Barrio doctors. They are nothing but miracle workers.
Shunning the limelight of Cosmo Manille and the lure of fun and comfort in urban cities, this group of young men and women tirelessly and selflessly help poor rural communities better...
Believing that helping the poor knows no boundaries, First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo has chosen another batch of financially-challenged medical students, this time TEN (10) from the West Visayas State University (WVSU) and EIGHT (8) from the Mindanao State University (MSU)...
Twenty-five (25) young and dedicated doctors recently finished their 12-day pre-deployment orientation and are now the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) Batch 27, committed to serve doctor-less communities for two years as barrio doctors...
Dr. Maridel Orata-Gorospe receives her cash allowance and a bag of medical equipment from First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo. A nurse who placed second in the 1999 licensure exam for nurses, Maridel took up medicine and graduated cum laude....
The First Gentleman Foundation, Inc. (FGFI) shouldered the expenses for the operation of 15 more children with congenital hydrocephalus, nasoethmoidal, cervical and lumobsacral meningocoele last Saturday, 6 June 2009, at the Philippine General Hospital....
- After winning the top prize in an international drawing contest in Japan, 16-year-old Bernardo Matudan had hoped that this would be his ticket to fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a top caliber artist in the future. But financial hardship has taught him to think otherwise...
- Three Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were victimized by an illegal recruiter were finally reunited with their families in the Philippines through the extensive efforts and assistance of the Office of the First Gentleman. Adelia Dimayuga, Neriza Salazar, and Gimena Vergara endured untold suffering from the hands of their foreign employers before being...
- When as a toddler Laika Magbanua Maninang exhibited the intelligence quotient of a six-year-old, her mother Mely was thrilled beyond measure. It was a gift that she had never anticipated. She immediately called brothers, sisters and friends to share the good news...
- The first sight of Mary Joy tugged at the First Gentleman’s heartstrings. He carried her in his arms and asked her how she was and why she was in his office. Mary Joy’s spirit of optimism shone through as she talked about her life with the candor of a child, but there was one thing that marred her bouncy cheerfulness. She told the First Gentleman she wanted artificial limbs...
- “Salamat po, Mr. Arroyo, gaganda na po ako,” said Allison, beaming with delight, as she hugged the First Gentleman during her visit recently.
Allison Jenn Lozanta will finally get a new chance to live a normal life as she flies to United States today to undergo a free reconstructive surgery – five years after a fire badly burned her face and most of her body...
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