{"id":24024,"date":"2014-08-28T17:52:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T09:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=24024"},"modified":"2014-08-28T17:52:40","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T09:52:40","slug":"viral-ice-bucket-challenge-takes-over-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/08\/28\/viral-ice-bucket-challenge-takes-over-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral ice-bucket challenge takes over senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Sen.<\/a>
Sen. Sonny Angara’s SECOND attempt at the ice bucket challenge — this time with MORE ice. (Screengrab from Angara’s footage<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — After the craze it brought in various social media sites, the famous ice bucket challenge takes over the senate after Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara doused himself a bucket of ice at the Senate helipad this Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Senator Angara, who was nominated by Cebu Rep. Luigi Quisumbing, nominated Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes and Senator Pia Cayetano.<\/p>\n

Aside from accepting the challenge and donating to the Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders (PSOD), the senator also filed a bill on rare diseases that aims to provide patients with rare diseases and their families better access to government\u2019s health services.<\/p>\n

Senate President Franklin Drilon will also take the challenge on September 1 after the nomination of Rep. Neil Tupaz.<\/p>\n

\u201cChallenge accepted, Rep. Neil Tupaz!\u201d said in a tweet by Drilon.<\/p>\n

Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino also took the challenge Wednesday at the garden of his office in the senate.<\/p>\n

The craze about the challenge aims to bring awareness on and gain funds for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other rare diseases.<\/p>\n

According to the PSOD, prevalence of rare diseases in the country is 1:20,000, with 227 patient familes in the PSOD registry representing 48 rare disorders as of 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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