Water is essential to life on Earth. We need it to quench our thirst, to prepare and cook food, and to ensure proper health and hygiene. The lack of it, therefore, in various communities in the Philippines pose serious health risks, and may lead to the spread of water borne diseases, such as diarrhea, amoebiasis, […]
The revolution in information and communication and technology, including the rise of social media, has facilitated not only international migration, but also the delivery of services by the government for its migrants. Recognizing the potential of these modern technologies, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) started developing innovative projects to provide better and faster services […]
On 19 September 2015, a summit meeting of Filipino-American physician leaders, para-medical, health advocates, and other health-care professionals took place at Richmond, Virginia, organized by the Filipino American Initiative to Transform our Homeland (FAITH). The FAITH Summit meeting was attended by over forty committed surgical and medical missioners and young Fil-Ams. The agenda of the […]