Dr. Benjamin Dimaano Adapon Φ1953

by Jose Carlo Marcellana Artiaga Φ2010 Through the introduction of the CT scan, MRI and neuroradiology to the Philippines, Dr. Benjamin Dimaano Adapon Φ1953 has paved the way to the modernization of healthcare delivery in the country.  The Computerized Imaging Institute in Makati Medical Center is where he reads his plates and sees his patients. This…

Dr. Vicente Ylanan Belizario, Jr. Φ1981

by Abdelsimar Tan Omar II Φ2008B “The emblem of the PHI is not a simple circle; rays extend out. That is what a PHI should be about – extending yourself to others, effecting change to make things better.” Each element in our fraternity’s insignia represents principles which we commit ourselves to. For Dr. Vicente Belizario…

Dr. Martin Donato Bautista Φ1984B

by Abdelsimar Tan Omar II Φ2008B It takes an extraordinary man to make the decision to leave a lucrative practice and a comfortable life for himself and his family to journey back to a nation he had left many years before, to embark on a campaign for a senate seat in an electoral system so…

Dr. Ramon Fabella Abarquez, Jr. Φ1948

by Abdelsimar Tan Omar II Φ2008B “Life still is a challenge as long as medicine is not an exact science.” You will be hard-pressed to find a doctor-researcher as prolific as Dr. Ramon Fabella Abarquez Jr. His career spanding six decades has yielded many of the seminal papers in cardiology over the years – pioneering works…