Dr. Agbulos Re-elected Puericulture Chairman

Dr. Rodel Agbulos once again came out victorious as chairman of the board of directors of the Zamboanga Puericulture Center No. 144 Inc. during its annual board elections yesterday.

Agbulos has been the president and chairman of said socio-humanitarian organization since 1996, and got re-elected in 2006. This year, Agbulos was given an overwhelming support with fresh mandate to lead the Puericulture by the members and stakeholders.

It was during the administration of Agbulos that the ZPC has soared with numerous developmental program and expanded its hospital services, from a mere health center, then to a primary lying in center, and now as secondary hospital that offers elective and operative surgeries.

Agbulos introduced proactive programs in the medical services to whom the community has largely depended on the services and assistance Puericulture is offering. For many years now, Zamboanga Puericulture has been recognized nationally as the most active Puericulture in the Philippines .

Agbulos is also responsible for making the center efficient with new and modern equipment and the improvement of its emergency room.

Reelected board members are: Dr. Rolando Felisilda, Fidel Milan, Estrella Avila, Janet Rivera, Roberto Torres, Ibrahim Rugasan, Luis Vicente Despalo III, Nonito Aranas, Coleta Saavedra, and Erwin Bernardo.

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Puericulture Center Bares Programs

Zamboanga Puericulture Hospital is gearing to implement more dynamic and emergent programs for health, education, and enterprise, to serve the people’s needs in the city’s urban center.

Thus said hospital chairman Dr. Rodel M. Agbulos during a board meeting last week, as he summoned at the same time the board of directors of the Zamboanga Puericulture Center to adopt full measures of effective yet functioning approaches as well as relevant solutions to make Puericulture a public center of cooperation and service

“We are living up to the demands of the times, and Puericulture has been part of the development and growth of Zamboanga City, thus the need to upgrade its services and advantage by adopting significant measures in the fields of medical services, education, and even in the entrepreneurial pursuit of the residents,” Agbulos emphasized.

He revealed that among the priority programs in the drawing board are the expansion of the out-patient ward and the relocation of the operating and delivery rooms.

Agbulos said there is a primodial need to expand the wards as well as the operating and delivery rooms and equip the same with modern medical equipment to serve the people even better.

He also presented the blueprint to offer midwifery course in said institution that is slated to open on June 2010, as well as the plan to acquire a multi-million property to establish a decent learning environment for the Puericulture Kindergarten School in Tetuan.

“A wholistic formula will give the people better benefits. Puericulture Center symbolizes traditional way of helping people, but we also need to embrace sound and forward-looking concept of service, if only the tradition and legacy of service that Puericulture is known for will be appreciated further,” Agbulos said.

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Midwifery Course in 2010?

The Zamboanga Puericulture School of Allied Medicine (ZPSAM), a charitable non-profit institution in the city, will soon offer midwifery course and possibly other medical courses in the future.

Their application for the establishment of midwifery course is now being processed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and its approval will most likely come on June next year, said Zamboanga Puericulture Center President Dr. Rodel Agbulos.

ZPSAM first offered a caregiver course and successfully assisted 15 of their graduates to work abroad while others are still in the process of completing their requirements and hope to follow soon, said Mrs. Maria Pilar Salilig, ZPSAM Human Resource Officer.

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Gerky is New Puericulture Board Director

Councilor Gerky Valesco
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- April 16, 2008

Councilor Gerky Valesco has been inducted as among the latest member of the board of directors of the Zamboanga Puericulture Center.

Valesco, along with three other community leaders were formally inducted into office Saturday at the Lotus Restaurant of the Grand Astoria Hotel. Also inducted as Honorary Board of Directors were: City Social Welfare Officer Francisco Barredo, Dr. Milabel Ho of the Western Mindanao State University and Atty. Romeo Covarrubias.

Dr. Rodelin Agbulos, chair of the Zamoboanga Puericulture Center and the entire board chose Valesco and other personalities based on their contributions and reliability in community service. “Valesco has been helping many organizations in the city. He has been an active volunteer of the Red Cross and has been with the Jaycees since 1990. He is actively involved in many local activities and projects with remarkable accomplishments. We deemed that his presence and initiatives can very well contribute to the interest and welfare of the ZPC,” Agbulos said.

Agbulos said, similarly, the selection of Barredo, Ho and Covarrubias were anchored of their potentials to accentuate the organization toward positive change that will convey to the improvement of services at the puericulture in general.

“Dr. Ho has wonderful initiatives and so is Atty. Covarrubias whose track record will show that he has been active in many civic undertakings, same with Barredo who exemplified in social services work,” Agbulos pointed out. (PR/Alvin Lim)

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ZPSAM in Action!

Zamboanga Puericulture School of Allied Medicine - OPEN!

Zamboanga City (September 13) -- From a kindergarten school, a lying-in hospital and a livelihood complex, the Puericulture Center is moving forward fast, as it now offers a caregiver course.

Called the Zamboanga Puericulture Center School of Allied Medicine (ZPSAM) was formally opened recently with Mayor Celso Lobregat and District I Congressman Erbie Fabian as special guests.

ZPSAM president Dr. Rodel Agbulos cited the contributions of the late Mayor Maria Clara Lobregat for the many developments that transpired at the Puericulture Center. "This is a result of an inspiration drawn from someone who even gone, still remains our driving force towards development, to our dear Ma'am Caling Lobregat, we again dedicate this new venture of our organization, the Zamboanga Puericulture School of Allied Medicine".

Agbulos also acknowledged the contribution and support of Mayor Celso Lobregat and Cong. Erbie Fabian, who, he said, believe in the Puericulture Center's mission in service to the city populace.

Mayor Lobregat has been bestowed the title of honorary chairman of the Puericulture Center after the demise of Mrs. Lobregat citing his role in the expansion of the hospital from one level primary hospital to two-storey secondary hospital.

Agbulos said the hospital has tremendously increased the number of patients daily, at times surpassing the 100 percent occupancy. He owed this to the hospital's concern to the members and the admission package of P2, 000 for normal delivery for Philhealth members.

According to Agbulos, the caregiver school will be able to utilize the hospital facilities, a system that would be beneficial to the students.

He also thanked Cong. Fabian for assisting the institution in terms of hospital equipment like incubator for premature babies, ECG machine and Doppler.

District I Congresswoman Beng Climaco has also promised to share her resources for the improvement of services of the Puericulture Center.

While still in its infancy, the School on Allied Medicine is aiming high, Agbulos said, as he revealed the proposed forging of a memorandum of agreement between the ZPSAM and an agency in Japan that will provide for the hiring of caregiver graduates by Japanese institutions.

The school is also networking with other agencies like the Public Employment Service Office, the Technical Education Skills and development Authority (TESDA)and other agencies for the enhancement of the school operations.

"Dreams, dreams will continue and not stop from the caregiver course in the near future you will again be invited for the launching of Puericulture Midwifery School and probably a school of nursing to evolve from this caregiver course", Agbulos declared. (CIO/PIA Z.C.)

PIA Press Release - 2007/09/13