One big smile
Donald Lim, president of Operation Smile Philippines.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HONEY JARQUE LOOP FOR THE DAILY TRIBUNE
Benjie and Connie Cimafranca.
Emiliano Romano, Executive Director of Operation Smile Philippines with Bea Zobel de Ayala Jr.
Chie Blas of Marco Polo Plaza Hotel.
Honorary Consul of Portugal Sam Chioson with his wife Emily, Honorary Consul of Israel.
This event was definitely the grandest in Cebu.
Operation Smile began in the Philippines in 1982 when Dr. William Magee and his wife Kathleen traveled there with a medical team to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries. They encountered overwhelming demand with 300 families seeking help, but were only able to treat 40 children. This experience led them to establish Operation Smile, aiming to return and assist more children in need.
