The EPCALM Foundation extends its heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in the Voluntary Blood Donation Drive held on 31 January 2026 at St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City (SLMC-GC), Taguig City. We would like to give special thanks to the dedicated men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines—including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marines—as well as the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection. Our sincere appreciation

Calling all Blood Donors! In line with our commitment to compassionate service, the EPCALM Foundation is organizing a Voluntary Blood Donation Drive  to ensure an adequate and timely blood supply for our patients requiring life-saving transfusions. The bloodletting activity is scheduled for Saturday, 31 January 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Henry Sy Sr., Auditorium, 5 th  Floor, St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City (SLMC-GC), Rizal Drive corner 3 rd  St. and 5th A

EPCALM Social Worker, Shiela Mae Baliber (right), receives the donated sacks of rice from a representative of Ocean Star Freight Express. EPCALM recently received a generous gift of ten 25-kilo sacks of rice from Ocean Star Freight Express, a sea freight forwarding company based in Quezon City. The donated rice will be distributed shortly to EPCALM’s serviced patients and their families.  Anna Marie Gutierrez, company manager, together with her sister, Rosie, company owner, s

As a continuing capacity building program, EPCALM recently joined the 4 th  Area-Based Standards Network (ABSNet) Assembly (Central Cluster), organized by the Standards Bureau of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (SB-DSWD). The DSWD promotes the organization of the ABSNET clusters as an effective strategy to institutionalize collaboration with social welfare and development agencies (SDWAs), to constitute as the intermediaries of the DSWD.  The online activity

EPCALM serviced patient, Joanaliz Jaime (center), receive her donated oral chemo drugs from GetMEDS officer: Toward patient-centered support programs and medicine accessibility.  The EPCALM Foundation, in its continuing partnership with GetMEDS Philippines Inc., has once again successfully distributed free chemotherapy drugs to its serviced patients battling leukemia.  The ongoing collaboration between EPCALM and GetMEDS recognizes their shared commitment to compassionate car

EPCALM Social Workers, Sr. Minerva Jumawid and Shiela Mae Baliber, represented the Foundation in this annual event to celebrate patient-centered programs in healthcare delivery. The EPCALM Foundation joined various healthcare providers, patient group leaders, and advocacy organizations for the Patient Solidarity Day 2025 celebration. The whole-day event was held on 11 December 2025 at ArdenHills Suites in Quezon City. Organized by the Philippine Association of Patient Organiz

The EPCALM Foundation has successfully facilitated another round of distribution of free oral chemotherapy medications for its serviced patients, in partnership with GetMEDS Philippines. EPCALM recently signed a partnership agreement with GetMEDS to improve access to affordable, quality-assured oncology medications and related support systems.  The second wave of distribution in September 2025 extended vital treatment support to the EPCALM patients. GetMEDS is a healthcare se

EPCALM joined other founding member-organizations of the Blood Cancer Alliance of the Philippines at the Bayanihan Blood Drive on 16 Sept, together with the Department of Medicine of St. Luke's Medical Center-Global City, Taguig City. Other BCAP members included Lymphoma Awareness Philippines, KAYA, and  MyeSpeak, among others. BCAP also partnered with the SLMC-GC Department of Medicine last year for the voluntary blood donation campaign. This was in celebration of Medicine W

The EPCALM Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines-National City United Church (UCCP-NCUC) over the weekend to help implement EPCALM’s Pastoral Care Ministry Programs under its Spiritual Care Services. These include Home / Hospital Visitation; Pastoral Support and Counseling; Intercessory Prayers; and Support and Spiritual Guidance to Patient’s Family. Present during the agreement signing were the following:  F

Receiving the Kabalikat Award were EPCALM Executive Director, Mitch Duran, with Social Workers Sr. Minerva Jumawid and Shiela Mae Baliber. For the second time in a row, the EPCALM Foundation has been recognized as a “Kabalikat Awardee” by the St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City (SLMC-GC) Blood Bank and Transfusion Services, for EPCALM’s consistent contribution to its voluntary blood donation program.  In fitting ceremonies at the Henry Sy Sr. Auditorium of the SLMC-GC in Ta

The EPCALM Family Huddle was held at the Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH) recently to bring EPCALM-serviced patients and their families closer to health facilities for cancer.  Inaugurated in November 2023, the HCCH is the first comprehensive cancer specialty hospital in the country, where end-to-end oncology services can be accessed in one facility, On hand to welcome the Huddle participants and their family-caregivers were EPCALM Founder and Board Chair, Dr. Erlyn Caba

The EPCALM Foundation has recently partnered with GetMEDS Philippines, Inc. to improve access to affordable, quality-assured oncology medications and related support systems.  GetMEDS is a healthcare service provider specializing in oncology services, and the supply of critical medicines for cancer and supportive care.  Under the joint Memorandum of Understanding, EPCALM and GetMEDS will collaborate to strengthen patient-centered support programs and medicine accessibility fo

#TheGiftOfLife Thank you to our #BloodHeroes who joined the EPCALM Blood Donation Drive yesterday at St. Luke's - Global City, Taguig. This was timed with the observance of #BloodDonorsMonth.🩸 Shoutout to the men and women from the Armed Forces - Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines - the BFP, PNP, CMOR, PCADG, churches, schools, private individuals, and many more. Our hearts are full!❤ Special thanks to our Partners from the SLMC-GC Blood Bank and Transfusion Service

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