COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION: Senator Loren B. Legarda giving four year-old Raphael Angelo Provido a present during her visit following the child's successful cochlear implant operation in Philippine General Hospital Manila. Senator Legarda pooled P1 million with the help of her friends to finance the operation of the hearing-impaired child. The cochlear implant was provided by its distributor Gruppo Technico Medicco International Inc. on a 70-percent discount.