LIST OF EXAMINEES WHO PASSED

NO.    NAME

1 ACUZAR, RICHIE S
2 ADARNA, LEILANI G
3 ADIONG, AREEFAH A
4 ADRANEDA, ANGELO T
5 AGNI, RUEL T
6 AGREDA, LEAH M
7 AGUITE, LEIZEL B
8 ALEGRADO, ALEX E
9 ALMOJERA-FUSILERO, MARCELYN A
10 ALOC, MARIA ISABEL S
11 AMORA, JONAH L
12 ANCHETA, DENNIS M
13 ANDAL, GLENN M
14 ANTIPUESTO, KITCHIE C
15 ANTONIO, IMELDA DIGNA S
16 AQUINO, TERESITA ROSARIO R
17 ARMADA, FRANCIS MARTIN N
18 ARQUIZA, JONATHAN L
19 ASUNCION, ANGIELYN C
20 ASUNCION, LESLIE R
21 ATIENZA-ORTIZ, GERLIE O
22 ATONSON, KRISTEN C
23 AVELINO, MARIA MAGDALENA S
24 BABALO, RHODA D
25 BACAREZA, BACKY D
26 BACINILLO, MARICRIS G
27 BACOLOR, CRISELDA E
28 BANATE, MITZI Y
29 BARANDINO, ANGELA MARIE MONIQUE R
30 BARCE, JERUSA G
31 BARRION, DELFIN C
32 BATAC, RICARDO A
33 BATACLAN, ROMMEL P
34 BAUTISTA, RAINVILLE B
35 BERAME, ELI JOHN A
36 BERMAS, JAMES
37 BICOL, JENNY R
38 BOADO, RICHARD A
39 BRAVO, ODYSSA C
40 BRIONES, JR, GERARDO M
41 BUENASEDA, MA. CLARISSA M
42 BULATAO, DARLENE P
43 BULIYAT, MARY GAY B
44 BUSTOS, PETER JESSE L
45 CABADDU, JEFFREY JAMES A
46 CABAL, JYN A
47 CABUNILAS, RHODORA F
48 CACATIAN, RUBY ROSE S
49 CAGURIN, ROSINEE P
50 CALAGUAS, CLAIRE A
51 CAMOMOT, JOSHUA M
52 CAÑETE, LIBERTY D
53 CAPAHI, RODRIGO R
54 CARAMAT, DONNY M
55 CATAMBING, IRENE C
56 CEPEDOZA, JESUS BRYAN G
57 CHAN, PENNY O
58 CHONG, MARY ANNE L
59 CINIO, ANNA LUISA G
60 CIUBAL, CRIZELDA M
61 CLARA, MEA LOVELLA B
62 CORNEL, MYLENE U
63 CORTEZ, MARIA GRETA S
64 CRUZ, GILBERT G
65 CRUZ, JIMMY H
66 CUISON, JANE U
67 DACUMOS, FERDINAND MANUEL J
68 DAET, ELEAZAR P
69 DE CHAVEZ, ARNOLD G
70 DE GUZMAN, MARVIN RADEN T
71 DE GUZMAN, RICHELLE C
72 DE GUZMAN, RINA V
73 DE GUZMAN, VIVIAN E
74 DE JESUS, JEFFREY M
75 DE LIMA, DUNCAN BERTULFO E
76 DEANG-GALANG, ANNA LUZ D
77 DEBUYAN-JUMALON, HYACINTH T
78 DEE, ERIC ROLAND S
79 DEGAYO, ANASTACIO MANUEL JUN-JUN S
80 DEL CARMEN, ANTONIO ROMULO C
81 DEL CARMEN, CONSTANCIA TRINIDAD C
82 DELA CRUZ, DANIEL P
83 DELA CRUZ, ERNEST ABEGAIL C
84 DELA CRUZ, JAMIELYN R
85 DELA CRUZ, MICHAEL ANTHONY A
86 DELA YSLA, JOSEPHINE L
87 DIANONGCO, MARIA LUCILA G
88 DIAZ-GARCIA, RAMAYANA S
89 DICHOSO, JOEMIE D
90 DOMINGO, CAROLINE P
91 DOMINGO, MARIO M
92 DORADO, MA. THEIRA P
93 DULAY, MARIA CRISTINA J
94 DUMIA, II, MARIANO V
95 DY-EDUVAS, HELEN L
96 DY-OLAER, BERNADETTE MARIE Q
97 DYSANGCO, ANDREW T
98 ELCANO, JANET W
99 ENERVA, ROVI RAYMOND Z
100 EQUIPADO, CLARISSA D
101 ESPALDON, ADELE H
102 ESTRELLA, AGNES BRIDGET I
103 ESTRELLA, EARL M
104 EUSTAQUIO, CRISPIN C
105 EUSTAQUIO, KAREEM ABDON M
106 FAMA, ROSMAR P
107 FANDIÑO, ANTHONY BERNARD G
108 FANTILANAN-SOLDEVILLA, HELMAR P
109 FERNANDEZ, CLINT IVAN L
110 FERNANDEZ, DENNIS C
111 FERNANDEZ-GALVEZ, ANN CHERYL C
112 FLORES, BRYAN M
113 FORROZA, ROGER S
114 FRANCO, FLOHERNA L
115 FRAYCO, CARINA H
116 GALASGAS, COSME, JR. A
117 GALDONES, MARIAN ESTHER G
118 GALINO, JOY E
119 GARCIA, ABIGAIL AYLETTE F
120 GARCIA-KINDIPAN, MERCY GRACE C
121 GAUDIEL, KATHERINE T
122 GO, ARTHUR JASON S
123 GOMEZ, NERIZA S
124 GONZALES, CHRISTOPHER I
125 GONZALEZ, MELCHOR S
126 GREGORIO, KAREN MARIE R
127 GUDITO, FRANCO E
128 GUERRERO, JOANNE KHRISTINE S
129 HABABAG, WILMYR F
130 HAMO, GENECAR E
131 HILADO, JAIME ENRIQUE E
132 HIPE, HOWELL G
133 INDON, GENYLYN B
134 INGENTE, ANNE MARIE KATHRYN P
135 JAO, GIRLIE P
136 JARDINICO, JEANETTE M
137 JAVIER, JOSELITO C
138 JAVIER, JR, APOLONIO G
139 JAVIER, VANINA H
140 LAPUS, NOEL A
141 LAROZA, MARICEL M
142 LASCO, JUN MAXIMO II F
143 LAUBAN, CHEERILOU U
144 LAZO, ANDERSON L
145 LEE, LENNIE C
146 LIM, AVELINE SUE ANN L
147 LIM, MARISSA ELIZABETH L
148 LIM, MARIZEN L
149 LOPEZ, JR., JAIME L
150 LUCAS, PAUL C
151 LUCMAN, ABDEL HUSSIEN D
152 LUZANO, RIVA L
153 MACALINO, MELIZA U
154 MACAPUGAY, LEORA FLOR P
155 MADRIO, ELPIDIO R
156 MADRONIO, ERICKSON B
157 MAGBITANG, ANGELINE-THERESE D
158 MAGPALI, JR., ADRIANO E
159 MAGPANTAY, FATIMA KATHRINA B
160 MAGUSLOG, SVETHLANA L
161 MALICDEM, MARIE GRACE P
162 MALILAY, MARIA LOURDES C
163 MALLABO, ALMA FIDES A
164 MALLILLIN, OMEGA D
165 MAMADRA, LOIQUI JANE S
166 MANCENIDO, ANNELLE MARIE E
167 MANCIO, PAMELA ROSE L
168 MARANIAN, AIDA P
169 MARBA, IAN LEE V
170 MARQUEZ, REEZA Q
171 MASANGKAY, JR, HERMOGENES P
172 MATULAC, MELGAR O
173 MATURAN, EMMA LOU C
174 MEJIA, OMAR JOHN B
175 MELECIO-BARRIGA, MERIAM L
176 MENDEGUARIN, JOMER D
177 MENDOZA, AZENETTE L
178 MERCADAL, GERARD RYAN T
179 MERCADO, ANDREW G
180 MERCADO, ELOISA D
181 MERIN, EDELWEISE G
182 MIGUEL, JENNIFER M
183 MIRAVALLES, MAY GRACE A
184 MOLANO, JR, ROMEO G
185 MONTEJO, ABE F
186 MONTOYA, JOSE ENRIQUE Y
187 MORENO, EMMANUEL P
188 MUTUC, JAYSON M
189 MUTUC, KENNETH E
190 NALANGA, ANNIE JANE A
191 NAVARRO III, FELIPE J
192 NAVARRO, MARIE STELLA L
193 NAVARRO, MYLENE N
194 NAVARRO, VANESSA D
195 NGALOB, QUEENIE G
196 NGO, KATHA W
197 NIDO, MARIA THEA M
198 NISCE, IVY ROSE C
199 NOMOROSA, KARLA MARIA P
200 OCONER, NIÑO GIL L
201 OLIVAR-CAMIGUING, CATHERINE C
202 ONG, CELESTE C
203 ONG-CHU, MICHELLE C
204 PAGAUITAN, PICHY-ANN I
205 PALA, ANIZA B
206 PALAMINE, MARIA TERESITA L
207 PALPAL-LATOC, JOY S
208 PASTORFIDE, MARIO R
209 PATARAY, MARI LEO FIDEL T
210 PELAGIO, GIL FRANCIS S
211 PEREZ, ROXAN A
212 PILE, MARICHEL D
213 PINO, MARIA SOCORRO A
214 PORSUELO, HARIETT B
215 PUNO, DONALD RHEY E
216 PUNO, MARIA PATRICIA G
217 PUNZALAN, ADORA T
218 QUINTAL-QUETUA, ANA-MAE H
219 RACAZA, GERALDINE Z
220 RAFOLS, EVA M
221 RAMIREZ-ALOIT, GRACIELA S
222 RAMOS, HANS JEREMY R
223 RAÑOLA, III, JOSE MANUEL T
224 RAPADAS-ILAO, MARITONI G
225 RAZON-GONZALEZ, ELVIE VICTONETTE B
226 RAZUL, RUDOLPH ALLAN R
227 REBONG, RITCHIE B
228 REDOBLADO, BRIAN OLIVER C
229 REYES, MICHAEL JOSEPH T
230 REYNO, JUNIE DAWN D
231 RIVERA, ANGELICA A
232 RIVERA, JEJUNEE P
233 ROA, IV JR, NELLO BAYANI R
234 ROMERO, RONALD V
235 ROQUE, JESSE JANE R
236 SALA, SEBAR S
237 SALINDONG, LILY FAYE A
238 SANDOVAL, SHARON G
239 SANTOS, ADRIAN H
240 SANTOS, JR., HARIM E
241 SANTOS, MARY ANN M
242 SARAPUDDIN, GEMMALYNN B
243 SEE, MARY ANN A
244 SEMILLA, BERNADETTE C
245 SERA JOSE, MICHELLE C
246 SERAFICO, VERNON M
247 SERRANO-SIA, LEILANIE DONATILLA A
248 SIALONGO, ROSELYN E
249 SIBAL, JOSEPHUS P
250 SILVA, AYESSA B
251 SODUSTA, MARIAN VITA NOVA C
252 SOMINTAC, KRISTINE C
253 SORIANO, FERNANDO P
254 SORIANO, LAURA R
255 SUAREZ, RAMON JOSE F
256 SUTAREZ, OWEN L
257 SY, ALLEN ANDREW T
258 TAMAYO, MARYGRACE D
259 TAN, CONSUELO C
260 TAN, MARY ANTONIETTE M
261 TAN, TENNILLE
262 TANCHEE, MARY JANE Y
263 TAPAC, JOHN IRISH M
264 TAPSIRUL II, JULMIN T
265 TAVANLAR, JULIA CRISTINA A
266 TECSON, ELVIN R
267 TENORIO, APOLLO RODERICK A
268 TEQUILLO, BIMBO H
269 TERNURA, SALOME DENITA L
270 TI, CATHERINE ROSE A
271 TIOPIANCO, JOHN PAUL P
272 TIPALLO, JOHANNA D
273 TOLENTINO, CELESTE C
274 TOLENTINO-WILSON, ODESSA G
275 TORRES, MARY ANN P
276 TRONCALES, AURA D
277 TUMABIENE, KRISTINE D
278 UY, CAESAR, JR. P
279 UY, CARLA ANNABELLE T
280 UY, DARWIN C
281 UY, JAPHETH CARLOS T
282 UY, JOANNE D
283 VATANAGUL, JARUNGCHAI S
284 VIADO, NOEL S
285 VIDA, CECILLE B
286 VILLANUEVA, JOYCE ANGELI P
287 VILLASIN, JUVYNETTE A
288 VILLENA, KRISTOFFER Y
289 YSON, GLADYS S
290 YU, DONNY JAY E
291 YU, ODILIO U
292 ZAMORA, ROSALLY P

For many years the country’s top hospitals were all located in the capital of Manila, but nowadays many new, modern hospitals have been built outside the capital including in Luzon and Davao. These hospitals are positioned close to tourist areas with stunning beaches. There is an array of medical services available including plastic surgery, organ transplants, hip and knee replacements, eye operations and dental care.

Pros: Operations such as a full set of dental implants can cost as little as US$500 dollars in the Philippines. Having medical treatment in the Philippines not only has the benefit of being inexpensive, however, but the standard of facilities is world class. Many of the new hospitals are fitted with the latest in medical technology. Private hospital rooms are similar to five-star hotel rooms, which makes the experience comfortable and stress-free. The doctors and hospital staff are renowned for being caring, skilled and possessing great English skills.

Cons: Being positioned in Southeast Asia, traveling to the Philippines from Europe or North America can be uncomfortable, with direct flights from the US taking up to 17 hours—longer with stopovers. While the tropical weather is sunny and hot—perfect for beach activities—it can sometimes make recovery from surgery uncomfortable. The country is tourist friendly and safe, but the capital of Manila can be dangerous in some areas, with muggings and pick-pocketing commonplace.

Medical Tourism in Philippines

The Philippines has long been a favorite for tropical beach holidays, but with an emerging high standard of health treatment and care and an initiative by the government, people are now seeing the country as a place to have the surgery they cannot afford at home. Many medical tour packages are now available which offer a travel and hospital service that takes care of everything from visas, airfares, accommodation, hospital costs for treatment and all transport. Medical services available include cardiology, rheumatology, cataracts surgery, knee replacements and bone marrow transplants.

Philippines Cosmetic Surgery

The Philippines has a wealth of skilled cosmetic surgeons who specialize in face lifts, rhinoplastery, abdominal tucks, liposuction and breast augmentation. Most of these operations cost a fraction of the price of those in developed counties. With many of the surgeons considered to be the best in their field, people are traveling from around the globe to have their cosmetic operations performed here.

Philippines Dental Tourism

Dental surgery in the Philippines is performed at an incredibly high standard. There are many hospitals and clinics specializing in dentistry all across the country, with several that are used to catering to medical tourists. With so many dentists and low costs of labor, dental work is particularly cheap in the Philippines. All standard procedures are available as well as more complex ones such as the fitting of dental implants and bridges.

Philippines Alternative Medicine

Alternative treatments are popular among locals in the Philippines, but the government is yet to promote this field of care to medical tourists. Medicinal plants are often used in the treatment of certain conditions, and faith healers and fringe therapies are widespread.

Philippines Health Spas

Throughout the Philippines, natural health spas and relaxation centers offering therapeutic healing of the mind, body and soul are available. Many of these centers are set in resort style grounds, near to picturesque beaches that make for a special experience at very reasonable prices compared to their western counterparts. The natural healing resorts offer alternative treatments concentrating on organic solutions. Packages that offer long stays with a detoxification process, a natural and organic diet, meditation and massages are available. After having a major operation, visiting a natural healing center that offers these services can greatly help the recovery process. Medical Tourism Philippines

The North Luzon chapter under the leadership of Dr. Manny Bautista had met
with his team to have an accurate assessment of the impact of the recent
disaster on the prospect of holding the PCP mid-year convention in Baguio
as scheduled. They have wisely deemed it prudent and appropriate to cancel
the mid-year convention that they had earnestly prepared for. At this
time, focus has to be put on the on-going relief operations.
The Board of Regents  agrees with their assessment of the situation and
has approved the recommendation to cancel the 2009 mid-year convention in
Baguio. The recommendation to cancel the convention is thus carried out.

Meanwhile, the people of north Luzon need help. We will be figuring out in
the next few days the best way to help. We are one with the people of
North Luzon – especially our colleagues there – and we intend to help
where help can make a difference. Their preparations in Baguio to welcome
us next week during the scheduled convention need not go to waste. The
comfort and relaxation that we would have enjoyed, we definitely wouldn’t
mind giving up in exchange for the comfort and relief of our unfortunate
brothers and sisters who have lost a lot more in the last few days.

The recent disasters have taught us important lessons; we have become more
sensitive to the misfortune of others. We should also learn one important
thing: WE ARE LEADERS. WHAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE LAST FEW DAYS ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAD.

Kudos to all!

Eugene Ramos

With the country’s most advanced and most comprehensive diagnostic and treatment facilities, our team of neurologists and neurosurgeons offer diagnostic evaluation, consultation and management to a wide range of pediatric and adult neurological diseases of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves or muscles.

Patients can avail of the Institute’s facilities like the Neurocritical Care Unit, Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Acute Stroke Unit, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, and Hearing and Balance Disorders Laboratory. The country’s first Comprehensive Stroke Services offers Brain Attack Prevention and an Acute Brain Attack Program specially designed to meet the needs of patients.

The Institute’s Neurosurgery Section pioneered in minimally invasive neurosurgery in the country. It is the country’s leading and most experienced team performing Stereotactic Radio Surgery, Endoscopic and Keyhole Neurosurgery as well as Cerebrovascular, Epilepsy and Spine Surgery, Image-Guided Surgery, and Pediatric and Functional Neurosurgery.

The Neurocritical Care Unit provides monitoring for potential deterioration, administration of emergency medications and intensive care of critically-ill neurologically-impaired patients. Similarly, a special Acute Stroke Unit is a specialized unit for the comprehensive treatment of patients with acute stroke.

Epileptics can now look forward to a multi-disciplinary service dedicated solely to their care through the Institute’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. This program offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services which includes an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, also the first of its kind in the country which accurately diagnoses seizure types, a very important step in determining treatment strategy. Other diagnostic and ancillary procedures available are equipment for video-EEG monitoring, portable teledigital EEG, anti-epileptic drug level determination, epilepsy surgery, ketogenic diet treatment program, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation.

In partnership with the Research and Biotechnology Division, the St. Luke’s International Institute of Neurosciences established the Stroke Data Bank to fully understand and effectively fight stroke or “brain attack”, one of the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide. At St. Luke’s Medical Center alone, more than 600 strokes are admitted annually. The Stroke Data Bank aims to determine the epidemiology of the stroke and its subtypes in the hospital-based population, analyze the effect of established and less established risk factors in the development of stroke, determine the short and long-term prognosis after a stroke including risk of recurrence, compare efficacy of different treatment modalities for acute and non-acute stroke, estimate enrollment of stroke patients in future clinical trials, and disseminate information about stroke prevention to the public, as well as report the results of the study to the local and international medical community.

As the country’s leader in the field of Neurosciences, the Institute is also home to five highly specialized centers manned by experts trained locally and abroad. One of these is the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center which provides a comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary approach to the care of adult and pediatric patients with brain and spinal cord tumors, and systemic cancer. The Center is manned by the Brain Tumor Board which is composed of specialists from neurology, neurosurgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, neuropathology, psychiatry, pain management, and nursing.

Another center of excellence under the Institute is the Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center which offers a multi-disciplinary team approach to sleep disorders using the combined expertise and experience of neurologists, pulmonologists (adult and pediatric), psychiatrists, and otorhinolaryngologists, all of whom are board certified in their fields of specialty with a common subspecialty in Sleep Medicine. The center boasts of a computerized sleep monitoring system as well as a six-week Insomnia Treatment Program which is a comprehensive approach using a broad range of treatment modalities with proven efficacy.

St. Luke’s Memory Center is a hospital-based multi-disciplinary service providing a range of detailed assessment, management and advisory services for individuals with memory complaints and dementia. The Memory Center handles patients, young or old, with memory disorders or in various stages of dementia. It is part of treatment continuum in collaboration with the hospital’s geriatric, neurologic and psychiatric services.

The Memory Enhancement Program (MEP), a hospital-based out-patient plan, provides detailed diagnosis and Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for individuals with memory and associated cognitive difficulties. Experts in charge of the program include neurologists, psychologists, nurse clinicians, an occupational therapist, and a data manager.

The Movement Disorders Center is a facility for the clinical assessment and management of various movement disorders with particular emphasis on Parkinson’s Disease, tremor disorders, myoclonus, chorea, dystonia, tic disorders, and tardive syndromes. The Center has state-of-the-art neurophysiological equipment which greatly fosters the detailed study of various movement disorders. Effective management of various movement disorders is stressed, utilizing the latest knowledge in pharmacotherapy, physical and occupational therapy, psychotherapy and, when applicable, surgery.

Created for the interdisciplinary evaluation and management of children and adolescents up to 18 years of age who manifest developmental or behavioral problems in the cognitive, motor, communicative and/or academic realms is the Neurodevelopmental Center. Some indications of developmental disabilities are poor head control at three months of age, failure to sit alone at 10 months, tantrums, hyperactive/uncooperative or oppositional behavior, poor eye contact, short attention span, and repetitive/unusual behavior not found in other kids of the same age.

St. Luke’s Neurodevelopmental team of physicians, child neurologists, neurophychologists, speech-language pathologists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, educational specialists, social workers and nurses provide such services as: neurodevelopmental screening/surveillance of high risk neonates, infants and young children; neurodevelopmental evaluation of infants and young children; child psychiatric evaluation and counseling; neurophysiological evaluation; speech-language evaluation and therapy; occupational therapy; and music and play therapy.

The Mood Clinic was created to provide a comprehensive treatment approach to patients with mood disorders. With people leading very stressful lives, more cases of depression have been reported. Not too many people know that depression is a treatable illness involving an imbalance of brain chemicals called neuro-transmitters. It is not a character flaw or a sign of personal weakness. The Clinic also serves as a liaison with other mood programs locally and internationally. It also aims to generate research studies involving mood disorders.