Synergy September 2017

A Quarterly Publication of St. Luke’s Medical Center - Resource Development GroupSY N E R GYSeptember 2017 Vol. 06 No.03 Masters of the Arts Our 2nd limited edition print project features the works of Masters Mauro “Malang” Santos and Romulo Olazo.

EDITORIAL BOARD Edgardo R. Cortez, MD Arturo S. De La Peña, MD Jose B. Moran, MD Olivia B. Yao EDITORIAL TEAM EDITOR IN CHIEF Kara Ortiga CREATIVE DIRECTOR Edric dela Rosa PHOTOGRAPHERS Klay Tan KitKat Pajaro COVER ARTIST Alysse Asilo EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Niña Bautista Jude Trinidad THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY You may contact us for your donations:ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER - RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP 5/F, St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City 32nd Street and 5th Avenue (+632) 789-7700 extension 5076 and 5077 8/F St Luke’s College of Medicine - William H. Quasha Memorial 279 E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon City Website: www.stlukesfoundation.org.ph E-mail: [email protected] www.stlukesmedicalcenter.com.ph www.stlukes.com.ph For comments and suggestions, please call Niña Mirrela C. Bautista ReD – Fund Development Officer Tel. No.: (632) 789-7576

September 2017MESSAGE FROMTHE PRESIDENTThis year is the fifth anniversary of the St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation, We also celebrated the blessingInc.. It is true that the Foundation has come a long way, and we are proud to of the Executive Suite 1651 in St.celebrate our fifth year with exciting new projects. Lukes - Global City, which has been inaugurated as the Jimenez In line with utilizing art for a cause, this quarter, we are also launching Family Room. The proceeds fromour second limited edition print project, featuring the maestros Malang the generous donation of theSantos and Ramon Olazo. The works of the two masters have been printed family has been alloted to Medicalon specialized paper. Proceeds from the sales of the prints will benefit the Social Services, Medical Research,Foundation and our causes. Continuing Medical Education for Doctors and Scholarships for qualified students of the St. Luke’s College of Medicine - William Quasha Memorial. And last but not the least, we laud the efforts of the doctors, nurses, and associates who joined the surgical mission in Cuyo, Palawan. These are a testament to the fact that when we work with each other, the light of our generosity will continue to reach more people.SY N E R GY DR. EDGARDO R. CORTEZ President & CEO St. Luke’s Medical Center President, St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation, Inc. 01

September 2017ST . LU K E ’ S M EDICAL CENTER F O UNDATIO N IN C . ’ S FIGHTER uses her meager P5,000 to sustain her mother BENEFICIARY, MAXIMA D. YCONG. FOR LIFE and her children’s daily needs. A Foundation beneficiary recounts her Luckily, the two approached the St. Luke’s journey to recovery. Social Service Department. And it is through the help of the Social Service Department that Maxima D. Ycong is a tough cookie. This the family has found some peace of mind. 70-year-old was diagnosed with none-healing wounds with osteomyelitis in 2016. At the time Today, Maxima is all smiles. “Ngayon she was admitted to the hospital, Maxima was maganda ang pakiramdam ko,” she reassures us, left with no choice but to allow the doctors to as she recounts the hardships she and her family amputate her leg below her left knee. It was the had to face. “Alaga kami dito ng mga doktor, option that would save her life. But Maxima mga staff, kahit ’yung mga guard mababait,” she was hesitant and afraid about the operation, says. “Minsan masama ang pakiramdam ko pag and even harder was that when the bill arrived, alis ng bahay, pero pag pasok ko sa St. Lukes the family expressed dismay because they could maganda na ang pakiramdam ko.” not afford to raise a hundred thousand pesos. Maxima’s daughter, Cristina, who is always at Maxima used to work with the church, but her mother’s aid, is an on-call laundress, and now her illness renders her unable to do physical labor to help with the costs. Cristina says she has take on multiple jobs just to help pay for everything. But thanks to countless blessings and their faith, they say, it must’ve been the grace of God that allowed for them to be chosen by the Foundation to be a beneficiary.02 S Y N E R G Y

September 2017MASTERS OF THE ARTSThis month, the St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation, Inc. launches their second limited edition printproject, featuring the works of two master artists: Malang and Olazo. Proceeds from this project willhelp support the programs of the Foundation. The prints come in an edition of 65 plus three artistprints. One box set costs P35,000.SY N E R GY 03

September 2017 MALANG Mauro Malang Santos, commonly known as the artist “Malang”, was truly ahead of his time. He began his journey in the arts as a cartoonist and comic artist, best known for his series Kosme the Cop, Chain Gang Charlie, and Beezlebub. In 1958, he was awarded for editorial design by the Art Directors Guild of the Philippines. He then won consequent competitions and awards, including the annual art competitions held by the Art Association of the Philippines. By 1963, he was included in the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines. Malang launched the Art for the Masses movement in 1966, bringing printmaking to a larger number of enthusiasts at affordable prices. He was an icon in the local art scene for his distinct painting style, far different from the modernist styles of his peers at that time. Nonetheless, his work was recognized by art patrons, critics, and art lovers alike.04 S Y N E R G Y

September 2017ROMULOOLAZORomulo Olazo’s astonishing abstracts areriddled with complexity and emotion. Histrademark work, or the “diaphanous paintings”seen here, is recognized because of its layeringtechnique, which can be traced back to themaster’s method of glazing thin and evenlayers of oil paint. This unique style was actually born outof printmaking. Olazo was also a talentedprintmaker, and he even put up workshopsat his home alongside artists like Chabet andFernando Modesto. It was in 1970, when hestarted to focus on printmaking, that allowedhim to break into the Philippine art scene. In1972, he won the Thirteen Artists Award fromthe Cultural Center of the Philippines. Hissilkscreened print technique is what inspiredhis “diaphanous paintings.” He was trained under the tutelage ofNational Artist and pioneer of modern art:Victorio Edades.SY N E R GY 05

September 2017 THE JIMENEZ FAMILY ROOM The blessing and inauguration of Executive Suite 1651 at St. Lukes - Global City. On July 27, 2017, the Executive Suite 1651 of the St. Luke’s Medical Center - Global City was inaugurated as the Jimenez Family Room. A blessing took place at the said suite, attended by the Jimenez family, the Resource Development and Foundation teams, top management, board of trustees, doctors, nurses, and associates of the hospital. The proceeds of the donation has been alloted for St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation’s social causes, such as Medical Social Services, Medical Research, Continuing Medical Education for Doctors and Scholarship for qualified students of the St. Luke’s College of Medicine - William Quasha Memorial.06 S Y N E R G Y

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September 2017FR OM LEFT TO R IGHT STANDIN G : DR . ED GAR D O CO RTEZ , GR ACE FR OM LEFT TO R IGHT : M EN AR D O M IGUEL JI M ENEZ III ,ASTR ID MO CAS , DR . B R I AN M ICH A EL CAB R AL , GIGI DI M ALIB OT , GABRIELLE CAROLINE JIMENEZ ONG,O L I V I A YAO , M I CH A EL A CA NL A S CAROLINA JIMENEZ, DR. EDGARDO CORTEZ,S EATED : DR . R AFA EL R O DR IG UEZ CARMEN JIMENEZ-ONG CAROLINA JIMENEZ AND DR. EDGARDO CORTEZFR OM LEFT TO R IG HT : DR . R AFA EL R O DR IG UEZ , J O EL M AR CELO JI M ENEZ ,LENORA CABILI, DR. JOVEN CUANANG, DR. EDGARDO CORTEZ, DR.EDMEE MARTINEZ, MENARDO MIGUEL JIMENEZ III FR OM LEFT TO R IGHT : NIÑ A B AUTISTA , CR ISTINE AN GELES , GR ACE ASTR ID MO CAS , GIGI DI M ALIB OT DR. BRIAN MICHAEL CABRAL AND DR. ART DE LA PEÑAF R OM LEF T TO R I G HT : O L I V I A YAO , DR . ED GA R D O CO R TEZ ,J O EL M AR CELO JI M ENEZ , M EN AR D O M IG UEL JI M ENEZ IIIJ I M E N E Z FA M I LY A N D F R I E N D S , S L M C G C E X E C U T I V ES A N DFR . DANILO CAR IÑ O08 S Y N E R G Y

September 2017 A TRIP TO CUYO A surgical mission for the indigent patients of Cuyo, Palawan.THE ST. LUKE’S SURGICAL MISSION TEAM HEADED BY DR. BENJAMIN The St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation Inc., SLMC-GC MEDICAL MISSION TEAM WITH CA M P OM ANES ( 7 TH FR OM LEFT ) AT THE FACADE O F THE M IS SIO N in partnership with the doctors of St. Luke’s – P R OJ E CT PA R T N E RS V ENUE , THE CU YO DISTR ICT H OSPITAL Global City, successfully conducted a surgical mission for the indigent residents of Cuyo, an face chronic challenges in accessing adequate old town in Palawan. The mission was headed healthcare services and facilities. by Dr. Benjamin Campomanes. The efforts of the doctors resulted in 40 major and 64 The local residents were grateful for the minor surgeries, 43 medical risk assessments team of doctors and health volunteers from and more than 900 free consultations for the St. Luke’s who not only delivered effective and Cuyonons. Patients received free procedures efficient services, but also approached them such as appendectomy, cysts excision, with utmost compassion. normal spontaneous delivery, segment cesarean section, thyroidectomy, dilatation The Surgical Mission was undertaken in and curettage, herniorrhaphy, tubal ligation, cooperation with Ms. Grace Gobing, the local fistulectomy, encephalocele repair, and government of Cuyo, Palawan headed by Hon. cheiloplasty, among others. Andrew L. Ong, Cuyonon LSK Foundation, Cuyonon Baragatan Manila, Air Juan, Best Cuyo is a fourth class municipality and is Dressed Women of the Philippines 2015, RBGM, located in one of the remotest parts of Palawan, Covidien and Zuellig Family Foundation. with only a population of more than 20,000. Its residents, who are mostly engaged in fishing, SY N E R GY 09