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The 14th Annual SAGIP GOLF Classic
Thank you very much to the sponsors, players and volunteers!
Thank you for helping us save lives.
SAGIP BUHAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC. IN COOPERATION WITH THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BRINGS YOU
Powerful Strategy Formulation Seminar by Professor Brian To
Dr. Brian To is a Global Strategist and Professor who teaches in several distinguished EMBA, MBA, MS and PhD programs around the world, and has taught at Carnegie Mellon, HEC, LSE, Oxford and numerous other Leading Business Schools. Brian is also a Senior Fellow at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds more than Three Masters Degree's and Three Doctorates, two of which are in Business and Chinese Business and Management. For over 25 years, Brian has advised Fortune 500 Corporations, Family Owned Business and Emerging Companies and Governments, he maintains a solid track record in having Strategized for Revenue Expansion in Asia, North America and Europe. And has Strategized and Facilitated over three IPO's and Billions of Dollars in Value Creation and Sales Growth in Diverse Industries. Brian is a Graduate of Harvard, Wharton, John F. Kennedy, HEC Paris and Oxford University among others.
Asian Institute of Management
March 22, 2012 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
Only 200 seats available!
Registration fee includes meals, course materials and certificate of participation.
Registration Fee
EARLY BIRD - PHP 5,000.00 (up to February 29, 2012)
REGULAR - PHP 6,000.00 (up to March 21, 2012)
ON SITE - PHP 9,000.00
PAYMENT MAY BE MADE THROUGH:
Metrobank UN Ave. Branch | Savings Account No. 044-3044-66181-1
Please indicate "Strategic Seminar" and fax deposit slip with participant's name and contact details to (02)526-4372.
PayPal Account | sagipbuhay@gmail.com
Please indicate "Strategic Seminar" along with participant's name and contact details.
For questions and concerns, you may call the following numbers: 0922-8856969, 0922-8315245
STRATEGY FORMULATlON
Dynamic Strategy Formulation will prove to be a practical module on "The Formulation and the Reformulation of Strategy" for those companies whose success is dependent on the creation on "Business Innovation" and "Innovation in Service and Product Development" Participants will be exposed to creative strategies that are aimed at both services and products with an emphasis on being distinctive from what com petitors are offering and developing capabilities that rivals cannot match easily.
Special aspects of the program include
-Sharpening your strategic skills
-Fine tuning your business model
-Innovation examples and test abilities
-Product differentiation
-Transforming plans and strategies into results
This program will be facilitated in a highly participative format and be held in an informal seminar style. The program will utilize actual case studies, group discussions, individual study and mini-readings and plenary sessions with case videos. Ample time will be given for business and social networking.
Thank you to all who ran and helped save lives!
It was a rainy day on December 17, 2011, but that did not stop people from running for charity. Don Henrico’s hosted a fun run for Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation, Inc., wherein nearly 2,000 had registered and pledged money. We were overwhelmed with the generosity of the Don Henrico’s company. Those who registered not only got a singlet running shirt and an after-run shirt for their P600 registration fee, but also the promise of free pizza once the run was completed.
A couple of hundred runners were present during the event including doctors from the Philippine General Hospital, athletes, various professionals and students. The active participation of Don Henrico’s was further noted during the event itself when we found the owner of the company along with his family among the runners. Booths with additional goodies like free drinks and toiletries were also enjoyed by the runners.
Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation Inc. is very grateful for the success of this event and the interest and funds generated for the medical patients of the Philippine General Hospital. Participants even bought Sagip Buhay baller IDs and inquired about other ways to help the foundation. We look forward to working together with the Don Henrico’s in promoting charity, health and wellness.
L-R : Dr. Arthur Lui (Asst Chief Resident for Support and Extension), Dr. Agnes Mejia (Chair, Dept of Internal Medicine), Dr. Rody Sy (Chairman, SAGIP Buhay), Dr. Rey Jaime Tan (Asst Chair for Support and Extension), Mr Anthony Mercado (Don Henrico's Business Development and Corporate Marketing Manager), Dr. Mike Tee ( Consultant Rheumatologist), Dr. Ging Racaza (Chief Fellow, Department of Rheumatology)
Art Flood, An Art Collectors’ Sale For the Benefit of the Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation - Lupus Fund
Dear colleagues and friends,
We are inviting you to Art Flood, An Art Collectors’ Sale For the Benefit of the Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation - Lupus Fund on Oct 21-23, 2011, Friday to Sunday (Friday-Saturday, 10 to 6pm, Sunday, 9 to 3pm), at the Silverlens Gallery.
ART FLOOD is a 3-day art sale where galleries and collectors sell modern and contemporary artworks. This annual event was first organized two years ago in the wake of Typhoon Ondoy, with the Philippine National Red Cross-Rizal Chapter (Makati Branch) as our beneficiary. The ART FLOOD 2010 beneficiary was Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig.
This year, ART FLOOD benefits the Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation Lupus Fund for the patients of the Philippine General Hospital. The event will be held on October 21 to 23, Friday-Sunday (Friday-Saturday, 10 to 6pm, Sunday, 9 to 3pm).
We look forward to seeing you in ART FLOOD 2011, and in working with you to help alleviate the burdens of both Lupus patients and their families.
ART FLOOD 2011 will be happening alongside MaARTe, a sale showcasing the best Philippine crafts made locally from indigenous materials. On its second year, the fair features contemporary and antique jewelry, decorative and functional pottery, clay sculptures, glass and metal works, fashion accessories, and home accents. MaARTe 2011 is organized by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines to raise funds for their cultural programs and the National Museum of the Filipino People.
For inquiries, contact Silverlens Gallery at 2/F YMC Bldg. II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati, 816-0044, 0917- 5874011, or manage@silverlensphoto.com. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am–7pm and Saturdays 1– 6pm.
www.silverlensphoto.com / slab.silverlensphoto.com / www.facebook.com/slgalleries
Kindly help us spread the word.
In behalf of our patients, the Section of Rheumatology of the Department of Medicine in the Philippine General Hospital, and the Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation, Inc.. thank you for your support.
Geraldine Z. Racaza, MD
Chief Fellow, Section of Rheumatology
Board Member, Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation
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SAGIP Buhay Harry Potter Block Screening
by Dr. Odelle Concepcion
What marked the end of a well-loved magical series signaled the beginning of a growing love and fund for SAGIP Buhay Foundation. The efforts of the SAGIP Buhay Team coupled with the Department of Medicine translated to an unforgettable night in the SM Mall of Asia. Medical and non-medical identities fell in line for Harry Potter’s finale. Others had bought tickets with the sole intention of supporting SAGIP, not being present at the event.
The theatre held 820 persons, many of whom were dedicated sponsors of SAGIP Buhay. Our viewers got to enjoy free popcorn, SAGIP bags and fans. The film showing event was headed by Dr. Jaime Aherrera and Dr. Arthur Lui who worked with a team of medical residents from the PGH Department of Medicine who served as organizers, frontline personnel and ushers. Dedicated doctors teamed up to help make the movie a fun experience for all. As one resident even put it, "We get to watch and we get to help SAGIP as well!"
In the end, the entire event and team was able to raise over 1 million pesos more for much needed medications, procedures and care for the Internal Medicine patients in Wards 1 and 3. The team and our patients are all grateful for the numerous sponsors, the biggest of which was Panasonic, who made the event possible. We all went home with the satisfaction of knowing that we made a valuable contribution to many grateful lives made possible by SAGIP Buhay.
SAGIP GOLF 2011 WAS A SUCCESS!
Thank you very much to the sponsors, players and volunteers!
Thank you for helping us save lives.
Swing for Life: A Charity Golf Tournament
The sun rose early to light up a blue cloudless sky on April 6, 2011, when the 13th Annual SAGIP Golf Classic was held at the Villamor Golf Club. The culmination of more than 6 months of preparation, this event is the major fundraiser of the Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation, a non-profit organization that solely benefits the Department of Medicine at the Philippine General Hospital. Golfers young and old alike, gathered to participate in what would be the most successful charity event organized by the said foundation, which has been supporting indigent patients since 1995.
Every Swing Counts
In a charity hospital such as the Philippine General Hospital, there is a very thin line that separates patients from life and death. Here, disease is not only aggravated by its severity, but more often than not, by a patient’s financial incapacity. This plight not only challenges doctors of PGH to be at their best intellectually but more so, in ingenuity. Such was the situation when the first SAGIP Golf Classic was conceptualized. It is an avenue by which doctors are able to raise funds for their indigent patients while also taking a break from the strains of hospital work. And when meaning is put to a sport fuelled by passion, every swing not only represents a hole conquered but also a life saved.
Driven by Passion
A total of 103 golfers participated in this year’s SAGIP Golf Classic, representing men and women dedicated not only to their sport but also to helping SAGIP in its cause. Of these, the winner was Mr. Danny Gutierrez who bested the others with his keen eye and firm grip. A fun-filled post-tournament party was held at the Villamor Golf Clubhouse where numerous giveaways ranging from umbrellas, t-shirts, shoes, small appliances, golf bags and gift certificates; to major prizes including iPads, watches, home theatre systems and two seventy-five-thousand-peso-worth Bellarocca Resorts Packages were raffled away. The post-tournament party was a fitting conclusion to what has been a very long but exciting day.
Immeasurable Gratitude
In continuing the legacy of support, the organizers of the SAGIP Golf Classic led by Dr. Eric Jason Amante, Dr. Diana Tamondong-Lachica, Chief Resident of the Department of Medicine, Dr. Joey Manlapig, Assistant Chief Resident for Support, Dr. Krista Gutierrez, Project Head for SAGIP Golf and the rest of the SAGIP team would like to thank the sponsors who made this year’s SAGIP Golf Classic a resounding success, namely: Bellarocca Island Resort and Spa, Therapharma, BusinessWorld, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Puregold, Club Car Philippines, S&R Shopping, Tazo De Oro, Petron, Gourmet Foods, Dhemark Designs,Generika, The Farm, Readycon, Chateua 1771, South Supermarket, Hotel Berjaya Pihilippines, Inosphil, San Miguel Corporation, Magsaysay Transport, PMDC, Phinma, Alveo, Rudy Project, Travel Plus International, Cocolife, Speedo, Unilever, Portion Fillers Inc., Malabon Soap, Standard Appliances and the many benefactors who continually support the indigent patients of PGH. This year’s golf tournament would also not be possible if not for the expertise of Mr. Claro C. Arriola as golf consultant and the staff of Villamor Golf Club.
Charity for Life
Indeed, one’s heart is warmed by endeavours that are selfless and relentless. The unwavering desire to do good is always tested in the battlegrounds of PGH; and while battles against disease are hard and unpredictable, they are mostly won when there is help from good-willed benefactors. With the success of this year’s SAGIP Golf Classic, the fight to save lives continues, with renewed energy and exuberance.
RX: A Work of Heart
A Benefit Fashion Show
“Charity is fashionable and fashion can be charitable.”
– Geraldine Zamora-Racaza, MD.
Chief Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, PGH
Phi Lambda Delta Batch 2000B
For one night, these doctors took off their white coats and stethoscope and dolled up to walk the runway in Greenbelt 5 – of course for another worthwhile cause. With the help of our local designers, Phi Lambda Delta and generous sponsors, Rx: A Work of Heart was a huge success!
Over 100 medical doctors and their families paraded the catwalk, showing off the unique and stylish designs from jewelry to bags and cocktails and elegant gowns, to cute and colourful infantwear. This benefit fashion show has been held yearly to help the adult patients of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Philippine General Hospital.
SAGIP Buhay Medical Foundation, Inc., thru their ingenious projects like this, and kind-hearted sponsors from all over the world, continue to lend a hand to our indigent Filipino patients by providing free medications and life-saving diagnostics.
12th Annual SAGIP Golf Classic
The Philippine Red Party and Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation
Sagip Buhay Featured in H&L Magazine
Health and Lifestyle Magazine
First Posted 06/04/2009
Source:
http://healthandlifestylemagazine.wordpress.com/2009/06/
Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation Goes Online
The Daily Tribune
First Posted 06/01/2009
The Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation, an organization with the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Department of Medicine as its beneficiary, launched its Web site www.sagipbuhay.org recently. The foundation provides health care to indigent patients in the PGH medical wards who could otherwise not...
Link to the article
Making Small Miracles Happen
By Rafael Castillo, MD
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:39:00 05/22/2009
MANILA, Philippines – Doctor Rogelio “Rogie” Tanco, medical director of the Philippine Rotary Pacemaker Bank and a board member of Sagipbuhay Medical Foundation, writes a poignant piece why doctors serve. I’m printing excerpts from the article which reflects the insights of a physician who is confronted with the challenge to make the science—he has spent long years to be a specialist of—work to save lives, even those who don’t have the means to procure the expensive therapies that come with the science.
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Sagip Buhay Golf Classic Invitational 2009
Even P10 can help save a life!
By Rafael Castillo, MD
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:22:00 03/20/2009
WE HARDLY give it a thought. Many of us probably don’t even care to bend and pick up a P10 coin when we see it on the street. It can’t even buy a can of our favorite soda. But P10 can already help save a life at the Philippine General Hospital.
It can buy any of the following: a syringe, needle and vial, enabling blood extraction to be done; a tablet or two of a cheap BP-lowering drug; a week’s worth of aspirin, which can help prevent stroke and heart attack; and a tablet necessary to prevent patients with goiter to progress to thyroid storm, a potentially fatal complication.
Ten pesos pooled together can buy antibiotics for a seriously-ill patient with pneumonia, or provide the medicines to dialyze a uremic patient, or do an emergency procedure for a patient with clogged arteries in the heart.
For the last 14 years, the Sagip-Buhay Medical Foundation has helped thousands of poor patients admitted to the PGH medical charity wards. As its name connotes, the foundation has literally saved lives as it strives to help as many as it could despite its limited resources.
Dr. Geraldine Zamora-Racaza, assistant chief resident at the Department of Medicine of PGH, is now on her final year of residency at the hospital.
“Through the years, I have witnessed numerous occasions where human spirit triumphed over illnesses that cannot be medically cured,” she stated in her letter. “Sadly enough, however, I have seen more cases where financial deprivation overshadows the human spirit to live.”
Patients die
More than 10,000 patients are admitted to the PGH charity wards annually. Around 95 percent of them cannot afford to be sick. “They either earn lower than minimum wage or have no source of income whatsoever,” Geraldine said.
It’s a sad reality that doctors doing their training, or consultants donating their services at PGH have to contend with. Every day, patients die because they cannot afford to buy the needed medicines. “A lot of them don’t make it through their trials,” Geraldine said.
“It’s sad that we lose patients simply because the proper antibiotics could not be given or essential procedures could not be done due to financial reasons,” she added.
Among the most common causes of death are treatable diseases like pneumonia, or preventable complications of diseases such as those of diabetes or high blood pressure.
Geraldine believes that many of these patients can be easily saved and brought back to becoming productive members of society, if only they had some extra money for healthcare.
Admissions
The top two admissions at the internal medicine department of the PGH charity wards are chronic kidney disease (CKD) from all causes including diabetes, gout, drug-induced and hypertension; and diabetic (DM) foot with non-healing wound.
In both kinds of patients, the average expense is around P35,000 per hospital admission (average of five days for CKD; 18 days for DM foot). The department has at least 3,500 admitted poor patients yearly, so at P35,000 per patient, the Department of Medicine alone needs around P123 million annually.
The hospital allots P1,500 for each patient admitted to cover for some medications and laboratory exams. So the total hospital subsidy to the department is only something like a little over P5 million.
There is a big deficit of more than a P100 million annually for some 3,500 poor patients who find the PGH their only hope to get a fairly decent medical treatment so they can be given a fighting chance to recover from whatever ailment(s) they have.
It makes us boil how some people can even plunder many times that amount while thousands die helplessly for lack of funds which the government should provide.
It is beyond us to make other people decent enough to think twice before taking away from the people what is theirs; but it is within us to do our own humble share in alleviating the situation.
If we can just skip a meal at a five-star hotel or forego buying a signature shirt and donate it instead to Sagip Buhay, this small sacrifice will actually go a long way to cure many illnesses and save many lives.
It is touching how some poor patients donate whatever little they have – as little as P10 – to the foundation when they are about to be discharged.
That is probably their last money, but they give it with all earnestness and sincerity so others, in the same predicament they had been, might also benefit. I’m sure many of us have the same generous spirit and would like to help the foundation.
Saving lives
Those who are interested to be a financial partner of the foundation in saving lives may call Doctors Geraldine Zamora-Racaza and Karla Nomorosa at +63917-8114205 and +63917-5364766 or Nilda Lique (+632521-8450 local 2204) or e-mail sagipbuhay@gmail.com.
Golfers may also want to show their support by joining the annual Sagip-Buhay Golf Classic, which has been the major fund raiser for the foundation. Now on its 11th year, the event will be held on April 22 at the recently renovated Villamor Golf Club.
Dr. Agnes Mejia, current chairperson of the PGH Medical Department, is also inviting all doctors who had trained in the department for an alumni homecoming and scientific activity on May 2 at 6 p.m. at the Palacio de Maynila on Roxas Bouolevard. You may also contact said doctors or Dr. Ruter Maralit at 0917-2730924 or e-mail rumed2005@yahoo.com.
Source:
http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20090320-195303/Even-P10-can-help-save-a-life
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