When Blood Becomes Life

In between these years, I served at the PSP's Board of Governors (BOG) and Board of Pathology (BOP).The Philippine Blood Coordinating Council (PBCC) was the venue for me to train other medically allied professionals in blood banking.The DOH also sent me to various workshops, local and abroad, all for the improvement of blood transfusion services in the country.I was also with the Philippine Blood Center on several capacities since its inception.The PCMC Pediatric Blood Center (PedBC) has received awards: the Civil Commission's Gawad Pag-asa Awards in 2001; Sandugo Awards from 2001-2005 by the DOH; Second runner-up in the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) award for developing countries in 2018, Canada.And I have been awarded the Philippine Blood Coordinating Council Jorge M. Peralta Lecture Award, 2018 and the Bronze Medal for Excellence for Health Services during Crisis at the World Hospital Congress, Dubai 2022.I view all these awards as recognition of the collective efforts of colleagues and staff.They were a proof of the PCMC Blood Bank's commitment to uphold the standards of VBD and transfusion practices in the Quezon City area, particularly in the field of pediatrics.The highlights of my career?To witness the residents and interns I have trained excel in this field and embrace the call for a safe, quality, affordable and accessible blood/blood products.