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UICC REPORT 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Corporate Profile

Report of the Chairman

Report of the President

Report of the Executive Director

Board of Trustees

Council of Advisers & Committees

Patient Services

Cancer Registry

Advocacy

Education & Information

Relay for Life

Best Dressed Women of the Philippines

PCS in Action

PCS Staff

Members & Partners

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REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

As the premier anti-cancer institution in the country, thePhilippine Cancer Society, Inc. (PCSI) has endeavored totransform itself into an institution based on the fundamentalapproach of establishing our chosen vision-mission andchanneling our resources toward shielding our countrymenfrom the ravages of a deadly killer disease.

We feel that now is the opportune time to lay thegroundwork for helping and guiding other anti-cancerinstitutions on the path we have chose to take. This way, wecan expand our programs and projects to more areas thanwe can handle and benefit from the multiplier effect that ourvarious partnerships and networks will generate.

We have seen this in the past year. Our continuouspartnership and collaboration with the Department of Health(DOH) and other government agencies, medical societies,cancer patients’ support groups, the academe and media, localgovernment units and the private sector should enable us tobring optimum health care to the indigent segment of thepopulace which is our primary mandate.

Our linkages with the international cancer associationshave also solidified our status as the foremost institution incancer prevention and control in the country.

Indeed, the Society is now in a paradigm shift from beingjust a private association into an institutional catalyst oforganizations that have a united stand against cancer.

Together, as one, join us in this noble effort for a healthy,cancer-free nation.

ANTONIO MA. J. GUERREROChairman of the Board

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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

In 2017, the Philippine Cancer Society was one of theleading organizations to form the Cancer Coalition Philippines(CCP). Its primary role is to see the enactment of the NationalIntegrated Cancer Control Act - a law that would encompassthe necessary policies, structure and mechanisms to help theFilipino people, particularly the impoverished, battle the 3rdkiller disease in the country.

Among the salient provisions of the proposed law are:

Strengthening of cancer care infrastructure and servicedelivery networks to cover the continuum of care.Strengthening the capacity of human resources for healthin cancer care.Strengthening the Food and Drug Administration.Institutionalizing funding and social protection mechanisms for cancerpatients, survivors, caregivers, and their families through:1. Establishment of a Cancer Assistance Fund.2. Development and/or expansion of PhilHealth benefit packages3. Nondiscrimination for healthcare services.4. Establishing a National Cancer Registry.5. Conducting national and regional research and demonstration

projects.6. Strengthening health promotion, information, and education pro-

grams.7. Establishing national cancer screening programs.

The PCS and the CCP are working earnestly towards the passageof this law which will benefit hundreds of thousands of cancer patientsand the future generations of the country.

CORAZON A. NGELANGEL, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.President

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REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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

Almost ten years ago, the Philippine Cancer Society wasprivileged to host the 8th International Conference of theAsian Oncology Society (ACOS) at the SMX ConventionCenter with the theme, “Multidisciplinary Approach to CancerCare.”

ACOS is one of the biggest Asian gathering of oncologistswhich meets every two years to discuss the latest medicaltechnologies and clinical practices in cancer prevention,treatment, hospice and palliative care.

2017 was then an auspicious and promising year for theSociety as the Philippines was chosen to be the venue of the14th ACOS Conference on March 5-7, 2020 with the theme,“From Prevention to Therapeutics: The Genomics Era,” thatis applicable to the signs of the times.

We expect a bigger arena of medical experts not only ononcology but also those concerned in primary health care. Ourlineup of speakers will bring the latest updates on cancerprevention, screening, diagnostics, treatment, palliative care upto the compassionate topic of hospice care.

I then enjoin the Filipino nation to support us in thisinternational gathering where Filipino expertise will showcaseour legacy as a friendly and hospitable country.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chairman of the Boardis Mr. Antonio Ma. Guerrero

Director emeritus of Energizer Philippines; Chairmanand President of Everest Academy; Past Positionsinclude board chairman of Philippine Aerosol ContainerCorp. and Energizer Philippines; managing director ofEveready Singapore; president of Union CarbideIndonesia; area manager of Union Carbide EasternHongkong, and; gen. manager of the consumerproducts division of Union Carbide Phils.

Vice Chairman and Treasurer is Jose S. Sandejas, Ph.D.

Chairman and president of Professional Managers,Inc.; Chairman of the following: Diversified Holdings,Ostrea Mineral Laboratories, PAREF SchoolFoundation, MFI Foundation and St. ScholasticaCollege. Director or trustee of Marubeni Research andScholarship Foundation, East West Bank,Environmental Science for Social Change Foundation,Philippine Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry,Alliance for the Family Foundation and member of theUAP School of Engineering Development Board.

President is Corazon A. Ngelangel, M.D.Head of the medical oncology sections of UP-PhilippineGeneral Hospital and Jose Reyes Memorial MedicalCenter and Director of the Asian Hospital and MedicalCenter’s Asian Cancer Institute. Professior at the UP-College of Medicine. Philippine representative to the AsiaBreast Cancer Cooperative Group; Past president ofPhilippine Society of Medical Oncologists

Vice President is Atty. Enrique D. PerezVice President for Internal Affairs of Diabetes CenterPhils.; Former general counsel, corporate secretary,senior EVP and CEO of the Philippine Long DistanceTelephone Co.

Assistant Treasurer is Virgilio L. PeñaChairman of Altius Phils.; director of Everest Academy;Former president and general manager of IBMPhilippines. Former Undersecretary of the Departmentof Transportation and Communications;chairman ofthe Commission on Information and CommunicationsTechnology (CICT). Former Senior Private SectorAdviser for the E-Governance for Efficiency andEffectiveness.

Ms. Emily Altomonte-Abrera, chair emeritus ofMcCann WorldGroup Phils.; Board chairperson of theCultural Center of the Philippines and Children’s HourPhils. President of the Foundation for CommunicatinInitiatives.

Dr. Angela U. Crisostomo, chairperson of theDepartment of Radiology of the San Beda College ofMedicine; Consultant on breast care clinics andmammography units of Makati Medical Center,National Kidney and Transplant Institute and CardinalSantos Medical Center. President of the DiagnosticBreast Imaging Society of the Philippines, the FacultyAssociation of San Beda College; Former consultant onBreast Imaging in Malaysia. Dr. Cristal-Luna ispresident-elect of the Cancer Congress of the AsianClinical Oncology Society (ACOS).

Gloria Cristal-Luna, M.D., Section chief of medicaloncology, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute;Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.Member of both the European Society of MedicalOncology and the Asian Clinical Oncology Society.President of the Molecular Oncology Society of thePhilippines.

Ambassador Albert F. Del Rosario, Former Secre-tary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and Ambassa-dor Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to the UnitedStates of America. President of ADR Holdings, Inc., ARSReinsurance Brokers, Inc., Management Associationof the Philippines and Philippine TelecommunicationsInvestment Corporation. Chairman of Gotuaco delRosario and Associates, Inc., Philippine Indocoil Cor-poration, Business World Publishing Corporation, SalimPhilippines, Inc., Philippine Center Management Boardand PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. Chairman of PhilippineStratbase Consultancy, Inc., Gotuaco del Rosario In-surance Brokers, Inc., and Stratbase ADR Institute, Inc.

Mr. Francisco C. Eizmendi, Jr., Former presidentof San Miguel Corporation; Chairman of DearbornMotors Company; President of the Institute forSolidarity in Asia. Independent director of RizalCommercial Banking Corp., Sun Life Grepa Financialand Makati Finance. Fellow and former president ofthe Institute of Corporate Directors.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jaime Galvez-Tan, M.D.,Former Secretary of theDepartment of Health; Professorat the UP-College of Medicine;chairman of Health FuturesFoundation, Inc. Anchorpersonof DWWW radio program“Doctor’s Orders.”

Cecilia Lladines-Llave, M.D.,Director of the Cervical CancerPrevention Network; President ofthe Philippine Society of CervicalPathology and Colposcopy.Formerly chairman of the UP-PGH Cancer Institute;

Conrado Llanes-Lorenzo, Jr.,M.D. is past president of the PCSand former chancellor of the UP-Manila. Dr. Lorenzo, consultantof the Obstetrics and Gynecologydepartment of the Makati MedicalCenter. Past president of thePhilippine Center for Populationand Development.

Alberto B. Roxas, M.D.,surgeon at UP-PGH, ManilaDoctors Hospital and the AFPMedical Center. Chairman,Technical Committee on MedicalEducation of Commission onHigher Education (CHED) andEthics committee of the PhilippineCollege of Surgeons. Former deanof the UP College of Medicine.

Kelly S. Salvador, M.D.,general manager of SpringfieldBreast Care Center; trustee, Kytheand Hospice Phils.; President,Windsor International MaritimeClinic, CEO of Ace Asia MedicalGateway Corp.; CorporateSecretary of SHIP, Inc.

Corporate Secretary and Executive Director isRachael Marie B. Rosario, M.D.

2011 Global Cancer Ambassador of the Philippines to theAmerican Cancer Society; Associate clinical professorand medical consultant of the Supportive, Hospice andPalliative Care Section of the Department of Family andCommunity Medicine of the UP-PGH;. Vice president ofthe National Hospice and Palliative Care Council of thePhilippines.

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COUNCIL OF ADVISERS & COMMITTEES

Executive CommitteeAntonio Ma. J. Guerrero

ChairmanDr. Jose S. SandejasDr. Corazon A. Ngelangel

Finance CommitteeDr. Jose S. Sandejas ChairmanVirgilio L. PeñaFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.Dr. Kelly S. Salvador

Personnel CommitteeAtty. Enrique D. Perez ChairmanVirgilio L. PeñaFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.

Procurement & PropertyCommittee

Atty. Enrique D. Perez ChairmanDr. Jose S. SandejasVirgilio L. PeñaDr. Kelly S. Salvador

I.T. & Website CommitteeVirgilio L. Peña ChairmanDr. Jose S. Sandejas

Emily A. AbreraDr. Gloria Cristal-LunaDr. Cecilia L. LlaveDe. Kelly S. Salvador

Membership & ChaptersCommittee

Dr. Cecilia L. Llave ChairmanFrancisco C. EizmendiDr. Jaime Galvez-TanAtty. Enrique D. PerezDr. Kelly S. Salvador

Education & InformationCommittee

Emily A. Abrera ChairmanDr. Ciorazon A. Ngelangel Vice

ChairVirgilio L. PeñaDr. Gloria Cristal-LunaFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.Dr. Cecilia L. Llave

Patients’ Services CommitteeDr. Corazon A. Ngelangel

ChairmanDr. Angela U. Crisostomo

Dr. Gloria Cristal-LunaDr. Jaime Galvez-TanDr. Conrado Ll. Lorenzo, Jr.Dr. Cecilia L. LlaveDr. Alberto B. Roxas

Resource GenerationCommittee

Amb. Alberto F. Del RosarioChairman

Dr. Lito S. SandejasFrancisco C. Eizmendi, Jr.Emily A. AbreraDr. Jaime Galvez-TanAtty. Enrique D. PerezDr. Kelly S. Salvador

Cancer RegistryDr. Angela U. Crisostomo

ChairmanDr. Jaime Galvez-TanDr. Alberto B. Roxas

ASCF Executive CommitteeDr. Jose S. SandejasDr. Corazon A. Ngelangel

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

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PATIENT SERVICES

The Philippine Cancer Society continues to operate itspioneering Patient Navigation Program (PNaP) which assistspatients cope with the barriers of the country’s healthcaresystem. The PNaP program, initiated in 2011, has helpedthousands of cancer patients undergo their diagnostics andtreatment regimen free-of-charge.

With this success, the Society administers the program, inpartnership with the Department of Health (DOH) for thelatter’s Breast Cancer Medicine Access Program (BCMAP) withthe support of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth)“Z” Benefits Package for catastrophic diseases and othegovernment funding institutions.

The PNaP-BCMAP partnership is currently operating in thefollowing government hospitals: UP-Philippine General Hospital,Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, East Avenue MedicalCenter and Rizal Medical Center in Metro Manila; the BicolRegional Training and Teaching Hospital, and; the DavaoRegional Medical Center.

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PATIENT SERVICES

Breast and cervical cancers are the most prevalent cancersamong Filipino women. However, the World Health Organization(WHO) recommends Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) andAcetic Acid Wash for Cervical Cancer as the gold standards incommunity cancer screening approaches in low-resource settingslike the Philippines.

Cognizant of this, the PCS launched in 2016 and fullyoperationalized in 2017 the country’s first Mobile CancerScreening Bus with volunteer health workers doing the CBEand AAW. Further, pre-cancerous lesions of cervical cancer areimmediately treated with cryotherapy facilities.

The Cancer Screening Bus was made possible through thegenerous efforts of Victory Liner and the Best Dressed Womenof the Philippines which continue to provide for its operationsand maintenance.

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CANCER REGISTRY

Above maps show that the PCS’ population-based ManilaCancer Registry was rated “High Quality” in the regional levelby the IARC and “Medium Quality” for complete vitalregistration.

Statistics on incidence, mortality and survival generated bythe PCS-MCR follow stringent international standards, dataassessment and valuation to report the cancer burden in thecountry.

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ADVOCACY

NATIONAL INTEGRATEDCANCER CONTROL ACT

Several bills have been filed in both houses of Congress topass the National Integrated Cancer Control Act. The Philippine Can-cer Society, along with Cancer Coalition Philippines and other con-cerned stakeholders, have been invited as resource institutions tothresh out the provisions, to wit:

1 . Strengthening of cancer care infrastructure and service deliverynetworks to cover the continuum of care.

2. Strengthening the capacity of human resources for health in can-cer care.

3. Strengthening the Food and Drug Administration.4. Institutionalizing funding and social protection mechanisms for

cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and their families through:a. Establishment of a Cancer Assistance Fund. .b. Development and/or expansion of PhilHealth benefit pack-

ages.c . Nondiscrimination of patients.

5. Establishing a National Cancer Registry and surveillance systemand evidence generation.

6. Conducting national and regional research and demonstrationprojects to generate evidence to improve policies and implementthe Integrated Philippine Cancer Control and Management Pro-gram.

7 . Strengthening health promotion, information, and education pro-grams.

8. Establishing national cancer screening programs.

Update: The House version has passed deliberations in theCommittee on Health and scheduled for plenary reading while

the Senate bill is still discussed by members of the TWG.

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EDUCATION & INFORMATION

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BEST DRESSED WOMEN

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BEST DRESSED WOMEN

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RELAY FOR LIFE

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PCS IN ACTION

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PCS STAFF

MANAGING OFFICE

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

CATHERINE JOY A. PACUNANAAdministrative Officer

ADORACION ARELITOCashier

PATIENT NAVIGATION

ROMEO MARCAIDAProject Director

ANALIE OSTARES & CATHY ORLANDA (PCS) GRACE UY & DANEA ONG (JRMMC)ARMI ISAAC & LENIE CAJAYON (UP-PGH) JACKY GOMEZ (EAMC)

CHARIE TALENS (RMC & ARMC) ALBERT ESPIRITU (BRTTh)LUCILLE GEMINA (DRMC)

MANILA CANCER REGISTRY

SIONY ALCOS DENCY ORENGO

RESOURCE GENERATION

ZENAIDA AVILAConsultant

TERESITA UMALIRG Assistant

EDUCATION & INFORMATION

ALEX O. ASUNCION

UTILITY / TRANSPORT

ARNOLD DIMAPLASARNOLD DOCTOLERO

ALEX GARCIALARRY SISON

EDGARDO MAGNATE

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MEMBERS & PARTNERSInternational 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 InstituteDangerous 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 GovernmentUnion 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 MarketingBeth RomualdezBrother 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 Justice Phils.Hon. Feliciano R. BelmonteIglesia ni KristoImelda O. CojuangcoInsular Life Assurance Co., Ltd.Investment Capital Corporation of the PhilippinesJaka InvestmentJD Sehwani FoundationJ. Amado Araneta FoundationJEFCON for Social Progress FoundationJollibee FoundationKPMG Manabat and San Agustin and Co., CPAsLand Bank of the PhilippinesLandmark Commercial Center (The Landmark Corp.)Magsaysay Lines, Inc.

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MEMBERS & PARTNERS

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.SBS Phils. Corp.Unilever Phils., Inc.Unipipe PhilippinesUnited Daily NewsUnited Laboratories, Inc.Whealth, Inc.Wilcon Depot, Inc.Zuellig Pharma Corporation

Cancer Support /Hospice and Palliative Care Groups

Aruga (JRMMC)Ayala Alabang Hospice Care FoundationBosom BuddiesPhilippine Foundation for Breast CancerBest Friends of PGHCan SurviveCancer Coalition Phils.

Cancer FightersCancer Resource and Wellness (Carewell) CenterChild HausFramework Convention on Tobacco Control AllianceI 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