DAY 1: 29-Sep-2023, Friday
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- In 2007-2008, he returned to the Manila campus to serve as president of the DLSU Professional Schools, Inc., which managed the University’s graduate business programs. The following academic year, he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor for Lasallian Mission and External Relations (VCLMER).
- For the centenary of Lasallian presence in the country in 2011, he concurrently served as the head of the Centennial Committee, which oversaw the various multi-sectoral programs and activities for the yearlong celebrations. In the same year, he was given the new title of Vice Chancellor for Alumni and External Relations, a position he held for almost two years.
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- Setting up of newborn screening services in the Philippines in 1996. NBS services are currently available in 5000+ hospitals and birthing centers in the country. The Department of Health is the lead agency, while the Newborn Screening Reference Center-National Institutes of Health serves as the technical partner (www.newbornscreening.ph)
- Setting up of the Philippine Genome Center in 2009--a research unit of the UP System with five programs (health; agriculture, livestock & fisheries; biodiversity; forensics & ethnicity; ethics, legal and social issues) and two core facilities (DNA sequencing core facility and core facility for bioinformatics) (www.pgc.up.edu.ph).
- Crafting and lobbying for the Newborn Screening Act of 2004, the legal basis of the implementation of the comprehensive newborn screening program in the country.
- Crafting and lobbying for the passage of the Rare Disease Act of the Philippines (SBN 2098, SBN 2279, HBN 03343, HBN 03634, HBN 03896, HBN 04002).
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- Dr. De la Paz created online modules for the DOH and RITM training assistance program. The online modules cover two important areas: biosafety and molecular biology techniques, aimed to equip medical personnel and laboratorians.
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- She was the principal author of the first Philippines eHealth Strategic Framework and Plan, and Health Enterprise Architecture of the DOH that have provided sound strategies on the adoption of eHealth in the country, as well as the roadmap to system integration and interoperability.
- Ms. Aragona was also a previous member of the WHO Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, a group of renowned experts who brought together an unparalleled range of experience, and knowledge on digital health programs and policy, and others in the healthcare ecosystem with a focus on digital health. Ms. Aragona is also an active member of the Asia eHealth Information Network.
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- Outstanding Junior Research Scientist Award – Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (1993)
- Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) for field of Medicine (2001)
- Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award – President Benigno S. Aquino III and the Civil Service Commission (2012)
- Presidential Gawad CES (Career Executive Service) – President Benigno Aquino III (2013)
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- He has also engaged with various government entities on the use of digital public goods and the adoption of open standards to support the deployment of digital applications, particularly digital health solutions. Philip is currently an active consultant with the UNICEF, UNDP and ADB and has previous engagements with USAID, the World Bank and GIZ.
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DAY 3: 01-Oct-2023, Sunday
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- He took his postdoctoral fellowship in medical informatics at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland with research interests in telepathology, mobile computing, and bibliometric analysis of MEDLINE content.
- Dr. Marcelo previously managed the International Open-Source Network for ASEAN+3, a center of excellence in free and/or open-source software established by UNDP and advises the Community Health Information Tracking System (or CHITS), a Stockholm Challenge finalist in the health category in 2006. He is the Philippine representative to the Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (APAMI) and the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). Dr Marcelo is certified in the governance of enterprise IT (CGEIT - www.isaca.org), The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF - www.opengroup.org), and Archimate, and COBIT5 Foundation/Implementation. He is also a fellow of the Philippine College of Surgeons.
- Dr. Marcelo is an inaugural fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) in 2017.
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