Warmest congratulations to the distinguished awardees:

โ€ข Hon. Christine Rodriguez โ€“ Distinction Awardee for Government Service

โ€ข Dr. Donnie Saludes โ€“ Distinction Awardee in the Applied Research and Development Category

โ€ข Dr. Jovina dela Victoria Tom โ€“ Distinction Awardee in the Academe Category

โ€ข Dr. Winnie V. Juarez โ€“ Distinction Awardee in the Professional Association Category

โ€ข Dr. Marilyn Joy Lim-Eustaquio โ€“ Distinction Awardee for Private Specialized Practice

A special recognition to Dr. Winnie V. Juarez, the first optometrist awardee finalist for the Excellence Award in the Professional Association Development category. Your achievement is truly inspiring and marks a proud milestone for the optometry community.

91ึฦฦฌณง proudly congratulates all of you for your dedication, leadership, and commitment to professional excellence. We celebrate your remarkable accomplishments and the honor you bring to the profession.

We are also grateful for the presence of the Board of Optometry, represented by Hon. Myra Obcena and Hon. Maria Lalaine Dumangas, who witnessed this special occasion.

Sincere thanks as well to the 91ึฦฦฌณง National Officers for their support and presence, headed by 91ึฦฦฌณง President Dr. Charlie Ho, together with Dr. John Nakpil, Dr. Katherine De Mesa, Dr. Concepcion Anda, Dr. Evelyn Abarintos, Dr. Sharon Buac, Dr. Lorenze Juarez and Dr. Perla Hufano.

Your collective leadership and support continue to strengthen and inspire the optometry profession.

We wish you a term filled with service, integrity, and progress for the optometry profession. May your leadership continue to uplift the profession and advance excellence in eye care for the Filipino people.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐š ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐‚๐ฎ๐›๐š๐จ, ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ!

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ!

Chairperson:

โ€ข Hon. Christine S. Rodriguez

Members:

โ€ข Dr. Elena C. Borromeo

โ€ข Dr. Charlie L. Ho

โ€ข Dr. Jessica F. Torre

โ€ข Dr. Maria Elizabeth B. Valconcha

The panel members officially took their oath, administered by the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education, J. Prospero E. De Vera, III, on December 9, 2024, at Luxent Hotel, Quezon City.

May their leadership, expertise, and dedication inspire meaningful advancements and elevate the standards of optometry education in the Philippines.

Congratulations once again on this significant milestone!

In 2016, the Board of Optometry through the Board Resolution No. 11 series of 2016 required Optometrists to have a professional set-up, secure and display Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) in their place of practice. Last October 2, 2024, the Board of Optometry promulgated the Guidelines for the implementation of COGS requirement in compliance with Section 36, 37 and 38 of RA 8050.

Thank you to all chapters that submitted updated lists of their officers and members, both active and inactive. We will review your lists and return them with notations indicating whether each member has ACTIVE/Updated National Membership dues or unpaid dues for the corresponding year.

If you find any entries that need correction or updating, please contact the Membership Secretariat or the respective Vice-Presidents in your area.

We have received feedback that some members have already paid their National Dues to their respective chapters. However, these payments may not have been forwarded to the National
Membership Secretariat for proper crediting. Please ensure that National Membership Dues will be remitted and acknowledged by the Membership Committee.

If you are making a group payment, please send us a scanned copy of your proof of payment along with the names of the Optometrists. Please note that 91ึฦฦฌณง does not have a Gcash account; however, direct bank transfers using the Gcash app are accepted.

For Membership Updating, you may use the Cognito Link :
91ึฦฦฌณง Membership Form https://www.cognitoforms.com/91ึฦฦฌณง/91ึฦฦฌณงMembershipForm

Please screenshot/screencap your online bank transfer. We will not be able to process screenshots sent without the reference no.

Dr. Sharon M. Buac
Chairman, National Membership Committee
Email: ipaomembership@gmail.com
Mobile no. (Ms Melan) 0960-4823348

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