APO Cares

APO officers Dr Ermelinda Galang, President; Dr Marie Vic Reyes, Secretary; Dr Rossana Sanchez, Treasurer; Dr Kathy Ong, Auditor; Dr Lory Salonga, Director for Membership; Dr Susan Casipit, Director for Ways and Means (and concurrent Project Coordinator for this mission) and members Dr Alex Uy and Dr Cathy Lotilla organized themselves to visit and support Cottolengo Filipino, a non-stock, non-profit religious organization accredited by the Dept of Social Welfare and Development.

Last November 30, 2016, APO held it's annual outreach program benefitting the children of the Noordoff Craniofacial Foundation Philippines, Inc (NCFPI) at the Museo Pambata, Roxas Boulevard, Manila. These children all received their new smiles from Smile Train which is the world's largest cleft charity.

By: Dr. Rea Corpuz Last November 30, 2016, the Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO) – spearheaded by Dr. Martin Reyes, APO’s president - held its annual gift giving tradition in Museo Pambata.

By Dr. Crissie Camara Santayana and Dr. Rossana Sanchez "Loves Makes Whole" — this was the theme of our APO Outreach Event, held last November 30, 2015 at Our Lady Of Peace Hospital at San Dionisio, Paranaque, in coordination with the Noordhoff CranioFacial Foundation, Inc. The program began with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist which was a beautiful reminder of our renewed mission in life — to share one's talents and blessings for the good of the underprivileged sector in society and hopefully give them a second chance in life! Our target group here were indigent patients who have