Philippine Section Chair Dr. Boy Villareal was honored last December with the Top Dentist of the Century Award by the Philippine Dental Association during its Gawad Parangal sa Taon ng Sentenaryo held at the Rigodon Ball room of the Manila Hotel. Asian Hospital and Medical Center was recognized by the Philippine Dental Association as one of the outstanding dental centers of the century, which gives true meaning in training in leadership and professionalism in the field of government service, administrative capabilities, legislation, international relations, the academy, dental research, dental literature, community dental service, local government service, and sectorial service. Particularly honored was our own PFA Section Chairman Dr. Hermogenes Villareal for his dental leadership. Under his guidance, PFA has fulfilled many of the honor status points that achieved such high status recognition from their national dental association.

The PFA Philippine Section held their mid-year Scientific Meeting late last November at the Hyatt Hotel to sponsor a lecture by Dr. Isabel Nazal-Lopez, their country's expert in the field of clinical dermatology who presented the topic "Beauty Inside Out" sponsored by United Laboratories, Inc.