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[EWTN News @EWTNews]

Sister Eva Fidela Maamo, a Catholic nun and surgeon known across the Philippines as the “Healing Nun” for her decades of free medical care to the poor, has died at age 85.

She died on April 14, according to Our Lady of Peace Hospital, which announced her passing the following day.

In the 1970s, Sister Eva performed surgery on an Indigenous woman using a bamboo table and coconut water to keep the patient alive in Lake Sebu, southern Philippines. The urgent action was necessary because reaching the nearest hospital required hours on foot and crossing multiple rivers.

Her life of service and sacrifice made a deep impact on people, particularly the poor who most availed themselves of the nunʼs medical and pastoral care.

“I remember her vividly during my years as an intern and resident at Manila Doctors Hospital, attending to her patients,” said Dr. Anthony Leachon, a physician.

“Her quiet strength, her devotion to the sick and the poor, and her example of servant leadership shaped not only the lives of those she treated but also the young physicians who learned under her guidance,” he added.

Sister Eva was born on Sept. 17, 1940, in Liloan, Southern Leyte. She studied at the Velez College of Medicine in Cebu, central Philippines, and practiced at her familyʼs clinic in Liloan for a while.

Later, she entered the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres to be a nun and missionary in 1974, serving as a physician in Lake Sebu and later in other parts of the country.

One of her steadfast beliefs was that health is a right for all, not a privilege for a few.

Being a surgeon, she did not limit herself to an operating room. She visited public hospitals, communities, and places with very limited access to health care.

Sister Evaʼs role went beyond that of a physician who is meant to treat illnesses; she made sure to work for peopleʼs dignity — interacting with patients where they lived, seeing their existential realities.

“In this way, she showed the human face of healing and care while witnessing Godʼs mercy,” Maria Martineze, a volunteer, told EWTN News.

The nunʼs quiet and consistent commitment tried to abridge the existing gap — need and access to health but also working for inclusion and peopleʼs right to access health, Martineze explained.

She trained “barefoot doctors” — men and women skilled to treat common illnesses and provide basic care in remote and rural areas where accessing health care has always remained a challenge.

According to Sister Eva, the “barefoot doctors” are not physicians, but they are skilled at treating common diseases.

Sister Eva trained 17 barefoot doctors in Lake Sebu in 1974. Over the years, she expanded the initiative across the country, training 274 barefoot doctors from 110 Indigenous communities.

Sister Eva had a distinctive character — going to the peripheries — as a missionary and a doctor. In her heart, she had special love for Indigenous peoples and geographically and socially isolated communities in the country, including the Tʼboli, Aeta, and Manobo.

She trained them in basic medical skills like CPR, physical exams, and minor surgery, empowering them to become health providers for their tribes.

One of the Indigenous peoples, the Aeta, displaced by the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991, was cared for by the nun.

The nun worked with them for years, capacitating the leaders and community, strengthening their dignity, resilience, and physical well-being.

With her efforts, as many as 146 families with 500 persons were able to resettle. Some eventually converted to Catholicism.

“She spent her life in healing and service with compassion and love for Indigenous people,” Lourdes Balinta, an Aeta teacher, told EWTN News.

The Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Mission was established in 1984 by Sister Eva and American Jesuit Father James Reuter to address the needs of the poor.

Additionally, in 1992, Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Parañaque, Metro Manila, was built to provide the poor with affordable access to quality health care, including feeding and livelihood programs for the poor in Metro Manila and other areas.

“Through her foundation and hospital, she brought healing, dignity, and hope to countless marginalized communities across the Philippines, offering free medical care, shelter, and livelihood opportunities,” a message from Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said.

“Small in stature but immense in spirit, Sister Evaʼs life stands as a powerful witness to Gospel compassion lived out in action,” it added.

Sister Evaʼs life was marked by extraordinary compassion and service to the poor, embodying the Christian spirit of selfless love and dedication, Bishop Precioso D. Cantillas of Maasin said.

Her tireless work as a healer and advocate for the marginalized was a profound witness to her faith in Christ and love for humanity, he added. The remarkable legacy she leaves behind — her ministry and compassion — touched countless lives.

“May her example keep motivating us to live lives of service and faithfulness to Godʼs mission,” the prelate said.

In 1997, Sister Eva received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered Asiaʼs Nobel Prize, for her dedicated service to the poor communities through medicine.

In 1992, she received the Mother Teresa Award of the Philippines. In 2006, the nun was recognized as a Lasallian Star of Faith awardee, recognizing her decades of dedicated service as a nun and surgeon whose life epitomized faith in service.

Though Sister Eva has passed, her legacy remains in the hearts of people.

“She was a hardworking, humble, and caring woman of God — a physician-leader whose hands healed and whose heart uplifted countless lives,” Leachon said. “Multi-awarded yet always grounded, she embodied the true spirit of service.”

“Her life reminds us that medicine is not only science but also love in action,” he added. “May her memory continue to inspire generations of healers and advocates. Her light endures in the lives she touched.”

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A little more.

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

ENERGY RELIEF ELSEWHERE, POWER PAIN HERE?

Electricity bills are rising for Filipino households even as dozens of countries move to cut energy taxes and cushion consumers from the global energy crisis.

In the Philippines, households are left absorbing higher generation costs, embedded taxes and policy charges as global energy pressures persist.

Is relief on the way for Filipino consumers? Read the full report: https://t.co/TSy5EICGI5

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[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

BREAKING: Former president Rodrigo Duterte asks the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I to allow him not to attend his confirmation of charges hearing next week. | via Janvic Mateo

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

BREAKING: Former president Rodrigo Duterte asks the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I to allow him not to attend his confirmation of charges hearing next week. | via Janvic Mateo

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Midweek.

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[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

Reelectionist senator Christopher "Bong" Go remains to be the frontrunner in the Senate race, according to a Pulse Asia Research survey conducted 3 weeks before #Halalan2025 and released Monday.

READ: https://t.co/s4uY1rgHmW

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Countdown begins.

[INQUIRER Sports @inquirersports]

AND ANOTHER ONE🔥

Alex Eala 🇵🇭 stuns five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek to advance to semifinals of the #MiamiOpen!

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

INCREDIBLE.

World #140 Alexandra Eala, 19yo wild card, defeats world #2 and 2022 champ Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 to reach the semifinals in Miami.

An UNBELIEVABLE moment!

[One Sports @OneSportsPHL]

ALEX THE GREATNESS 🇵🇭

With warrior spirit and unwavering grit, Alex Eala etches her name in world's tennis history, conquering World No. 2 lga Swiatek to march into the WTA 1000 Miami Open semifinals!

#MiamiOpen #OneSports

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❌ TO PACQUIAO. Bawal na ang tanga, please lang. Maawa kayo.

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

HANDA KA NA BANG BUMOTO? ✍🏻

With just two months before the midterm elections, Senator Bong Go and ACT-CIS Representative Erwin Tulfo led the Social Weather Stations (SWS) senatorial preference survey conducted from March 15 to 20, 2025.

Both senatorial aspirants garnered 42 percent, followed by broadcaster Ben Tulfo and former Senate president Tito Sotto with 34 percent, Senator Lito Lapid with 33 percent, and Senator Bong Revilla with 32 percent.

Meanwhile, Senator Pia Cayetano, former senator Ping Lacson, Senator Bato Dela Rosa, TV host Willie Revillame, Makati Mayor Abby Binay, former senator Manny Pacquiao, and Las Piñas Representative Camille Villar are also regarded as favorable candidates.

SWS noted that the commissioned survey, conducted using face-to-face interviews with 1,800 registered voters, has a sampling error margin of ±2.31% for national percentages.

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[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

Here's one reason to flex your Philippine passport the next time you travel: It's among the most aesthetic passports in the world.

Hypebeast, a Hong Kong-based company focusing on contemporary culture and lifestyle, highlighted the "iconic Philippine eagle" design on the flip cover of the passport. | via @philstarlife

READ: https://t.co/Vo0SzIjsXd

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[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

Pinaalalahanan ni Palace press officer Claire Castro ang mga OFW na maging mahinahon at isipin ang pamilya nilang nasa Pilipinas kasunod ang inilulunsad umano na “zero remittance week” bilang pagsuporta kay dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

“Kung hindi sila magre-remit ng kanilang mga maaring ipadala sa mga pamilya nila, hindi lang po gobyerno ang maaapektuhan, pati ang kanilang mga pamilya,” saad ni Castro sa press briefing nitong Martes, March 25, 2025.

Hinimok niya rin ang mga kababayan natin abroad na maging “patas” ang pananaw dahil sa mga ulat na ang ilang grupo ng OFW ay hindi magpapadala ng pera sa bansa mula sa ika-80 kaarawan ni Duterte, March 28, 2025 hanggang April 4, 2025.

PANOORIN: https://t.co/6rtin3SWh5

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