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MMMH&MC launches adolescent friendly health facility

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City of Batac—The Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) officially opened its Adolescent Friendly Health Facility (AFHF)—a space specially designed for young people to feel seen, heard, and cared for. The inauguration was conducted by the Department of Pediatrics, headed by AFHF program manager, Dr. Raymond Jerry V. Baguio, under the leadership of medical center chief Dr. Maria Lourdes K. Otayza.

In her opening remarks, Dr. Otayza stated, “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦—𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴”.

The event was also graced by the presence of two of the most respected figures in adolescent medicine: Dr. Ma. Emma Llanto, a trailblazer in the field and current Vice President of the International Association of Adolescent Health for East Asia Region; and Dr. Vanessa Maria Torres-Ticzon, President of the Philippine Society of Adolescent Medicine Specialists and the Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Department of Pediatrics, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH).

Their presence honored the occasion and emphasized the value of collaboration and sustained care in advancing adolescent health. In her message, Torres-Ticzon shared heartfelt words of encouragement:

“𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

Emma Llanto echoed the importance of partnership in this journey:

“𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮. 𝘐𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 — 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 ` 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦.”

The new facility is thoughtfully designed to meet the unique needs of adolescents aged 10 to 19 years old. More than just a clinic, it is a welcoming environment where teens can talk about their concerns, get support, and access services such as general health checkups and medical consultations, mental health care and psychosocial support, sexual and reproductive health education and services, nutritional counseling, substance use prevention, teenage pregnancy, care and assistance for survivors of violence and abuse. The facility is located at the OPD Pediatric Clinic and is open from Monday to Saturday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM.

According to hospital officials, “the opening this facility means more than an institutional milestone—it’s a promise to the youth of Ilocos Norte, that they are not alone and that their health, voices, and future matter deeply”.

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