Why GNP? *

Good News Pilipinas is a plain and simple, feel good website. It's a source of information that will make every Filipino feel proud and smile, that yes indeed we have achieved a lot as a people, and continue to be successful in various sectors in our very own country and overseas.

GNP has no agenda! All we want is just to tell the whole world that the Philippines is a big beautiful country and that the Filipino is hospitable, talented, smart, and resourceful.

GNP stands for:
Great Nation of Pinoys
Gratifying Nice Positive
Giving Noble Positive
Gracious Noteworthy Precious
Genuine Notable Pure

Let's be positive about our country! Let's move forward as a people! Let's help our nation be great!


* http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/docs/why_gnp.html

After a long hesitation, I finally decided to utilize the friendster blogs for posting stuff other than photos, journals, reviews, and multimedia.

The following appeal was brought up during the Linn County Fil-Am Association picnic held at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area, Palo, IA.

Twelve-year-old Greg Hachey, the youngest son of Mark and Cora Hachey of Puyallup, WA is fighting for his life, as family and friends in Iowa search desperately for a bone marrow donor that is a match for him. Greg suffers from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for which the only known cure is a bone marrow or stem cell transplant from a suitable donor. The son of a Caucasian father and a Filipino mother, Greg's search for a match has been complicated by the nature of marrow tissue type matching and the lack of Asians registered as donors.

Just as we inherit our eyes, hair and skin color, we inherit our bone marrow in the same manner. When a patient is looking for a donor, his best possible chance to find a suitable donor is through his own ethnic community. Unfortunately, the small number of Asian Americans listed in the National Marrow Donor Program registry makes Greg's search extremely difficult.

Greg's family and friends have launched an international campaign to raise awareness about the lack of Asian donors and to register as many Asians as possible in the hope that one will match Greg. Marrow typing drives are being organized on Greg's behalf by people with compassionate hearts who don't even know him, but have learned about his situation and simply want to get involved.

Registering as a potential donor is a simple process by giving a small sample of blood that is tested for its tissue type and entered into a national registry. In the event of a match, the potential donor is then contacted and educated on the next step(s) to be taken. Because of the time delay involved in testing and entering new donors in the national registry, it is important to act now! You could be the person who saves Greg's life -- if not his, then perhaps that of another patient.

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