ONE ECOSYSTEM. ONE MISSION. TRANSFORMING LIVES.
Patient-led.
Community-powered.
Building better scoliosis care.
Scoliosis Philippines helps Filipinos identify possible signs earlier, navigate care, access trusted support, and advocate for more equitable scoliosis services across the Philippines.
PURPOSE / MISSION / VISION
WHY WE EXIST
Our work is centered on making the scoliosis journey more informed, connected, and equitable.
Purpose
To ensure that no Filipino affected by scoliosis has to face the journey alone.
Mission
To improve access to scoliosis care through patient support, awareness, and early detection, healthcare navigation, empowerment, digital health innovation, systems strengthening, and meaningful partnerships.
Vision
A Philippines where every person affected by scoliosis has the opportunity for early detection, timely intervention, informed support, and equitable access to care.
LEADERSHIP
MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MISSION.
Lived experience. Community leadership. A shared commitment to care.
Guiding Scoliosis Philippines through responsible governance, collaboration, and patient advocacy.
OFFICERS
Amanda Bonife
Founder and Board Chair
Patient Advocacy • Social Innovation • Community Building
Nestor Carlon Jr.
President
Medical Technology • Academe • Cooperative Leadership
Jennica Racho-Regalado
Vice President
Nursing • Community Health
Faye Batosalem-Gamil
Secretary
Administration • Organizational Support
Jerolyn Basan
Treasurer
Finance • Executive Administration
BOARD DIRECTORS
Sherleen Bautista
Human Resources • Workforce Management
Junko Louise Villarin
Solutions Engineer • Digital Transformation
Gwendale Ave
Accounting • Health & Wellness
Sheila Andal
Education • Community Engagement
Mara Lopez
Nursing • Local Government
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Joyce Gonzaga
Organizational & Strategy Development • Capacity Building
LEGAL IDENTITY
Scoliosis Philippines Support Group Inc.
Matina Aplaya
Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines
SEC CN201966096
TIN 739-251-532-000
WHERE WE ARE
Connect with other patients and families afflicted with scoliosis in your area.
WHAT GUIDES US
OUR CORE VALUES
These principles shape our priorities, programs, partnerships, and decisions.
Compassion
Lead with empathy, dignity, and understanding.
Patient Leadership
Lived experience shapes priorities, programs, and decisions.
Equity & Inclusion
Work toward more accessible, inclusive, and responsive care.
Innovation
Create better pathways, tools, and solutions.
Collaboration
Build with patients, families, professionals, government, communities, and partners.
Integrity
Act with trust, accountability, transparency, and purpose.
OUR HISTORY
OUR JOURNEY
From a Facebook community to a growing patient-led movement, our journey has been shaped by the needs and voices of Filipinos affected by scoliosis.
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2011
Created Help Fight Scoliosis group on Facebook.
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2013
Created Scoliosis Awareness Philippines page on Facebook.
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2015
Created Scoliosis Philippines Support Group on Facebook.
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2017
Registered with the SEC as SCOLIOSIS PHILIPPINES INC. and became a member of the Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO)
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2018
Championed the Presidential Proclamation No. 620 S. 2018 declaring June as Scoliosis Awareness Month
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2019
Registered with the SEC as Scoliosis Philippines Support Group Inc.
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2021
FACEBOOK COMMUNITY ACCELERATOR PROGRAM cohort
Organized the first online Scoliosis Summit for the creation of the control and prevention program
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2022
Launched the Scoliosis Philippines Patient Registry mobile app.
* The data was presented in the 2nd Scoliosis Summit for the development of the benefit package under the Universal Health Care and presented in the 3rd Philippine Datathon 2023.
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2023
ScolioSynch Conceptualized through Philippine Datathon.
Consensus panel for the Musculoskeletal (MSK) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG).
AIM-SEELL and PAPO Post-graduate in Healthcare Leadership and Management cohort.
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2024
#StripesFitCheck Launched
Launched to promote scoliosis awareness and early recognition. -
2025
National Scoliosis Care Act Drafted
Drafted the proposed National Scoliosis Care Act.Completed the Alibaba NetPreneur Masterclass in China.
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2026
National Scoliosis Care Act Submitted to DOH
Submitted to the Department of Health for Technical Review and Policy Integration.
ONE ECOSYSTEM. ONE MISSION. TRANSFORMING LIVES.
Building a better future for scoliosis care.
We believe people affected by scoliosis should have access to information they can trust, support they can rely on, and pathways to care that are easier to navigate.