Beyond the Cure: CFI Fights Leprosy Stigma at Bigay Puso

Feb 12, 2026 | Blog | 0 comments

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐—–๐—™๐—œ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ผ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

The Culion Foundation Inc. proudly partnered in this yearโ€™s Bigay Puso 2026, held on February 11, 2026, at Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium, with the powerful theme: โ€œ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜บ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข.โ€ The program placed a spotlight on the lived experiences of Persons Affected by Leprosy (PAL), shared through the member institutions of the Philippine Dermatological Society. Inspiring messages from partner organizations reinforced a united call to end stigma and discrimination. The event concluded with a meaningful opportunity to connect and interact with PALs in the hospitalโ€™s custodian wardโ€”reminding us that, beyond treatment, compassion and inclusion are essential to true healing.

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