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The prime of Charito Planas, 83, after stem cell therapy on the cheap

By Rima Jessamine Granali
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12:45 am | Sunday, June 30th, 2013


Now she can literally walk a mile.

Lawyer Charito Planas, 83, used to have a hard time getting up. But she can now walk without pain, thanks to stem cell therapy that cost her only five figures.

While hospitals here and abroad charge millions for the treatment, a wellness center in Tagaytay offers the service 10 times cheaper, Planas said.

“The cane I used to walk with is just an accessory now, for I walk freely, without pain, without limping,” said Planas, a political and human rights activist who sought refuge in the United States during the Marcos martial law administration.

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VIP patients

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reportedly visited the Filipino physician a day after she was released from detention at Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City after posting a P1-million bail in July last year. She was taken back to VMMC in October.

Other well-known personalities, such as justices, physicians and a senator, also reportedly frequented the wellness center.

“Doctor Park, the woman with an angelic face, performs the treatment and her fees are so minimal,” Planas said.

Her bill for the six injections amounted to five figures. “It costs a tenth of the prevailing treatment price,” she said, requesting that the exact amount be kept confidential.

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Alternative treatment

Park, who studied and researched on alternative treatment, herbal medicines and stem cell therapy, also used the treatment to cure her lupus-stricken son, Planas said.

“I don’t claim it is the panacea of all illnesses nor will it respond similarly to another individual nor can it be a better treatment for another,” the former head of Nayong Pilipino and deputy spokesperson of the Arroyo administration said.

“One thing that I am very confident about is that the stem cells act as repair system of the body for those needing repair and act as replenishment for adult tissues,” she added.

The therapy allows the body to heal itself.

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Functional years

For six weeks, Planas traveled from her home in Marikina City to the wellness center in Tagaytay every Saturday morning.

The trips were worthwhile, as she felt better and looked fairer after the treatment, she said.

“I was never in search for the Fountain of Youth. Age has never been a problem to me,” the former Quezon City vice mayor said.

“What excites me is the promise of functional years. That was my aim when I considered stem cell therapy,” she added.

The wonders of science helped her achieve the healthy and active lifestyle she has always wanted.

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She greets everyone with a smile and a warm hello. “Even a child who did not know me before now kisses my hand, as I have become a doting grandmother,” she said.

Planas always starts her day with a prayer. “I further ask our Creator to show and guide me the way to deserve this wonderful day,” she said.

“I also pray that proceeds of the socialized housing project for 280 families on my property be paid soon for the completion of my committed six concrete three-room school buildings, complete with Monoblock chairs, computers sets and other school paraphernalia for the Aetas and other indigenous children of Central Luzon,” she added.

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Despite her healthy lifestyle, the “not-so-pretty” signs of aging caught up on her.

“There was a time when I experienced pain on my knees that gave me a hard time getting up and walking,” she said.

Three doctors advised her to undergo immediate surgery but a fourth surgeon told her otherwise, telling her that she could become bedridden because of her old age, Planas recalled.

And the answer to her problem came from a retired justice, who had also undergone stem cell therapy and introduced her to Park.

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Lawyer Charito Planas was a political and human rights activist who was exiled to the United States during the Marcos administration.

She was part of the Lakas ng Bayan (Laban) ticket in Metro Manila for the Interim Batasang Pambansa elections on April 8, 1978, which included among others Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and activist Alex Boncayao.

Laban ran against the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ticket, led by then First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Planas was jailed by the dictator President Ferdinand Marcos, but was able to escape with the help of some nuns. She went to Malaysia then spent eight years in exile in America.

A former president of the Quezon City Parks Development Foundation Inc., which manages the Quezon Memorial Circle, she is also known as an advocate of women's causes.

She was the vice mayor of Quezon City from 1992 to 1995. (Inquirer Research)

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i am hoping lorenz would, not for treatment but to further his medical knowledge.  then our inhouse tb doctor can treat all kinds of tb maladies, including psycho cases.  magpa-test case kog una.  i hope hubag will follow my shining example.

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Very interesting indeed.

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sorry.  for a while there i thought you were true-blue blood.

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Doctors probe deaths of 3 politicians after stem cell treatment

By Leila B. Salaverria, Jocelyn R. Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

The late Rep. Erico Aumentado of Bohol province underwent stem cell therapy in Germany last September and felt like “Superman” before he died of pneumonia last Christmas at the age of 72, his son told the Inquirer on Monday.

Aris Aumentado, the incoming representative from Bohol, said his father felt better on his return from Germany that he got rid of his cane and wheelchair.

“He was like Superman,” he told reporters, a day after the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) issued a warning against the so-called “xenogenic,” or animal-based, stem cell therapy.

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PMA investigation

On Monday, the PMA said it was looking into the recent deaths of three politicians who supposedly traveled to Germany last year to receive the xenogenic treatment.

Dr. Leo Olarte, the PMA’s president and spokesman of the Philippine Society for Stem Cell Medicine (PSSCM), did not identify the three on request of their families pending the result of the joint investigation of the organizations.

He said the groups were still trying to find out whether these politicians—two from Mindanao—died due to illness or to hypersensitivity reaction from the animal-based stem cells they had received.

Based on initial information, the three politicians separately availed themselves of stem cell therapy using sheep in Germany about six months to a year ago, Olarte said. They died March and April this year, he said.

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DOH-authorized procedure

The PMA official also reiterated that receiving animal-based stem cells was dangerous, saying that if Filipinos were to seek therapy, they must opt for autologous adult stem cell treatment, which is derived from the patient’s own blood, bone marrow or fat.

This kind of treatment, which is available in the Philippines, is the only approved stem cell therapy by the Department of Health (DOH) because it had already been internationally proven as the safest procedure available, noted Olarte.

He said Filipinos should seek stem cell therapy only in DOH-approved hospitals and clinics, warning them about foreign doctors who fly into the country offering their expensive services.

On Sunday, the PMA and the PSSCM reported that there were German doctors asking Filipino patients to check in at five-star hotels in Metro Manila, where they perform xenogenic stem cell therapy for around P1 million per shot.

The groups said they had sought the help of the authorities to put a stop to the practice, which was tainting the country’s legitimate practice of regenerative medicine.

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Hmm, manghod ra man nig gamay sa health pills made of powdered flesh of fetuses which are allegedly made in China...



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Demographically speaking, Chinese people have low instances of cardiac or mental health problems, but through biostats, ang problema sa mga inchik ay renal function. Probably due to the smoked foods or excessive salt in their foods.

Ang pinoy, statistically speaking, prone ang pinoy sa diabetes og hyperlipidemia and associated pathophysiology.

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