Sen. Drilon takes ice bucket challenge

(Updated 2:48 p.m.) Senate President Franklin Drilon on Monday took the ice bucket challenge seeking to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

 

A photo tweeted by GMA News' Ruth Cabal showed Drilon wearing a barong being doused with water from two buckets.

Sp Drilon takes on the ice bucket challenge, says he will donate to PGH Neurosciences Dept. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/dY29wVX84d

— Ruth Cabal (@ruthcabal15) September 1, 2014
 
 

 

Drilon was challenged on Thursday by Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas to do the activity.

 

Drilon indicated he will make a donation to the Philippine General Hospital's neurosciences department, where some ALS patients are reportedly confined.

 

The ice bucket challenge aims to raise awareness about ALS and raise funds for research to stop the disease. 

 

ALS is a disease that affects the body's nervous system often leading to paralysis. 

 

As of Aug. 30, the Ice Bucket Challenge viral craze has raised more than $100 million. —Joel Locsin/KG, GMA News