HOSPITAL - NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

-Asian Hospital
Filinvest Corporate City,
Alabang Muntilupa
(63 2) 771-9000

-Capitol Medical Center
Scout Magbanua, Quezon City
(63 2) 372-3831

-Makati Medical Center (MMC)
#2 Amrosolo Street, Makati City
(63 2) 815-9911

-Manila Doctor’s Hospital
U.N. Avenue, Ermita, Manila
(63 2) 524-3011

-Medical Center Manila
General Luna corner U.N. Avenue, Ermita, Manila
(63 2) 523-8131

-Philippine General Hospital
Taft Avenue, Manila
(63 2) 521-8450)

-St. Luke’s Medical Center
279 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Cathedral Heights, Quezon City
(63 2) 723-0101 or
(63 2) 722-6162

HOSPITAL - REGION II

-Banaue, Dr. Antonio P. Ligot

Ifugao Good News Clinic and Hospital

Banaue, Ifugao 3601

Tel. No.: (074) 386-40-45

Fax No: (074) 386-4092


-Tuguegarao, Dr. Ramon Gonzales (Internal Medicine)

Cagayan Saint Paul Hospital

Ugac Highway, Buntun, Tuguegarao 3500 Cagayan

Clinic Hours: 12:30 - 5:00 pm

Tel. No: (078) 844-2220

Office: (078) 844-4226


-Tuguegarao, Dr. Placido P. Arjonillo

Cagayan Cagayan Valley Regional Hospital

Corig, Tuguegarao, 3500 Cagayan

Tel. No: Office: (078) 446-18-10

Res: (078) 406-17-76


-Santiago City, Dr. Loreto Garcia

Isabela Cagayan Valley Sanitarium and Hospital

Garcia Clinic

Santiago City, Isabela

2nd floor, Heritage Bldg.



Santiago City, Isabela
Tel. no: (076) 682-8486; 682-8507
Fax no: 076-682-8548

Clinic hours: 8:00-5:30 pm

Clinic: (078) 682-3899

Res: (076) 582-8507

0917-945-2151



-Ilagan Dr. Dante L. Simon

Isabela Isabela Doctors Hospital

Maharlika Highway, Baligatan, Ilagan, Isabela

Hospital: telefax: (078) 622-2675

Res: (078) 624-2004


-Solano, Dr. Willie A. Damasco

Nueva Vizcaya Medical Mission Group Hospital & Health Services Cooperative

Bintawan Road, Brgy. Quezon, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya

Tel. no: (078) 326-7945; 326-7946; 326-5066


OR Damasco Medical Clinic

National Highway, Solano, 3709 Nueva Vizcaya

Tel. no: Office: (078) 326-5085

Res: (078) 326-5215

Fax no. 078-326-5112


-Dr. Renato Allas (EENT)/ Tina Allas (optometrist)

Solano, Nueva Vizcaya

Tel. no: (078) 326-6677; 326-5498


-OTHER HOSPITALS (OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATIONS ONLY)


Basco, Hospital Director

Batanes Integrated Provincial Health Office

Basco, 3900 Batanes

HOSPITAL - REGION I Country Code (+63)

-Baguio City Dr. Jose A. Ramos (Gen. Surgeon)
St. Louis University Hospital of the Sacred Heart, Assumption Road Extension, 2600 Baguio City
Clinic Hours:8:00am-12:00nn; 2:00pm-5:00pm
Daily except Sat. & Sun.
Tel. No: Office: (074) 442-7606
SLU: (074) 442-57-01; 442-57-02
Res: (074) 442-48-65

-Carlatan, Dr. Juan V. Komiya
San Fernando, Lorma Medical Center
La Union Carlatan, San Fernando, 2500 La Union
Clinic Hours: 24 hours
Tel. No: (072) 888-26-16 (Hospital)
Fax No: 072-888-333
Res: cellular 181-315-30-58

-Agoo, La Union Dr. Mariano Panes, Jr.
Urgent Surgical and Medical Care Hospital
Bgy. San Antonino, Agoo, La Union
Tel no. (072) 521-0562
Fax No. (072) 710-0171

-Dagupan City, Dr. Vivencio Villaflor, Jr.
Pangasinan Villaflor Memorial Hospital (Dagupan Doctors)
Dagupan City, 2400 Pangasinan
Tel. No.: (075) 522-7629; 522-7630
Clinic hours: 9:00-12:00n; 4:00pm-6:00pm
Tel. No.: 075-522-0811
Res. 075-522-3359

OTHER HOSPITALS (OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATIONS ONLY)
Bokod, Benguet Dr. Eduardo B. Calpito
Dennis Molintas Memorial Hospital
Daclan, Bokod, Benguet
Cellphone of Dr. Calpito: 0918-281-3474

-Laoag City Dr. Francisco Ranada, Jr.
Ranada Hospital
Balintawak St., Laoag City, 2900 Ilocos Norte
Tel. no: (077) 772-11-08
Fax no.: (077) 773-1199

Laoag City Laoag Rehabilitation Station
C/o Dr. Isaias Alipio
33-C del Rosario St., Laoag City
Tel no.: (077) 773-1559

-Vigan, Dr. Gerardo Lahoz
Ilocos Sur Lahoz Clinic and Hospital
Vigan, Ilocos Sur
Tel. no: (077) 722-2175

-Dr. Digna R. Ragasa
Metro Vigan Cooperative Hospital
Roxas Dike, Bantay, Ilocos Sur
Tel. No.: (077) 722-4494

HOSPITAL - REGION IV

Puerto Princesa, Dr. Ma. Paz Yturriaga
Palawan Holy Child Clinic, Rizal Ave., Puerto Princesa City, 5300 Palawan
Clinic Hours:
9:00am-12:00nn; 2:00pm-7:00pm - Daily except Sunday
Tel. No: Clinic: (048) 433-2410
Res: (048) 433-2157


Puerto Princesa, Dr. Orvillo B. Varona (Surgery)
Palawan Palawan Adventist Hospital
Junction 2, San Pedro, Puerto Princesa, 5300 Palawan
Tel. Nos: (048) 433-2156; (048) 433 2558
Clinic Hours:
8:00am-12:00nn; 2:00pm-5:00pm (Sunday to Thursday) 8:00am-12:00nn (Fri)
Tel. No: (048) 433-2558; 433-2156; 433-5567
Res: (048) 433-2658

Puerto Princesa, Dr. Regina de Leon - DENTIST
Palawan Asiaworld Resort Hotel
Puerto Princesa City, 5300 Palawan
Clinic Hours:10:00am-12:30pm; 2:30pm-6:30pm (Tuesday-Saturday)
Tel. No: Asiaworld Hotel : (048) 433-2111
Res: 433-2525
Office: (048) 433-4400; 433-8888
0918-505-2690


Calapan, Dr. Christia Estrella N. Goco
Ma. Estrella General Hospital Oriental Mindoro
Tawiran, Calapan, 5200 Oriental Mindoro
Clinic Hours: 8:00-12:00; 2:00-4:00
Tel. No: Office: (043) 286-7386; 286-7388; 441-0492
Res: (043) 286-7385


OTHER HOSPITALS (OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATIONS ONLY)


Boac, Dr. Edgardo Marquez

Marinduque Marinduque Provincial Hospital
Brgy. Santol, Boac, 4900 Marinduque
Clinic Hours: 8:00 - 12:00; 1:00 - 5:00 pm Mon to Fri
Tel. No:Office: (042) 332-1621; (042) 332-1741
Tel. No. (042) 332-1741


Holy Infant Diagnostic Clinic
San Miguel, Boac, 4900 Marinduque
Clinic hours: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm - Sat.
Tel. No. (042) 332-1741

Odiongan, Dr. Giovanni C. Fondevilla (General Practitioner)
Romblon Romblon Provincial Hospital
Odiongan, 5505 Romblon

HOSPITAL-REGION III

Philippine International Hospital

654 Malabanias Road

Plaridel I Subdivision

Angeles City 2009

Pampanga

Tel. no. (045) 6256401


San Fernando, Dr. Vito Roa

Pampanga V. L. Makabali Memorial Hospital

B. Mendoza St., San Fernando, 2000 Pampanga

Clinic Hours: morning only

Tel. No: (045) 961-24-42; 961-22-34


Balanga, Dr. Francisco L. Pascual III, General Surgeon

Bataan Bataan Doctors Hospital

Dahlia St., Doña Francisco Subd., Balanga 2100 Bataan

Tel. no. (047) 237-2050; (047) 237-33-78

Res: (047) 237-24-41


Cabanatuan, Dr. Rolando Veneracion, Sr. / Dr. Francisco de Guzman

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija Doctors Hospital

Km. 10, Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija

Tel. no: (044) 463-0176; 463-7371


Tarlac, Dr. Roman Belmonte, Jr.

Tarlac Ramos General Hospital

769 P. Hilario St., Tarlac, Tarlac

Tel. no.: 982-0542; 982-2350

Fax no.: 982-0238

Clinic hours: 10:00 - 12:00n

Tel no.: 982-0238

HOSPITAL-REGION X

Cagayan de Oro, Dr. Evelyn V. Lomarda

Misamis, Oriental Maria Reyna Hospital

Arch. Hayes St., 9000 Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental

Clinic Hours: 9:00am - 12:00nn; 3:00-5:00pm

Tel. No: Office: (08822) 722-472

Res: (08822) 857-1324


Ozamis City, Dr. Annabelle Alcordo-Genon

Misamis Misamis University (MU) Medical Center

Occidental Bagakay, Ozamis City, 7200 Misamis Occidental

Tel. no. (088) 521-2411; 521-2412

Fax no: 521-2413

Clinic hours:

St. Francis Polyclinic, Burgos St., Ozamis City

9:30 - 12:00n - Mon to Sat 2:30 - 5:00 Mon to Fri

Tel no.: (065) 521-0674

HOSPITAL-REGION VI

Iloilo City, Dr. Danilo Encarnacion

Iloilo St. Paul's Hospital

Iloilo City, 5000 Iloilo

Tel. No: Hospital: (033) 337-2741 to 49

Fax no: (033)335-2471

Clinic telefax: (033-336-1555)


Dr. Ellamae Divinagracia (Infectious Disease)

Dr. Melvert Divinagracia (Family Medicine)

St. Paul's Hospital

Iloilo City, 5000 Iloilo

Clinic hours: 11:00 - 1:00; 4:00-6:00 pm

Tel. No. Office- (033) 337-5358

Residence - (033) 320-0087;

Pager: 902-2307

Cell phone: 0917-302-0517


DENTIST


Dr. Aurelio Ampig

St. Paul's Hospital

Iloilo City, 5000 Iloilo

Clinic Hours: 9:00 - 12:00 n; 3:00 - 5:00 pm Mon to Fri

9:00 - 1:00 - Saturday

Tel. No: Office:(033) 724-19; 727-42 to 44 Res: 720-53


Bacolod City, Dr. Leila Malata

Negros Riverside Medical Center

Occidental North Drive, Bacolod City, 6100 Negros Occidental

Clinic Hours:

18:00am-12:00nn; 2:00pm-6:00pm - Daily except Sundays

Tel. No: Office: (034) 433-7331


Kalibo, Dr. Juliet Macahilas

Aklan Medical Diagnostics Panay Health Care Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PHCMPC)

Torres-Oliva Bldg., Roxas Ave. Ext., Kalibo, Aklan

Clinic hours: 9:00-12:00; 2:00-4:00 pm Mon to Fri

9:00-12:00 nn - Sat.

Tel. no: (036) 268-7216; 262-5263

Res: (036) 662-4004


St. Gabriel Hospital

Tel. No. (036) 268-9146

Fax no: (036) 262-1868


Boracay, Dr. Rafael Lumio/ Dr. Jose Gil Causing

Malay, Aklan Boracay Medical Clinic

Balabag, Boracay Island, Malay, 5608 Aklan

Clinic Hours: 24 hours

Tel. No: Office: (036) 31-47

Res: (036) 22-42; 6623-400

HOSPITAL-REGION V

Legaspi City, Dr. Vicente Tanchuling (OB-Gyn)

Albay Tanchuling Hospital

Legaspi City, 4500 Albay

Clinic Hours: 8:00am-12;00; 2:00-6:00pm

Tel. N o: Office: (052) 480-6302; 480-6104


Legaspi City, Dr. Lourdes Estevez (General Surgery and Urology)

Albay Estevez Memorial Hospital

1/F Guevarra Subd.,

Legaspi City, 4500 Albay

Legaspi City, 4500 Albay

Clinic Hours:

9:00am-12:30nn (Monday to Saturday)

Tel. No: Office: (052) 245-5030 to 31

Fax no: (052) 245-5183


Naga City, Dr. Lope C. Semaña (Internal Medicine-Cardiology)


Camarines Sur Mother Seton Hospital

Naga City, 4400 Camarines Sur

Dabu Bldg, Elias Angeles St.

4400 Naga City

Tel. No: (054) 473-8497

Tel. no. Office: (054) 473-8308


Clinic Hours: 9:00am-12:00

3:00pm-5:00pm Mon to Sat

Res: (054) 473-3076


Daet, Dr. Raul G. Palencia

Camarines Norte Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Vinzons Ave., Daet, Camarines Norte

Clinic Hours: (054) 721-2664

Fax no.: (054) 721-2610


Sorsogon, Dr. Alma F. Escultura

Sorsogon Sts. Peter & Paul Hospital

Balogo, Sorsogon, Sorsogon

Tel no. Hospital - (056) 221-2400 or (056) 211-1035

Clinic hours: 9:00 - 12:00n

Tel. no. (056) 211-2400


OTHER HOSPITALS (OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATIONS ONLY)


Virac, Dr. Antonio Zantua

Catanduanes (Drs. Ma. Cecilia & Omar Anthony Zantua)

Peñafrancia Clinic

Virac, 4800 Catanduanes

Clinic Hours:

Tel. No: Office: (052) 686

Res: (052) 811-1680 to 1681

Cellphone: 0912-883-0284

Fax no: (052) 811-1680


Virac, Dr. Josefina de la Viña-de la Rosa

Catanduanes Sto. Niño Medical Clinic

San Juan St., Virac, 4800 Catanduanes

Clinic Hours: 24 hours

Tel. No: Clinic and Res. (052) 811-13-62

First Aid

Though you can give basic first aid and CPR without tools, a few supplies can make it safer, easier, and more effective. It’s a good idea to assemble a simple first aid kit for your home, car, boat, workplace, or anywhere else you spend lots of time. You can find first aid supplies at pharmacies and medical supply stores.

• Sterile gauze bandages: For covering cuts and wounds. They come in various sizes and forms. You should have 2"× 2" pads, 4"× 4" pads, a large absorbent pad, as well as roller-type gauze.

• Adhesive tape: To hold gauze bandages or splints in place. Usually sold in rolls, like Scotch tape.

• Adhesive bandages: To cover cuts or wounds without the need for adhesive tape. You
should have large and small bandages, and they should be sterile if possible. Latex-free bandages are best, since some people are allergic to latex.

• Elastic bandages: To bind and immobilize fractures and sprains temporarily, or to
hold splints in place.

• Bandage scissors: To cut bandages to the appropriate size and to snip adhesive tape.

• Instant cold pack: To provide an immediate source of cold without the need for refrigeration.

• Waterless hand wash or moist towelettes: To sanitize hands and skin after providing first aid.

Protecting Yourself

Blood, or body fluids contaminated with blood, may carry infectious diseases such as hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). First aid kits should contain medical exam gloves, CPR mouth shields, and/or other equipment to limit this risk.

• Medical exam gloves: To protect your hands and skin from contact with blood and bodily fluids. Latex-free gloves are best, but any rubber gloves are better than nothing at all.

• Mouth shield: To let you perform CPR without any actual mouth-to-mouth contact.

What to Do During an Emergency

No two emergencies are exactly the same. But there is a general plan of response that you should follow in every emergency situation.

1. Survey the Scene

You can’t help a victim if you get hurt yourself. Before providing first aid, always check the scene for dangers such as:

• Fire
• Downed power lines
• Hazardous chemicals
• Unsafe structures
• Traffic

Never attempt to enter a dangerous scene. Instead, call your EMERGENCY NUMBERS and explain the situation.

2. Decide Whether to Move the Victim. In the vast majority of emergencies, you should not move the victim. Movement can worsen injuries the victim may already have sustained. However, there are a few scenarios in which you may need to move a victim:

• If the victim is in immediate physical danger
• If the victim’s injury or illness is life-threatening and the victim is positioned in a way that prevents you from providing first aid

How to Move a Victim

If you do have to move a victim, follow these guidelines:

• Keep the spine and neck straight: Always keep the neck and spine in a straight line. Never move a victim sideways—only in the direction of the head or feet.

• Drag by the collar: If possible, try to pull the victim by the collar, using your forearms to support the head.

• Pull from shoulders or feet: If you can’t move the victim using only his clothes, pull the body from both feet or both shoulders.

The Recovery Position

The recovery position is a body position that keeps the victim’s airway unobstructed. It should be used when a person is injured or ill but breathing normally. It should not be used if breathing is unstable or if you suspect a spinal injury.

1. Straighten the victim’s legs and place the arm closest to you at a right angle to the body. Remove any bulky items from the victim’s pockets.

2. With one hand, lift the arm farthest from you and bring it across the victim’s chest. Hold the arm so the back of the victim’s hand is against the cheek closest to you. With your other hand, lift the knee farthest from you so that the victim’s far foot rests flat against the ground.

3. Roll the victim gently toward you, without ever allowing the victim’s hand to lose contact with his cheek. The hip and knee of the victim’s top leg should both be bent at right angles. Tilt the head back slightly to keep the airway open.

4. Assess the Victim

Assessing an ill or injured person will give you the information you need to begin providing first aid.

Assessing Airway and Breathing

1. Assess consciousness: Approach the victim and ask, “Are you okay?” “ Ok ka ba?

A. If the victim is able to talk or cough: This means he has an open airway and is breathing. Skip to “Assessing Illness or Injury” below.

B. If the victim does not speak: Check for responsiveness by tapping or gently shaking his arm. If the victim responds by talking or coughing, skip to “Assessing Illness or Injury” below.

2. If the victim still doesn’t respond: Call your EMERGENCY NUMBERS

A. If someone else is with you: Have that person call for help while you stay with the victim.

B. If you’re alone and the victim is an adult: Call for help yourself and then continue your assessment.

C. If you’re alone and the victim is a child or infant: Deliver five cycles of CPR before calling your EMERGENCY NUMBERS.

3. Try to open the airway: A foreign object or the victim’s tongue may be obstructing the airway. With the victim on his back, open the airway by tilting the head back with one hand while tilting the chin upward with the other.

4. Take ten seconds—and no longer—to check for normal breathing: Watch to see whether the victim’s chest is rising. Put your ear close to the victim’s mouth and nose and listen and feel with your cheek for breathing. Don’t mistake gasping for breathing.

A. If the victim is breathing: Put him in the recovery position and wait for medical help.

B. If there’s no sign of breathing: Perform CPR.

Assessing Illness or Injury

If the victim is breathing, assess for illness or injury. Question the victim, question other people at the scene, and observe the victim. If you observe (or the victim reports) any of the signs listed below, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS:

• Sudden dizziness or fainting
• Decreased level of responsiveness
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Sudden, severe vomiting
• Weakness in or loss of use of an extremity
• Change in vision
• Chest or abdominal pain or pressure
• Sudden or severe pain in any body part

You should also palpate (feel) the victim’s body from head to toe to check for:

• Severe bleeding
• Unusual skin color or temperature
• Abnormal breathing
• Deformities, such as extremities in abnormal positions
• Verbal complaint of pain when a body part is touched
• Swelling or tenderness in any area
• Cuts or scrapes

4. Calling for Help

The most important aspect of first aid is knowing when and how to summon medical assistance. You should always call for help when:

• The victim is unconscious or unresponsive
• You believe that the victim’s condition is, or could become, life threatening
• There has been a car accident, fire, or explosion
• There are downed electrical wires or a hazardous substance is present

If you believe that the condition is or may be life threatening, or if you are uncertain what to do, you should always call for help even if the victim refuses first aid.

How to Summon Help

Calling EMERGENCY NUMBERS is the most common way to access the immediate response , so make sure you know the specific numbers to call for emergency help from home, work, and anywhere else you spend considerable time. When you call your local emergency number, be ready to share the following information:

Your name, location, and the telephone

• number from which you’re calling
• Type of emergency (car accident, animal bite, heart attack, etc.)
• Number of persons injured
• Condition of victims and treatment received so far.

Don’t hang up until the emergency response operator tells you to do so. You may need to answer further questions or follow instructions vital to the victim’s survival.

CPR

CPR, short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a technique that keeps blood and oxygen flowing through the body of a person who isn’t breathing and whose heart has stopped. Immediate CPR applied until medical help arrives doubles a victim’s chances of survival.

Rescue Breathing

If the victim is not breathing, it’s crucial to get air into his body by giving rescue breaths. Rescue breaths can be given through a face shield or mask, or directly mouth-to-mouth.

The steps for delivering rescue breaths are:

1. Head tilt: Use a head tilt to make sure the victim’s airway is open.

2. Form a seal: If using a face shield or mask, place it over the victim’s face, holding the edges of the shield snugly against the face with the fingers of both hands to make a tight seal. If providing direct mouth-to mouth, place your mouth over the victim’s mouth to make a seal. Pinch closed the nose, using the hand that’s tilting the victim’s head back.

3. Give two rescue breaths: Take a normal breath, then give a one-second-long rescue breath. Repeat. Watch for the victim’s chest to rise with each rescue breath.

4. If the chest does not rise: The breath may not be getting through the airway. Re-tilt the head and give two more rescue breaths. If the breaths still aren’t going in, give care for choking.

5. If the victim begins breathing: Put him in the recovery position and wait for medical help.

6. If the victim does not begin breathing: Begin chest compressions Rescue Breaths on Infants Rescue breathing for infants is identical to that for adults, except that you should form a seal over both nose and mouth with your mouth.

Chest Compressions

Chest compressions circulate blood through the victim’s body until the heart begins to beat on its own. Chest compressions for adults and children are performed differently from those for infants.

Chest Compressions for Adults and Children

1. Place the heel of one hand in the center of the victim’s chest, on the sternum (breastbone). Place the heel of your other hand on top of the first hand. Interlock your fingers and lift them up, but keep the heel of the hand against the victim’s chest. Make sure the heel of your hand is on the middle of the victim’s sternum, not on the bottom end, which is fragile and may break off.

2. With your body directly over the victim and elbows straight, push down firmly. Compress the chest about 1 1/2 to 2". Allow the chest to return to the normal position between compressions but always keep your hands in contact with the victim’s chest.

Give compressions at a rate of about 100 per minute — about one and a half compressions per second.

Chest Compressions for Infants

To give chest compressions to an infant, place your middle and index fingers slightly below the nipple line at the center of the chest. Push the chest in about 1/2–3/4".

Cycles of CPR

After the two initial rescue breaths, CPR should be given in cycles—30 chest compressions followed by two rescue breaths. Two full cycles of CPR would be:

• First cycle: 30 compressions, 2 breaths
• Second cycle: 30 compressions, 2 breaths

Continue giving cycles of breathing and compression until the victim has started to breathe on his own or until medical help has arrived. If the victim starts breathing at any time, put him in the recovery position and wait for medical help.

Respiratory Problems

Respiratory problems can be caused by many different injuries and illnesses. The most common are choking, asthma, and hyperventilation.

Choking

Choking is the partial or total obstruction of the airway by a piece of food or other object. First aid for a choking adult is different from first aid for a choking infant.

First Aid for a Choking Adult

Ask the victim, “Are you choking?”

If the victim can talk or cough, the airway is not completely blocked. Encourage the victim to try to cough out the object.

If the victim can’t talk or cough, then the airway is blocked. Ask the victim’s permission to administer the Heimlich maneuver.

1. Stand behind the victim. Wrap your arms around the victim’s abdomen (or chest, if the victim is heavyset or pregnant).

2. Make a fist and place it between the victim’s sternum and navel, with the thumb side facing the victim.

3. With your other hand, grasp the hand that’s formed into a fist. Thrust your hands quickly inward and upward to expel the object.

If the victim loses consciousness, check his airway and breathing. If necessary, begin CPR.

First Aid for a Choking Infant

1. Lay infant face down on your forearm, with your hand beneath the chest and fingers supporting the head.

2. Give 3 to 5 quick, sharp blows with the heel of your hand to the baby’s back, between the shoulder blades.

3. If the object is not expelled, turn the infant face up on your other forearm, keeping the infant’s head supported.

4. Give 3–5 chest thrusts with two fingers placed in the center of the chest, a finger width below the nipple line.

5. Alternate back blows and chest thrusts until the object is expelled. If the infant loses consciousness, check his airway and breathing. If needed, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS and begin CPR.

Asthma Attacks

Asthma is a condition in which the airways in the lungs narrow, making it difficult to breathe. Dust, smoke, and exercise are common triggers for asthma attacks, though attacks may also occur without an obvious trigger.

Signs of an Asthma Attack

• Wheezing
• Coughing
• Chest tightness

1. Assist the victim into a comfortable position.

2. Ask the victim to try to breathe slowly and deeply.

3. Most people with asthma have blue-capped reliever inhalers that help lessen attacks. If the victim has an inhaler, help him find and use it.

Most asthma attacks ease after three or four minutes. If the attack continues past five minutes or the inhaler seems to have no effect, call your EMERGENCY NUMBERS . If the victim becomes unconscious, check his airway and breathing. If necessary, begin CPR.

Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation is overly fast and deep breathing, often brought about by anxiety or panic.

Signs of Hyperventilation

• Fast or deep breathing
• Lightheadedness
• Tingling in the hands

1. Reassure the victim.

2. Lead the victim to a quiet place, if possible.

3. Ask the victim to concentrate on breathing with his abdominal muscles and to breathe in through the nose and slowly out through the mouth. Breathe along with the victim to help slow his breathing down.

Do not have the victim breathe into a paper bag.

Anaphylactic Shock

Anaphylactic shock is a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction. Common triggers may include insect stings, medications, and certain foods, such as shellfish or peanuts. If you suspect anaphylactic shock, call your EMERGENCY NUMBERS immediately.

Assist the victim into the position of greatest comfort and try to determine what caused the allergic reaction. If the victim loses consciousness, monitor his airway and breathing and be ready to perform CPR.

Signs of Anaphylactic Shock

• Itching skin, eyes, or nose
• Congestion and sneezing
• Hives (red skin rash)
• Difficulty breathing
• Swollen face and tongue

Auto-Injectors

Some people who know they have severe allergies carry an auto-injector, a device that injects a substance called epinephrine, which relieves allergic reactions.

If the victim has an auto-injector, you may have to help him use it. The injection is given in the side of the thigh. Follow the instructions on the wrapper.

Bleeding

Bleeding occurs when blood vessels, which circulate blood throughout the body, are ruptured in an injury. If the injury breaks the skin, external bleeding occurs. If the skin isn’t broken, internal bleeding occurs, in which blood from broken blood vessels pools within the body. Both types of bleeding can result in shock. When providing first aid for a bleeding person, wear gloves if possible.

External Bleeding

Most external bleeding can be stopped by applying direct pressure to the wound.

1. Apply direct pressure to the wound using your fingersor palm. If available, use a sterile gauze dressing folded in half or fourths. If you don’t have a clean dressing, a handkerchief, scarf, T-shirt, or other clean cloth will do.

2. Unless you believe there has been a fracture, lift the injured limb above the level of the heart to limit blood loss .

3. If blood soaks through the dressing, put another dressing on top of the first and apply increased pressure.

4. If the bleeding slows, clean the wound and surrounding area with running water or alcohol-free wipes. Pat dry and cover with gauze or an adhesive bandage.

5. If the bleeding does not slow, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS . Continue to apply pressure to the wound until medical help arrives.

6. If the victim has lost a lot of blood and is dizzy or confused, or if he has clammy skin and is breathing rapidly, treat him for shock.

Nosebleeds

1. Place the victim in a seated position with his head tilted slightly forward and ask him to breathe through his mouth. This will prevent blood from obstructing the airway or running down the back of the throat.

2. Using a gloved hand, pinch the nostrils together. If the victim is able to do this himself, allow him to do so.

3. Check to see whether the bleeding has stopped after ten minutes. If not, continue pinching for ten minutes, and then, if necessary, ten minutes more.

4. If the bleeding stops, advise the victim to rest for a few hours and to avoid blowing his nose, spitting, coughing, or sniffing during this time.

5. If the bleeding doesn’t stop, transport the victim to a medical center.

Internal Bleeding

Internal bleeding can be minor (mild bruises) or severe (bleeding organs). If you believe that the internal bleeding is severe, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS immediately. If you suspect that the internal bleeding is due to a bone injury, treat the bone injury and summon medical assistance.

Signs of Internal Bleeding

• Bruising
• Pain
• Swollen or tender area

Shock

Shock is a life-threatening condition that occurs when a person’s circulatory system is unable to supply the body with oxygen. The most common cause of shock is blood loss, though it can also be caused by a heart attack, burns, or fluid loss from vomiting or diarrhea.

Heat and Cold Ailments

Extremely hot or cold temperatures can cause medical problems, especially if the victim is exposed to such condition for a long period of time. Temperature-related injuries often have a gradual onset but then progress rapidly to an emergency-level situation.

Heat-Related Ailments

Sunburn

Sunburn is caused by excessive exposure to sunlight or to the rays from a sunlamp in a tanning salon. Certain medicines make people more susceptible to sunburn. If you’re on medication, check whether it has any side effects related to sun exposure.

Signs of Sunburn

• Red skin
• Pain
• Blistering

1. Move the sunburned person into the shade or indoors. Provide cool water to drink.

2. Sponge the affected skin with cold water or soak the affected areas in cold water for 10 to 15 minutes.

3. If no blistering develops, soothe the skin with calamine lotion. If blistering develops, get medical assistance.

Signs of Shock

• Confusion or dizziness
• Change in responsiveness
• Cool, clammy, pale skin
• Nausea, vomiting, or thirst

Symptoms of shock may appear suddenly or slowly, which makes it difficult to spot. Any time a victim has severe fluid loss, burns, or heart trouble, look out for signs of shock.

1. If a victim appears to be in shock, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS.

2. Search for and treat the cause of the shock, if you are not already aware of it.

3. Help the victim to lie on his back.

4. Elevate the legs about 12 inches from the floor. Be very careful doing this if there are possible fractures.

5. Cover the victim with a coat or blanket to help maintain body temperature. Loosen any tight clothing that might restrict blood flow.

6. If the victim vomits, make sure he can still breathe and put him in the recovery position.

7. If the victim becomes unconscious, check for airway and breathing. If there is no breathing, begin CPR.

Heat Exhaustion

Heat exhaustion results when a person loses too much water and salt as a result of excessive sweating.

It can be caused by overexertion, hot weather, or illness.

Signs of Heat Exhaustion

• Sweating, clammy skin
• Headache
• Dizziness and confusion
• Nausea or cramps

1. Move the victim to a cool place, and have him lie down and elevate his legs.

2. Provide plenty of cool water to drink. If possible, add salt to the water at a ratio of one teaspoon per quart.

3. Transport the victim to a medical center, even if he seems to have recovered.

4. If the victim’s condition deteriorates, put him in the recovery position and monitor breathing. Be ready to provide CPR if necessary.

Heat Stroke

Heat stroke occurs when the body can no longer cool itself. It can stem from prolonged heat exhaustion, fever, or heat exposure. The goal of heat stroke first aid is to lower the victim’s body temperature.

Signs of Heat Stroke

• Dry, red, hot skin
• Absence of sweating
• High fever
• Vomiting
• Rapid, shallow breathing
• Seizures
• Unresponsiveness

1. Call EMERGENCY NUMBERS.

2. Move the victim to a cool place.

3. Wrap the victim in a cool, wet sheet, or sponge with cool water and/or place ice packs against his neck. If no water or ice is available, fan the victim.

4. If possible, monitor the victim’s body temperature with the goal of reducing it to at least 100.4°F (38°C).

5. If the victim’s body temperature falls to target level, replace the wet blanket with a dry one and put the victim into the recovery position.

6. Monitor body temperature and breathing. If the victim’s body temperature rises, return to cooling the body. If the victim loses consciousness, check his breathing and, if necessary, begin CPR.

Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries

Head, neck, and spinal injuries are most often caused by falls, car crashes, diving accidents, or blows to the head, neck, or chest.

Head Injuries

Head injuries range from concussions that cause brief impairment of consciousness to grave, life-threatening injuries. Any serious head injury should be treated also as an injury to the spine or neck.

Signs of Concussion

• Brief impairment of consciousness
• Nausea or dizziness
• Memory loss

Concussion occurs when the brain is “shaken” by an impact. To provide first aid for a concussion:

1. Monitor the victim’s vital signs and responsiveness.

2. Do not leave the victim to his own care, even if he seems to have recovered. Make sure a person responsible for the victim remains near him at all times.

3. Advise the victim to go to the hospital if a headache, nausea, or drowsiness develops.

Serious Head Wounds

The most common serious head wounds are skull fractures and cerebral compressions, in which internal bleeding puts pressure on the brain.

Skull Fracture

Cerebral Compression Symptoms

• Falling responsiveness
• Head wound or bruising
• Soft scalp depression
• Bruising around eyes
• Blood from nose or ear
• Asymmetry of head or face
• Falling responsiveness
• Drowsiness
• Intense headache
• Fever or flushed skin
• Unequal pupil size
• Paralysis on one side of the body

Treatment

Call EMERGENCY NUMBERS . If the victim is conscious, lay him down with his head and neck stabilized. If there is bleeding, control with pressure around (not directly on) the wound. If the victim is unconscious, monitor breathing until medical help arrives.

Call EMERGENCY NUMBERS. If the victim is conscious, keep him comfortable but keep his head and neck motionless. If the victim is unconscious, monitor breathing until medical help arrives.

Spinal Injuries

If you suspect a neck or spinal injury, don’t move the victim unless absolutely necessary.

1. Lay the victim flat and advise him not to move.

2. Call EMERGENCY NUMBERS.

3. Kneel behind the victim’s head. Grasp both sides of the head to stabilize it in line with the neck and spine.

If you must turn the victim to keep the airway open, roll him while supporting the head, neck, and trunk. Moving a victim with a spinal injury is an absolute last resort and should be done only if the need is dire.

Skeletal Injuries

Skeletal injuries can involve bones, joints, or muscles. Bones can be fractured or dislocated from their correct position in a joint, while soft tissue such as muscles and ligaments may suffer strains, sprains, or tears.

Bone Fractures

Bone fractures can be closed, meaning that the skin is left intact, or open, meaning that the broken bone has punctured the skin. Open fractures are also called compound fractures.

First Aid for Closed Fractures

1. Ask the victim to keep still.

2. If there is significant bruising, or the fracture is of a large bone, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS. Check for signs of shock.

3. Bandage the broken bone to an uninjured part of the body. If an arm is broken, bandage against the torso; if a leg is broken, bandage to the uninjured leg. The ties on the bandage should be on the uninjured side.

4. If bandaging the broken bone causes pain, stop immediately and call EMERGENCY NUMBERS. If the victim feels coldness or tingling in his extremities, the bandages are too tight.

5. If possible, place a cold pack or bag of ice on the injured area. Keep a cloth between the ice and skin.

6. If movement causes the victim pain, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS. If the victim can move without pain, transport him to the closest hospital emergency room.


First Aid for Open (Compound) Fractures

• Cover the open wound with a loose, sterile dressing.
• Check for signs of shock.
• Build up pads around and over the wound and bone. Never put direct pressure on a protruding bone.
• Keep the victim still until medical help arrives. If the victim has to be transported to the emergency room, bandage as you would a closed fracture.

Dislocations

A dislocation occurs when a bone pops out of its normal position at a joint. Dislocations occur most often in the shoulder, jaw, and fingers, though they
can occur at any joint. As a first responder, your goal is to immobilize the injury and get the victim to the hospital. Never attempt to “snap” a dislocation back into place.

1. Call for medical help. Watch for signs of shock.

2. Keep the injured area immobilized.

3. Support the injured area with a sling secured with a bandage wrapped around an uninjured body part.

4. Check bandages every ten minutes to make sure they aren’t cutting off circulation.

Strains, Sprains, and Tears

Other injuries that can occur to the ligaments, muscles, and tendons include strains, sprains, and tears. They have symptoms much like those for closed fractures.

1. If the pain is severe, call for medical help.

2. If not, immobilize the area with elastic bandaging. Try to reduce pain and swelling with ice and elevation.

3. If pain persists, call for medical help or transport the victim to the hospital.

Burns

Heat, chemicals, and electricity can all cause burns. Though minor burns may only need first aid care, major burns need professional medical attention.

Major and Minor Burns

The classification of a burn as minor or major depends on the burn’s depth and the area it covers. Minor burns include:


• All superficial burns, which cause red skin and pain.
• Any partial thickness burns that cover an area smaller than your palm and don’t affect the head, neck, hands, feet, genitals, or respiratory system. Partial thickness burns cause blistering, swelling and blotchiness.

Major burns include:

• Any partial thickness burns larger than your palm or that affect the head, neck, hands, feet, genitals, or respiratory system.
• All full thickness burns, which leave a charred or white appearance and usually are painless (because they cause nerve damage).

Thermal Burn First Aid

Thermal burns are caused by fire or other heat sources.

1. If the victim’s clothing is on fire, help him drop to the ground and roll around in order to smother any flames. You can also smother the fire by covering it with a blanket or coat.

2. Once the fire is out, remove the burned clothing unless it is stuck to the skin. Remove jewelry over any burn before swelling occurs.

If the burn is major, or if victim’s 3. clothes were on fire, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS and treat him for shock. If the victim loses consciousness, check his airway and breathing. If there is no breathing, begin CPR.

4. If the burn is minor, immerse the burned area in a sink or bucket of cool (not cold) water, or cover it with a wet cloth for ten minutes. If possible, cover the burn loosely with a dry sterile dressing, but don’t tape the dressing.

Chemical Burn First Aid

Chemical burns are caused by contact with harmful chemicals. If there are fumes or spilled chemicals on the scene, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS rather than provide first aid yourself. If the scene is safe:

1. Summon medical assistance for any chemical burn.

2. If the victim has been burned with a dry chemical, brush any remaining chemical off of the skin. Be very careful not to let the chemical touch your own skin.

3. Run water over the burned area for 30–60 minutes.

4. Remove jewelry and clothing from the burned area.

5. Put a dry sterile dressing over the burn, if available.

Electrical Burn First Aid

Electrical burns are caused by direct exposure to electricity. For any electrical burn, make sure the source of electricity is no longer present or active before entering the scene, and call EMERGENCY NUMBERS. Care for an electrical burn just as you would for a thermal burn.

Poisoning

Poisons are substances that have a toxic effect on body tissues. They can range from overdoses of medicine to household chemicals, industrial gases, or natural plant substances. The treatment depends on the specific poison. Poisons are most commonly ingested or inhaled.

Ingested Poisons

An ingested poison can damage the digestive tract and, if absorbed into the bloodstream, can cause additional damage to the body.

Never induce vomiting in a case of ingested poison.

1. Try to determine what caused the poisoning. Look for a bottle and ask the victim or his family.

2. If victim is responsive, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS and follow directions for care.

3. If victim is unresponsive, call for help, check his airway and breathing, and provide CPR if needed. Make sure there are no chemicals on the mouth before performing CPR.

Inhaled Poisons

Signs of Ingested Poison

• Burns or redness around mouth or lips
• Breath smells like chemicals
• Empty pill bottles
• Nausea or vomiting

Gases or fumes that may cause poisoning include everything from carbon monoxide (produced by auto engines and other machines) to the fumes from household cleaners. Do not enter a scene where there may be gases or fumes until you’re absolutely sure it’s safe.

1. Move the victim to an area free of fumes.

2. Once away from the fumes, call for medical help.

3. If the victim vomits, put him in the recovery position.

4. If the victim becomes unresponsive, check his airway and breathing. If necessary, begin CPR.

Bites and Stings

Insect and spider bites and stings can be a painful nuisance, or, if the victim is allergic, the source of a life-threatening emergency. Animal and snake bites can also cause life threatening situations.

Insect Stings and Bites

The first step when dealing with an insect sting or bite is to ask whether the victim has an allergy to insect stings. If yes, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS immediately and prepare to provide first aid for anaphylactic shock. If the victim is not allergic:

1. Remove the stinger by gently scraping it away. Clean the area with soap and water if possible.

2. Apply a cold pack or ice to the sting site, keeping a cloth between the skin and the ice.

3. Observe the victim for 30 minutes for signs of an allergic reaction. At any sign of an allergic reaction, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS and treat for anaphylactic shock. Medical personnel should see any spider bite that causes symptoms such as sweating, nausea, or stomach cramps.

Animal Bites

Animal bites can cause blood loss, spread disease, and lead to infection. Notify police about any animal bite.

1. If there are large or multiple wounds, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS.

2. Stop bleeding with direct pressure to the wound.

3. If necessary, treat the victim for shock (see Shock).

4. Wash the wound with soap (if available) and water.

5. If medical assistance is not on its way, transport the victim to an emergency room as soon as possible.

Snake Bites

1. Wash the bite with soap (if available) and water.

2. Immobilize the bitten body part and gently compress the part of the limb above the bite with bandages.

3. If the victim loses consciousness, check his airway and breathing and provide CPR if needed. Do not slash a snakebite with a knife, try to suck the poison from the wound, or do anything that prevents blood from reaching or leaving the site of the wound.

Emergency Medical Issues

A number of medical conditions can appear very suddenly, demanding first aid care. The most common are fainting, hypoglycemia, seizure, heart attack, and stroke.

Fainting

Fainting is a brief period of unconsciousness after which the victim recovers fully. It can result from pain, hunger, exhaustion, stress, surprise, or sudden action after inactivity.

Signs of Fainting

• Lightheadedness
• Brief loss of consciousness
• Slow pulse

1. If the victim feels faint, advise him to lie down. If the victim faints while standing up, try to ease his fall.

2. Once the victim is lying down, elevate his feet about 12 inches above the ground.

3. Treat injuries that may have occurred during a fall.

4. When the victim regains consciousness, advise him to rest. As dizziness subsides, help him to a sitting position and then gradually to a standing position.

5. If dizziness persists after 15 minutes, transport the victim to a hospital or medical care facility.

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a sudden loss of or drop in blood supply to the heart, usually caused by a blockage of one of the heart’s coronary arteries.

1. If you suspect a heart attack, call EMERGENCY NUMBERS.

2. Sit the victim in a comfortable position.

3. If possible, have the victim slowly chew a tablet of aspirin.

4. Monitor breathing and be prepared to give CPR if necessary.

Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia is a lack of glucose (sugar) in the blood. It tends to strike people who are diabetic.

1. Provide a quick source of sugar, such as juice, non-diet soda, or a sugar packet. Many diabetics carry special glucose tablets for just this purpose.

2. If the victim does not improve within 15 minutes, give more sugar and call for help. Be prepared to provide CPR if necessary.

3. If the victim has a seizure, take actions to protect him.

Seizure

A seizure involves a loss or impairment of consciousness and loss of muscle control. Many seizures are caused by a medical condition called epilepsy, but they can also result from head injuries, hypoglycemia, heat stroke, or poisoning.

Signs of Seizure

• Loss of consciousness
• Convulsive movements
• Arching of the back

1. Protect the victim by moving objects out of his way. If possible, put a towel or blanket beneath his head to protect it against impact with the floor.

2. Call for medical help.

3. After the seizure is over, check his airway and breathing. If necessary, begin CPR.

4. If the victim is breathing, help him into the recovery position. Stay with him until help arrives. Never try to restrain a seizure victim by force or try to pry open or put anything inside a seizure victim’s mouth.

Stroke

A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is stopped or impaired by a blood clot or rupture of a blood vessel. Strokes tend to affect older people or people suffering from high blood pressure. Speedy medical care is the priority for any stroke victim.

1. Call EMERGENCY NUMBERS.

2. If the victim is conscious, lay him down with his head and shoulders slightly elevated, and rest his head slightly to the side. The victim may dribble from the mouth.

3. If the victim becomes unconscious, check his airway and breathing. If necessary, begin CPR.

Ako Ay Pilipino

By: Kuh Ledesma


Ako ay Pilipino
Ang dugo'y maharlika
Likas sa aking puso
Adhikaing kay ganda
Sa Pilipinas na aking bayan
Lantay na Perlas ng Silanganan
Wari'y natipon ang kayamanan ng Maykapal
Bigay sa 'king talino
Sa mabuti lang laan
Sa aki'y katutubo
Ang maging mapagmahal


CHORUS:

Ako ay Pilipino,
Ako ay Pilipino
Isang bansa isang diwa

Filipino Sports Champions

Filipino athletes are known for being quick and sturdy. What they lack in height, they make up for in speed and tenacity. They move swiftly and with grace and strive for focus and precision in movement.


They are born tacticians, who carefully calculate speed, motion, force and space to determine the target. Although not as disciplined or as scientific as western athletes, they have agility to compensate.


When lacking in experience and training, they have their loved ones to inspire them. They fight like they dance, to the tune of their avid and ever loyal Filipino fans who shout like a harmonic orchestra. Hooray! What a sight to behold a Filipino being crowned as a champion!

Athletics Champions

Athletics has produced a number of gold medals for the Philippines in the Far Eastern Games before the war. It also gave the country two bronze medals in the Olympics and 11 gold medals in the Asian Games.

In the 1920s, two Filipinos were among the world's fastest men. In the 1930s, a Filipino was considered Asia's best athlete. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Filipino women were among the fastest in Asia.

Simeon Toribio

Simeon Toribio, the pride of Zamboanga, was considered the "Filipino Field Athlete of the Half Century" and "Asia's Best Athlete" for winning gold medals in the high jump event in the Far Eastern Olympics in 1921, 1923, 1927, 1930 and 1934 and a bronze medal in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

According to author Jorge Afable, Toribio could have won the gold medal, if not only for the "call of nature." It was a grueling four-hour competition to jump over the bar raised at 6 feet and six inches high. Toribio, who once made the jump, failed to overcome it the second time because he was distressed by call of nature. Before this, Toribio narrowly missed the bronze in the 1928 Amsterdam Games.

In 1930, Toribio was awarded the Helms World Trophy for being Asia's greatest athlete. He became a lawyer and a congressman representing Bohol province where he later settled.

Miguel White

Miguel White, a former army officer with an American father, represented the Philippines in the 1936 Berlin Olympics where he must have met American track and field legend Jesse Owens. White brought home a bronze medal in 400-meter hurdles event.

Nepomuceno and Catalon

Two Filipinos - David Nepomuceno and Fortunato Catalon - were considered world-class sprinters in the 1920s. The two, rivals in the local scene, have hauled gold medals from the Far Eastern Games.

In 1924, Nepomuceno represented the Philippines in the Paris Olympiad where he ran the 100 meters in 10.8 seconds and was clocked 22.5 seconds in the 200-meter dash. In 1925, Nepomuceno ran the 100 meters in only two-tenths of a second short of the world record then.

Meanwhile, Charles Paddock, the fastest man in the 1920s, in a visit to the Philippines, described Fortunato Catalon as your "champion of champions".

Andres Franco

Andres Franco won a gold medal in the high jump event at the 1951 New Delhi Asiad and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1954 Manila Asiad.

Other Male Sprinters

Genaro Cabrera, who finished the 100-meter race in 10.7 seconds, won the silver medal at the 1954 Manila Asiad. Isaac Gomez won a bronze in the same event at the 1958 Tokyo Asiad while Rogelio Onofre added another bronze at the 1962 Jakarta Asiad. Enrique Bautista also clinched the bronze in the 200-meter dash at the 1958 Tokyo Asiad. In the 400-meter race, Pablo Somblingo won the silver at the 1958 Tokyo Asiad and Isidro del Prado also got the silver at the 1986 Seoul Asiad.

Lydia De Vega

Lydia de Vega-Mercado was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s. As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53 seconds. She also brought home a silver medal in the 200-meter race from the 1986 Seoul Asiad. De Vega now serves as a councilor of her native Meycauayan town in Bulacan province.

Mona Sulaiman

Before Lydia de Vega entered the scene, there was Mona Sulaiman, a Mindanao-born sprinter who was declared Asia's fastest woman when she won two gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash events at the 1962 Jakarta Asiad. She finished the 100-meter race in 11.93 seconds ahead of two Japanese runners and the 200-meter sprint in 24.63 seconds ahead of a Japanese and a Sri Lankan. She also won a bronze in shot put event at the 1962 Jakarta Asiad.

Inocencia Solis

Inocencia Solis was declared the fastest women in All of Asia in 1958 when she finished the 100-meter sprint in 12.5 seconds ahead of two Japanese runners in the Tokyo Asian Games. Before this, she won the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash event at the 1954 Manila Asiad. She was from Iloilo City.

Amelita Alanes

Amelita Alanes won the silver medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1970 Bangkok Asiad.

Rogelia Ferrer

Rogelia Ferrer, a hurdler, was an Asian Games medallist in the 1950s. Ferrer was born in Negros Occidental province.

Lolita Lagrosas

Lolita Lagrosas had collected a total of five Asiad medals. She won the silver medals in women's high jump event at the 1958 Tokyo Asiad and 1966 Bangkok Asiad and the bronze in the same event at the 1970 Bangkok Asiad. She clinched the bronze medals in pentathlon at the 1966 and 1970 Bangkok Asiads.

Visitacion Badana

Visitacion Badana brought home the gold medal in the long jump event from the 1958 Tokyo Asiad.

Josephine dela Vina

Josephine dela Vina clinched the gold medal in the discuss throw event at the 1966 Bangkok Asiad. Before this, she won the bronze in the same event at the 1962 Jakarta Asiad.

Elma Muros

Elma Muros-Posadas, a sprinter, hurdler and long jumper, has collected a total of 13 gold medals from her numerous stints at the Southeast Asian Games. She also brought home a bronze medal in 400-meter hurdles from the 1990 Beijing Asiad and another bronze in long jump from the 1994 Hiroshima Asiad.

Relay Champions

The Philippine men's team won the gold medals in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the 1958 Tokyo Asiad and 1962 Jakarta Asiad and the bronze medals in 1951, 1954 and 1966. In the 4 x 400 meter relay, the Philippine men's team won bronze in 1951, 1954, 1958 and 1986.

Meanwhile, the Philippine women's team won the gold medal in the 4 X 100 meter relay at the 1962 Jakarta Asiad and the silver at the 1958 Tokyo Asiad. It won the bronze medals at the 1954 Manila Asiad and at the 1978 Bangkok Asiad.

Other Track and Field Stars

Among other athletes who have rewarded the country with honor by their sterling performance in track and field are Aurelio Amante, Leopoldo Anillo, Marcelina Alonzo, Roberta Anore, Jovencio Ardina, Erasma Arellano, Gaspar Azares, Visitacion Badana, Lerma Balauitan Ciriaco Baronda, Hector Begeo, Tomas Bennet, Eduardo Buenavista, Manolita Cinco, Artemio Cortez, and Isabel Cruz; Eusebio Ensong, Susano Erang, Romero Gido, Arsenio Jasmin, Lolita Lagrosas, Honesto Larce, Erlinda Lavandia, Bievenido Llaneda, Tokal Mokalam, Cristabel Martes; Cipriano Niera, Irene Penuela, Jaime Pimentel, Nilo Ramirez, Visitacion Ribagorda, Ernesto Rodriguez, Amelita Saberon, Fracisca Sanopal, Vivencia Subido, Lydia Sylvanetto, Lucila Tolentino and Roy Vence.

Golfers


Golf produced a golf medal for the Philippines in the 1986 Asian Games, courtesy of Ramon Brobio, a former world junior champion. Aside from Brobio, other young golfers who have given the country honor include Dorothy Delasin, Jennifer and Gerald Rosales, Gerard Cantada, Carlito Villaroman, Tom Concon, Ruby Chico, Philip Ang, Dottie Ardina and Mary Grace Estuesta.


Since 1978, young Filipino golfers have won several world titles like the Junior World Championships in San Diego, California; the Asia Pacific Junior Golf Confederation; and the Toppolino trophy in Italy.


The country has also produced world-class golfers in the persons of Ben Arda, Celestino Tugot, Caloy Nival and Frankie Minoza, who have joined international tours in Asia, Europe and the United States.


Dorothy Delasin


Dorothy Delasin, a daughter of a Filipino couple living in Daly City, is a two-time Filipino Athlete of the Year awardee, for winning three world championships (as this was being written). Delasin won the LPGA Giant Eagle Classic for two consecutive years, first in 2000 when she was only 19 and then in 2001, becoming the youngest LPGA winner in 25 years. She was the Rookie of the Year in 2000.


In October 2001, she clinched her third international title by beating the world's top 20 women players in the Samsung World Championship in Vallejo, California.


In 1999, the California Golf Writers Association named her as the Amateur Golfer of the Year for her string of victories. As an amateur, she captured the US Women's Amateur Championship, California Women's Championship and US Girls Championship. In 1993, she won the Junior World Cup held in Japan.


In 1996, she won a gold medal for the Philippines in the 1996 Southeast Asian Games and a bronze in the 1998 Bangkok Asiad. She also represented the country in the 1996 World Amateurs.


Delasin was born in Lubbock, Texas and lives with her family in Daly City, otherwise known as the "Adobo City" because of its huge Filipino population.


Ramon Brobio

Ramon Brobio gave the country a gold medal in golf at the Asian Games. He accomplished the feat in 1986 when he defeated other bets from Asian countries in men's individual golf title. Before this, Brobio became the first triple winner of the 18th junior world golf championship held in San Diego, California on July 18, 1985.


Carlito Villaroman

Carlito Villaroman holds the 15 under par record at the Boy's Class A Division of the Junior World Championship.


Jennifer Rosales


Jennifer Rosales won the US NCAA Individual Championship in 1999. She also won the US NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship held in Wisconsin on May 24, 1998. In 2002, Jennifer finished fourth at the British Open.


Gerald Rosales


Gerald Rosales, a brother of Jennifer, is a many-time champion at the Asian junior golf circuit.


Philip Ang


In July 1999, Philip Ang won the 1999 International Junior Championship (11-13 years old division title) at the Menifee Lakes Country Club in Temecula, California. He had to beat fellow Filipino Jenz Tecson and a Korean youngster to bag the title. Ang became the second Filipino to win the title after Gerard Cantada.


Dottie Ardina

In July 2002, Dottie Ardina won the 2002 Callaway Junior World golf championships - Class E division in San Diego, California.


Jayvee Agojo

In July 2002, Jayvee Agojo, a student of OB Montessori won the Temecula International Jr. Championships and the Optimist International Golf Championships in Florida.


Frankie Minoza


Frankie Minoza is a two-time Filipino Athlete of the Year awardee (1990, 1998) for his string of victories in the Asian Circuit, particularly in the lucrative Japanese PGA Tour. In May 2001, for example, he brought home some US$183,000 from the Fuji Sankei Classic in Japan. Before this, he won the Philippine Open and the Kirin Open in 1998.


In July 1998, Minoza finished 52nd at the British Open and outperformed defending champion Justin Leonard and Fred Couples. It was held at the Royal Birksdale course.


In August 1999, Minoza, ranked 56th in the world then, had the chance to play at the prestigious U.S. PGA Tour at the Sahalee Country Club in Redmond, Washington. Only the world's top 64 players were invited to the event. Minoza lost his first round match to former world number 1 Nick Price and settled for US$25,000.


Minoza was born in Bukidnon province in 1960.


Ben Arda


Ben Arda was the first Filipino who qualified to play at Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia and at the British Open. He also participated in a number of World Cups in the 1960s. Arda won the Philippine Open three times during his professional career and clinched the Asia Golf Circuit overall championship in 1969. He was born in Cebu.


Angelo Que


Angelo Que placed third at the World Amateur Championship held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2002.


Other Famous Golfers


Among other famous Filipino golfers who have participated in various international and local competitions include Gil and Cesar Ababa, Eddie Bagtas, Danilo Cabajar, Felix "Cassius" Casas, Rodrigo Cuello, Mary Grace Estueta, Antolin Fernando, Noli Kempis, Vince Lauron, Rogelio Leo, Bong Lopez, Rey Martin Luna, Mario Manubay, Caloy Nival, Robert Pactolerin, Juvic Pagunsan, Ria Denice Quiazon, Luis "Golem" Silverio, Norman Sto. Domingo, Celestino Tugot, Wilfredo Victoria, and Danny Zarate.


Chess Players


Chess has also contributed a lot to the country's winning tradition in sports. Filipinos take pride in having compatriots who became the first international master and grandmaster in Asia. In 1988, the country's top bets placed 7th in the 1988 World Chess Olympiad held in Thessaloniki, Greece. In the year 2000, the Philippine team finished 17th at the Istanbul Chess Olympiad. The Philippines has been participating in the Chess Olympiad since 1956.


Fernando Canon


Fernando Canon is considered the country's first chess champion. He won a chess tournament held in Barcelona, Spain in 1905.


Rodolfo Tan Cardoso

The first international master in Asia was Rodolfo Tan Cardoso, a Pangasinan born chess champion. Cardoso placed 5th in the world junior chess tournament in Toronto, Canada in 1957 and became the first Asian chess champion at the age of 25.


In his participation in world chess tournaments, Cardoso has defeated the likes of David Bronstein and Bobby Fischer and has drawn with former world number 1 Michael Tahl. While Cardoso has gained a grandmaster norm, he failed to become a grandmaster.


Eugene Torre


Eugene Torre is considered as the first grandmaster in Asia. He accomplished the feat at the age of 22 and won a silver medal at the 21st World Chess Olympiad held in Nice, France in 1974 when the Philippines placed 11th overall. Torre has been a veteran of the World Chess Olympiad for three decades and led the Philippine team to a 7th place finish at the 1988 Greece Olympiad. He also has a collection of three Olympiad silver medals.


Grandmasters

Aside from Eugene Torre, the country had three other grandmasters, namely: Joey Antonio, Buenaventura "Bong" Villamayor, and Rosendo Balinas.


Mark Paragua


Mark Paragua placed fifth in the World Youth Chess Championships (boys' under 18) held in Crete, Greece in November 2002. Before this, Paragua became the country's youngest international master at the age of 16 in January 2000.


Glenn Bordonada


Glenn Bordonada won a gold medal in the 1978 Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad.


Rico Mascarinas


Rico Mascarinas won a gold medal in the 1982 Lucerne Chess Olympiad.


Other Chess Champions


Other Filipino chess champions include Rogelio Barcenilla Jr., Richard Bitoon, Arianne Caoili, Kathrynn Cruz, Idelfonso Datu, Joy Lomibao, Nelson Mariano, Beverly Mendoza, Allan Petronio and Roca Sayson.

Tennis Aces


Tennis has produced three gold medals for the Philippines in the Asian Games. This sports event became famous in the country because of the exploits of Felicisimo Ampon, Eddie Cruz and Alredo Diy.


Felicisimo Ampon


Felicisimo Ampon, who was only five feet tall, was once considered the best tennis player in the world, pound for pound. Ampon, dubbed as the "Mighty Mite" won the Davis Cup singles championship in 1937 and the singles title in the Pan-American championship in Mexico City in 1950. Because of this, the Filipino tennis ace was declared the first Athlete of the Year by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) in the same year.


He was a gold medallist in the Far Eastern Games before the war and clinched a doubles' gold with Raymundo Deyro in the 1958 Asian Games. He nearly defeated world number 1 Frank Seigman in the quarterfinals of the French Open in May 1952.


In 1953, Ampon won the Wimbledon Plate championship, a tournament among first- and second-round losers in the Wimbledon Open.


Raymundo Deyro


Raymundo Deyro brought home two gold medals from the 1958 Tokyo Asiad. He first won a gold medal in the singles event and teamed with Felicisimo Ampon for the doubles gold. In the 1962 Jakarta Asiad, Johnny Jose took the singles gold.


Eddie Cruz


Eddie Cruz was the First Filipino to have played in prestigious international tennis events like the US Open, the Italian Open, the French Open and the Wimbledon Open.


Alfredo Diy


Alfredo Diy was considered the dean of Philippine tennis. He represented the country in the 1934 Far Eastern Games and in the 1937 International Championships.


Other Tennis Champions


Among other Filipino tennis players who have represented the country in international tournaments include Felix Barrientos, Dyan Castillejo, Miguel Dungo Jr., Maricris Fernandez, Guillermo Hernandez, Johnny Jose, Bryan Juinio and Joseph Lizardo.


Sharp Shooters


Practical shooting is also a game where Filipinos excel. The Philippine shooting team, for example, won first place overall at the World Shooting Championship from 1999 to 2001. It was also the AustralAsian champion in 2001.


The names of Adolfo Feliciano, Jethro Dionisio, Jag Lejano, Athena Lee and Kay Cabalatungan are known in the shooting world as names of practical shooting champions. The Philippines has also hauled in a total of six gold medals from shooting competitions at the Asian Games since 1954.


Gold Medallists


At the 1954 Manila Asiad, Hernando Castelo Albert von Einsiedel, Chito Feliciano, Martin Gison each won a gold medal in shooting. Feliciano and Gison also won a gold medal each in the 1958 Tokyo Asiad.


Jethro "the Jet" Dionisio


Jethro Dionisio, dubbed as "the Jet" because of the speed of his hands, is a six-time world champion in pistol shooting. He won his first national title in 1989 at the age of 17. He won his first international title in California the following year. From practical shooting, Dionisio has now shifted to shotgun firing.


Adolfo Feliciano


Adolfo Feliciano won a gold medal, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the World Shooting Championships held in Germany in 1966. Two years later, he added two gold medals and a bronze medal in the same competition held in Phoenix, Arizona. Before this, he won a gold medal in the First Asian Shooting tournament held in Tokyo, Japan and a silver medal in "markmanship" (a demonstration event) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.


Athena Lee


In November 1999, Athena Lee won the Open Ladies title at the 12th World Shoot Championship. In 2002, Lee placed second to Kaye Cabalatungan in the same event. She is from Cagayan de Oro City.


Kaye Cabalatungan

On September 21, 2002, Kaye Cabalatungan won the ladies title at the 13th World Shoot Championship held in Pietersburg, South Africa. Ironically, she beat Athena Lee, another Filipina, to win the championship. Cabalatungan, Lee, Grace Tan and Amanda Kangleon also captured the ladies team title in the event held by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). Cabalatungan was born in Negros Occidental province in 1981.


Other Shooting Champions

Among the Filipino shooters who have participated in various international meets include Jay Agayan, Eric Ang, Leopoldo Ang, Antonio Arguelles, Enrique Beech, Patricio Bernardo, Philip Chua, Roberto del Castillo, George Earnshaw, Ludovico Espinosa, Cesar Jayme, Jasmin Luis, Patrick Marvin, Simeon Lee, Arturo Macapagal, Jose Medina, Antonio Mendoza, Jamie Recio, Bernardo San Juan, Raymundo Quitoriano, Danny Torrevillas, Nelson Uygongco, and Jose Zalvidea.


Swimmers


Swimming has given the country numerous honors in the past. Filipino swimmers used to dominate the Far Eastern Games, a pre-war sports competition between the Philippines, Japan and China and the Asian Games in the 1950s. Filipino swimmers have fished two bronze medals from the Olympics and 10 gold medals from the Asian Games.


The likes of Teofilo Yldefonso and Haydee Coloso-Espino are among the many Filipino athletes who have swum to sports glory in this marvelous event.


Teofilo Yldefonso

Teofilo Yldefonso is considered as the finest Filipino swimmer ever. Known as the "Ilocano Shark", Yldefonso is best remembered for accomplishing two feats: being the first Filipino to win an Olympic medal and the only Filipino who won two Olympic medals. He won his first bronze medal at the 200-meter breaststroke event in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and his second bronze at the same event in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. His fastest time was 2 minutes and 48.4 seconds in the 200-meter breaststroke. Yldefonso was born in Piddig town, Ilocos Norte province.

Haydee Coloso-Espino


Haydee Coloso-Espino was acknowledged as the "Asian Swim Queen" in the 1950s. With a total haul of 10 medals, she is the most bemedalled Filipino athlete who participated in the Asian Games. Her medals include three golds, five silvers and two bronzes which she won in 1954 Manila Asiad, 1958 Tokyo Asiad and 1962 Jakarta Asiad. Her gold medals came from the 100-meter freestyle and butterfly events.


Ral Rosario

Ral Rosario, a participant in the 200-meter freestyle event, won the country's only gold medal in the 1978 Asian Games. Before this, Rosario won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke and another silver in the 200-meter backstroke in the 1974 Tehran Asiad. He later became the secretary-general of the Philippine Amateur Swimming Association (PASA).


Other Swimming Champions


Among the Filipino swimmers who have triumphed in various international competitions include Edgardo and Rosalina Abreu, Dolores and Rudy Agustin, C. Aiville, Lourdes Alba, Sotero Alcantara, Rene Amabuyok, Betina Abdula Ampoc, Ulpiano Bacol, Raul Badulis, Condrado Benitez, Edilberto Bonus, Edrin Borja, Carlos Brosas, Walter Brown, Eric Buhain, Bertulfo Cacheco, Victoria Cagayat, Jacinto Cayco, and Robert Collins; Angel Comenares, Lorenzo Cortes, L. Cristobal, Victoria Cullen, Imlani Dae, Nancy Deanio, J. del Pan, Freddie Elizalde, Helen Elliot, Angela Fermin, Hedy Garcia Galang, Jocelyn, Sandra, Sonia and Sylvia Von Giese, Leroy Geoff, Norma Guerrero, Grace Gustimbase, Annurhussin Hamsain, and Sampang Hassan; Christine Jacob, Jairulla Jaitulla, Amado Jimenez, Mark Joseph, Ana Labayan, Rolando Landrito, Agapito Lozada, Gertrudes Lozada, Nulsali Maddin, Mohammad Mala, Victorino Marcelino, Sukarno Maut, Ibenoratica Muksan, Parson Nabuila, Andres Ofilada, Eugeino Palileo, Ryan Papa, Encarnacion Partilo, Nurhatab Rajab, Lolita Ramirez, Bana Sailani, Artemio Salamat, Dan Salvador, Roland Santos, Akiko Thomson, Kemalpasa Umih, Serafin Villanueva, Artemio Villavieja, Erudito Vito, William "Billy" Wilson, and Norma Yldefonso.


Martial Arts Champions


Martial arts are undoubtedly popular in the Philippines because of the country's proximity to China, Japan and Korea where most of martial arts forms originated. There is a strong possibility that a Filipino martial artist will bag the country's first Olympic gold medal in the near future. In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Filipino taekwondo-jins Stephen Fernandez and Bea Lucero brought home two bronze medals, although they were not included in the medal tally because taekwondo was just a demonstration sports in the quadrennial event.


Filipino wushu and taekwondo artists have won gold medals in international competitions. The Philippines is also the perennial champion in the World Eskrima Arnis Championship, owing to the fact that it is the Filipinos who introduced arnis to the world.


Roberto Cruz


Roberto Cruz became a world taekwondo champion in 1999 when he won a gold medal in the finweight division (56 kilograms) of the World Cup Taekwondo. Before this, he was a bronze medallist in the World Cup held in Germany in 1998. Cruz is also a five-time Southeast Asian Games champion.


Donald David Geisler


Donald Geisler won a silver medal in the 1998 World Cup Taekwondo held in Germany. He is also a Southeast Asian Games gold medallist.


Tshomlee Go

Tshomlee Go won a silver medal in the flyweight division of the World Cup Taekwondo 2001 Championships held in Vietnam. Before this, God also won a silver medal in the Asian Championship and a bronze medal in the US Open.


Eva Marie Ditan

Eva Marie Ditan won a silver medal in the flyweight division of the 1998 World Cup Taekwondo held in Sindelfingen, Germany.


Other Taekwondo Jins


Among other taekwondo jins who have participated in various international competitions include Margarita Bonifacio, Francis Cabarce, Daleen Cordero, Rodolfo Demafelix Jr, Eva Marie Ditan, Veronica Domingo, Aileen Embay, Edrick Galing, Donald Geisler, Jefferthom Go, John Paul Lizardo, Alessandro Lubiano, Dax Alberto Morfe, Osmundo Quitain, Jr., Magnolia Ragas, Manuel Rivero, Jr., Manuel Rosario II, Dindo Simpao, Sally Solis, Jasmin Strachan, Joaquin Vasquez and Ma. Nelia Sy-Ycasas.


Mark Rosales


Mark Robert Rosales, a cudgel champion, won a gold medal in the 4th World Wushu Championships held in Rome, Italy in November 1997. Rosales was an expert at cudgel play, a routine exercise that falls under the category of Taulu. The other category in wushu is Sanshou, or the combat exercise. The Philippine wushu team also won a silver medal, courtesy of Rolly Chulhang and three bronze medals during the same tournament, which was participated in by contestants from 76 countries.


Other Wushu Artists


Among other Filipino wushu artists who have competed in international tournaments include Jerome Calica, Bobby Co, Rolly Chulhang, Edouard Folayang, Daniel Go, Jerome Lumabas, Rexel Nganhayna, Marques Sanguiao; Marvin Sicomen, Arvin Ting, and Willy Wang.


Other Martial Arts Champions


Among other Filipino martial arts champions include Leo Gaje, Richard Anthony Lim, Gretchen Malalad, Maty Munieza, Mary Therese Nable, Jose Ma. Pabillore, and Gaudioso Ruby in karate; John Baylon, Neonie Esguerra, Aristotle Lucero, and Abraham Pulia in judo; and Jesse Diestro in sikaran.


Weightlifters


Weightlifting has produced a Filipino world champion and a bronze medal in the Paralympic Games. It is said that Anthony Clark, a super heavy weight lifter once dubbed as the world's strongest man, was born in Angeles City in Pampanga province.


Salvador del Rosario


Salvador del Rosario, a nephew of Olympian Rodrigo del Rosario, was declared the world's strongest man in the flyweight division when he plucked a gold medal in the World Weightlifting Championships held in Columbus, Ohio, USA in 1970. Del Rosario actually won the title by technicality because three of his top rivals were disqualified for using illegal drugs.


Angeline Dumapong


Angeline Dumapong gave the country its first medal in the Paralympic Games when she lifted 110 kilograms to win the bronze in the women's 82.5-kilogram division in Sydney, Australia in December 2000. Paralympics is a major sports competition participated in by differently-abled athletes from around the world and held just after the Olympics. Before this, Dumapong won gold medals at the Malaysia Paralympiad and the Asian Millennium Bench Press tournaments. She is from Ifugao province.
 
Rodrigo del Rosario


Rodrigo del Rosario nearly won a bronze medal when he placed fourth in weightlifting's featherweight division at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.


Antonio Taguibao


Antonio Taguibao, a member of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) with the rank of lieutenant colonel, is a three-time World Masters champion in powerlifting at the 52-kilogram class. Taguibao won the title in 2000, 2001 and 2002. In the World Masters Powerlifting Championship held in Villa Maria, Argentina in October 2002, Taguibao actually won three gold medals and a silver medal by lifting a total of 963 pounds.

Other Weightlifting Champions

Among other Filipino weightlifters who have gained international exposure include Aurelio Amante, Rodolfo Caparas, Pedro Landero, Erlina Pecante, and Eddie Torres.


Batters


Softball and baseball were probably the most popular spectators' events in the Philippines before the war. There are historical claims that baseball was first played in Cavite province by American marines after they defeated the Spanish troops in 1898. Frenzy over these two games reached its peak in 1934, when Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and the rest of the American all-star team played at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. If not only for the country's hot and wet weather, these two games would have been as popular today.


RP Blue Girls


The legendary RP-Blue Girls, led by pitcher Julita Tayo of San Miguel, Bulacan placed third in the World Softball Championship held in Tokyo, Japan in 1967. Other softball stars in the 1960s include Lourdes Balindao, Brigida Bellesta and Purita Jacinto.


San Miguel Softball Team


The Philippine team, composed of 14 girls aged between 14 and 16 years old from San Miguel, Bulacan could have won the Little League World Softball Championship held in Kalamazoo, Michigan in August 2000 if not for a controversial ruling. The other team in the final, the Santa Cruz Valley team from Arizona, had five boys in its lineup. Softball is traditionally an all-girls event.


The San Miguel team decided to forfeit its game in the final series in protest of rules employed in the traditionally all-girls world series. The girls may have not won the crown but drew the admiration and support of the American audience just the same. It even defeated the Santa Cruz team once, 3-2, prior to the championship.


Little League Champion


The all-boys team from Zamboanga City won the Little League World Baseball Championship in 1992, but was stripped of their title after American organizers of the event found out that some of the boys in the Zamboanga team were over the age limit.


Other Champion Teams


Philippine softball teams were perennial winners at the Far Eastern Games, thereby advancing to the World Series held in the United States. Among these teams were the Maynila Golden Girls and the Guagua Little League Girls' Softball team.


Racers


Racing has also produced world-class Filipino athletes, among them are Angelo Barreto, Jovy Marcelo, Jojo Silverio and Enzo Pastor. In motorsports, there are also Glenn Aguilar, Dodie Ayuyao and Kenneth San Andres.


Angelo Barreto
 
Angelo Barreto is perhaps the most successful Filipino racer so far. He won several times at the European Endurance Touring Car Circuit in 2000 and at the Group N Touring Cars Championships also in Europe. In September 2002, Barreto was a part of a three-man team that won the championship in Le Mans Classic in France. The tournament was participated in by 600 racers with cars manufactured from 1925 to 1975. Barreto co-drove a 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6 with Thierry Perrier. Barreto's other teammate was Jean-Paul Richard.


More Champions


The list includes more athletes who have participated and won in various international competitions. One limitation of this list is that it may have focused more on the present batch of athletes, but this is not intentional. Availability of information is also a problem encountered by legitimate sports institutions like the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) or the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).


Mikee Cojuangco


Mikee Cojuangco, a former actress and mother of two, clinched a gold medal in the equestrian individual show jumping event at the 14th Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea in October 2002. Mikee was 28 then. Before this, Mikee won a silver medal in the team show jumping category alongside teammates Danielle Schulze Cojuangco, Toni Leviste, and Maria Michelle Berrera. Mikee is a daughter of former Tarlac Governor Margarita Cojuangco and former Congressman Jose Cojuangco, a younger brother of former President Corazon Aquino. Her husband is Dodot Jaworski, the son of basketball legend and Senator Robert Jaworski.

Other equestrians who have gained international recognition include Fidelino Barba and Jose Montila.

Pia Adelle Reyes


Pia Adelle Reyes, a young gymnast, won three gold medals at the Jakarta Southeast Asian Games in 1997. The Philippine Sportswriters Assocation (PSA) later declared Reyes and world boxing champion Gerry Penalosa as 1997 Athletes of the Year. Gymnastics has also produced fine champions like Rolando Albuera and Bea Lucero.


Dragon Boat Champion


The Philippine team won the gold medal in Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Race 2001. The Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation-Dragon Pilipinas finished ahead of the pack composed of participants from Hong Kong, Canada, Germany, Japan, China and Malaysia.


Well-known Filipino rowers who had international exposure include Alvin Amposta, Nestor Cordova, Jose Rodriguez, and Benjie Tolentino.


Ice Skaters


The SM-Philippine ice-skating team won 12 gold medals to finish third overall in the 1999 World Recreational Team Championships held in California, USA. The team also won 44 gold medals to place 4th at the 2001 ISI World Recreational Team Championships held in Columbus, Ohio. The international competition draws participants from the United States, Japan, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and the Philippines.


Other Champions

Other Filipino athletes who have gained international exposure include Ramon Aldean, Jennifer Chan, Purita Joy Marino, and Janina Bianco Ortiz in archery; Amparo Lim in badminton; Roman Cortuna Jr., Levy Macasiano and Alfredo Trazona Jr. in bodybuilding; Deogracias Asuncion, Warren Davadilla, Victor Espiritu, Diomedes Pantaleon, Edgardo Pagarigan and Placido Valdez in cycling; Deborah Civardi and Alberto Dimarucot in dancesports; Bumbi Velasco in dart; Zardo Domenios and Sheila Mae Perez in diving; Wally Mendoza in fencing; Ildefonso Tronqued Sr. in football; John Dee, Paul and Wacky del Rosario, and Carlo Garcia in jet ski; Memo Gracia and Bautista Heguy in polo; Policarpio Ortega in windsurfing; and Nicolas Arcales, Basilio Fabia and Mansueto Napilay in wrestling.

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Philippine Embassies Around the World

1. ABU DHABI  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) LIBRAN N. CABACTULAN


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Villa No. 2 Street 5, E-18/02, Plot No. 97


behind Al Falah Plaza, Madinat Zayed


P.O. Box 3215, Abu Dhabi


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


Tel. Nos. (00-9712) 641-5922 / 641-5944


Fax No.   (00-9712) 6412559


Email: auhpe@emirates.net.ae





2. ABUJA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) MASARANGA R. UMPA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


16 Lake Chad Cresent cor. Kainji St.


Maitama District, Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria


Tel. Nos. (234-09) 413-3649 / 7981/ 7829/ 7830


Fax No. 00-23409-413-7650


Email:  abuja_pe@yahoo.com.uk


(Jurisdiction: Burkina Faso)





3. AMMAN EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) JOSE P. DEL ROSARIO, JR.


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


No. 86 Uqbah Bin Nafe St., Jabal Amman


(between 4th and 5th circles) Amman, JORDAN


P.O. Box 92507, 11190 Amman, Jordan


Tel. No. (962-6) 592-3748, 592-9402, 592-9403


Fax No. 00-962-6 592-3744


Mobile Phone No. 962-077-340052


Email: ammanpe@wanadoo.jo  / ammanpe@dfa.gov.ph





4. ANKARA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) BAHNARIM A. GUINOMLA (en route)


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Mr. ALFONSO A. VER


Charge d’ Affaires, a.i.


No. 56 Mahatma Gandhi Caddesi, Gaziosmanpasa,


06700, Ankara, TURKEY


Tel. Nos. (90312) 446-5831


Fax No. 00-90312-4465733


Email: ankarape1@marketweb.net.tr





5. ATHENS EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) RIGOBERTO TIGLAO (en route)


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


26 Antheon Street, Paleo Psychico


154-52, Athens, GREECE


Tel. Nos. (30-210) 672-1883, 672-1837, 672-1869


Fax No. 00-30-210-672-1872


Email: athenspe@otenet.gr  / athenspe@dfa.gov.ph





6. BAGHDAD EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


MR. WILFREDO  R. CUYUGAN


Charge d’Affaires, a.i.


House No. 4, Zukak No. 22, Mahalat 915


Hay Al-Jamia, Al-Jadriya


P.O. Box 3236, Baghdad, IRAQ


Tel. Nos. (964-1) 778-2247


Satellite Phone No. 00-88216-6322-5158


Email: bipe@uruklink.net





7. BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) VIRGINIA H. BENAVIDEZ


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


No. 17 Simpang 126, Km. 2, Jalan Tutong, Post Code BA 2111, Bandar Seri Begawan, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM


Tel.Nos.(673) 2241465; 2241466; 2238845


Fax No.(673) 2237707


Email: bruneipe@brunet.bn


Website: http://www.philembassybrunei.com





8. BANGKOK  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) ANTONIO V. RODRIGUEZ


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


760 Sukhumvit Road, opposite Soi 30 / 1,


Prakanong Bangkok 10110, THAILAND


Tel. Nos. (662) 259-0139, 259-0140 & 258-5401


Fax No. 00-662-2592809


Email: bangkokpe@dfa.gov.ph  / inquiry@philembassy-bangkok.net


Website:  http://www.philembassy-bangkok.net





9. BEIJING EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) SONIA C. BRADY


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


No. 23 Xiu Shui Bei-jie, Jian Guo Men Wai, Beijing, 100600


PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA


Tel. Nos. (8610) 65322-518; 65322451; 65321872 & 65324678


Fax No. 00-8610-65323761; 6532-1921


ATN Hotline (Mobile Phone) 13911180495


Email:   beijingpe@dfa.gov.ph


Website: http://www.philembassy-china.org





10. BEIRUT EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) AL FRANCIS C. BICHARA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


1st and 2nd Floors, Design Building cor. Abdullah Machnouk St. and


Rafic Raslan St., Raouche,


P.O. Box No. 136631, Beirut, LEBANON


Tel.Nos.(961-1)791-092;791-093;791-094


Fax No. 00-9611-791-095


Email:  beirutpe@cyberia.net.lb





11. BERLIN EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) DELIA DOMINGO-ALBERT


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Uhlandstrasse 97, 10715 Berlin


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY


Tel. No. (49-30) 864-9500, 864-9522 / 3


Fax No. 00-4930-8732551


Email: berlinpe@t-online.de   /  berlinpe@dfa.gov.ph


Website: http://www.philippine-embassy.de/





12. BERNE EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) RORA NAVARRO-TOLENTINO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Kirchenfeldstrasse 73-75; 3005


Berne, SWITZERLAND


Tel. Nos. (41-031) 350 1717


Fax No.  (41-031) 352 2602


Email: berne_pe@bluewin.ch  / bernepe@dfa.gov.ph


(Jurisdiction: Principality of Liechtenstein)





13. BRASILIA  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) TERESITA V.G. BARSANA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


SEN - Avenida das Nacoes, Lote 01


Brasilia, D.F. CEP 70431-900, BRAZIL


Tel. Nos. (55-61)  223-5143


Fax No. 00-5561-2267411


Email: rpembassy@persocom.com.br  / brasiliape@dfa.gov.ph  /  brasiliape@brturbo.com.br


Jurisdiction : Republic of Colombia, Republic of Venezuela and Republic of Suriname)





14. BRUSSELS  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


Mission of the Philippines to the European Communities


H.E. (Ms.) CRISTINA G. ORTEGA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


297 Avenue Moliere


B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM


Tel. Nos. (322) 340-3377


Fax No. 00-322-3456425


Email: brusselspe@brutele.be


Website: http://philembassy.be





15. BUCHAREST EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES (5/00)


H.E. (Mr.) NOEL C. CABRERA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


105-107 Carol Davila St., Sector 5


Etaj.5, Apt. 10-11 Bucharest, ROMANIA


Tel. Nos. (4021) 319-8252 / 319-8254 / 319-8256


Fax No. (4021) 319-8253


Email: bucharestpe@rdsmail.ro  / bucharestpe@dfa.gov.ph


(Jurisdiction : Bulgaria and Moldava [oversight])





16. BUDAPEST  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES (4/00)


H.E. (Mr.) ALEJANDRO D. DEL ROSARIO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


1026 Budapest , Gabor Aron Utca 58


Budapest, HUNGARY


Tel. Nos. (361) 200-5523 / 5524 / 5526


Fax No. 00-361-2005528


Email: phbuda@mail.datanet.hu


(Jurisdiction: Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia,  Montenegro)





17. BUENOS AIRES  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) GEORGE B. REYES


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Mariscal Ramon Castilla 3085


1425 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA


Tel. Nos. (5411) 4807-3334


Fax No. 00-5411-4804-1595


Email: pheba@fibertel.com.ar


Website: http://www.buenosairespe.com.ar


(Jurisdiction: Paraguay,  Uruguay,  Bolivia)





18. CAIRO EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) PETRONILA P. GARCIA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


No. 14 Mohamed Saleh St., Dokki, Cairo


ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT


Tel. Nos. (202) 748-0396/ 0398/ 0394/ 0391


Fax No. 00-202-7480393


Email:  cairope@dfa.gov.ph  / cairope@starnet.com.eg


(Jurisdiction: Sudan)





19. CANBERRA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) ERNESTO DE LEON (en route)


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


1 Moonah Place, Yarralumla A.C.T.


2600, P.O. Box 3297, Manuka, A.C.T.


2603 Canberra, AUSTRALIA


Tel. Nos. (612) 6273-2535 / 2536


Fax No. 00-612-6273 3984


Email: cbrpe@philembassy.au.com


Website:  http://www.philembassy.au.com


(Jurisdiction: Nauru, Tuvalu, Vanuatu)





20.  CARACAS EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) RONALD B. ALLAREY


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Quinta Filipina, Quinta Transversal de Altamira


Entre Cuarta y Quinta Avenida, Urbanizacion de Altamira


Municipio de Chacao, Caracas, VENEZUELA


Tel Nos. (58-212) 266-4725 / 4731; 267-8873


Fax No : (58-212) 266-6443 Direct Line: (58-212) 2667709


Email:  caracas@embassyph.com  (temp.) /  caracaspe@dfa.gov.ph





21. DHAKA   EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) NORBERTO R. BASILIO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


House No. 6, Road No. 101, Gulshan II, Dhaka


PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH


Tel. Nos. (8802) 988-1590 to 93 / 988-1578


Fax No. 00-8802-882-3686


Email: philemb1@citechco.net  / philemb2@citechco.net





22. DILI EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. FARITA A. AGUILUCHO-ONG


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Hotel Turismo, Quartos Num 37, 38, 39


Rua Direitos Humanos, Bidau Lecidere,


Dili, EAST TIMOR


Tel. No. (670) 726-1262


Fax No. (670)


Email: philippine_embassyindili@fastmail.fm





23. DOHA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINESS


H.E. (Mr.) ISAIAS F. BEGONIA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Villa # 7 A1 Eithar Street, Saha 2, West Bay Area


Doha, STATE OF QATAR; P.O. Box No. 24900


Tel. Nos. (974) 4831-585; 4836-871


Fax No. 00-974-4831595


Satellite Phone No. 00-974-483-1595


Email: dohape@qatar.net.qa





24. HANOI EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) ESTRELLA BERENGUEL


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


27-B Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi,


SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM


Tel. Nos. (84-4) 943-7873/ 3849/ 4493


Fax No. 00-844-943-5760


Email: hanoipe@dfa.gov.ph  / hnpe2000@yahoo.com





25. HAVANA  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) GEORGE REYES


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Quinta Avenida, No. 2207 entre Calles 22 y 24


Miramar, Havana, Republic of CUBA


Tel. Nos. (53-7) 204-1372/ 1551/ 1553


Fax No. 00-537-204-2915


Email: philhavpe@enet.cu


(Jurisdiction: Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti & Jamaica)





26. HOLY SEE (VATICAN)  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) LEONIDA L. VERA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Via Paolo VI, No. 29   00193 Rome, ITALY


Tel. Nos. (0039-06) 683-8020


Fax No. 00-396-6834076


Email: vaticanpe@philamsee.mysam.it  /  mailbox@philamsee.mysam.it





27. ISLAMABAD  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) JAIME J. YAMBAO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


House No. 12, Street No. 12, F/2, Islamabad


P.O. Box 1052, Islamabad, PAKISTAN


Tel. Nos.(9251) 265-3661/3662; 265-3670 / 3682


Fax No. 00-9251-227-7389


Email: isdpe@isb.comsats.net.pk





28. JAKARTA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) SHULAN O. PRIMAVERA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


# 6 - 8 Jalan Imam Bonjol, Menteng,


Jakarta Pusat 10310, Republic of INDONESIA


Tel. Nos. (6221) 310-0334


Fax No. 00-6221-3151167


Email: phjkt@indo.net.id





29. KOROR EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES (01/22/01)


H.E. (Mr.) RAMONCITO N. MARIÑO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


2nd Flr, M. Ueki Bldg. Iyebukel Hamlet, Koror,


REPUBLIC OF PALAU 96940: P.O. Box 1447


Tel. Nos. (680) 488 5077 / 5482


Fax No. 00-680-488-6310


Email: philkor@palaunet.com





30. KUALA LUMPUR EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.)  VICTORIANO M. LECAROS


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


No. 1 Changkat Kia Peng 50450


Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA


Tel. Nos. (603) 2148 4233; 2148 4654; 214 84682 & 2148 9989


Fax No. 00-603-2148-3576


Email: webmaster@philembassykl.org.my  / consular@philembassykl.org.my


Website:  http://www.philembassykl.org.my





31. KUWAIT EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) RICARDO M. ENDAYA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Area 7,  Street 103, Villa 503,  Jabriya,  P.O. Box 26288


Safat 13123,  STATE OF KUWAIT


Tel. Nos. (00965) 532 9318; 534 9099; 534 5761 / 62


Fax No. 00-965-532-9319


Email: kuwaitpe@philemb.fasttelco.com  / kuwaitpe@dfa.gov.ph


Website:  http://www.philembassykuwait.gov.kw





32. LONDON EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) EDGARDO B. ESPIRITU


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


9A Palace Green, London W8 4QE,


UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN


Tel. Nos. (4420) 7937-1600


Fax No. 00-44-20-7937-2925


Email: embassy@philemb.co.uk


Website: http://www.philemb.co.uk





33. MADRID  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) JOSEPH DELANO M. BERNARDO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Calle Eresma 2 (Chancery)


Calle Guadalquivir 6 (Consular Section)


28002 Madrid, SPAIN


Tel. Nos. (34) 917-823-830


Fax No. 00-34-914-116-606


Email:     MADRIDPE@terra.es / MADRIDPE@filipinas.e.telefonica.net


Website: http://www.telefonica.net/web/philmadrid


(Jurisdiction: Spain, Morocco, Andorra)





34. MANAMA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) EDUARDO PABLO M. MAGLAYA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Villa No. 992, Road No. 3119, Manama Town 331, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN


Tel. No. (973) 250-990, 259-599


Fax No. 00-973-258-583


Email: manamape@batelco.com.bh





35. MEXICO EMBAJADA DE FILIPINAS


H.E. (Mr.) JUSTO O. ORROS, JR.


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Sierra Gorda 175, Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec


Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, D.F.


MEXICO,  C.P. 11000


Tel. Nos. (0052-55) 5202-8456 / 9360


Fax No. (0052-55) 5202–8403


Email: ambamexi@att.net.mx


(Jurisdiction: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Belize)





36. MOSCOW EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.)  ERNESTO V. LLAMAS


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Karmanitsky, Pereulok 6/8


Moscow 121099 , RUSSIAN FEDERATION


Tel. No. (+7495) - 2410563


Fax No. (+7495) - 2412630


Email: moscowpe@utsmail.ru  / moscowpe@dfa.gov.ph


Website: http://www.phil-embassy.ru/


(Jurisdiction: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)





37. MUSCAT EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) ACMAD D. OMAR


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Building No.1041/1043,Way No. 3015, Al Kharjiyad St.


Shati Al Qurum; Muscat, Sultanate of Oman


P.O. Box No. 420, Madinat Qaboos


Postal Code 115, SULTANATE OF OMAN


Tel. Nos. (968) 605-140; 605-143; 605-335;


Fax No. 00-968-605-176


Email: muscatpe@omantel.net.om





38. NAIROBI EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


Ms. BERNARDITAS C. MULLER


Charge d’Affaires, a.i.


House No. Plot L.R. 3734/592 Mugumo Road,


off James Gichuru Road, Lavington,


Nairobi, KENYA


P.O. Box 47941


Tel. Nos. (254-2) 575 604


Fax No. 00-2542-576 233


Email:  nairobipe@wananchi.com


(Jurisdictions: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda)





39. NEW DELHI       EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) LAURA Q. DEL ROSARIO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


50-N Nyaya Marg. Chanakyapuri,


New Delhi 110021, INDIA


Tel. Nos. (9111) 2688-9091; 2410-1120


Fax No. 00-9111-2687-6401


Email: newdelhipe@vsnl.net


Website: http://www.philembassynewdelhi.com





40. OTTAWA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) JOSE S. BRILLANTES


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


130 Albert Street, Suite 606,


Ottawa, Ontario CANADA KIP 5G4


Tel. No. (1613) 2331-121


Fax No. 00-1613-233 4165


Email: embassyofphilippines@rogers.com


Website: http://members.rogers.com/embassyofphilippines





41. PARIS EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) JOSE A. ZAIDE, JR.


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


4, Hameau de Boulainvilliers 75016


Paris, REPUBLIC OF FRANCE


Tel. Nos. (331) 44-14-57-00; 44-14-57-01 to 03


Fax No. 00-331-46475600; 45670797, 4288 2995


Email: AmbaphilParis@wanadoo.fr  / parispe@wanadoo.fr





42. PHNOM PENH EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) LOURDES G. MORALES


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


No. 33 Road 294 Khan Chamcarmon,


Sangkat Tonle Bassac,  P.O. Box 2018 Phnom Penh, Kingdom of CAMBODIA


Tel. No. (855) (23) 215145, 222303; 222304


Fax No. 00-855-23 215143


Email: phnompenhpe@online.com.kh





43. PORT MORESBY EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


Mr. HERMOSO A. BELARMINO


Acting Head of Post


Lot 1, Section 440, Islander Village, Hohola, NCD


PAPUA NEW GUINEA P.O. Box 5916, Boroko,


N.C.D. PAPUA NEW GUINEA


Tel. Nos. (675) 325-65-77; 325 6414


Fax No. 00-675-323-1803


Email: pompe@datec.net.pg


44. PRAGUE EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) CARMELITA R. SALAS


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Senovazne Namesti 8, Prague 1, 110 00,


CZECH REPUBLIC


Tel. Nos. (4202) 2241-6397 or 2241-6385


Fax No.  (00-4202) 2421-6390


Email: praguepe@phembassy.cz





45. PRETORIA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) VIRGILIO A. REYES, JR.


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


54 Nicolson St., Muckleneuk, 0181,


Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA


P.O. Box 2562, Brooklyn Square 0075


Tel. Nos.(2712) 346-0451; 346-0452


Fax No. 00-2712-346-0454


Email: pretoriape@mweb.co.za  / pretoriape@dfa.gov.ph


Website: http://mzone.mweb.co.za/residents/pretoriape/





46. RIYADH EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) BAHNARIM A. GUINOMLA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Site D3 Collector Road C, Diplomatic Quarter,


Riyadh, P.O. Box 94366,


KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 11693


Tel. Nos.(9661) 482-3559 / 480 1918


Fax No. 00-9661-488-3945


Email: filembry@sbm.net.sa  / filembry@mailandnews.com


Website:  http://www.filembry.org





47. ROME EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) PHILIPPE J. LHUILLIER


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Republic, Albania and San Marino


Viale delle Medaglie d’Oro No. 112-114, 00136


Rome, ITALY


Tel. Nos. (39) 06 39746621


Fax No. (0039) 06-39740872


Office of Agricultural Attache - +39 06 3974 6717


Labor Attache - +39 06 3974 6101


OWWA - +39 06 3975 6716


Pag Ibig Fund - +39 06 3974 6716


SSS - +39 06 3972 1505


Email: romepe@dfa.gov.ph  / romepe2004@virgilio.it





48. SANTIAGO  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) MA. CONSUELO PUYAT-REYES


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Felix de Amesti Street, No. 367,


Las Condes, Santiago, CHILE


Tel. No. (562) 2081313, 2081939, 2281670


Fax No. 00-562-2081400


Email: santiagope@dfa.gov.ph  / embassyphil@vtr.net  / embafilsantiago@vtr.net


(Jurisdiction: Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador)





49. SEOUL  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES (04/02/01)


H.E. (Ms.) SUSAN O. CASTRENCE


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


34-44, Itaewon I-dong, Yongsan-Ku


Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA


Tel. Nos. (822) 796-7387 to 89


Fax No. 00-822-796-0827


Email: seoulpe@gmail.com  / seoulpe@dfa.gov.ph





50. SINGAPORE EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) BELEN F. ANOTA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


20 Nassim Road, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE 258395


Tel. Nos. (65) 6737-3977 / 6834-2938


Fax No. 00-65-6733-9544


Email: php@pacific.net.sg


Website: http://www.philippine-embassy.org.sg





51. STOCKHOLM EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) VICTORIA S. BATACLAN


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Skeppsbron 20, 1 tr 111 30


Stockholm, SWEDEN;


P.O. Box 2219, 103 15 Stockholm, SWEDEN


Tel.Nos. (46 235-665, 230-606 & 209-187


Fax No. (46 140714


Email: ambassador@philembassy.se


Website:  http://www.philembassy.se





52. TEHRAN  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


Mr. RENATO N. DUEÑAS, JR.


Charge d’Affaires, a.i.


No. 77 Khorsand Street, Vali Asr Avenue


Tehran, IRAN


P.O. Box 19395-4797


Tel. Nos. (9821) 204-3272


Fax No. 00-9821-205-7515


Email:  tehranpe@yahoo.com





53. TEL-AVIV EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) ANTONIO C. MODENA


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


13th Floor, Textile Center Building, 2 Kaufman Street, Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL,68012


Tel. Nos.(9723) 5175-263, 5104-651, 5100752


Fax No. 00-9723-5102229


Email: filembis@netvision.net.il


(Jurisdiction: Cyprus)





54. THE HAGUE  EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) ROMEO A. ARGUELLES


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


125 Laan Copes Van Cattenburch 2585 EZ,


The Hague, KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS


Tel. Nos. (3170) 360-4820; 360-4821 & 365-85-66


Fax No. 00-3170-3560030


Email: ph@bart.nl





55. TOKYO EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) DOMINGO L. SIAZON, JR.


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


5-15-5, Roppongi Minato-ku;


Tokyo 106-8537, JAPAN


Tel. nos. (813)5562-1600, 5562-1607, 5562-1577


Fax No. 08-13-5562-1603


Email: phjp@gol.com


Website:  http://www.tokyope.org





56. TRIPOLI EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) BAYANI V. MANGIBIN


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


KM 7 Gargaresh Road, Hail Andalous


P.O. Box 12508, Tripoli, LIBYA


Tel No. (218-21) 483 3966 / 483 6158


Fax No. 00218-21-4836158


Email: tripoli_pe76@lttnet.net


(Jurisdiction: Valleta, Malta)





57. VIENNA EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) LINGLINGAY F. LACANLALE


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Laurenzerberg 2, A-1010 Vienna, AUSTRIA


Tel. Nos. (431) 533-24-01; (436991) 232-2034


Fax No. 00-431-533 240124


Email: office@philippine-embassy.at


Website: http://www.philippine-embassy.at


(Jurisdiction: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mission of the Philippines to IAEA, UNIDO, CTBTO and UNOV)





58. VIENTIANE EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Ms.) ELIZABETH P. BUENSUCESO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Ban Sibounheuang, Sisattanak District


Vientiane, LAO PDR, P.O. Box 2415


Tel. Nos. (856-21) 215 826 / 219 318


Fax No.  (856-21) 223 725


Email: pelaopdr@laotel.com  / pevte@laopdr.com





59. WASHINGTON EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) ALBERT F. DEL ROSARIO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW,


Washington D.C. 20036, U.S.A.


Tel. No. (1202) 467-9300; 467-9382


Fax No. 00-1202-3287614; 467 9417


Email:  phembassyusa@aol.com


Website: http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org





60. WELLINGTON EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES


H.E. (Mr.) BIENVENIDO V. TEJANO


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


50 Hobson Street, Thorndon,


Wellington, NEW ZEALAND; P.O. Box 12-042,


Wellington, NEW ZEALAND;


Tel. Nos. (644) 4729-848 & 472 9921


Fax No. 00-644-4725170


Mobile No. : (64-025_ 290-9296


Email: embassy@wellington-pe.co.nz


(Jurisdiction : Tonga, Samoa and Fiji)





61. YANGON EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES `


H.E. (Ms.) PHOEBE A. GOMEZ


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


No. 50 Saya San Road, Bahan Township,


Yangon, UNION OF MYANMAR


Tel. Nos. (951) 558-149 to 153


Fax No. 00-951-558-154