Message from the President
I am greatly honored and humbled to be your PMASC President.
I am proud to be the first elected President outside of Luzon, Philippines.
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Being a leader of this prestigious organization has its share of
challenges and at the same time is without a doubt very
fulfilling. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, I'm proud to say
that PMASC is now live again - in our 53rd year in existence -
still going strong.
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ln recent years, we lost some off our esteemed leaders and
active members who have all been crucial in our growth, and
we are here to continue those collective efforts toward
achieving our goals in the selfless service to our
underprivileged "kababayan" in the Philippines and all other
humanitarian projects.
I believe we can reach such goals through maintaining a spirit
of collaboration and commitment with all our medical alumni
organizations. Therefore, I urge all our Filipino physicians to
join the Philippine Medical Association so that together we
can pursue our missions.
Finally, I would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to all
our guests, friends, PMASC members and its auxiliary for
your never-ending support.
GCD BLESS US ALL!
Warren Regh C. Gabrillo III, MD, FAAFP
About the President
Warren Regh C. Gabrillo III, MD, FAAFP
Warren "Reg" III is the second son of Warren I (Werenfrido) and Salud from Carcar, Cebu, Philippines. He has four brothers - all Warren's: II, IV, V, VI, and Wesalei, his youngest sister.
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After graduating high school from the Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT), he proceeded to take his B.S. in Pre-Medicine at Southwestern University (SWU), also in Cebu where he graduated as Magna Cum Laude. He enrolled at MHAM College of Medicine in SWU, graduated and took his post graduate internship at the Family Clinic and Hospital in Manila, where he met his [future] wife, Estrella (Lally).
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When Lally went ahead migrating to the United States, Regh practiced medicine at Ospital ng Maynila, as an adjunct resident physician in the Surgery Department. He moved to Tondo General Hospital as a surgical resident for the next three years before joining Lally in California, USA.
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It was around that time that Warren completed all the examinations required for a foreign medical graduate to enter the resident matching program, matching to the Prelim-Internal Medicine program at the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in Fresno, California (an affiliated program of the University of California, San Francisco). A year into his residency, he decided to shift to a Family Medicine program at Riverside General Hospital, affiliated with Loma Linda University. Following the residency program, Warren took the board and became a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice, as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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In the first year after completing residency, Warren remained in Southern California becoming part of a medical group practice in Chino before opening his solo practice in Upland, in 1997. By 2002, Lally became a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and joined him in running the Gabrillo Family Clinic. Currently, Warren serves as a Family Physician and active medical staff member at San Antonio Regional Hospital for more than 25 years.
Warren and Lally are blessed to have raised four boys - Warley, Weslei, Warren Rolf VII, and Warren Russ VIII - who are now grown and each working in their respective careers. They are also proud grandparents to Zachary (14 years old), Zavier (2 1/2 years old) and Wyatt Rae (1 year old).
In his free time, Warren played basketball in an organized leagues, like Fontana Rims League for more than 20 years. Now the Retro League BB and Friday Ballers Live in the Inland Empire. During the pandemic, he began road cycling, became an active member of the AdoboVelo, a Filipino American Cycling Club with 16 chapters all over the world.
Warren lives by his motto: "Stay healthy as you can be and never give up."
A TRIBUTE TO OUR DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, DR. NOLI ZOSA
We are gathered today to honor a very dear friend, a child of God, Dr. Noli Zosa,
born in Cebu Province and raised in the Philippine heartland. He persevered,
knowing fully well he would not receive all the beautiful things he was promised,
because he firmly believed his efforts would deliver a better life for those who
followed. He belonged to a generation of dignity, integrity, honesty and courage
with strong convictions.He had the vision that one day his life would be devoted
to upholding and sharing the vicissitudes of life and uplifting his countrymen.
He encouraged progress not by pushing his ideas alone but by seeking your
ideas partnering with you to make things happen. Dr. Zosa showed his character
in his devotion to his family.
He was a proud husband to his loving wife Ate Nena, a proud brother, a gifted
father and a concerned individual as well, here in United States of America and
half the globe, the Philippines, the country he loved best.
He prided himself as a very caring man, as a human being and as a friend. He always possessed that burning desire to extend a helping hand when necessity dictates.He was endowed with a sense of community, a life of worship, a reception of the Lord’s word and indeterminate challenges. His vision was beyond imagination.
The best thing that we could remember Dr. Zosa is that he brought so much life, love and joy to those who knew him and a bigger pride to his family.
He offered and sacrificed his body and soul for the ultimate realization and success of the PMASC. Perhaps he truly wanted that the missions and goals of our organization be fulfilled with utmost honor and dignity. Arguments, discussions and solutions were choices in a varied cuisine during our meetings and at the end of the day, all were good, complete agreement with joyful results. With Dr. Zosa’s perseverance, great understanding and total commitment, everything was attainable.
He exhibited his profound conviction and determination to overcome hardships and sufferings by his extreme desire to bring forth solace and comfort upon all his patients and friends alike.
During a break in one of our medical missions, he sat beside me,placed his arm on my shoulder and said, “Jun I am very, very happy, I never felt so invigorated, I feel young again”. Well I paused for a moment and tried to decipher what he meant, young again. But I totally understood him and I replied,”Dr. Zosa, your passion for helping people, your strong desire to make them well and with your ardent groovy communication skills had already rendered a 90% cure and the medications you have given would handle the rest of the 10% in the healing process”. He was overjoyed that he vowed to join more medical missions. That moment showed the sparkle in his eyes and radiance from his face fully signified the beauty of his soul. He ranked with the elite for he adored the truth in his words, his deeds and his visions.
His noble intentions served as a great inspiration as he paved the way for others to work for positive changes and also for others to emulate. As we have ventured on our mission as healers, like Mother Teresa, we need to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. What better way to do that, than to use the hands of oblation to become the caring hands to cure and comfort. With insurmountable courage and integrity, with unwavering faith in values nothing is left to be doubted.
What really amazed us was that while he was on a pedestal so to speak, he definitely displayed his heavenly characters by adhering to Honesty; Integrity; Humility; Respect; Dedication. These were his valued divine traits.
Changes and challenges come and go but one thing inherent in our inner sanctum is our gracious motive of sharing, not only to our loved ones, our friends, our relatives but even to someone unknown to us. It matters not if we do not have much for it is in the spirit of giving that counts. And this is the portrayal of Dr. Zosa’s kindness.
Dr. Zosa, we are so thankful and so blessed for the times we all have spent together;the pleasant memories we all have savored together;the patients we have assisted together; the guiding missions we have fulfilled together; but most of all the laughter and tears we have shared together.
Goodbye our friend, you may be gone but never be forgotten.
We always love you and you will be in our hearts forever.
To Ate Nena and family, you will never be alone,the entire PMASC and Auxiliary will be with you always.
Till’ we meet again,our dearest friend, our brother.
In observance to the current situation, let us abide with all safety measures and be well.
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Licerio Castro, MD
President, PMASC 2020-2021
