23-05-2025
Slipper makers from Liliw, Laguna get free medical services from GMA Kapuso Foundation
Slipper makers from Liliw, Laguna received free medical services from GMA Kapuso Foundation just in time for Hypertension Awareness Month this May.
According to '24 Oras' Friday, among the slipper makers from the municipality is Alma Dadis, who takes maintenance medicines for high blood pressure.
'Lagi pong nahihilo, nasakit ang ulo ko tsaka sa may batok,' Alma said.
Her coworker, Ruel Opeña, also shared his struggles with high blood pressure but mentioned prioritizing his child's needs as a single parent over getting checked by a doctor.
''Pag ako nagpapa-BP, mataas ang BP ko, 180 over 120,' Ruel said.
GMA Kapuso Foundation offered free ECG (electrocardiogram) tests to check for heart problems and hemoglobin A1C blood tests to determine their blood sugar levels over the past three months.
Consultations and health lectures were also part of the program.
'Ang normal po na blood pressure, according po sa American Heart Association 2024, hindi po hihigit sa 120 na systolic at hindi po hihigit sa 80 na diastolic pressure. Kapag po more than 130, hypertensive na po ang isang pasyente. Puwede pong magresulta po sa pagkakaroon ng sakit sa puso, sakit sa bato, at stroke kapag hindi po naagapan,' said Dra. Cristina Tabucan-Mendoza, an adult cardiologist and internal medicine specialist.
During the event, Ruel was indeed confirmed to have high blood pressure. He was prescribed and given medication.
'Advice po ay ituloy po natin 'yung monthly follow-up sa ating mga health center at sa main health center,' said Liliw Municipal Health Officer Dr. John Calvin Lagutin.
In addition to the medical services, the beneficiaries also received medicines, giveaways, food, and protective gloves, which they can use for work.
Meanwhile, the GMA Kapuso Foundation with the help of the Office of Civil Defense have sent relief goods to Maguinanao del Sur via a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft for those who have been affected by flooding due to the relentless rain.
The relief goods will be distributed to residents of Datu Abdullah Sangki this weekend.
For those who want to take part in GMA Kapuso Foundation's initiatives, you may send your donations through bank deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank credit card, and Lazada.
For more information, visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website.
—Carby Rose Basina/CDC, GMA Integrated News
