Some of our Partners and Sponsors
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SM Foundation is the socio civic arm of the SM Group of Companies through which it helps the less fortunate in the communities it serves. These are areas within the vicinity of SM department stores and supermalls that need assistance.
The Foundation has four areas of advocacy: education through scholarship programs and donations of school buildings to public elementary & high schools; health & medical projects like medical missions with a mobile clinic, and renovations of hospital activity centers and religious community projects. |
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Founded in 1988, the Mabuhay Deseret Foundation is the largest surgical charity in the Philippines, performing over 3,000 free operations per year to correct medical conditions such as cataracts, crossed eyes, cleft lip and palette, burn contractions, post polio and club feet for the poor.
The word 'deseret' comes from the ancient word for honeybee and represents the philosophy of the foundation. In a beehive everyone contributes to make something sweet. At Mabuhay Deseret, Filipino doctors volunteer their time, local hospitals provide substantial discounts on the use of their facilities and patients and their family members contribute by cooking and cleaning during their stay in our hospice houses. |
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The mission of the Philippine Association of Interpreters for Deaf Empowerment (PAIDE) is to provide quality and accurate sign language interpretation in all transactions involving Deaf persons. We shall accomplish this Mission by means of training highly effective and capable sign language interpreters that would break the language barrier existing between the Hearing and the Deaf.
PAIDE adheres to the Philosophy of Total Communication (TC) whereby all forms and means of communication known to deaf persons are utilized, e.g., simultaneous speaking and signing, lip reading, cued speech, body language, facial expressions, gestures and the like to have meaningful sessions with the deaf people in the silent world. |
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As envisioned 30 years ago, The Optical Shop Incorporated, a definitive name in the eyewear and eye care industry, began its pioneering concept of a one-stop eyewear center in 1986 with eye care service sales and fashion center, all under one roof.
First popularized in the US, the local prime movers behind this innovative endeavor are Dr. Gil E. Divinagracia, a well-known Optometrist; Dr. Noel Santos, another Optometrist; and their friend, Engr. Cesar Mercado. The Optical Shop was borne in response to the growing public need for the convenience of getting all their optical products in just one place. |
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St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) has provided high-quality healthcare for over a century. It was founded in 1903 with a mission to provide outstanding out-patient care. Today it is the foremost and most admired hospital in the Philippines and an acknowledged leader in Asia.
St. Luke's delivers on its mission of healing by gathering under one roof the finest medical expertise, the most sophisticated medical technology and facilities, and a deep-rooted culture of compassion. It supports this mission with research and continuing education for those who serve. The total dedication to quality and caring of the St. Luke's family is what distinguishes the hospital as a center of healthcare excellence in Asia. |
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The Philippine Heart Center is essentially a hospital for patients suffering from heart ailments. However, it is equipped to render the best possible care for most other illnesses. It ranks as one of the leading medical institutions in Asia for the medical and surgical treatment of heart diseases. The Center admits more than 12,000 patients yearly, of whom more than 2,500 undergo heart surgery.
Aside from offering medical services, the Center is deeply involved in cardiovascular research, training and education and public information. It offers training programs not only for aspiring heart specialists but also for private and government medical practitioners. It engages in various researches on the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases and undertakes nationwide information programs on the heart and heart care. |
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The Philippine Children’s Medical Center is one of the government-owned and controlled corporate National Centers for Specialized Health Care under the Department of Health. It is a 200-bed capacity tertiary hospital with a mandate to provide pediatric care, offer training programs for medical and allied health care providers, and be a center in clinical research.
It offers a wide array of general and subs-pecialty services in pediatrics, surgery and allied medicine. It has training programs (ambulatory medicine, hematology and oncology, infectious disease, nephrology, pulmonology, intensive care, neonatology, neurodevelopmental pediatrics, psychiatry, etc.) and it has produced researches relevant to the day-to-day care of the well and sick child. |
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The East Avenue Medical Center, being a government hospital under the Department of Health has for its goals the giving out of a high quality standard of medical care and treatment to the optimum number of the populace irrespective of their social, educational, economic and religious creed.
Likewise, having been designated as a training and teaching center under the DOH, it is availing its training materials/facilities to both the physicians and those in the allied professions to give them opportunity to develop their proficiencies in their respective lines of specialization. Thus, making them viable members of the national health care delivery team. |
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Makati Medical Center is one of the top medical research and training facilities in Asia, and the Philippines' premier hospital. Our decades of innovation and service to our patients, their families, and our community show our deep commitment to providing outstanding patient care, pioneering significant research initiatives, and training new generations of healthcare providers who can proudly continue our tradition of excellent health service with a heart.
Makati Medical Center, the leading healthcare facility in the Philippines, is a 609-bed tertiary hospital that provides sophisticated medical and surgical facilities. We are committed to delivering total quality healthcare services that exceed your expectations. |
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National Children’s Hospital has continually grown, evolved and expanded with the changing times. The hospital has been the frontrunner in the care of pediatric patients, in different stages of life and different types of diseases.
Although almost 90% of patients are indigent, they have never been deprived of admission despite financial constraints. The delivery of services for indigent patients is done through innovation, sourcing out of funds and sponsorship, collaboration with government and non-government organizations and individuals. Through the years, this edifice has been and will always be a living testament of loving quality patient care and concern for all Filipino children. |
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Born officially in 1947, but with roots that traces back to the revolutionary days, the Philippine Red Cross has truly become the premier humanitarian organization in the country, committed to provide quality life-saving services that protect the life and dignity especially of indigent Filipinos in vulnerable situations.
At present, the Philippine Red Cross provides six major services: Blood Services, Disaster Management Services, Safety Services, Community Health and Nursing Services, Social Services and the Volunteer Services. All of them embody the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. |
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From its humble beginnings, PGH has risen to become the largest government healthcare institution whose main legacy of helping the sick and poor is undoubtedly unmatched. Hopes are high that the next generation of leaders and hospital personnel will continue to build on the strong foundations laid down by the many men and women who dedicated their lives and efforts for the ultimate benefit of healthy and sick Filipinos, particularly the marginalized and underserved.
As the national university hospital and premier referral center, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), University of the Philippines Manila is committed to quality service, training and research. |
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The new five-storey Quezon City General Hospital (QCGH) Medical Center is a 250-bed capacity tertiary-level hospital that provides the benefits of modern health care to the city's poor constituents. The hospital also boasts of a 64-slice CT scan, an acquisition which makes QCGH the first and only local government hospital to own this high-end diagnostic tool. was added to two existing ones.
As a tertiary-level hospital that provides training for tomorrow's doctors, QCGH also features an operating room suite with a view deck for use of residents and nurses under training. There will also be a spacious nurse station with extra rooms for the students. |
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The Lung Center of the Philippines was established through Presidential Decree No. 1823 on January 16, 1981 to provide the Filipino people state-of-the-art specialized care for lung and other chest diseases.
Presently the Center has a bed capacity of 210. It is in the process of acquiring state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. The Center is determined to continue to carry on the legacy of commitment, excellence and top-quality, affordable medical care to thousands of Filipinos. |