Text by Martin Racza with inputs from the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Manila
Photos by Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Manila
Teachers and parents hold a dialogue with volunteers of the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Manila during the assessment of children at high risk for disability.
Displaying their energy and zeal for community outreach, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Manila engaged in various activities during the first half of February 2025.
On Feb. 4, Pahinungod Manila launched a new project in partnership with the Department of Behavioral Sciences of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), and the Rotary Club of Marilao to benefit children with special needs, as well as their parents. Kindergarten and grade one teachers of Loma de Gato Elementary School participated in a needs assessment to determine who among their pupils are at high risk for disability.
Pahinungod volunteers listen intently during the general orientation for the hospice care program.
Also on Feb. 4, Pahinungod Manila, together with the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) of PGH, hosted the general orientation for the Hospice Care Program-Supportive Hospice and Palliative Medicine. DFCM fellows discussed common symptoms, management, and communication strategies, focusing on wound care management and defining expectations for volunteers who will be deployed in the palliative ward. Attendees include students from CAS, the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and College of Public Health, as well as professional nurses.
Students happily engage with the Pahinungod Manila volunteers during the TSP Tutorial Sessions.
On Feb. 15, the Tutorial Services Program (TSP) of Pahinungod Manila resumed its session, wherein volunteers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila and QI (a multinational corporation) Philippines tutored the children from ChildHope Philippines. The sessions will continue to take place at UP Manila’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) until June 2025. #
