One Health, One Future
Connecting health across humans, animals,
and the environment
About us
From Island of Hope to Nation of Possibility
50 years of transforming hope into action
Since 1976, Culion Foundation, Inc. has stood alongside Filipino communities in their journey toward better health, thriving environments, and sustainable development.
Our story began on Culion Island, where we transformed an โIsland of Living Deadโ into an โIsland of Hopeโ. Through compassionate leprosy care that combined medical treatment, social support, and livelihood development, we didnโt just heal disease โ we restored dignity and reunited families.
After the Philippines eliminated leprosy as a public health problem in 1998, we expanded nationwide, implementing over 40 projects across 10 regions โ from disease prevention and maternal health to environmental conservation and sustainable community development.
We believe lasting change happens when communities lead their own transformation. Through strategic partnerships with governments, civil society, private sector, academe, and developmental partners, we create sustainable, community-centered solutions.
Join us in building healthier communities, protecting our environment, and creating sustainable futures for all Filipinos. Together, hope becomes action.
Stronger together
Our Partners
We collaborate with government agencies, development organizations, civil society, and communities to create lasting impact.
What we do
Building a Healthier, More Empowered Community
With nearly 50 years of leadership in health, environment, and socio-economic programs as our core, we are strategically broadening our scope through One Health - integrating human health, animal welfare, and environmental stewardship into a unified framework that reflects the complex, interdependent nature of 21st-century development work
Our impact
CFI by Numbers
High-risk individuals screened for TB through Chest X-ray
Mangroves planted
Mothers and children supplemented with Vitamin A/micronutrient supplements
Individuals enrolled in TB Preventive Treatment
Small businesses supported
Individuals screened and found positive for leprosy
POs established and capacitated
Hectares reforested with mangroves
MSMEs engaged for the installation of TB policy
Bulilit eco-warriors capacitated
HCWs trained in Point-of-Care Ultrasound
News & stories
Latest Stories
August 27, 2026
KABAYAN, HULArawan! | Apat na Larawan, Isang Salita
๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ก, ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป! | ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ Apat na larawan. Isang sagot. Kaya mo bang hulaan? ๐ค๐ฑ Subukan nating tuklasin kung […]
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August 26, 2026
TB Active Case Finding Reaches Malilipot, Albay
๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช | ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ผ๐, ๐๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ No distance is too far when […]
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August 26, 2026
Test Your Brain Power! Week 5
๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ! ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฑ ๐ซ๐ง As ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด, our ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ซ-๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป, prepares to arrive in your community, we invite you to put […]
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August 25, 2026
Dalagan Para sa Ateng Kalikasan sa Baldat
๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ก! ๐ฟ๐โโ๏ธ Tuloy-tuloy ang takbo sa Barangay Baldat! ๐โโ๏ธ๐ Ngayong Agosto 25, 2026, sama-samang nakikilahok […]
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August 25, 2026
Sinag Stops By for Lung Month in Batangas
๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช | ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ดas ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ As part of the Lung Month Celebration, Sinag makes a stop […]
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Our Initiatives by Region
From the northern shores of Luzon to the vibrant communities of Mindanao, Culion Foundation, Inc. has expanded its circle of care across the Philippine archipelago since its humble beginnings on Culion Island. Through partnerships, perseverance, and purpose, we have crossed into the lives of thousands of families who needed us most. This is the picture of how partnersโ and communitiesโ support helped us bridge islands, connect communities, and transform lives in ways we never imagined possible.
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
- TB ACF Project Proactively identify TB cases among vulnerable populations through chest x-ray screening, increase community awareness on TB, and support diagnostic confirmation through sputum collection
- Healthy Parola Project Increase TB preventive treatment (TPT) coverage by capacitating members of community-based organizations (CBOs) as community navigators to assist in TPT program implementation in the target site
- TB in the Workplace Project Engage micro, small, and medium enterprises for the installation of TB policy in the workplace
- Development of IEC Materials for Leprosy Awareness and Advocacy Campaign Create leprosy awareness materials in collaboration with the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS)
- WHO Leprosy Project Strengthen leprosy and skin NTD prevention, detection, management, and elimination efforts in the country through coordinated implementation and documentation of NLCP activities
- Building Resilient Communities Project Build the capacity of at least 120 CSOs/CBOs across the regions in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), Pandemic Preparedness and Response (PPR), and Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HEPR)
