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DOH Secretaries:
DR. PAULYN JEAN B. ROSELL-UBIAL- July
1, 2016 - present

SECRETARY JANETTE P. LORETO-GARIN- December 2014 - June

30, 2016

DR.
DR.
DR.
DR.
DR.

ENRIQUE T. ONA- June 2010 - December 2014

ESPERANZA I. CABRAL- January 2010 - June 2010
FRANCISCO DUQUE III- June 2005 - January 2010
MANUEL DAYRIT- February 2001 - May 2005
ALBERTO ROMUALDEZ- September 1998 - January 2001

Jose Fabella 1st DOH secretary

Father of Midwifery
Former BOM Chairman

Ricardo Gonzales Father of Modern Midwifery

Alejandro San Pedro Present chairman of Board of Midwifery

Dr. Jose Fabella, founded the first school of midwifery in May 1992 the Maternity and
Childrens Hospital (now called Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital).
1947 when the Philippine Midwifery Association was born, headed by Atty. Angelina
C. Ponce.\
National Federation of Filipino Midwives was formally registered at the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 22, 1961. The new association led by Mrs. Leoncia
Chuatoco
1st annual convention October 28, 1962 at YMCA Family Pavillon, with the theme of
The Role of Midwives In The Nations Growth.
In June 17, 1974, through the efforts of Mrs. Elisea Velasquez Loanzon, then acting
President of the National Federation of Filipino Midwives (NFFM), Presidential
Proclamation No. 1275, DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM October 22-26, 1974, AND
THE THIRD WEEK OF October of EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER AS MIDWIFERY WEEK was
passed
March 17, 1976 that the Integrated Midwives Association of the Philippines was
registered at Securities & Exchange Commission.
previous president, Mrs. Alice Sanz de la Gente, IMAP, Inc. became an active member
of the International Confederation of Midwives based in London, England.

Ms. Corazon L. Paras, R.M, B.C.H.S (Present President - IMAP, Inc.)

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Patricia Mines Gomez IMAP executive Director
Maria Teresa Padilla APSOM president
Yolanda Reyes PRC Commissioner