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John Philip Jacob Lesaca
b. As it increases and hits critical mass, it compromises his immune system.

This is what informs Lesaca’s advocacy in spreading cancer awareness. If not destroyed or removed, the abnormal cells may become cancer cells and start to grow and spread deeper into the cervix and to surrounding areas.

In the Philippines, the incidence of cervical cancer is projected to soar by 19% between 2020 and 2030 in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region alone, and 12 Filipino women on average die due to cervical cancer each day, according to a study in 2022.

This makes cervical cancer the second most frequent cancer among women aged 15 to 44 and puts almost 40 million Filipino women at risk of developing this disease.

It rings particularly ironic considering that this type of cancer is one of the most preventable forms of the disease as 99 percent of cervical cancer cases can be prevented through HPV vaccination.

where he developed mathematical and computer programs for calculating monthly amortizations.

Narding became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of National Resources.

He has received countless awards, including the Adriatico Centenary Award for Science and Technology, the Certificate of Merit Award for Career Government Civil Engineers, the 1984 award for Outstanding Sanitary Engineer by the Philippine Regulatory Commission, and the 1989 Achievement Award of the National Research Council of the Philippines.

March 10, Manila

JOHN LESACA�s colorful musical background started when he was 5 years old playing the ukulele and later on with the violin while simultaneously playing the guitar and many other musical instruments. November 2022 marks his centennial.

He was my father.

“I have cancer.”

With these three words, John Lesaca silenced the crowd at the 1st Philippine Cervical Cancer Elimination Summit.

He often had top billing as a solo artist and violin virtuoso. While common among sexually active people, infections often cause no symptoms and the immune system usually clears HPV infections.

It aims to drive collaborative efforts in both the private and public sectors to review and expand cervical cancer prevention and control programs that could save thousands of lives as well as millions of pesos in healthcare costs.

Cervical cancer occurs most often in people over age 30, with long-lasting infections from certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) being attributed to the main cause of cervical cancer.

In 1969, he received a Presidential Citation for outstanding services to the nation.

A member of the elite Mensa International, he helped establish Mensa Philippines and was its lifetime honorary chairman.

A humble, low-profile unassuming person with a huge collection of accomplishments and achievements tucked under his belt and yet, outside his family, people didn’t know Narding’s accomplishments.

Narding was listed as a noteworthy engineer in the fields of environment, sanitation, civil works, consultancy, and a mathematician by Marquis Who’s Who.

He was active with the National Integrated Protection Areas, the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science, the Philippine Society of Sanitary Engineers, the Philippine Association of Environmental Assessment Professionals, Toastmaster International, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

The Mensa Philippines Achievement Awards honor members who have produced outstanding achievements for the betterment of humanity.

“I love you, John!” fans screamed from the crowd.

“I love you, John!” is what wife Marilou whispers at home.

In 2018, John was in their car at home waiting for Marilou to get in when he heard a loud moaning over the sound of the engine. This is why he participated in the summit, taking up his violin after a long period of not performing for the public, serenading the audience with a lively rendition of Maalaala Mo Kaya as his first piece.

“I’m playing [here today] because we need to give.

It develops slowly over time and cells of the cervix go through dysplasia, where abnormal cells begin to appear in the cervical tissue. But we chose to decline the offers.” They went to government offices and applied for their own passports and visas, making sure to fall in line and comply with requirements.