The church held Lingap sa Mamamayan or international aid for humanity on July 7, 2012 at Parola, Tondo that offers FREE medical and dental check-up. It also distributed FREE medicines and a total of 50,000 relief bags that includes rice, noodles and canned goods.
Some 200 doctors, 600 paramedics, and hundreds of nurses and other volunteers, led by Bro. Glicerio Santos III helped to make the event successful.
Close to 100,000 people flocked the event.
The church also provided X-ray, ultrasound, 2D-echo and laboratory services, and set up 10 hospital beds where minor surgeries could be performed. Several wheelchairs were also given to the needy.
It broke the world record for the largest dental health check with a record of 4,128 , biggest number of blood pressure (BP) readings with a record of 8, 026 and most numerous blood glucose level (BGL) tests with a record of 5, 217, all within just eight hours.
Vara, the representative of Guinness world records said:
“I have truly not seen anything like this not just as a representative of Guinness world record, but in my life. I’ve never seen an organization so dedicated to helping other people free of charge all day from 10 past 10 in the morning to 10 past nine at night,”
“I would like to say that I was extremely pleased (and) moved, and I’m just completely humbled by the fact that you gave your services today. The standards were incredibly high. All of you ensured that you were following the Guinness world record guidelines which I was adamant you had to. So, thank you for listening to me. You are now, officially amazing!”
The distribution of relief started at around 8 a.m. Medical and dental services opened at 10:10 a.m. and were conducted for eight hours straight. At 6:10 p.m., the counting was officially stopped, although the checkup continued for hundreds still in line.
