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Corporate Profile

s the premier anti-cancer institution in the country, the Philippine Cancer Society, Inc. (PCS) has

endeavored to serve Filipinos in the fight against cancer – “to advance knowledge on cancer, control

the spread of the disease and bring relief to those afflicted.”

Since 1956, the PCS focuses its efforts towards three primary advocacies – prevention and early detection,

statistical research and focused patient services. Free film showings and lectures are provided to communities,

workplaces, schools and companies to raise cancer awareness about cancer. Another integral part of its

education and information work is mobile clinic sessions for cervical (pap smear), breast and prostate

examinations.

Relentless in its campaign on tobacco control, the Society has advocated for a 100% smoke-free environment

nationwide. In recent years, two landmark legislations were enacted to reduce tobacco consumption in the

country. These are the Sin Tax Law of 2012 and the Graphic Health Warning Act of 2014.

Other advocacies towards cancer prevention which the PCS has strongly supported are Hepatitis-B infant

vaccination for liver cancer control, expanded coverage in PhilHealth benefits packages for cancer diseases

and non-communicable diseases prevention and control through healthy lifestyle.

The PCSI Cancer Registry and the Department of Health’s Rizal Cancer Registry (DOH-RCR) are the only

sources of internationally-validated cancer incidence, mortality and survival statistics in the country. Among

the oldest in Asia, these registries provide baseline data that help policy decision-makers strategize efforts

against cancer. Statistics derived from the PCSI registry and DOH-RCR are published in series by the Society,

entitled “Philippine Cancer Facts and Estimates” and “Cancer in the Philippines” and by the International

Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) for “Cancer Incidence in Five Continents.”

Volunteer doctors offer first line consultations and referrals for patients needing further medical attention

for diagnostic services, treatment, pain and symptom management and hospice services.

The Society implements the country’s first-ever Patient Navigation Program (PNaP) that directly assist cancer

patients with their treatment procedures while eliminating other barriers in the country’s complicated healthcare

system. With this Program, early-staged cancers of Filipino patients, particularly those that belong to the

impoverished sector of society, are now given excellent opportunities for survival. Hospice services and

palliative care are also available to cancer patients who do not respond anymore to cancer treatment.

The Philippine Cancer Society is led by a 15-man Board of Trustees composed of dynamic and dedicated

medical practitioners and civic-minded businessmen. Its projects and programs are run by competent and

dedicated anti-cancer volunteers and professionals headed by an Executive Director. The main headquarters

in San Miguel district in Manila houses the Managing Office, headed by an Executive Director, and the Society’s

major divisions: Education and Information, Cancer Registry, Focused Patient Services and Resource Generation.

Tel. nos. 734-2126, 733-3486, Telefax nos. 735-2707, 734-2127 with e-mail at pcsi@ philcancer.org.ph and website

at www.philcancer.org.ph.

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Table of Contents

3 Messages

6 Board of Trustees &Officers

8 Council of Advisers /Committees

9 PCS - Manila CancerRegistry

10 Advocacy

12 Education &Information

13 Patient Services

16 Resource Generation

20 PCS in Action

22 PCS Staff

23 Members and Partners

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Message

o one can ever have a stake in his chosen mission unless he has in some ways contributedto its body of knowledge and enriched it with refinements in theory and practice. Anorganization emerges successful as such because its officers and members manage to add,

year after year, a wealth of knowledge to its mission-vision. As a consequence, an organizationdoes not only pass the tests for survival but it also sustains its existence with pride as a respectedinstitution.

After 60 years, the Philippine Cancer Society has grown from an organization into an institutionand finds its strength in its voluntary nature as a non-profit, non-stock institution. It is thereforeregrettable that two of the Society’s best leaders in Board Chairman Dr. Roberto Paterno andCouncil of Advisers member Imelda Cojuangco passed away in 2016.

Despite this, here now comes an opportune time for us to support the government in craftinga comprehensive and sustainable National Cancer Control Program. The PCS advocates forprevention and early detection, a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, and, hospice andpalliative care to alleviate the burden of cancer in the country.

The PCS now faces the future for the succeeding generations of cancer fighters with its presentwork. We are now laying the groundwork that will guide the Society’s programs and projects toshape the future of potential and current cancer victims.

If only for all this, the Philippine Cancer Society will have realized its reason for existence andcontinued presence.

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ANTONIO MA. J. GUERREROChairman of the Board

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Message

016 was again another banner year for the Philippine Cancer Society as the premier anti-

cancer institution in the country continues to make its presence felt in most public fora

that need our expertise, resources and life-saving resolve.

Stakeholders and decision-makers in the fight against cancer, including Congress, national

government agencies, the corporate sector, media networks, the academic and medical community,

other NGOs and, most importantly, the entire Filipino nation now look up to the Society as the

hub of cancer information and assistance.

Nowadays, more Filipinos are health-conscious as they troop to medical facilities at the first

sign of cancer symptoms. While the numbers are still rising in cancer incidence and deaths as

recorded in our PCS-Manila Cancer Registry, it is also undoubtable that our countrymen now have

the will to fight the disease. With our Patient Navigation Program, PhilHealth’s catastrophic

diseases benefit packages, social welfare programs of generous individuals and institutions and

the HMO sector, even the disadvantaged sector of our society may now have the tools to battle

this ugly disease.

On our prevention efforts, we still maintain that cancers associated with smoking, liver cancer

and cervical cancer can be prevented. Others can be cured successfully, if detected early. We have

also been espousing in recent years a healthy lifestyle to fight not only cancer but other non-

communicable diseases as well, like diabetes, hypertension and stroke.

As a famous philosopher once said, “forewarned is forearmed.”

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CORAZON A. NGELANGEL, M.D.

President

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Message

ast year, after a year of meticulous deliberation and evaluation, the Philippine Cancer

Society received its renewed “Seal of Good Housekeeping” from the Philippine Council for

NGO Cerification (PCNC) and, subsequently, the grant of the Bureau of Internal Revenue

(BIR) of our Registration as a Donee Institution from 2016 to 2021.

These have twin impacts on the Society as a non-stock, non-profit organization with a noble

mission yet dependent on the kind generosity of much-valued donors and patrons. First, both the

PCNC and the BIR found the PCS as a trusted practitioner of good governance, accountability and

transparency in its fiduciary capacity as fund managers for cancer programs and projects. This

is based on the five-year period preceding the PCNC-BIR validation.

Secondly, from 2016 to 2021, our charitable donors and benefactors, both current and potential,

are assured that the PCS will continue to indulge in cancer prevention and control programs that

will directly benefit the intended target publics with funds spent prudently and efficiently to as

many recipients as possible.

The trust and confidence of our esteemed contributors can only be matched by our passionate

and steadfast determination to achieve our mission, goals and objectives for the next half-decade

and in more years to come. Our sincere appreciation, gratitude and salute go to all of you.

Maraming salamat po!

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RACHAEL MARIE B. ROSARIO, M.D.

Executive Director

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES & OFFICERS

Chairman of the Board Roberto M. Paterno, Ph.D. is a consultant at the Manila Electric Company. He is alsotreasurer of the Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation, independent director of Concrete Aggregates, Corp. aswell as a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Vice Chairman is Mr. Antonio Ma. Guerrero who is director emeritus of Energizer Philippines and held variouspositions as board chairman of Philippine Aerosol Container Corp. and Energizer Philippines; managing directorof Eveready Singapore; president of Union Carbide Indonesia; area manager of Union Carbide Eastern Hongkong,and; gen. manager of the consumer products division of Union Carbide Phils. He is currently chairman andpresident of Everest Academy.

(Dr. Paterno passed away on October 2, 2016. Vice Chairman Mr. Guerrero assumed his position.)

Corazon A. Ngelangel, M.D. is president and concurrently the head of the medical oncology sections of UP-Philippine General Hospital and Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center. She is also director of the Asian Hospitaland Medical Center’s Asian Cancer Institute. A professior at the UP-College of Medicine, Dr. Ngelangel is pastpresident of Philippine Society of Medical Oncologists and currently the Philippine representative to the AsiaBreast Cancer Cooperative Group. She is a recent awardee of the Philippine College of Physician’s (PCP) MostDistinguished Physician Award as well as PCP Exemplar in Healthcare Advocacy.

Vice President Atty. Enrique D. Perez was a former general counsel, corporate secretary, senior EVP and CEOof the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. A De Witt Fellow and Fullbright scholar of the University ofMichigan Law School, he was honored by the Legal Management Council of the Phils. with its OutstandingLeadership and Distinguished Achievement in the Field of Management award. He is currently Vice President forInternal Affairs of Diabetes Center Phils.

Jose S. Sandejas, Ph.D., who is PCSI’s treasurer, is also chairman and president of Professional Managers, Inc.;and chairman of the following institutions: Diversified Holdings, Ostrea Mineral Laboratories, PAREF SchoolFoundation, MFI Foundation and St. Scholastica College. He is also director or trustee of Marubeni Research andScholarship Foundation, East West Bank, Environmental Science for Social Change Foundation, PhilippineInstitute for Pure and Applied Chemistry, Alliance for the Family Foundation and member of the UAP School ofEngineering Development Board.

Assistant Treasurer Virgilio L. Peña is also the Chairman of Altius Phils. and director of Everest Academy, aCatholic international school at Bonifacio Global City. Mr. Peña He was the former president and general manager

PCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Standing, Left to right: Dr. Jose Sandejas, Mr. Francisco Eizmendi, Mr. Virgilio Peña, Dr. Alberto

Roxas, Dr. Kelly Salvador, Dr. Gloria Cristal-Luna, Dr. Cecilia Llave, Atty. Enrique Perez and Dr. Conrado Lorenzo. Sitting from

left to right: Dr. Rachael Rosario, Dr. Angela Crisostomo, Dr. Roberto Paterno, Mr. Antonio Ma. Guerrero and Dr. Corazon Ngelangel

(Inset photo is Mrs. Emily Abrera)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES & OFFICERS

of IBM Philippines. Mr. Peña also held various government positions such as Undersecretary of the Departmentof Transportation and Communications and chairman of the Commission on Information and CommunicationsTechnology (CICT). He is also former Senior Private Sector Adviser for the E-Governance for Efficiency andEffectiveness - a CIDA funded project of Bearing Point from 2007 -2008. He is a Fellow of the Institute ofCorporate Directors.

Other members of the PCSI Board of Trustees include:

Ms. Emily Altomonte-Abrera, chair emeritus of McCann WorldGroup Phils., who is also board chairman ofthe Cultural Center of the Philippines and Children’s Hour Phils. She is also president of the Foundation forCommunicatin Initiatives.

Dr. Angela U. Crisostomo is chairperson of the Department of Radiology of the San Beda College of Medicineas well as consultant on breast care clinics and mammography units of Makati Medical Center, National Kidneyand Transplant Institute and Cardinal Santos Medical Center. She is presently president of the Diagnostic BreastImaging Society of the Philippines, the Faculty Association of San Beda College and a former consultant on BreastImaging in Malaysia. Dr. Cristal-Luna is president-elect of the Cancer Congress of the Asian Clinical OncologySociety (ACOS).

Gloria Cristal-Luna, M.D., is the current section chief of medical oncology of the National Kidney andTransplant Institute. An active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Luna is also a certifiedmember of both the Europran Society of Medical Oncology and the Asian Clinical Oncology Society. She iscurrently the president of the Molecular Oncology Society of the Philippines. She was editor of the PhilippineHandbook of Clinical Oncology.

Mr. Francisco C. Eizmendi, Jr., former president of manufacturing giant San Miguel Corporation, is alsochairman of Dearborn Motors Company and president of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia. Eizmendi isindependent director of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., Sun Life Grepa Financial and Makati Finance. He is alsoa Fellow and former president of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Jaime Galvez-Tan, M.D. served as Secretary of the Department of Health and is now a professor at the UP-College of Medicine and chairman of Health Futures Foundation, Inc. Dr. Galvez-Tan was a former chairman ofthe National Institute of Health and regional adviser for UNICEF.

Cecilia Lladines-Llave, M.D. is the director of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Network and president of thePhilippine Society of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy. She was formerly chairman of the UP-PGH CancerInstitute and immediate president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of the Philippines.

Conrado Llanes-Lorenzo, Jr., M.D. is past president of the PCS and former chancellor of the UP-Manila. Dr.Lorenzo is a consultant of the Obstetrics and Gynecology department of the Makati Medical Center. Dr. Lorenzowas also past president of the Philippine Center for Population and Development.

Alberto B. Roxas, M.D. is a practicing surgeon at UP-PGH, Manila Doctors Hospital and the AFP MedicalCenter. Dr. Roxas is also chairman of the Technical Committee on Medical Education of Commission on HigherEducation (CHED) and chairs the ethics committee of the Philippine College of Surgeons. He was former dean ofthe UP College of Medicine.

Kelly S. Salvador, M.D. is general manager of Springfield Breast Care Center and serves as trustee of Kytheand Hospice Philippines. He is also president of Windsor International Maritime Clinic, CEO of Ace Asia MedicalGateway Corp. and Corporate Secretary of SHIP, Inc.

Corporate Secretary and Executive Director Rachael Marie B. Rosario, M.D. was the 2011 Global CancerAmbassador of the Philippines to the American Cancer Society. She is an associate clinical professor of the UP-PGH as well as medical consultant of the Supportive, Hospice and Palliative Care Section of the Department ofFamily and Community Medicine of the same medical facility. Dr. Rosario is currently a vice president of theNational Hospice and Palliative Care Council of the Philippines.

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Council of Advisers

Committees

Francisco C. Delgado

Chairman Emeritus

Tomas V. Apacible Imelda O. Cojuangco(January to May 2016)

Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. Rodrigo V. Delos

Reyes

Roberto F. De Ocampo

Francisco G. Dizon,

M.D.

Ernesto O. Domingo,

M.D.

Don M. Ferry,

Js.D.

Consul Helen M. Ong Priscilla J. Tablan, M.D. Antonio H., Villalon,

M.D.

Education & Information:Emily A. Abrera - ChairCorazon A. Ngelangel, MD – Co-

ChairGloria Cristal-Luna, MDFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.Cecilia L. Llave, MDVirgilio L. Peña

Patient Services: Corazon A. Ngelangel, MD - ChairAntonio Ma. J. GuerreroAngela U. Crisostomo, MDGloria Cristal-Luna, MDJaime Galvez-Tan, MDConrado Ll. Lorenzo, Jr., MDCecilia L. Llave. MDAlberto B. Roxas, MD

Cancer Registry:Angela U. Crisostomo, MD - ChairJaime Galvez-Tan, MDAlberto B. Roxas, MD

Resource Generation:Francisco C. Eizmendi, Jr. - ChairEmily A. AbreraJaime Galvez-Tan, MDAtty. Enrique D. PerezJose S. Sandejas, PhDKelly S. Salvador, MD Membership & Chapters

CommitteeCecilia L. Llave, MD – ChairFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.Jaime Galvez-Tan, MDAtty. Enrique D. PerezKelly S. Salvador, MD

IT & Website CommitteeVirgilio L. Peña – ChairEmily A. AbreraGloria Cristal-Luna, MDCecilia L. Llave, MDJose S. Sandejas, PhDKelly S. Salvador, MD ASCF Executive CommitteeCorazon A. Ngelangel, MDJose S. Sandejas, PhD

Executive Committee: Roberto M. Paterno, PhDAntonio Ma. J. GuerreroCorazon A. Ngelangel, MDAtty. Enrique D. PerezJose S. Sandejas, PhD

Finance Committee: Jose S. Sandejas, PhD – ChairFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.Antonio Ma. GuerreroVirgilio L. PeñaKelly S. Salvador, MD

Personnel Committee:Enrique D. Perez – ChairFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.Antonio Ma. GuerreroVirgilio L. Peña

Procurement & PropertyCommitteeAtty. Enrique D. Perez – ChairVirgilio L. PeñaJose S. Sandejas, PhDKelly S. Salvador, MD

Chairman of the Board, President and ExecutiveDirector are ex-officio members of all Committees.

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PCS - Manila Cancer Registry

he PCS-Manila Cancer Registry (MCR) is a population-based cancer registry that covers the

cities of Manila, Pasay, Caloocan and Quezon City. It works closely with the Department

of Health’s Rizal Cancer Registry andTthe DOST-Philippine Council for Research

Health and Development in collaborative

efforts for baseline data on incidence and

mortality of cancer cases.

The areas covered by the two registries

are used for the publication of the Philippine

Cancer Facts and Estimates every five years.

This manual is the country’s basis for the

Philippine burden on cancer.

Program planners and stakeholders on

cancer prevention and control use the PCS-

MCR publications in crafting their respective

plans against cancer.

These registries also submit data to the

World Health Organization’s International

Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO-IARC)

for inclusion in the publication Cancer

Incidence in Five Continents after passing

stringent standards on data quality and

validity.

This international effort presents its

information based on about 12 million

cancer cases from 300 population areas in

60 countries around the world that

represents about 11% of the total global population.

The latest statistics in the Philippine

Cancer Facts and Estimates list breast, lung,

colon/rectum, liver, cervix uteri, prostate,

leukemia, thyroid, stomach and ovary as

the top ten cancers and covering about 73%

of all cancers combined.

Cancers associated with smoking, liver

cancer and cervical cancer are preventable.

Most other cancers can be cured, if detected

early.

Excerpt from PCS-MCR Philippine Cancer Facts and Estimates

PCS-MCR visitor from WHO-IARC in 2016 was Dr. Freddie Bray (left)

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Advocacy

r. Priscilla J. Tablan, PCS Council ofAdvisers member, is feted for herlong years of service as tobaccoD

control advocate. Likewise, DOH SecretaryPaulyn Jean Ubial received an award for hersterling efforts in tobacco control. TheGraphic Health Warning Law took full effectin July, 2016.

Courtesy call to then Senate Health Committee Chair Sen. Risa Hontiveros.

De La Salle University communications students launched the “Cervivor” campus tour on cervical cancer prevention awareness.

The Cervivor progam has its own Facebook account and invites schools to hold their respective Cervivor activities.

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Education & Information

ducation and information activitiesof the PCS focused on the primaryadvocacy message “Cancer can beE

prevented. Cancer can be cured, if detectedearly.”

This message is developed and promotedthrough the quad media (TV, radio, print andsocial media) with the help of partners fromthe country’s giant media networks, speakingengagements by members of PCS’ SpeakersBureau, public and stakeholder conferencesand summits, collaterals such as pamphletsand flyers and other communications tools.

Even medical missions or cancerscreening activities hold cancer informationsessions to reinforce the importance ofregular screenings.

In 2016, more than 30education and informationactivities were held.

Regular corporate venuesinclude the Land Bank of thePhilippines, Social SecuritySystem, the GMA and UNTVmedia networks, and others.

Requests for cancerlectures can be scheduledthrough tel. nos. 7342126 or7333486 or at PCS emailaddress pcsi@philcancer.org.ph.

Staunch cancer control advocate is Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte

who continues to support cancer lectures and cancer screening activities

in all 142 barangays, particularly in depressed communities.

PCS Speakers Bureau member Dr. Martha Umali lectures on hospice and palliative care.

Outdoor video showing on “Health and Wellness” in

a remote community.

Special events are also targetted to educate the publicon cancer information. These include the celebration ofNational Cancer Consciousness Week in January, WorldCancer Day in February and during cancer awarenessmonths; the Avon Pink Day lecture series for breast cancer;radio and TV guestings; corporate health seminars; campustours and school affairs; trade fairs and exhibits; andothers.

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Education & Information

acebook, the new phenomena in onlinesocial networking, has been connectedthe PCS to the “netizens world.”F

With a dedicated administor at the helm, thePCS Facebook account has been updated andreal-time replies, likes and shares increasedonline traffic.

Common among netizens’ comments includethe video “Mura Yosi, Mahal Sakit,” inquiries ondifferent types of cancers and requests formedical and financial assistance.

The PCS FB page also posts advertorials,graphic warnings, illustrations and picture-based reminders on advocacies like healthylifestyle, anti-smoking and cancer prevention.

It also has a Donate button to directprospective donors on how to make a donationto the PCS programs and projects.

Recently, the DLSU Organization Communi-cations students developed the CervivorFacebook page titled “For Her Only” which tar-gets young campus students on how to preventand early detect cervical cancer.

More EI Lectures posts

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Patient Services

he Philippine Cancer Society

ventured into another

pioneering project last yearTwith the launching of its Mobile Clinic

that offers Acetic Acid Wash (AAW)

with Cryotherapy treatment and

Clinical Breast Examination (CBE).

The CBE and AAW are the

primary early screening procedures

for breast cancer and cervical cancer,

respectively, recommended by the

World Health Organization (WHO)

for low-resourced settings like the

Philippines.

Patients that undergo CBE with positive

findings are further evaluated at the PCS

Clinic or enrolled under the Society’s Patient

Navigation Program (PNaP). Likewise, pre-

cancerous lesions found during AAW are

treated with cryotherapy. Positive findings

for cervical cancer are also referred to the

PCS’ Patient Navigation Program for further

evaluation and treatment.

The Mobile Clinic was made possible

through the generous efforts of Victory Liner and the Best Dressed Women of the Philippines

(BDWP) which also provides for the operations and maintenance of the Clinic.

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Patient Services

he Philippine CancerSociety’s Patient NavigationProgram (PNaP) continued toT

provide services from diagnostic,treatment and palliative/hospice careassistance to cancer patients in 2016.

With the program’s mission of“breaking barriers to health care”, thePatient Navigators empower patientsand their families to have access tomedical and psycho-social care.

The PCS’ Patient NavigationProgram has two main services andaccess sites. The central PCS-PNAPcaters to various types of cancers while

the other services focused on the treatment ofearly stage breast cancer patients.

The latter program called Breast CancerMedicine Access Program (BCMAP) is apartnership between PCS and the Department ofHealth.

Partner hospitals include the UP-PhilippineGeneral Hospital, Jose Reyes Memorial MedicalCenter, East Avenue Medical Center, RizalMedical Center, Amang Rodriguez MemorialMedical Center, Bicol Regional Teaching andTraining Hospital and the Davao RegionalHospital in Tagum City

BCMAP has enrolled about 4,000 breastcancer patients since it started in late 2011.About 62% of these patients have completedtheir chemotherapy. The Central PCS PNAP hasenrolled about 800 patients.

Top five cancer cases being assisted arebreast, colorectal, cervical, ovarian andlymphomas. These cases comprised of about80% of the total patients being “navigated” byPCS. Overall, about 3,360 cancer patients havebeen assisted by the Philippine Cancer SocietyPatient Navigation Program since its launch in2010.

Continuous training of PNAP personnel and nurses.

Patients Orientation into the PCS PNaP.

PNaP Navigator Analie Ostares checking Patients Log

of Alloted Chemotherapy Medicine for recording to PCS database.

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Patient Services

he PCS free Consultation and Referral

Clinic is open every Wednesdays, from

8:00 to 10:00 a.m. with a volunteerTmedical specialist endorsing patients with

suspicious findings to PCS partner diagnostic

centers (digital mammography, biopsy,

colonoscopy, etc.) for further evaluation.

The PCS mobile screening for breast, cervical

and prostate cancers in low-resource settings

also produced candidates for Patient Navigation

Program. Other enrollees come from referrals

of partner hospitals, cancer centers, oncologists

and local government units.

The PCS also holds specialized training

seminars for health workers and medical

professionals on hospice and palliative care.

The PCS also sits as member of the

Technical Working Group (TWG) that

recommends to appropriate government

agencies (DOH, Dangerous Drugs Board,

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, etc.)

on the supply, distribution and disposition

of pain medicine for hospice and palliative

care.

The PCS takes an active role in the DOH

Hospice and Palliative Program where the

Executive Director represents the Society in the

Technical Working Group with other co-officers

of the National Hospice and Palliative Care

Council of the Philippines.

The Patient Services Unit also provides

cancer screening and diagnostic tests for

communities and workplaces where patients

with suspicious or positive findings are enrolled

into the Patient Navigation Program.

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Resource Generation

n celebration of 2016 World Cancer Day,the PCS, together with the Best DressedWomen of the Philippines (BDWP)I

awardees held a Videoke Night and Gift-givingtitled, “Rock N’ Roll” at the UP-PGH CancerInstitute auditorium for cancer patientsadmitted at the medical facility.

UP-PGH Cancer Institute Dr. Jorge Ignacio gave his own rendition of a Marco Sison ballad.

Mr. David Zuellig, Men of Exemplary Influence awardee, giving tokens (left) while a cancer patient belts out his favorite tune (right).

A combination of beautiful elegance and compassionate kindness

exemplified by the Best Dressed Women of the Phillippines

awardees. (L-R, standing, Hazel Zuellig, Eny Alba, Grace Gobing,

Dr. Elsie Pascua and Danda Garcia with (sitting) David Zuellig.

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Resource Generation

he PCS’ Best Dressed Women of thePhilippines (BDWP) Gala Night remainsto be one of the top go-to events for theT

country’s creme de la creme as the event doesnot only promise beauty and elegance butrather benevolent and compassionate soulswho are mindful of the noble cause of this anti-cancer institution.

A major portion of the funds raised by theBDWP go directly to patients’ assistance throughthe Society’s Patient Navigation Program, fortheir treatment and other medical needs.

The BDWP also helps in the operations of theCancer Screening Bus which provides cervicaland breast cancer checkups with cryotherapyfacility.

Left photo shows the BDWP Selection and Organizing

Committee headed by Consul Helen Ong while bottom photo

is the 2016 medical mission undertaken by the BDWP

awardees in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

2016 Best Dressed Women of the Philippines

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Resource Generation

elay for Life in the Philippines wasstarted in 2004 by PCS as a venuewhere anti-cancer stakeholdersR

“Celebrate life, Remember those lost to cancer,and Fight the disease. It is an American CancerSociety franchised event both for the purpose ofraising funds and promoting the PCS advocacy.

For 2016, an unprecedented three Relays forLife were held - Quezon City with RFL ChairmanMayor Herbert Bautista, Marikina City withMayor Del de Guzman and Antipolo City withMayor Casimiro Ynares III.

More RFLs are being planned to be held,particularly in the provinces.

Mayor Del de GuzmanMarikina City

Mayor Casimiro Ynares IIIAntipolo City

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Resource Generation

Mayor Herbert BautistaQuezon City

Corporate donors visit the PCS Manila office to personally hand over their donations like Fact Set Corp. (left) and GNW Club Shares,

Inc. (right). Receiving their checks are Resource Generation head Ms. Zenaida Avila and Exec.Dir. Dr. Rachael Rosario (right).

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PCS in Action

courtesy call to DOH Undersecretaryfor Technical Services Dr. GerardoBayugo was made by top PCS officialsA

led by President Dr. Corazon Ngelangel, withTrustee Dr. Angela Crisostomo and Executive

Director Dr. Rachael Rosario.The visit focused on the DOH-PCS partnership

for the Patient Navigation Program and the PCSManila Cancer Registry and other futurecollaborations and concerns.

ev. Fr. Albert Alejo of the Society ofJesuits conducted the “Ehem! Self-CheckSeminar-Workshop in CombattingR

Corruption” for PCS employees as part of thelatter’s training and development.

The seminar-workshop aimed to familiarizethe participants on the culture of graft andcorruption besides providing avenues andserious reflection that either reinforce orprevent corruption in the workplace.

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PCS in Action

he PCS received its Certificateof Accreditation from thePhilippine Council for NGOT

Certification (PCNC) after passing thestandards for good governance,management and accountability.

Good for another five years, theCertificate also serves as a “Seal of GoodHousekeeping” to which the Bureau ofInternal Revenue (BIR) based its grantto PCS its Registration as a DoneeInstitution for the same period of 2016until 2021.

The second installment of the charity performance of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) at the UP-Philippine General Hospital Atrium

was again sponsored by the PCS with Maestro Olivier Ochanine (bottom photo) at the baton. The one-hour musical extravaganza was also

made possible by CCP Trustee Nick Lizaso with the support of UP-PGH Cancer Institute head Dr. Jorge Ignacio. “Music truly heals,” says UP-

PGH director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi as the world-class ensemble reverberated through the halls of the country’s biggest medical facility.

Camarines Norte Health Officer Marilou de la

Cruz visited the PCS office to discuss a

cancer advocacy program for the province.

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PCS StaffMANAGING OFFICE

RACHAEL MARIE B. ROSARIO, M.D. Executive Director

SHIELA A. DYAdministrative Officer

MAE FRANCESCA V. BALBASAdministrative Assistant

ADORACION ARELITOCashier

EXTRAMIND GLOBAL OUTSOURCINGAccounting Firm

PATIENT NAVIGATION

ROMEO MARCAIDAProject Director

ANALIE OSTARES GRACE UYCATHY ORLANDA ARVIN DEMAIN

ARMI ISAAC LALAINE CRUZ

MANILA CANCER REGISTRY

ELLEN SANTOSSupervisor

SIONY ALCOS DENCY ORENGOMARISOL MIRASOL LINDA ABRIS

LYDIA NAVARRO JOSEPHINE ISLA

RESOURCE GENERATION

ZENAIDA AVILAConsultant

TERESITA UMALIRG Assistant

EDUCATION & INFORMATION

ALEX O. ASUNCION

UTILITY / TRANSPORT

ARNOLD DIMAPLASARNOLD DOCTOLERO

ALEX GARCIALARRY SISON

EDGARDO MAGNATE

PCS Staff Teambuilding and Spiritual Retreat in Tanay, Rizal

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Members & Partners

International Partners / Affiliates

American Cancer SocietyAsia Pacific Hospice NetworkFramework Convention on Tobacco Control AllianceInternational Agency for Research on CancerInternational Association of Cancer RegistriesInternational Union Against CancerWorld Health Organization

Government Institutions / Agencies

Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical CenterBicol Regional Teaching and Training HospitalEast Avenue Medical CenterJose Reyes Memorial Medical CenterLung Center of the PhilippinesSNational Kidney and Transplant InstituteNational Home Mortgage Finance Corp.Rizal Medical CenterSt. Luke’s Medical CenterUP-Philippine General HospitalUP-PGH Department of Family and Community

MedicineUP-PGH Cancer Institute

Dangerous Drugs BoardDepartment of Budget and ManagementDepartment of EducationDepartment of Environment and Natural ResourcesDepartment of HealthDepartment of Labor and Employment - Occupational

Safety and Health CenterDepartment of Science and TechnologyDOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and

DevelopmentMetro Manila Development AuthorityPhilippine Drug Enforcement AgencyPhilippine Health Insurance CorporationPhilippine International Trading Corp.Presidential Communications Operations OfficeSocial Security System

City of Manila Local GovernmentLeague of Cities of the PhilippinesLeague of Municipalities of the PhilippinesLeague of Provinces of the PhilippinesLiga ng mga BarangayQuezon City Local GovernmentQC Mayor Herbert BautistaQC Vice Mayor Joy BelmonteTaguig City Local Government

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines

Private Groups

7th Power 213, Inc.AAI Charity FoundationA. Soriano CorporationABS-CBN Broadcasting CorporationAmerican Wire and Cable Co., Inc.Andres Soriano FoundationAsian Chemical CorporationAtty. Eugenia Marfori-Celi FoundationAvon PhilippinesAXA PhilippinesAyala CorporationAyala Land, Inc.Balikbayan HandicraftsBank of CommerceBelco MarketingBrother InternationalCats Motors, Inc.China Banking CorporationCitadel CorporationCitadel Holdings, Inc.Columbian Auto Car CorporationConcepcion Paterno Memorial FoundationCzarinaEast West BankEuromodeFirst Philippine Holdings Corp.Fookien Times Yearbok Publishing Co., Inc.FurnitaliaGMA Network, Inc.Gardenia Bakeries (Phils.), Inc.Gateway Property Holdings, Inc.Go Soc & Sons Siy Gui Huat, Inc.Great & Bountiful Blessings, Inc.Guerrero PublishingHealth JusticeHon. Feliciano R. BelmonteIglesia ni KristoImelda O. CojuangcoInsular Life Assurance Co., Ltd.Investment Capital Corporation of the PhilippinesJaka InvestmentJD Sehwani FoundationJEFCON for Social Progress FoundationJollibee FoundationKPMG Manabat and San Agustin and Co., CPAsLand Bank of the PhilippinesLandmark Commercial Center

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Members & Partners

Magsaysay Lines, Inc.Manila Bulletin Corp.Manila Electric Co. (MERALCO)Megaworld FoundationMegaworld Properties and HoldingsMetrobank FoundationMeralco Employees Fund for Charity, Inc.Mercury Drug CorporationMr. Joe LedesmaNestle Phils. Inc.Pacific Paint (Phils.), Inc.Philamlife FoundationPhilippine American Life Assurance Co.Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.Philippine National Oil CompanyPhilippine Nurses AssociationPhilippine StarPilipino Star PublishingPlanters BankPonciano Marquez FoundationProcter & Gamble, Inc.Prudential Guarantee Assurance, Inc.Reyes HaircuttersRobinson’s LandSan Miguel CorporationShaw FoundationSM FoundationSM Mart, Inc.SM Prime HoldingsSmart CommunicationsSterling Gifts, Inc.Store Specialists, Inc.Sytengco FoundationUnilever Phils., Inc.Unipipe PhilippinesUnited Daily NewsUnited Laboratories, Inc.Whealth, Inc.Wilcon Builders SupplyZuellig Pharma Corporation

Cancer Support / Hospice and Palliative CareGroups

Aruga (JRMMC)Ayala Alabang Hospice Care FoundationBosom BuddiesPhilippine Foundation for Breast CancerBest Friends of PGHCan Survive

Cancer FightersCancer Resource and Wellness (Carewell) CenterChild HausI Can Serve FoundationKasuso Support GroupMadre de Amor Hospice FoundationManila Doctors Cancer Crusaders ClubMunting Paraiso Support GroupNational Hospice and Palliative Care Council of the

PhilippinesPCS Baguio-Benguet Cancer SocietyPCS Davao Cancer SocietyPGH Hema Onco Support GroupPGH Lymphoma Support GroupPGH Hema Onco Support GroupSalvation ArmySt. Luke’s Medical Center Patients’ ForumTropang Tropo Support GroupOstomy Association of the PhilippinesPalcare Volunteer GroupPetals of HopePhilippine Society of Hospice and Family MedicineThe Carewell Community

Medical Associations / Societies

Pain Society of the PhilippinesPhilippine College of Chest PhysiciansPhilippine College of PhysiciansPhilippine College of SurgeonsPhilippine Diabetes AssociationPhilippine Heart AssociationPhilippine Hospitals AssociationPhilippine Medical AssociationPhilippine Nurses Association’Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecologic SocietyPhilippine Oncology Nurses AssociationPhilippine Pharmaceutical AssociationPhilippine Radiologic Oncology SocietyPhilippine Society of Colon and Rectal SurgeonsPhilippine Society of GastroenterologyPhilippine Society of Hospital PharmacistsPhilippine Society of Medical OncologyPhilippine Society of OncologistsPhilippine Society of PathologistsPhilippine Society of Pediatric OncologyPhilippine Society of Urologic OncologyPhilippine Urological AssociationSociety of Gynecologic Oncology of the Philippines