For decades, leprosy was misunderstood.

For decades, leprosy was misunderstood.

For decades, leprosy was misunderstood. Its stigma isolates lives more painfully than the disease itself.In Culion, this history reminds us why compassion must always guide public health and social action.Today, the Culion Foundation Inc. continues to champion truth,...
RISE For ZERO: Restoring Identity & Ending Leprosy Stigma

RISE For ZERO: Restoring Identity & Ending Leprosy Stigma

In observation of World Leprosy Day, we would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar, ๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐„ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐™๐„๐‘๐Ž: ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜บ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ก๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜บ, scheduled for January 28, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (PST) via Zoom.This...
World Leprosy Day: Confronting Fear with Truth

World Leprosy Day: Confronting Fear with Truth

In commemoration of World Leprosy Day, letโ€™s take a moment to confront centuries of fear with truth. Despite common myths, leprosy is not inherited and is not easily transmitted, but close and prolonged contact without treatment is usually required. Yet the real...
Baldat Community Leads Participatory Coastal Resources Assessment

Baldat Community Leads Participatory Coastal Resources Assessment

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜Barangay Baldat took center stage in shaping the future of its coastal waters during a two-day Participatory Coastal Resources Assessment (PCRA) conducted on January 15โ€“16, 2026.Organized by Culion...