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Full text of article below or click on attached PDF which includes photographs. “IFILIPINO, Canada’s Filipino News Magazine, IFILIPINO ICON CANADA Zenny Palacios Gepilano, Founder, Urban Angels Medical Mission to the Philippines, SMH Toronto The URBAN ANGELS is in its … Read more ›

Urban Angels of St. Michael, Toronto Canada hold its medical mission in La Carlota City Submitted by Jun delos Reyeson Thu, 02/23/2012 – 12:14 Business and Economy Juliet Marie Ferrer Jun delos Reyes La Carlota City The City Government of … Read more ›

Local Canadian newspaper acknowledges Urban Angels mission abroad

“Urban Angel Returns to the Philippines Toronto, February 18, 2011 by Iain Newbigin The nurses noticed the boy right away, because his stomach was strangely distended. When he got to the front of the line, they asked him what he … Read more ›

In conjunction with national volunteer week (April 18 to 24), Ontario has bestowed its volunteer awards, named after the late June Callwood, an internationally renowned Toronto activist, to nearly two dozen individuals and groups, six of them from Toronto. St. … Read more ›

By Kate Taylor  Well, for this year at least. The exact numbers are still coming in, but we have completed nine medical missions in nine different locations, seen more than 10,000 patients, given out 150,000 vitamins, and thousands of eyeglasses … Continue reading → Read more ›

Christine Gordon works in the planning department at St. Michael’s Hospital. As members of our Urban Angels team begin to gather at the airport in Manila to fly home, it’s starting to sink in that this amazing experience in the … Continue reading → Read more ›

You can Follow Dr. Ann Marie McKenna on Twitter! @smhcmr We have now completed our ninth and final mission of our two-week sojourn to the Philippines.  After seeing hundreds of patients and witnessing the reality in which most Filipino people live, … Continue reading → Read more ›

By Kate Taylor With a few unpredictable elements at each outreach station – weather, number of people waiting upon arrival, number of people expected throughout the day, demand for certain medications, and the physical space we are given – it … Continue reading → Read more ›

St. Michael’s director of nursing research, Lianne Jeffs, shares her sentiments and experiences from the 2012 mission.  Dickens’ words “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times” echo in my ear as I write this blog … Continue reading → Read more ›

On February 2013 the UA will undertake their 9th trip to the Visayan Region of the Philippines and will be stationed in the province of Negros Occidental for the full duration of their stay. *Please be patient as Mission 2013 … Read more ›

This February 2012, The UA completed their 8th trip to the Visayan Region of the Philippines. The team once again coordinated with local partners at CLMMR Hospital in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Read more ›

On February 2011, The UA embarked on their 7th trip to the Visayan Region of the Philippines. The team of 88 worked with our local partners at CLMMR Hospital in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Read more ›

On February 19, the 2010 medical team left Pearson International Airport to begin their 6th medical and surgical tour in the western Visayan region of the Philippines. Read more ›

In 2009, the team concentrated on two specific regions, Negros Occidental and Guimaras Island Read more ›