{"id":19402,"date":"2018-02-21T18:11:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T10:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mham.edu.ph\/wp\/mhammedicine\/?p=19402"},"modified":"2018-02-21T18:35:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T10:35:30","slug":"medicine-class-of-1968-slays-grand-golden-jubilee-with-bohol-getaway-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mham.edu.ph\/wp\/mhammedicine\/medicine-class-of-1968-slays-grand-golden-jubilee-with-bohol-getaway-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicine Class of 1968 slays Grand Golden Jubilee with Bohol getaway tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to Bohol: Medicine Class of 1968 at the Port of Tagbilaran City, Bohol<\/p><\/div>\n

To\u00a0revive and rebuild friendship and connectivity as a batch,\u00a0the SWU Medicine Class of 1968 slayed its Grand Golden Jubilee celebration through a one day tour in the province of Bohol last February 9, 2018 from 6:00 in the morning to 6:30\u00a0in the evening.<\/p>\n

A home to amazing sights, activities and ecological wonders and one of the most\u00a0popular places where foreigners and Filipinos love to travel to, a total of thirty-five tourists composed with Class ’68 medical doctors with some of their family members joined the whole day memorable tour in the province of Bohol.<\/p>\n

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Memoirs in Bohol with Class of 1968<\/p><\/div>\n

Well-accommodated with a taste of Boholano hospitality led by an exemplary countryside tour guide, the group\u00a0arrived at the port of Tagbilaran City, known as the “City of Friendship” and went directly to the\u00a0Bohol Blood Compact Site at Bool District, Tagbilaran City.<\/p>\n

The site, as its first stop,\u00a0is a landmark of the first international treaty of friendship\u00a0of Spaniards and Filipinos through a blood compact between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi of Spain and Rajah Sikatuna of Bohol, locally known as ‘Sandugo’\u00a0which means one blood. Made up of bronze, the monument\u00a0was a masterpiece of the Boholano sculptor and National Artist for Sculpture, Napoleon Abueva.<\/p>\n

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Class ’68 at the Bohol Blood Compact Site in Bool District, Tagbilaran City….<\/p><\/div>\n

Shortly after dropping at the Blood Compact Site, the\u00a0delighted tourist-doctors went to the Philippine Tarsier Foundation\u00a0natural habitat\u00a0in Corella town where the smallest known primates, no larger than an adult men’s hand known as tarsiers, are found. As most of them were first timers to see the territorial animal around the base of tree trunks with\u00a0enormous\u00a0eyes in comparison to its body, they\u00a0were amazed at how\u00a0small and peculiar the tarsiers are.<\/p>\n

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At the Philippine Tarsier Foundation in Corella, Bohol…<\/p><\/div>\n

In an interview with Dr. Juvenal Jabel at the habitat,\u00a0he cheerfully shared that the 50th year reunion of Class ’68 was one of his most-awaited events of the year aside from his annual home visit\u00a0to the Philippines.\u00a0A native from Dumaguete City, Dr. Jabel resides in Kansas\u00a0City,\u00a0<\/em>Missouri for more than forty years now together with his family. His wife is a retired Director of Nursing Services in the US.<\/p>\n

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Interview with Dr. Juvenal Jabel at the Philippine Tarsier Foundation<\/p><\/div>\n

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Class of 1968 alumnus: Juvenal Jabel, MD<\/p><\/div>\n

“I am very glad to come here with my former classmates and to see them in wellness and in good health with successful careers is so heartwarming. On the other hand I feel sad\u00a0to\u00a0our batchmates who have departed in this life already as they weren’t able to join us this day. It’s a mix feelings for being here today and\u00a0it is my delight to\u00a0be\u00a0present in\u00a0our reunion. This tour allow us to see the beauty of Bohol and its history and as far as I observed its tourism has been well-developed\u00a0and preserved unlike other local areas”, <\/em>Dr. Jabel said.<\/p>\n

Having been blessed in life with lovely children and grandchildren who are also in the States, this alumnus\u00a0also shared that one of his granchildren\u00a0is soon to graduate in Medicine, following the same path he had chosen.<\/p>\n

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With\u00a0Dr. Juvenal Javel<\/p><\/div>\n

Having been delighted with Bohol’s blend of nature and culture tourist destination, the Class of 1968 medical doctors together with the rest of the group headed to Loboc- the music town of Bohol. The Loboc River Cruise which\u00a0is\u00a0the hallmark of\u00a0Loboc’s most-visited tourist spot\u00a0completed the\u00a0buffet lunch floating restaurant experience so worthy to remember.<\/p>\n

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At the Loboc River Cruise in Loboc, Bohol<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile the Ati Tribe\u00a0also entertained\u00a0with a warm welcome serenade to the group at a short stop along the cruise\u00a0and performed the tinikling and kuradang dances where some of the doctors participated for a try.<\/p>\n

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Serenade by the river…<\/p><\/div>\n

Just like any other group of tourists in the island the\u00a0Class of 1968 completed the tour as they gazed the natural coned-shaped hills in the town of Carmen, the world’s famous Chocolate Hills.<\/p>\n

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At the world’s famous Chocolate Hills in Carmen, Bohol…<\/p><\/div>\n

Known as\u00a0Bohol’s most hyped and premier tourist attraction through the year, the group enjoyed the scenic view of the mound-like hills at the original viewing station.<\/p>\n

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The iconic Chocolate Hills of Bohol<\/p><\/div>\n

Having been\u00a0experienced the\u00a0spectacular sight, exceptional beauty and universal value of the Chocolate Hills under a beautiful sunny day, the group headed to the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Bohol- the La Purisima Concepcion de la Virgen Maria Parish Church commonly known as Baclayon Church in the municipality of Baclayon. Built in 1717 and was completed in 1727, the Baclayon Church is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines and is preserved by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts particularly the\u00a0small museum with centuries-old religious relics, artifacts and other antiquities, dating back to the 16th century\u00a0as the early years of the Spanish colonization\u00a0in the island.<\/p>\n

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The exterior part of Baclayon Church in Baclayon, Bohol<\/p><\/div>\n

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With Dr. Lourdes Pacaldo-Magpayo in an interview…<\/p><\/div>\n

In a separate interview with\u00a0one of the Philippine organizing committee, Dr. Lourdes Pacaldo-Magpayo, she expressed her gratitude to God for\u00a0having been\u00a0able to accomplished all her commitment and tasks being assigned to her for the Golden Jubilee. Heavens must have heard her prayers\u00a0as she unceasingly implored for a good weather\u00a0during the Bohol tour.<\/p>\n

“I am very, very happy for the fulfillment of the amazing plans\u00a0from the moment we started it\u00a0in our mini reunion held in the States and I was appointed as one of the organizing committee in the Philippines. We keep communicating with other doctors through facebook with the help of Dr. Marlou Fuentes. Actually it was very hectic and stressful\u00a0 but I did all my best to make it perfect. I brought everything into prayer for a good weather especially for the Bohol tour”,<\/em> said Dr. Magpayo.<\/p>\n

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With Philippine organizing committee and Bohol tour host, Loudes Pacaldo-Magpayo, MD<\/p><\/div>\n

Beaming with pride and gratefulness, this 74-year old medical doctor is\u00a0a native Boholana and is the owner of the Magpayo Medical Clinic and Services in Cogon District, Tagbilaran City, Bohol.\u00a0She could have been living in the US together with her children but in the name of service her heart belongs to Bohol and its populace so she decided to stay in\u00a0the country.<\/p>\n

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The Bohol way: With the grand host, Dr. Loudes Pacaldo-Magpayo<\/p><\/div>\n

Hospitality at its finest aside,\u00a0Dr. Magpayo also put her heart as a host\u00a0by serving sumptuous and festive dinner held\u00a0at the Magpayo residence in the heart of the city. To complete the package, she gave\u00a0souvenir items\u00a0to her classmates to take home to remember the reunion with\u00a0Bohol homemade products and delights.<\/p>\n

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Hospitality at its finest at the Magpayo residence<\/p><\/div>\n

The fun-filled Bohol tour was one of the most memorable moments among the Class ’68 medical doctors who truly experience the genuine Boholano hospitality\u00a0as one of the inhabitants’ virtues with a freely given and freely taken friendship\u00a0from every Boholano home.<\/p>\n

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The Bohol hospitality:\u00a0Medicine Class of 1968 in a sumptuous\u00a0meal at Dr. Magpayo residence<\/p><\/div>\n

Filled with joyful togetherness and homeward bound pleasure, the group departed bound to Cebu City in the evening with remarkable memories and reechoed saying that there is no better mirror than\u00a0the company of old friends. The whole day tour marks another important milestone\u00a0of their lives who were once dreamers\u00a0of becoming full-pledged physicians. Today, and ever, they will always be grateful to the ‘Giver of Gifts’ by sharing and helping others as dedicated doctors with a heart.\u00a0(Ana Liza Abao)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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