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8.26.2007

Augusto Litonjua




Dr. Augusto D. Litonjua

  • Founder and 1st Filipino president of Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity (PASOO, 1994)
  • Father of Philippine Endocrinology

QUOTE
"When you're diagnosed with diabetes, it doesn't mean that you're condemned to be blind or amputated. You can fight that."


DATE OF BIRTH
August 1930


USEFUL LINKS

Asian Hospital and Medical Center – Doctor Profile
UPCM Special Recognition
Medical Observer, In Focus
Myths on Weight Loss

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  • ...that President Noynoy Aquino was the first Filipino bachelor to become President of the Republic of the Philippines?
  • ...that Astronomer Armando Lee was the first Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines?
  • ...that race driver Marlon Stockinger was the first Filipino-Swiss race winner in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship?
  • ...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
  • ...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
  • ...that José Rizal was given the label 'First Filipino' by Leon Ma. Guerrero, the first Filipino Ambassador to Germany?

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