25 posts. Sixteen-year-old Alec Cabacungan, Shriners Hospitals for Children national spokesperson, tells Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace how he has grabbed the hearts of viewers, helping children who need specialized care. Concerns concerning Alec Cabacungans wealth have recently surfaced. A broken ankle. You don't want to miss this. And the child tax credit will goto the families of 1 million kids in Louisiana.Senator, are you saying the people of your state don't need that money?CASSIDY: First, let me say Republicans offered an alternative whichincluded that sort of money for the people who needed it. 24. The area at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Chicago where a basketball court has been named in honor of Alec Cabacungan is filled with light, and those who know the 16-year-old Oak Parker describe . How do they know me?WALLACE: Alec was born with brittle bone disease. However, his Social media accounts are yet not verified. Yes, sir.WALLACE: You've certainly got the trash talk down.CABACUNGAN: Oh, yes, no, it's part of the game. I'll live with it until I die.". His service and leadership have helped many people in the police force. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Alec Cabacungan doesn't see himself as an inspiration. The Cabacungans expressed immense gratitude to Shriners, which they said gives outstanding care to children with rare conditions without burdening families financially. "There's a lot of tough days where I just, I wanna sometimes just give up and I wanna just stop and it's hard to live with, but there's a lotta kids who have more challenges in life, and I'm pretty fortunate.". Lifes a beach under the basket for Lemonts Miles Beachum. Correspondent Lee Cowan asked, "What did you guys think when the doctors first told you? After listening to the reports of his son, Alecs mother was devastated. He will have a lot of pepin his step. Therefore, while having hospital staff promote the hospital has its merits, there are also numerous benefits to using a professional spokesperson. The spokesperson for well-known Shriners Hospitals is Alec Cabacungan. Respect the wheels. Cabacungan, who Smith called indomitable in spirit, has osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. We'll see.Is it better to let people keep their own money or is it better to take itfrom them and give it back? You would have had bipartisan support for that.But you know what it also includes? You don't getthat from press conferences. The treatment, which he calls the "Cabacungan Method," involves using a special bleaching gel that is applied to the teeth for two minutes and then removed. Those are quitereasonable goals and expectations. I use my wheelchairdaily, 24/7, so I can't walk. So you're seeing two things simultaneously, a lot moredoses available and a greater efficiency in getting it into people's arms.So I'm not surprised at that number. According to the WhiteHouse -- well, you tweeted this: Less than 10 percent of President Biden'sspending package is actually related to COVID relief.Senator, what's your basis for saying that? Its appropriate because he has spent a lot of time on that court, Smith said, noting thats where Cabacungan learned to walk and perfect his wheelchair basketball moves. Thanks for coming in today. Some mornings, he wakes up with horrible pain; others, he feels great. He has a long-term, long, deep relationship with the Cuomos, father and son, Mario andAndrew, and this makes it extra uncomfortable.As of yesterday, I'm told that Joe Biden has not discussed the scandal withAndrew Cuomo, but each day that passes and more Democrats come out callingfor his resignation, the president's silence becomes more conspicuous. Cabacungan is all too familiar with this. I don't see how he hangs -- hangs on much beyond the end of thatinvestigation. There are pedal extensions so he can reach the accelerator and the brake, but that's about it. Along with inspiration, hard work and devotion also sell well. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY): It was a multitrillion dollar Trojan horsefull of bad, old liberal ideas.WALLACE: Is the massive plan COVID relief or a liberal wish list?We'll ask Republican Senator Bill Cassidy and Democratic Senator ChrisMurphy.Then --BIDEN: All adult Americans will be eligible to get a vaccine no later thanMay 1.WALLACE: We'll talk with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House chief medicaladvisor, about what the country has been through this past year and thepresident's timeline for a return to normal.Plus, the calls for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign near a tippingpoint. That's with the American peopleelected him to do, defeat the virus.WALLACE: Well, reporters would like him to answer some questions, andJonathan and I would like him to sit down with us.Thank you, panel, see you next Sunday.Up next, our "Power Player of the Week." It is a rare genetic disorder that affects 1 out of 20,000 births. I'm pushing my chair just as fast as anyone else.WALLACE (on camera): Have you got a game? I don't understand where that's coming from. They had the same kind of decline. Cabacungan acknowledged that life in a wheelchair is hard, especially as a high schooler. Legal Statement. He's such a strongly popular person. And as you mentioned, the 11 year high for crossings withoutdocumentation of the border was in the middle of Trump's presidency in 2019when we had the most inhumane policies possible when we were building awall at the border.So this idea that it's Joe Biden's election that has prompted more peopleto show up is belied by the actual facts. They can't stimulate the economy unless they're purchasingcontraband.So here we have $1.9 billion stimulus checks going to inmates. And that's a little bit differentthan the shenanigans that may have taken place during Governor Northam'smedical school days.I think the key moment was not Friday when the members of the congressionaldelegation came out in favor of the governor's resignation, it was Thursdaywhen a grand total of 118 of the 213 members of the state senate and stateassembly came out in favor of either his resignation or his impeachment.And that day the house -- the assembly in New York, began an investigationinto this. ALLRIGHTS RESERVED. "I don't know too much about what will happen to me in the future," he said. His parents, Alma and Gil, arent surprised to see their son as an ambassador for Shriners and an inspiration to many. Market data provided by Factset. (END VIDEO CLIP)WALLACE: The Fox newsroom (ph) went all the way back to Herbert Hoover, whoheld a news conference the day after his inauguration in 1929, the slowestto meet with reporters since then our Eisenhower at 28 days and George W.Bush at 33.So, Jonathan, we are at 53 days and counting with Joe Biden. After all, they have received training in successful media relations and message delivery. Regardless of our wealth, we can all try to be honorable, diligent, and committed people. They might beright, but it's important for the public interest that he does this sort ofthing.WALLACE: Yes, and I think, Jonathan, you and I may have our own ideas aboutwith whom he should do that first in-depth interview.SWAN: Yes, that's not self-serving at all, right!WALLACE: (INAUDIBLE). "I play hard. Alec Cabacungan earned his money by acting, and his net worth for the year (2022) is believed to be between $1 million and $5 million. Despite physical challenges, he keeps moving forward. Brittle bone disease is just what it sounds like. After a few months, when Alec Cabacungan was on vacation, some people noticed him as he did not know the commercial was a big success. Hes using all his potential to see himself achieve his dreams. I've gotten injured a couple of times.But I love it so much. But the commercials, they do alot of good for the hospital and that's honestly all I really care about.Imagine a kid who's told his disability will be a lifelong struggle.WALLACE: Alec Cabacungan was 12 when he filmed his first commercial forShriners Hospital.CABACUNGAN: But Shriners Hospital is for children, helped kids like me.WALLACE: A philanthropic fraternity known for their red fez hats, theShriners run 21 facilities in North America, treating children who needspecialized medical care.CABACUNGAN: When the director, he first recorded with me, he was like, youknow, I see something in this kid.We will send to this adorable love to the rescue blanket as a thank you.WALLACE: Donations skyrocketed as viewers responded to Alec's appeal. Casimiro "Tony" Cabacungan age 69, passed away on September 2, 2010. I'll never be down for more than ten seconds. And when we learned it was a son, and learned that he had a disability, it was quite emotional.". You got those takencare of and now you can open it up to anyone.If you look at the number of vaccines that are going into people now, Ithink that goal of anybody 18 years of age or older will be able to get avaccine by May 1st. Those kids are an inspiration to us, too.. There arethings we can do to solve for this but it's not simply just the policies ofany administration that creates these crises.WALLACE: Finally, this week, the House passed a bill to dramaticallyincrease, expand background checks for gun sales. The family was ecstatic when they learned of the court dedication, which occurred the week after his 16th birthday. BEN CABACUNGAN OBITUARY. They really focus on the child, rather than just the medical condition. Though his Wikipedia does not exist yet, Alec's name could be seen displayed on IMDb. Dr. Peter Smith, orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago, speaks during a May 15 dedication of the basketball court in the two-story atrium area of the hospital building, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave. in Chicago, in the name of patient Alec Cabacungan. I can't reach for things on a high shelf oranything like that. Dr. Peter Smith, orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago, speaks during a May 15 dedication of the basketball court in the two-story atrium area of the hospital building, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave. in Chicago, in the name of patient Alec Cabacungan. If it was a problem at the end of the Trumppresidency, it's gotten worse under Joe Biden.Take a look at these numbers. However it wasn't until 2014, at 12 years old, that Shriners asked him to do a . It is spiraling out of control. Legal Statement. "But doing that every day isn't easy," said Cowan. 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Peter Cabacungan's passing on Thursday, April 14, 2022 has been publicly announced by Duggan's Serra Mortuary in Daly City, CA.Legacy invites you to offer condolences and share memories of Peter in th Less than 10 percent of thebill?CASSIDY: If you look at that which is related to the COVID -- by the way,I have to dispute a little bit David's presentation. They had no plans to pay for that.Once again, when it comes to supporting the richest, wealthiest Americans,Republicans are very enthusiastic about debt-financed tax cuts, but when itcomes to supporting poor people or folks in the middle class, all of thesudden it's too hot for their taste.WALLACE: Senator , let's turn to the surge of immigration at the border,as I just went over the numbers with Senator Cassidy, the highest since Mayof 2019, especially of unaccompanied minors.President Biden has suspended a Trump policy that asylum-seekers mustremain in Mexico for their hearings. Cabacungan helps spread their mission. I'm like the bigbrother, like the mentor to the kids in the commercials now.WALLACE (voice over): Today, Alec is a college freshman studying journalismat Northwestern with dreams of becoming a sportscaster.CABACUNGAN: I have a great support system around me. It's bad, it's getting worse, as we just reported, FEMA is goingto go down there to try and help manage the problem and we're not even inthe peak migration period of April and May.MURPHY: Listen, this is a challenge, but the point I'm making is that youhad the 11 year high of presentations at the border in the middle of theTrump presidency, so this idea that Donald Trump's policies --WALLACE: I know, and then it went down after that, sir.MURPHY: Then it went down and at the end of Trump's presidency it startedto come back up again --(Crosstalk)WALLACE: It's more than double what it was a year ago.MURPHY: Yes, but -- so the point being that the evidence suggests that itisn't the policy of the U.S. administration that drives migration to theUnited States, it's the desperation of the circumstances that these peopleare living under.So let's follow Joe Biden's advice and start putting some money intohelping quell the reasons for migration. 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