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05/11/2026

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲 #3!

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴?🤔🧬

Just like the 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒂 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔 in The Lorax, our real-life trees is currently facing many growing challenges in their environment. The urban trees find ways to survive and thrive from the problem of rising temperatures and air pollution to drought and limited growing spaces🌲

By browsing the infographic below, let's discover on how 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 influence trees' response to environmental stress through 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 !🌳🧬

🖼️: Wisa Muni
🧠: Jen Razon
📝: Ley Buising

04/11/2026

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲 #2!

𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚? 🤔💭

That happens because of Genetics! Genetic variations can be preserved across generations even after a series of evolutionary events; this is known as 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔-𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒎 (𝑻𝑺𝑷). 🧬The exact same ancient gene will be passed down, offsprings after offsprings and thrive for millions of years.

Just as how a tree branch splits and extends from the trunk; growing independently but sharing the same traits as its fellow branches.

Interested to know more? Browse the infographic below for a detailed explanation 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬!

🖼️: Wisa Muni
✍️: Iya Viray
🧠: PJ Arnigo

04/11/2026

🌳🍊 𝑼𝑵𝑳𝑬𝑺𝑺 𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑳𝑰𝑲𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺 𝑨 𝑾𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑬 𝑨𝑾𝑭𝑼𝑳 𝑳𝑶𝑻...

𝗢𝗡𝗘. 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘. 𝗗𝗔𝗬. Until the brightest minds gather for 𝗜𝗤𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗦! 🧠

"𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒙. 𝑰 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔!" 🌳 But this time, we're speaking for the 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦!

The 𝓣𝓻𝓾𝓯𝓯𝓾𝓵𝓪 𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓼 are swaying, the 𝓑𝓪𝓻-𝓫𝓪-𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓼 are gathering, and the 𝓞𝓷𝓬𝓮-𝓵𝓮𝓻 has nothing on our quiz champions! It's time to put your knowledge to the test and show that your brainpower is worth more than a whole forest of 𝑻𝒉𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔!

🌱 Got a head full of knowledge? Then it's time to let those brain cells 𝓣𝓻𝓾𝓯𝓯𝓾𝓵𝓪-𝓲𝓼𝓱! Don't just stand there looking fluff-ernatural; put your wits to work, claim your moment, and show that you're a 𝗧𝗛𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 above the rest! 🧠🍊

📅 𝟎𝟓 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘
📍 𝑰𝑩𝑺𝑳𝑯 𝑴𝑨𝑰𝑵
⏰ 𝟳:𝟬𝟬–𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝑷𝑴

🍃 𝑺𝒐, 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒎!

🌱 𝑺𝑬𝑬 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑻𝑶𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑹𝑶𝑾, 𝑩𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑵𝒀 𝑻𝑯𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑺! 🌳

🖼: Max Dela Cruz
✍: Theo Manambit

04/11/2026

🌳✨ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐗 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍: “𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍!” ✨🌳

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 proudly welcomes you to 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, with this year's theme,

🍃 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🌏🍃

Because every living thing carries a story written in its genes! From the tiniest organisms to the tallest Truffula Trees, genetics helps us understand how life adapts, responds, and survives in an ever-changing environment.

And remember, “𝘼 𝙏𝙝𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙'𝙨 𝙖 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙚-𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜-𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩-𝘼𝙡𝙡-𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚-𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙!” So come discover something that we all need — a deeper appreciation for environmental genetics.

🌱 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘'𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞:

🔸𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 3
💻𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 | 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 4
📑𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 | 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 5
🧠𝐈𝐐𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 | 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 5
🛖𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 | 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 6

📍 Find us at 𝐈𝐁𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂 and let your curiosity take root! 🌱

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🖼️: Wisa Muni
✍️: Shai Rubio

03/11/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! 🧬🌳

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 🍃When environmental conditions change faster than a population can withstand, does extinction have to be the inevitable ending?🙀 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲! Through a process known as 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 (𝙀𝙍)🌱, populations may regain their footing through 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻📈.

𝑬𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆 🌱 occurs when beneficial genetic changes allow a declining population to recover its growth rate under environmental stress 🏞️, potentially preventing extinction. It highlights the importance of 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🧬, which provides the raw material for natural selection to favor traits that improve survival and reproduction under changing conditions 🌎.

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨? 🧐 Explore our infographic to discover the science behind evolutionary rescue and why protecting genetic diversity matters!

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🖼️: Miggy Jose
🧠: James Yap
✍️: Shai Rubio

02/11/2026

Ever 𝟏𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 🤔 what is going on inside your head? We've got what you've been 𝟏𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🫵🏻, and guess what? 𝟏 𝗗𝗔𝗬 ☝🏻 NA LANG before 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 begin! 🌳🧬

Time is ticking and soon, we’ll be growing our knowledge as we exploring more about 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. 🗓️👀

Gather your friends 🫂, save the date 📝, and get ready 🤓 to grow with us! Because just like the 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! 🌳🧡💙

🖼️: Lori Panizal
✍️: KD Dijan

02/11/2026

🌳🍃 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗, 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗠! 🍃🌳

Oh, the places you'll go… especially when you join 𝐈𝐐𝐋𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 👀

The clock is ticking like a Lorax's internal tree-counting system, and we're down to our FINAL CALL! Registration officially closes 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪, 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬), 𝗔𝗧 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝗣𝗠!

Don't let this opportunity 𝑻𝑹𝑬𝑬-mble away! Gather your teammates, branch out your knowledge, and get ready to ROOT for your course in this year's IQLYMPICS! 🌱

🌿 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻 𝑯𝑨𝑺 𝑻𝑨𝑲𝑬𝑵 𝑹𝑶𝑶𝑻!

Here are the confirmed courses and sections eligible for incentives upon joining IQLYMPICS 2026:

📚 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠 𝟭𝟬 – A2, DC4
📚 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟭 – X2, Y1, F1
📚 𝗣𝗜 𝟭𝟬 – H2
📚 𝗦𝗔𝗦 𝟭 – G2, D1, S2
📚 𝗦𝗖𝗜 𝟭𝟬 – U
📚 𝗦𝗖𝗜 𝟭𝟭 – F, H, Z1, E, V
📚 𝗦𝗢𝗦𝗖 𝟯 – A, H1, S1, Z2, H2, Z1
📚 𝗕𝗢𝗧 𝟭𝟰 – AB, U
📚 𝗠𝗖𝗕 𝟭𝟭 – V

🌲 Whether you're a budding scientist or simply looking to branch out your academic horizons, there's no reason to be-leaf you can't join!

🌳 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐎 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐁!

🍃 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 🍃
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⏰ 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: NOVEMBER 3, 2026 (TUESDAY), 5:00 PM

🌳 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐗 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐒. 𝐖𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑! 💚

Because unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

🖼️: Max Dela Cruz
✍️: Theo Manambit

01/11/2026

🤔 A wise woman said, “𝑮𝒐 𝒈𝒐 𝒈𝒐, 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒂 2!” ✊👆🏻At talagang todo ang excitement dahil 2 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 ✌🏻 na lang before 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊! 🌳🧬

Time is ticking and soon, we’ll be growing our knowledge as we exploring more about 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. 🗓️👀

Gather your friends 🫂, save the date 📝, and get ready 🤓 to grow with us! Because just like the 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! 🌳🧡💙

🖼️: Lori Panizal
✍️: KD Dijan

31/10/2026

🎤 𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙡𝙤, 𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙮 1, 2, 3 𝘿𝘼𝙔𝙎 👌𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙂𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙎 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆! 🌳🧬

The countdown has officially begun and soon, we’ll be growing our knowledge as we exploring more about 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. 🗓️👀

Gather your friends 🫂, save the date 📝, and get ready 🤓 to grow with us! Because just like the 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! 🌳🧡💙

🖼️: Lori Panizal
✍️: KD Dijan

29/10/2026

𝗔 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗬𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 🩷💙🧡

Last October 25, the Spina Bifida Support Group Foundation, Inc., celebrated the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in SM City Manila. 🎉

With the theme, “𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴,” the event successfully immersed the community in interactive activities and valuable discussions where they experienced, connected, and celebrated. 🫂❤️

Together in this celebration are members of the Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health - Los Baños Chapter, whose main advocacy includes supporting people with rare diseases and spreading folic acid awareness.

Spina Bifida and hydrocephalus are closely connected neurological conditions that frequently occur together. Spina bifida is a condition in which the spine and spinal cord do not develop properly while a baby is growing in the womb. In many cases, spina bifida causes hydrocephalus, which is a buildup of fluid in the brain. This happens when a malformation linked to spina bifida blocks the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Taking folic acid supplements before and during pregnancy can significantly lower the chance of a baby being born with spina bifida.

The Volunteer Youth Leaders for Health - Los Baños Chapter would like to thank the organizers for the opportunity to volunteer for the event. We are together with you in supporting our rare disease communities and spreading awareness among growing families.

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