EMILIAN CULTURE
teacher at the same school, a position she
FORMATION
Lesson 4:
The Founder: His life,
his loves, his beginnings
Dr. Paulito Campana Campos
Born: July 27, 1921
Paulito was born in Dasmarinas, Cavite
He was the first child of Jose Sayoto
Campos and Luisa Campana Campos.
He was baptized as Paulito.
Siblings: Peping, Amado, Cicero, Luis,
Fernando, and Reynaldo
His graduation motto was “Manners make a
Man”, and his ambition was to become a
Doctor of Medicine. When he was asked
why, he said “To help Humanity”.
When they were growing up and wanted to
have a new pair of shoes or clothes, they had
to work hard. for it.
Their Father would say "Gather the fruits,
sell them to the neighborhood."
Paulito love farming because his father was
a farmer. Their family has two sugar centrals
where he took most of the responsibilities.
ELEMENTARY DAYS
Paulito entered Grade 1 at the Dasmariñas
Elementary School (His first teacher was
Ms. Rosalia Carungcong).
His mother was appointed as the principal-
held for twenty-nine years, from 1928 to
1957. One of the first things she did as
principal was to start expanding the school.
HE WAS AWARDED AS THE
VALEDICTORIAN AT HIS GRADE VII
GRADUATION AND WAS GIFTED
WITH NEW SHORT PANTS AND NEW
PAIR OF LEATHER SHOES.
HIGH SCHOOL DAYS
After graduation from Grade VII, in March
1934, he went to Imus Institute at Imus,
Cavite for his high school. Because of
financial reasons, he transferred to Cavite
High School in Cavite City, the nearest
Public high school.
He was part of THE CARABAO, a student
publication of Cavite High School, as the
literary editor and later Senior Editor. Some
of his poems published were "The Call of
my Country Home", "A Lesson from
Nature", "On Mother's Day", and "The
Tramp".
He was also the secretary of National Honor
Society.
As part of the graduating class, his
registered motto was "Manners make a
man." And his ambition was to be a Doctor
of Medicine. When asked why he said, "To
help humanity.
His inspiration to become a country doctor
came when he was inspired by Dr.
Anonuevo, the physician who attended to
him when he got sick of Malaria.
He graduated fifth place, second honor, in
his class of 465 students of five sections.

UNIVERSITY DAYS
Dr. Paulo C. Campos entered the University
of the Philippines, Taft Avenue, Manila in
June 1939.
He was a scholar based on the entrance
examination and good high school grades
which were better than valedictorians in
smaller schools. In the medical school, he
was given only partial scholarship.
In his second year, rumors started about an
inevitable war. They were part of the team in
PGH, who were receiving hundreds of
patients due to the escalating war.
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His father became the president of the Rice
Growers' Association of Dasmarinas. The
Japanese soldiers started collecting harvest
from them.
The association unanimously agreed to hide
the harvest. And his father was accountable
in answering the Japanese when they have
received no harvest, in return, they have
decided to arrest his father, so his father
went into hiding.
One incident, when his father was checking
the small farmhouse, when a tip that the
soldiers were coming, one of the residents
helped his father escaped, when asked by the
soldiers he tried to mislead the soldiers, but
the soldiers began to suspect him and did not
have any second thought, killed him. His
name was Magno.
The Campos family also went into hiding.
They were visited once in a while by his
father.
His father had to hide in various places,
Imus, Binakayan, Bacoor and General Trias,
until the war ends.
The family did not have the courage to get
together until the USAFFE (United States
Air Forces in the East) had invaded the
Philippines. When the 11th Air Force landed
in Tagaytay, Cavite upland, and were
making their way to Manila, his family
finally gathered enough courage to return to
their old house.
POST-WORLD WAR
(THE DAWN OF ICA)
After the war, the provincial government
could no longer afford to fund the office of
his father and his father had to fall back on
tending the only piece of property his
mother and his father succeeded in
acquiring, the property in Ibayo. It was at
this point, 1947, that his parents decided to
put up a high school in Dasmarinas.
Immaculate Concepcion Academy was born
in the School Year 1948-1949. It was
initially housed in the convent of the town
church. Its first president and chairman of
the board was Msgr. Mauro M. De Leon, the
parish priest. Mrs. Lucila V. Mangubat was
the first principal and registrar of the school.
LOVER BOY ERA
"That first glimpse of this lady was the start
of an unending quest.' - Paulo C. Campos
"Jenny with the light brown hair", the lady's
name with the light brown hair is Lourdes
'Ludy' Espiritu.
He was daunted by the fact of Ludy's or
Lourdes' family's higher social and
economic stature. He pursued Ludy, and this
kept him busy the rest of his student days at
the University of the Philippines.
By some quirk of fate, they became
classmates in the medical school. But it was
not until the second year of their medical
schooling when they became better
acquainted, and when queried about the
beginnings of their better acquaintance.
Ludy would recall. "I just noticed that he
was always around wherever I was".
Ludy happened to be an only child, fetched
by her father in a car to and from school
even during lunch break. There was very
little chance to get neat Ludy. Then the war
broke out. Ironically, the war brought him
closer to Ludy. The war started bringing
down socio-economic barriers. He pursued
his amorous interest with his modest means,
starting with a little sanggumay orchid
which he would press and give to her.
As the war progressed, when the
transportation become scarce, and it was
wiser to keep cars hidden instead of risking
it in the hands of the Japanese. Paulo C.
Campos invited Ludy to ride with him on his
bike and took her home to Pasay City.
Fortunately. CAMPOS was not very far
from ESPIRITU in the alphabet, and they
were usually in the same department.
It was on their fourth year when he was
privileged to take her out, and only on very
special occasions. But after the fourth yr.,
they were ushered on to internship and have
to live in the premises of the PGH. But they
managed to see each other occasional along
the corridors.
By this time, 1944, the war had become
worldwide. Watching Ludy go through it all,
He felt a great concern and sorry for her,
knowing that being an only child and raise
in an affluent family, he knew that it was an
experience for which she was not prepared.
Suddenly, he realized that she has become
his responsibility from them on.
They came to know each other more
intimately ever since they left the basement
of the hospital on February 17, 1945.
He, and Ludy, graduated in May 1946. And
took the Medical Board Examination on
August 19 of the same year. He topped the
board examination with a grade of 90.83%.
He decided to change his name from Paulito
to Paulo through a court petition. He thought
that Paulito connotes a small Paulo, and He
was already a doctor. His father made him a
shingle, on it was written PAULO C.
CAMPOS, PHYSICIAN, and hanged it
over the gate. He started serving his
hometown.
Meanwhile, his desire to go to Manila rose
because of Ludy. He started visiting her on
Sundays. He had taken a job in one the
emerging hospitals of the US Army.
Towards the end of 1947. PGH re- opened.
They both landed teaching in the Medical
School of the University of the Philippines.
He became the Assistant Resident of PGH in
the Department of Medicine and Assistant
Instructor in the Department of Medicine of
the College of Medicine.
Aside from his ward duties, and on top of
his teaching duties, Dr. Sison, President of
the PGH, asked to help look after the health
of the President of the Philippines, President
Elpidio Quirino.
December 9, 1951, they were married at the
Archbishop's Palace, known as Villa San
Miguel, by Msgr. Vicente Reyes.
Reception was at the famous Winter
Garden, now Champaign Garden, of the
Manila Hotel. Their principal sponsors
were President Elpidio Quirino, and
Ludy's mother. Their wedding day should
have been December 8, but the latter date
prevailed because it was the feast day of the
Immaculate Conception, and it was feast day
in his town (Dasmarinas).
For their honeymoon, they wanted a tour of
Europe. Their honeymoon may be
considered to have consisted of three
episodes. The first was right after the
wedding which they spent in one of Manila's
hotels so that he can't be far away from his
brother Cicero when he leaves for Korea.
His brother, Cicero, was enlisted in the 10th
BCT to fight in Korea. A couple of months
later, they took a trip to Baguio. His parents
in law tagged along.
With financial assistance from their Ninong,
President Quirino, they took a world cruise
which started on May 28, 1952, via the SS
Panama, owned by a Danish shipping
company. They were both sea-sick during
their travel and as they reach New York.
Ludy was taken directly to Johns Hopkins
Hospital and there they were confirmed of
the greatest news for honeymooners like us
could ever receive - his wife was pregnant.
Part of the plan for the trip was his
professional career. He wanted to take
postgraduate studies at Johns Hopkins
Hospital on recommendation of Dr. Agerico
B. M. Sison, Dean of the College of
Medicine of the University of the
Philippines, to Dr. McGeehee Harvey,
Head of the Department of Medicine of
Johns Hopkins Hospital, who
accepted me for postgraduate training under
him.
By February 7, 1953. Ludy gave birth to
their eldest son, Chichoy. Chichoy was a
frequent companion as Mr. and Mrs.
Campos spent afternoons in the campus of
the hospital. By March they had Chichoy
baptized in a small church along the
neighborhood, St. Andrew Church.
The limited resources they had started with
were fast dwindling. He had no opportunity
to earn while in the US. so, they decided to
come home. After a few days, they boarded
a Philippine Ship, the Dona Alicia, sailing
for Manila. Chichoy was already 6 months
that time and was behaved during their sea
travel.
Chichoy became the instant love of Dr.
Paulo's mother-in-law. Ludy started teaching
and Paulo started doing medical practice.
One year and six months later, Buddy was
born. Buddy was born in PGH, and the
obstetrician was Dr. Honoria Acosta Sison.
At that time, the thyrotoxicosis of Ludy was
really getting serious. Her eyes were
popping out. After the delivery of Buddy,
Dr. Paulo thought it was an opportunity to
try to control it.
But soon, Ludy was pregnant with Ike and
Dr. Paulo had to postpone treating Ludy
with radioiodine. Ike, their third son, was
born a tiny bit of a baby. They wanted and
planned to bring him to the US for
treatment. But while waiting, Ike started
exhibiting a little more growth. So, they
withheld going to America. And after some
time, he was alright and turned out to be a
very bright boy.
LESSON 5
In the last few months before their high
school graduation, there were articles (The
Carabao) written of each member of the
graduating class, and Jose Malines, his
fellow staff writer wrote of him:
"Pauling Campos is gentle and bold, He
resembles a brave knight of old He at once
becomes red from his toe to his head When
to answer a question, he is called." (The
Carabao, March 1937)
His ambition, his dream was as bold as a
brave knight. He wants to be a Doctor of
Medicine. His reason is as gentle as a dove,
"To help humanity."
On August 19, 1946, he took the Medical
Board Examination. He passed with a grade
of 90.83%, the highest in that particular
examination (topnotcher).
EDUCATOR
Among the various activities he was
involved with, the longest and the most
productive activity of his life was that of an
educator.
His tertiary education was at the University
of the Philippines where he stayed as an
educator.
His association with the said University as
faculty started with his residency in 1946
when he was appointed Assistant Resident
in Medicine, a training field that took years.
Subsequently he was given appointment as
resident in medicine and pathology for one
full year which included his participation in
the autopsies conducted at UP- PGH morgue
for the next two years, and his added
responsibilities of reading slides from the
autopsies and recording all of his
observations and presenting them in regular
postmortem conferences (clinico-
pathological conferences).
After a year of residency in medicine he was
promoted full time resident in medicine/
Senior Resident. As Senior Resident, he
assumed the stature of regular faculty
member and had to supervise the residents
and interns under him.
After his brief post graduate observations in
the United States which covered Johns
Hopkins, Cornell Medical Center in New
York, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital,
Massachusetts General Hospital, and its
armed Connections. He was also given the
opportunity to be accepted and to attend a
course in Oakridge, Tennessee on
Radioisotopes, an experience that greatly
expanded his preparation for research.
When he came back to the Philippines, he
was elected by his colleagues in the
Department of Medicine Chairman of the
College of Medicine. He succeeded Dr.
Agerico Sison who became Dean of the
College of Medicine. He found himself not
only a medical teacher but at the same time a
full-time researcher with at least twenty
people under him.
At this early phase as an educator, he had
established:
  The first Radioisotope Laboratory in
the country at UP-PGH
 The first medical laboratory at UP-
PGH
When he took over the Department of
Medicine there were only about 20 faculty
members and 5 residents, when he gave up
the department in 1976, the faculty in the
department alone was over a hundred fifty,
bigger than the entire college of medicine at
that time.
At this juncture in his life, he began to be
involved in private education especially in
medicine. Initially he started with his role as
professor of medicine at the Far Eastern
University, and more so later as founder and
director of Medical Center Manila and
Emilio Aguinaldo College.
His childhood dream was to be a country
doctor. He was inspired by his childhood
physician, Dr. Anonuevo. His idea of a
doctor was a family doctor. He went into
practice mostly as a family doctor. As a
family doctor he was practically a part of the
family. He gave them not only healthcare
but also advised even on family problems.
His practice was unique. He frequently
shared breakfast or dinner, and even lunch in
between his teaching job at the University of
the Philippines, with the families of his
patients and he became a part of their social
life. While he progressed with his
involvement in institutional organizations,
he never lost nor abandoned his fascination
to be a family physician.
He would go out even in the dark hours of
the night to answer the appeal to patients to
visit them in their time of need. Very often,
while he was asleep, there would be a phone
call from a patient asking for him and he had
to leave in the middle of the night. At times
he had no driver and had to drive by himself.
Mostly he found himself falling asleep
behind the wheels and he just realized that
when his car would go over to the side of the
benches, and he was lucky he did not hit a
post or a tree or a person. He described how
he went through those night calls as miracle.
"It was only with the help of God that I
survived," according to Dr. Campos.
LESSON 6
Simon Sinek said, "There are two ways to
influence human behavior, you can either
manipulate others or you can inspire them."
THE FOUNDER: HIS
LEGACY AND LOVE
OF COUNTRY
One personal trait that the founder
considered outstanding is his love for the
country.
He said, "I take special pride and spend
significant amount of effort and time to
make tangible and meaningful contributions
for the community."
FOR HIS HOMETOWN
AND PROVINCE
Tree Planting
  The founder spent a significant part
of his efforts in tree planting not only
over his real estates but even helped
line the trees in the streets of his
community-narra, caballero, and
golden shower
The First Cavite Electric Cooperative,
Inc.
 The founder organized the First
Cavite Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(FCECI) which eventually covered 7
towns of the province of Cavite:
Dasmariñas, Imus, Bacoor,
Carmona, GMA, General Trias,
and Rosario.
 FCECI was organized by the founder
in 1975 when the National
Electrification Program of the
government was organized during
the time of President Ferdinand
Marcos. Its officers were inducted
by the president himself.
 Dr. Campos was the first and only
president of FCECI.
 The cooperative prospered by its 3rd
year. It was generating a gross
income of P60 Million from the
membership spread over town. It was
the biggest and most successful
electric cooperative at that point in
time. The FCECI ended after a
referendum which voted that the
electric cooperative be turned over to
MERALCO
The Cavite Historical Society
 "Today, although we are politically
independent, about half of our
countrymen are still poor and
economically deprived. It is a
challenge for us to put our shoulders
together to the wheel of nation
building and stop all the squabbling
and pointless disagreement on false
and imagined differences and work
together as a nation to achieve not
only political independence but to
deliver to our people full social and
economic existence which they
deserve."
 As an initial step in this direction the
founder thought to organize the
Cavite Historical Society to keep
alive the memories of our forefathers
who struggled to give us political
independence. It has been willed by
destiny that Cavite was the cradle for
Liberty and Freedom of our country.
 The organization was composed of
historical committees of the
following towns:
1. Bacoor
2. Carmona
3. Cavite City
4. Dasmarinas
5. General Trias
6. GMA
7. Imus
8. Kawit
9. Maragondon
10. Noveleta
11. Rosario
12. Silang
13. Tanza
14. Ternate
Among The projects especially advocated
by the new Cavite Historical Society
were:
  Giving recognition to Gen.
Emilio Aguinaldo to be honored
among our national heroes with
his picture and image in our
monetary system, both the bills
and the coins.
 Rewriting the history of the
Philippines from the Filipino point of
view. This was undertaken by
Alfredo Saulo (Vice president of
Cavite Historical Society).
 Compilation of the history of
Cavite's various towns (unrealized
during the time of the founder as
president of the society).
 Historical tour of Cavite (unrealized
during the time of the founder as
president of the society).
The Emilio Aguinaldo College
 Emilio Aguinaldo College- Manila
has its beginning in 1973
 For his hometown, putting up a
school, Emilio Aguinaldo College in
Bagumbayan, Dasmarinas, the
founder considered as a significant
 Emilio Aguinaldo College- Cavite
was opened on March 17, 1978 (on
the birth anniversary of Emilio
Aguinaldo.
 On July 31, 1982, the University
Medical Center (UMC) was
inaugurated.
 These institutions were put up with
the aim of serving the population of
the entire province of Cavite
"I believe that educational institutions have
the responsibility to promote education
among the masses, which is why I and my
colleagues have extended effort to bring
education closer to the people rather than
wait for them to patronize the school."
Emilio Aguinaldo College-Cavite continues
to operate catering to the needs of the less
privileged sector of the town, offering, aside
from regular degree programs, technical and
vocational courses.
FOR THE COUNTRY
AND BEYOND
"Setting humility aside, it is my pride to say
that I have brought honor and prestige to my
country and placed her name in the limelight
of international recognition through the
various accomplishments and participation I
have had far across the bounds of
international recognition through the various
accomplishments and participation I have
had far across the bounds of my country's
borders."
As a young medical doctor trying to start
with his medical career, he has been
privileged to have special medical training
in famous schools of medicine and hospitals
in the United States. among which were:
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Harvard Medical
School, Oakridge Institute of Nuclear
Studies, Educational Exchange Program
under the Fulbright program
Such trainings prepared the founder for
the special field of research
As a researcher, he was particularly aided
after he took courses from the Oakridge
Institute of Medicine becoming the first
nuclear scientist in the country when he
established the first radioisotope laboratory
in the Far East at the Philippine General
Hospital with funds provided by the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes.
IAEA
The first international meeting called by the
International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) was in Manila and the founder was
the director of that international meeting.
Most of the sessions and lectures were done
in PGH and in the laboratory being
developed by the then Bureau of Science
under Gen. Florencio Medina who was
concurrently the head of the Science
Agency.
Subsequently, in October 1976, the founder
was named a member of a group of seven
scientists in the Philippines who were
appointed by the then President Ferdinand
Marcos, by virtue of Presidential Decree
1003. as the first academicians of the
National Academy of Science and
Technology (NAST).
The founder was elected by the group to
head this new science organization partly
because the founder at that time, the
incumbent president of the National
Research Council.
He was president for the first 13 years of the
NAST, serving thirteen years of one term
each and three terms as a member of the
executive board representing medicine.
"I have also made major contribution in
community health program, which merited a
Presidential Commendation by then
President Ferdinand E. Marcos stating:
'Presidential commendation for his
phenomenal success in organizing.
establishing, and operating the
comprehensive community health program
in Bay. Laguna in less than three years."
Such achievements brought the founder not
only around the country. but more so to
various parts of the world as a resource
speaker in international conferences. These
efforts were recognized to have merited him
the honor of being conferred by the
University of the Philippines a degree in
Doctor of Science (honoris causa) in 1990.
appointed Regent of the UP in 1994.
August 1, 1989: Republic of the Philippines
Citation Pursuant to Presidential Decree No.
10002-A conferred the rank and title of
National Scientist for his research work on
"The Generic Factor in Endemic Goiter"
presented in Mexico City 1961 and merited
for him a nomination by the International
Atomic Energy Agency to the Nobel Peace
Prize Committee 1970.
For his big role in vigorous development of
scientific policy and administration as
Chairman and President of the National
Research Council of the Philippines, 1981-
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As President of the National Academy of
Science and Technology, 1978-89
Numerous accomplishments, notably the
establishment of 1) Thyroid Clinic at PGH,
2) First Radioisotope Laboratory in the
Philippines, 3) First Research Laboratory,
College of Medicine, UP, 4) Organization of
Community Health Program at Bay Laguna,
and 5) Promotion of International Scientific
Relations and Exchange.