AEROSPACE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE COLONEL JESUS , CITY

NATIONAL OFFICERS 2016 08 April 2016 COL ELIZABETH A VINGSON (MC) President

TO: JEFFREY SVENTEK, MS, CaSP, FAsMA COL HELEN N ROXAS NC (GSC) Executive Director Vice-President

CPT CHERRY V SISON MC For CY 2015, Aerospace Medical Association of the Philippines organized a fund Secretary raising event which was a Movie Premier Sponsorship entitled Hunger Games Mocking Jay: Part 2 last 18 November 2015 at Resorts World . The proceeds from the LTC MA DOLORES M LIM NC Treasurer activity were used for the community outreach programs and other activities for the succeeding year. And the main event for the year was our 68th Annual Convention which was held at Air Force General Hospital Multi-Purpose Hall with a theme of “AMAP at 68: MAJ ROGELIO P CATAPANG JR MC PRO Strengthening the Aero-Medical Services in response to National Emergencies” with the following scientific lectures on a.) Natural Disasters - NDCC b.) Man-Made Disasters - LTC DARLENE D FLORES NC c.) Combat / Battle Casualties and d.) Threats to National Security and Development – Auditor NDCP.

With regards to the 2015 Calendar of Activities, the Board has agreed to conduct a Team ELECTIVE OFFICERS Building to promote rapport and camaraderie to all its members and their dependents. And to

financially support the activity, the Board will organize a fund raising activity which was the BGEN NORMANDO T STA ANA JR AFP raffle. The Raffle has been a successful event and has been able to finance our team building. BGEN JOSEPH M ACOSTA AFP Our team building was held at Dona Jovita Resort Calamba, Laguna last 09 May 2015. It

BGEN MA AMELIA E APARRI ( RET) was attended by members and their dependents. Hence we were able to achieve our goal by participating and engaging in all the activities and fun games. Everyone was delighted and COL VIOLETA C FERRERAS NC (RET) was very satisfied as the event ended. COL VISITACION D GALARPE NC (RET)

As of the present time, the Board is planning to have our Team Building at PAF Swimming Pool at Villamor Golf Course Villamor Air Base Pasay City sometime this May 2016 and another exciting activity for this year is our 69th Annual Convention which is EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS scheduled this December. This event will be attended by the members of the association from the medical field from the active and the retired service of the , Philippine COL ELIZABETH A VINGSON MC (GSC) Navy and the , along with the medical doctors and flight surgeons from the COL JONATHAN H MANUEL MC (GSC) airline companies and civilian sector. This is a yearly event which aims to update AMAP members of the current trends in Aerospace Medicine as well as to promote friendship and COL DAVID B GIL MC (RET) to encourage interaction among all members. COL ROMEO T ROMERO MC (RET)

DRA CECILIA E PEDARSE A New set of National Officers for the Aerospace Medical Association of the Philippines DR ROLLY T BAYABAN has been elected last December 2015. After the newly elected President assumed her position, she called for the first AMAP Board conference last 31 March 2016 held at Office of the Chief Surgeon Air Force, HPAF, CJVAB Pasay City. The Board discussed about the recently th ADVISORY COUNCIL concluded 68 Annual Convention held last December 2015, Financial Report from the outgoing Treasurer, Unfinished business of CY 2015 and the Calendar of Activities for 2016. COL ISIDRO T AGPOON MC (RET)

COL EFREN R RIVERA MC (RET) In this regard, I hope I have been of help in updating our council members by providing you an overview of our organization last 2015 and our plan of 2016 activities here in the Philippines.

ELIZABETH A VINGSON COL MC (GSC) AMAP President