OUR STORY · SINCE 2011
A community built on one belief.
No scoliosis patient should face scoliosis alone.
Scoliosis Philippines started in 2011 with a simple belief: no scoliosis patient should face scoliosis alone. Founded by patient advocate Amanda Bonife, it began as a community where people could find reliable information, practical guidance, and others who truly understood what they were going through.
Patient-led. Community-centered. Focused on a better future.
WHERE IT BEGAN
From connection to a wider movement.
What started as a small effort to connect people grew into something much bigger.
Over the years, that community became a movement.
We helped bring scoliosis into the public conversation, promoted awareness and earlier detection, improved access to trusted care information, and worked to ensure that the patient voice was included in decisions that affect their lives.
As the community evolved, so did our work.
HOW OUR WORK EVOLVED
Connecting community, care, and advocacy.
Our work has grown beyond awareness alone. Each initiative reflects a shared commitment to making scoliosis care easier to understand, access, and navigate.
01
Community & Awareness
From community connections to initiatives like #StripesFitCheck and nationwide awareness and education efforts, we work to make scoliosis more visible and better understood.
02
Digital Care Navigation
We developed the TARA Care App to help make care easier to navigate. That experience later helped shape ScolioSynch, our digital health initiative.
03
Patient Voice & Policy
Through the proposed National Scoliosis Care Act, we continue to champion a coordinated, compassionate, and sustainable approach to scoliosis care.
OUR INITIATIVES
Different initiatives. One shared purpose.
Community, innovation, policy, and social enterprise come together around the needs and experiences of people living with scoliosis.
TARA Care App
Developed to help make care easier to navigate, TARA Care helped inform the next stage of our digital health work.
CARE COORDINATION
ScolioSynch
A digital health initiative focused on screening, referral, navigation, follow-up, and stronger coordination across the continuum of care.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
ScolioHope
Created to strengthen the human side of scoliosis care through education, connection, encouragement, and community-centered initiatives.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE · IN DEVELOPMENT
ScolioShop
A purpose-driven social enterprise in development, offering thoughtfully curated, comfort-first, and ethically sourced products while helping support our advocacy and programs.
ADVOCACY & POLICY
Working toward a more coordinated approach to scoliosis care.
Our advocacy has expanded into national policy. Through the proposed National Scoliosis Care Act, we continue to champion a coordinated, compassionate, and sustainable approach to awareness, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, research, financial protection, and long-term patient support.
We believe people living with scoliosis should be heard and included in decisions that shape their care and their future.
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
Many efforts, one shared goal.
Today, Scoliosis Philippines brings together community, innovation, policy, partnerships, and social enterprise around one shared goal: creating a better future for Filipinos living with scoliosis.
From #StripesFitCheck and nationwide awareness and educational initiatives to TARA Care, ScolioSynch, ScolioHope, ScolioShop, the proposed National Scoliosis Care Act, and collaborations across sectors, every initiative reflects the belief that started it all.
THE BELIEF THAT GUIDES US
No scoliosis patient should face scoliosis alone.
We are working toward a future where scoliosis is recognized earlier, care is easier to access and navigate, and patients are heard and included.
A future where every scoliosis patient in the Philippines can live with confidence, dignity, and hope.