresa Gozon Valdes ​

Treasurer

Pacita S. Leviste

Board Member

Fe Consuelo Ganuelas

Production and Foundation Team

Hosts

Orly Mercado
​Connie Angeles

Executive Director

Margo Mercado

Medical Coordinator

Charlie Labarda, MD
​Cecilia Amelinea, MD

Production Head, Senior Editor

Marvin Lyndon Carmelo Matias

Social Coordinator

Lho De Guzman

Editor/Segment Producer

Adrien Ghil Rosales

Online Presence Manager

Arnann Jay Agosto

Production Assistant, Spiels Writer

Jirah Marie Bacani

Sign Language Intepreter

Michael Potian

Admin and Finance

​Teresa Leonen Velasquez

Messenger, Office Support

Robert Manlapig

SM Project Coordinator

Ma. Teresita Desales

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • WHAT WE DO
    • Partners and Sponsors
  • WHO NEEDS YOUR HELP
    • Patient Navigation Guide
  • SUCCESS STORIES
  • LEARNING CENTER
  • HOW YOU CAN HELP
    • Donate Cash
    • Donate In-Kind
    • Volunteer
    • Partner/Sponsor With KKMK
  • News
  • Contact Us