About Us

The World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP), Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit charitable foundation organized and committed to enhancing the surgical health care capacity in the Philippines. WSFP’s mission is to eliminate barriers hindering Filipino indigent patients to access quality, sustainable, and equitable surgical healthcare.

Brief History

For the past 20 years, the World Surgical Foundation (WSF, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) led by its American-Filipino founder, Dr. Domingo T. Alvear, had been conducting annual surgical outreach activities in the Philippines until its pioneer local medical outreach volunteers decided to organize themselves.

Having been inspired by Dr. Alvear and his group’s mission, the pioneer medical outreach volunteers in the Philippines headed by Dr. Marcus Lester R. Suntay, together with co-founders Eliseo Jojo L. Prisno, Candy Emnas-Prisno, and Arlene C. Keh, incorporated the World Surgical Foundation Philippines on June 30, 2017, as a distinct and independent foundation from WSF. Indeed, the World Surgical Foundation Philippines (WSFP), Inc. has been living up to its vision, continuously providing quality medical and surgical services to the Filipino needy.

Our Vision

Quality surgical healthcare for

marginalized communities

Our Mission

In collaboration with the partners and advocates of WSFP, provide accessible, quality, and sustainable healthcare to marginalized communities.

Core Values

The Core Values of WSFP are encapsulated in the motto: Care. Cure. Collaborate.

Care. We lead with empathy—identifying unmet surgical needs, prioritizing underserved areas, and designing programs that go beyond numbers to deliver meaningful, life-changing impact. Every project is executed with safety, compassion, and purpose at its core.

Cure. We deliver high-quality surgical care through specialized teams with proven expertise, and using state-of-the-art machines and equipment, ensuring every patient lined up is treated — because commitment to healing means seeing every case through.

Collaborate. We believe impact is multiplied through partnership. At the heart of our work is forging strong collaboration between the national government, local governments, and WSFP—alongside private sector and communities—to make accessible surgical care a shared and sustainable reality.

Care. Cure. Collaborate.

Board of Trustees

Ms. Arlene C. Keh – Chairperson (Co-Founder)
Dr. Lester R. Suntay – President (Co-Founder)
Dr. Henrique Samuel S. da Roza –Vice President for External Projects
Dr. Rhoderick C. De Leon – Vice President for Internal Projects
Ms. Cathline D. Avellano – Trustee / Secretary
Mr. Edgardo T. Tantoco – Trustee / Treasurer
Ms. Mayo G. Santiago – Trustee / Assistant Treasurer
Atty. Raoul C. Creencia – Trustee / Legal Counsel
Dr. Don Eliseo L. Prisno III – Trustee / Research Committee
Mr. Allan Cueva – Trustee / LGU Partnerships Committee
Mr. Alexander S. Narciso – Trustee / Marketing Committee
Mr. Manuel R. Salak III – Trustee / Finance Committee
Dr. Beda R. Espineda – Trustee / Medical Committee
Mr. Erven M. Manzano – Trustee

Dr. Domingo Alvear – Adviser / Global Founder WSF Int'l
Mr. Joseph Emnas – Adviser
Mr. Augusto M. Cosio, Jr. – Adviser

Secretariat

ADMINISTRATIVE

Ms. Crisyl A. Ursabia – Executive Director
Ms. Syhra L. Fabula – Administrative Officer
Mr. Redan C. Abayon – Administrative Assistant

PROGRAMS

Mr. Jhon Lloyd M. Tejoso - Program Officer, Direct Surgical Support Programs
Ms. Diana A. Miciano - Program Officer, Direct Surgical Support Programs
Mr. Philip Paolo G. Delorino - Program Officer/ Research Officer, Surgical Research Support Program
Mr. Eidelbert C. Santiago – Volunteer Program Coordinator, Health Systems Capacity Building Programs
Ms. Maria Elizabeth Ann P. Marasigan - Volunteer Program Assistant, Direct Surgical Support Programs

Accreditations

Our Medical Partners

Our Private Partners