Health

Rise Above welcomed the year 2020 with high hopes, implementing programs non-stop to address the needs of different communities in Cebu, Philippines. The first project held at the very beginning of the year, as part of the foundation’s Health and Hygiene Programs, is the teeth4life Program. On January 7, the year-long project was launched in

How bad is the dental hygiene in the Philippines? According to a Philippine survey, 8 out of 10 Filipinos have dental problems. In a population of 104 million, that’s about 83 million Filipinos both young and old who are suffering from dental issues. To make matters worse, at some point in time, the World Health

First of all, we are so happy that we now have a regular doctor who volunteers at the Community Center. People can now come into our center to be checked up if they feel anything unusual in their bodies. Secondly, we were delighted to welcome medical students from Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine.

“Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you’re gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back.” ― Charles de Lint We are always so grateful to have volunteers and people who would want to make

In the Philippines, there are around 7 million children who are suffering from hunger and malnutrition. This is according to a survey taken by United for Healthier Kids last year, 2017. And the main reason for this is poverty. For this reason, we are so thankful to all the kindhearted citizens and individuals who spend