Newborn Screening Center - Central Luzon

18/08/2025

ATTENTION: Newborn Screening Facilities in Region 3 and CAR
Please take note of the schedule of operations of NSC-CL for the August 2025 Holidays.

Reminder: Send your samples right away after drying for a minimum of 4 hours even during holidays so we can receive and test them immediately once operations resume.

12/08/2025

Please take note of these reminders when filling out information on the filter card:
✅Make sure that your hands are clean and dry before handling the filter card.
✅Avoid touching the absorbent area.
✅Write legibly in print and use BLACK or BLUE ballpoint pen only.
✅Avoid using pencil or Frixion pen as it may be difficult to read and may be erased.
✅Fill out the filter paper with the correct information, using a BALLPOINT PEN.
✅Do NOT use sign pens/ gel pens.
✅Fill out all items legibly and completely. Use BLOCK LETTERS and leave a space (_) between each word.
✅Avoid erasures as much as possible. In case of minor erasures, the NBS coordinator may sign his/her initials above the corrected information. However, for two or more erasures, he/she may already attach a letter of verification along with the filter card.
✅In placing check (√) marks, please make sure that it is legible and visible enough.
✅Check completeness and correctness of all required fields before sending the filter card.

05/08/2025

The Newborn Screening Center - Central Luzon successfully conducted a two-batch seminar on newborn screening for over 300 incoming Level 2 and Level 3 nursing students at Angeles University Foundation - College of Nursing on July 30 and 31, 2025. This initiative aims to strengthen the promotional efforts of newborn screening by educating future healthcare professionals about its importance and the program’s impact. Proudly marking AUF as the third university partner of NSC-CL in advancing newborn screening advocacy and awareness in the academe. Together, we empower the next generation of nurses to safeguard newborn health from the start!

22/07/2025

02/07/2025

Clinical geneticist Carmencita Padilla advocates for expanded access to neonatal screening in the Philippines and around the world.

01/07/2025

02/06/2025

ATTENTION: Newborn Screening Facilities in Region 3 and CAR
Please take note of the schedule of operations of NSC-CL for the June 2025 Holidays.

Reminder: Send your samples right away after drying for a minimum of 4 hours even during holidays so we can receive and test them immediately once operations resume.

19/05/2025

📅 SAVE THE DATE!
23rd National Newborn Screening Convention
🗓 Date: October 16–17, 2025
📍 Venue: The Manila Hotel, 1 Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila
Let's share knowledge, celebrate progress, and explore future directions of newborn screening!
📝 Registration opens this July!
Stay updated by following this page.
We look forward to seeing you there!

📅 SAVE THE DATE!
23rd National Newborn Screening Convention

🗓 Date: October 16–17, 2025

📍 Venue: The Manila Hotel, 1 Rizal Park, Ermita, Manila

Let's share knowledge, celebrate progress, and explore future directions of newborn screening!

📝 Registration opens this July!

Stay updated by following this page.

We look forward to seeing you there!

15/05/2025

A reminder to our Newborn Screening Facilities:

When sending documents such as purchase orders, verification letters, or other requests to the Newborn Screening Center - Central Luzon, please ensure they are sent together with the NBS samples. If documents are sent separately without the NBS samples, the courier fee will be charged to the sending Newborn Screening Facility (NSF).

14/05/2025

Layering is the leading reason for contamination among the filter cards sent by the newborn screening facilities in the jurisdiction of Newborn Screening Center - Central Luzon.
Learn more about contaminated samples due to layering and how to avoid collecting such samples through this post.