About Us

 

L.I.F.E., Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit foundation organized in February 1995 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines on July 17, 1995. Its registration number is AN95-002652.

OBJECTIVES

Guided by its vision, L.I.F.E., Inc. exists to serve two purposes. The first is to assist leukemic children from indigent families achieve remission. The second is to provide optimum care in response to the children’s material, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.

The spirit behind the Foundation is the late Dr. Alendry P. Caviles, Jr., considered the Father of Hematology in the Philippines. Dr. Caviles was a compleat pediatrician, internist, allergologist, immunologist, hematologist and oncologist. His primary practice was concentrated on Hematology and Immunology. Dr. Caviles served as the President of the Philippine Society of Allergology and Immunology, headed the Hematology Unit and served as the President of Dr. Fe del Mundo Medical Center Foundation Philippines, Inc. (formerly known as the Children’s Medical Center Philippines and General Hospital, Inc.) until his demise in 2006. He was a Professor Emeritus of the University of the Philippines.

L.I.F.E., Inc. focuses its resources on indigent children afflicted with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

FINANCES

L.I.F.E. depends exclusively on donations and fund-raising proceeds. All personnel, except for the clerical staff, serve gratis.

Lives of L.I.F.E.: Inspirational Stories of the Children and the Hallmark for L.I.F.E. Artists

L.I.F.E. has been privileged to have a constant benefactor and partner, Filstar Distributors Corporation. Since 1996, they launched a program “Hallmark for L.I.F.E.” whereby certain proceeds from the sale of Hallmark Christmas greeting cards were donated to the foundation. The program involved certain artists who graciously allowed the use of their artwork in these cards.

In 2017, Steven Estrella, a young student taking up Fine Arts and Design in the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila, thought of taking photographs of the L.I.F.E. children and the Hallmark artists as his thesis for a class in photography. Steven had been moved by the stories of the children as he met them in an event attended by L.I.F.E. and Filstar.

Steven’s book “Lives of L.I.F.E.: Inspirational Stories of the Children and the Hallmark for L.I.F.E. Artists” then comes as a testimonial to the faith of the children and the generosity of the artists. Click here to view parts of the book.