{"id":5710,"date":"2026-02-23T17:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cghmc.com.ph\/cghmc-staging\/?p=5710"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:15:14","slug":"cghmc-performs-landmark-cochlear-implant-surgery-restoring-hearing-transforming-the-life-of-a-3-year-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cghmc.com.ph\/cghmc-staging\/cghmc-performs-landmark-cochlear-implant-surgery-restoring-hearing-transforming-the-life-of-a-3-year-old-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"CGHMC Performs Landmark Cochlear Implant Surgery; Restoring Hearing, Transforming the Life of a 3-Year-Old Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5710\" class=\"elementor elementor-5710\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d223f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d223f6\" 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