The mother of an 8-year-old patient diagnosed to have hydrocephalus and presently confined at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City is seeking the help of DAILY STAR readers to help her defray the medical expenses for the child.

Megima Ilustre, 28, mother of 8-year-old Erika, of Purok Cubay, Brgy. Villamonte, in Bacolod said the girl was brought to the hospital on Jan. 17, due to unresponsiveness resulting from headaches and vomiting.

She said Erika's doctor told them that the girl will need a VP shunt that they cannot afford, because she is unemployed and the income of her husband, Eric, 31, a construction worker, is not enough even to buy the medicines for the child.

The mother added that, aside from Erika, they have three other children aged 7 and 4 years old, and a 5-month-old, to also attend to. Any help for Erika may be coursed through the DAILY STAR office.*

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UNO-R dean gets award

A college dean of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos in Bacolod City was one of the outstanding teachers in the tertiary level for school year 2004-2005 of the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural and Educational Association.

Dr. Mary Jane Uy, dean of the College of Education of UNO-R, received her award from NOPSSCEA president and vice president Fr. Emilio Jaruda, OAR, and Sr. Maria Myrna Concepcion, OSA, at the NOPSSCEA Teachers' Day celebration at the UNO-R Gymnasium recently, a press release from the university said yesterday.

NOPSSCEA founding president, Bro. Rafael Donato, FSC, was the guest speaker at the event attended by school administrators and faculty members from various private schools in the province.

Uy is a BSE major in English graduate of UNO-R where she also acquired her MA major in English and doctor of Philosophy major in Education Management degrees. She has taught for 22 years, author of various college textbooks and is the present chairperson of the MA Education program of UNO-R, the press release added.*

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