Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (HFP) is a non-stock, non-profit organization registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission since May 14, 2010. It was established to address the need in providing support and assistance to patients and families affected by hydrocephalus.
The foundation was conceived because of the need of children afflicted with hydrocephalus not getting diagnosed early and having to wait awhile before surgery to correct the situation is done. Sometime in 2007 after one of our surgical missions, Dr. Cacdac found out that there were more than 20 children waiting to be shunted. This was through KAPWA KO MAHAL KO who helps the indigent patients with their medical care that Dr. Cacdac got involved. It was after a meeting with Harley and Debbie Sy of the SM Foundation that Dr. Cacdac started going back and forth to the Philippines to donate his time, effort and shunts that are donated to him, in order for these children to be operated on before their brain mantles are gone and would not live to be more than 4 or 5 yrs old unless their hydrocephalus are arrested. So far, with the help of a few local neurosurgeons, and KKMK Foundation, they have shunted more than 200 children to date. This event is how Dr. Cacdac spearheaded the formation of the HYDROCEPHALUS FOUNDATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.
In January 2009, after their missions in Palawan and Pasig where Dr Cacdac shunted nine babies, a few friends and Dr. Cacdac met at Mr. Ed Puno’s residence. The Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philippines was conceived. The paperwork finished by May and the papers are filed at SEC. The following are the members of the Board of Trustees: Manuel A Cacdac, Chairman; Eduardo R. Puno, Virgilio M. Raymundo, Juan V. David, Jr. and Bernardo J.B. Mitra, Sr.
The members of the Board and a few benefactors were able to raise one million pesos as seed money required by the SEC in order to form a foundation in the Philippines. The mission is to raise awareness about the plight of indigent children with hydrocephalus and provide financial assistance for the early diagnosis and subsequent surgery to give these children an opportunity to grow and develop as normal human beings. They have estimated that the cost of helping one child will be approximately P50,000 which would include their preop workup, CT scan, Hospital and OR charges.
Dr Cacdac promises that he will continue to find shunt donors as long as his health permits. Right now, shunts are graciously donated by Codman, IntegraLifesciences Inc. and Medtronics Neurological Division. Donations will be needed for perpetuity of the Foundation and hope to ensure its sustainability.
The Foundation’s Philippine address:
66 West Avenue, Q.C., Phil.
Tel No. 632 373 4084
Fax 632 415 0008
US Address:
Box 2039, Terre Haute, IN 47803
Tel. No 812 236 3724
Donations can be mailed to either address.
