Guess Philippines recently launched the “Guess Who’s Smiling” campaign to help the initiatives of Operation Smile Philippines in providing “free life-changing reconstructive surgery to indigent children and young adults born with cleft lip [bingot], cleft palate [ngongo] and other facial deformities.”

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Some 110 children with cleft palate and harelip deformities availed of free reconstructive surgery recently at the Mother Theresa of Calcutta Medical Center here.

One of the country's favorite international singers David Pomeranz will again prove his closeness to Filipinos as he does a fund-raising concert in February called "David Pomeranz: In Our Hands" for Operation Smile Philippines (OSP).

In behalf of the Rotary Club of Cebu Port Center, allow me to welcome and thank the 28 members of Rotaplast International's Cebu Medical Mission team who arrived last Wednesday from the United States and Canada to do free reconstructive surgeries for about 100 patients suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates. Read The Rest »

Operation Smile is joining the United States Navy's hospital ship, USNS Mercy, during its summer 2008 humanitarian civic assistance deployment. Operation Smile will be working side-by-side on the USNS Mercy in four countries: Philippines, Vietnam, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea.

Isabela City, Basilan (21 April) -- Recently, a unique kind of military operation was launched in Basilan. This operation, dubbed "Operation Self Esteem", is jointly implemented by the 1st Marine Brigade and the Seal Team One of the United State Navy led by Marine Colonel Rustico Guerrero and Lieutenant Mike Uyboco (United State Navy).