● Because of his mother’s tight schedule,

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The Founder: His Life, His household chores
Loves, His Beginnings (Part 1) - Cleaning the house
- Cooking rice
From the Autobiography of Dr. Paolo C. Campos,
- Preparing more easily cooked
‘The Story of My Life’
meals (fried eggs, fried tuyo,
Dr. Paulo Campaña Campos - born on July 27,
daing, and boiled vegetables)
1921
● When they were growing up and wanted
- First child of Jose Sayoto Campos and
to have a new pair of shoes or clothes,
Luisa Campaña Campos
they had to work hard for it. Their father
- Baptized as Paulito
would say “Gather the fruits, sell them to
- Eldest
the neighborhood.”
- Loved farming because his father was a
farmer Elementary Days
- Their family has two sugar centrals where Dasmariñas Elementary School - where Paulito
he took most of the responsibilities entered Grade 1
Siblings: Ms. Rosalia Carungcong - his first teacher
● Peping His mother - appointed as the principal-teacher
● Amado in the same school
● Cicero - She held the position for 29 years,
● Luis 1928-1957
● Fernando - One of the first things she did as principal
● Reynaldo was to start expanding the school
New short pants and new pair of leather
shoes - gift when he was awarded as the
valedictorian at his Grade 6 graduation
High School Days
March 1934 - after his Grade VII graduation
- He went to Imus Institute at Imus, Cavite
for his high school
Cavite High School - he transferred here
because of financial reasons
- Cavite City
- Nearest public high school
The Carabao - student publication of Cavite High
School
- He was a literary editor here and later
became Senior Editor
● As the eldest, the main bulk of the Some of his poems:
responsibility was placed on his shoulders ● The Call of my Country Home
Household chores: ● On Mother’s Day
- Picking up the beddings in the ● The Tramp
morning National Honor Society - he was a secretary
- Preparing the bed at night
- Putting the mosquito net
- Washing the dishes

“Manners make a man.” - his registered motto
as part of the graduating class
Doctor of Medicine - his ambition
- His reason was “To help humanity.”
Dr. Anonuevo - physician who attended to him
when he got sick of malaria
- Inspired him to become a country doctor
● He graduated fifth place, second honor,
in his class of 465 students of five
sections.
University Days
June 1939 - Dr. Paulo C. Campos entered the
University of the Philippines, Taft Avenue, Manila
- He was a scholar based on the entrance
examination and good high school grades
which were better than valedictorians in
smaller schools
Medical school - he was only given partial
scholarship
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
● The president of their class, to get the
needed medical supplies, cam to cross
the bridge but was gunned down
● This provided an opportunity for the
thousands who were holed up in PGH
compound to go out
● The Japanese soldiers started firing at
them, but they kept running. The place
was splattered with blood, houses on
both sides of the street were burned, and
the road was littered with death
Rice Growers’ Association of Dasmariñas - his
father was the president
- The Japanese soldiers started collecting
harvest from them
- They unanimously agreed to hide the
harvest
● His father was accountable in answering
the Japanese when they had received no
harvest. They decided to arrest him so he
went into hiding.
Magno - a resident who helped his father escape
when a tip that the soldiers were coming when
Campos was checking a small farmhouse
- He tried to mislead the soldiers but they
began to suspect him so they killed him
● The Campos family also went into hiding.
They were visited once in a while by his
father.
Various places his father hid until the war
ended:
● Imus
● Binakayan
● Bacoor
● General Trias
At one time, the Japanese soldiers took account
of his visit and arrested him. He was questioned
but he really knew nothing for he was at the PGH
and only came home occasionally.
USAFFE - United States Air Forces in the East
- When they invaded the Philippines, only
then the Campos had the courage to get
together
- When the 11th Air Force landed in
Tagaytay, Cavite upland, and were making
their way to Manila, his family finally
returned to their old house
Post-World War (The Dawn of ICA)
Ibayo - his mother and father was able to acquire
a piece of property here after the provincial
government could no longer afford to fund the
office of his father after the war
1947 - his parents decided to put up a high
school in Dasmariñas
Immaculate Conception Academy - born in the
SY 1948-1949
- Initially house in the convent of the town
church
Msgr. Mauro M. De Leon - first president and
chairman of the board
- A parish priest
Mrs. Lucila V. Mangubat - first principal and
registrar
Part 2
Courtship and Betrothal – The
decision for marriage
● The most noteworthy experience of his
university life was when he felt an
attraction to one particular lady
One summer day, along Taft Avenue
called Corona which used to serve maiz con
hielo for merienda, before they went back to the
campus, he chanced to see this lady with her
father and mother walking down Padre Faura.
The lady looked like a German lass with her light
brown hair.
“That first glimpse of this lady was the start of an
unending quest.” - Paulo C. Campos
Lourdes ‘Ludy’ Espiritu - “Jenny with the light
brown hair”
- Her family had higher social and
economic stature
- Only child
- Fetched by her father in a car to and from
school even during lunch break
● He pursued Ludy, and this kept him busy
the rest of his student days at the
University of the Philippines.
● They became classmates in medical
school. But it was only in their second
year of medical schooling they became
better acquainted.
● When queried about the beginnings of
their better acquaintance, Ludy would
recall, “I just noticed that he was always
around wherever I was.”
War - brought him closer to Ludy
- Brought down socio-economic barriers
Little sanggumay orchid - he would press this
and give it to her when he started to pursue his
amorous interest
● Transportation became scarce during the
war. It was wiser to keep cars hidden
instead of risking it in the hands of the
Japanese.
● Paulo C. Camps invited Ludy to ride with
him on his bike and took her home to
Pasay City.
● They were usually in the same
department as CAMPOS was not very
from from ESPIRITU in the alphabet
Fourth year - he was privileged to take her out
but only on very special occasions
● After their 4th year, they were ushered
onto internship and had to live in the
premises of the PGH. They managed to
see each other occasionally along the
corridors.
1944 - the war had become worldwide
- He realized that she has become his
responsibility from then on. He felt great
concern and sorry for Ludy seeing her go
through it all. Knowing that she is an only
child and raised in an affluent family, he
knew that it was an experience that she
was not prepared
● They had no formal betrothal, but in his
mind, this was theirs:
○ He surprised her with a hug and
gently kissed hes on the lips in
the basement of the hospital,
under the Pediatric Ward
○ They had no ring to remember it,
but in their thoughts were a mutual
understanding, and an unspoken
but quite firm resolve: to face the
future together
● They came to know each other more
intimately ever since they left the
basement of the hospital on February 17,
1945
The Proposal
● 5-6 years after they left the PGH
basement, he posed the question of
marriage. They decided to start their new
life together and wedding preparations
began
May 1946 - they graduated
August 19, 1946 - they took the Medical Board
Examination
- 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
because he thought that it connotes a
small Paulo, and he was already a doctor
● His father made him a shingle where it
wrote PAULO C. CAMPOS, PHYSICIAN,
and hung it over the gate. He started
serving his hometown
● His desire to go to Manila rose because
of Ludy. He started visiting her on
Sundays.
● He had taken a job in one of the emerging
hospitals of the US Army
End of 1947 - PGH reopened
- 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
Dr. Sison - asked for help to look after the health
of the President of the Philippines, President
Elpidio Quirino
December 09, 1951 - they were married at the
Archbishop’s Palace, known as Villa San Miguel,
by Msgr. Vicente Reyes
Winter Garden, Manila Hotel - now Champaign
Garden
- Reception
Principal sponsors of the wedding:
● President Elpidio Quirino
● Ludy’s mother
December 08 - the supposed date of their
wedding but was moved because it was the feast
day of the Immaculate Conception and his
hometown, Dasmariñas
Honeymoon - they wanted a tour of Europe
- Considered to have 3 episodes
- The first episode was right after the
wedding which they spent in one of
Manila’s hotels so that he can’t be far
away from Cicero who will leave for Korea
Cicero - enlisted in 10th BCT to fight in Korea
● A couple of months later, they took a trip
to Baguio, his parents-in-law tagged along
May 28, 1952 - start of their world cruise with
financial assistance from their Ninong, President
Elpidio Quirino via SS Panama (owned by a
Danish shipping company). They were both sea
sick
Johns Hopkins Hospital - in New York
- Where Ludy was taken and where it was
confirmed that she was pregnant
- Where Campos wanted to take
postgraduate studies 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
February 07, 1953 - Ludy gave birth to Chichoy
March - Chichoy’s baptismal in St. Andrew
Church
Chichoy - frequent companion of the couple as
they spent afternoons in the campus of the
hospital
- Became the instant love of Dr. Paulo’s
mother-in-law
Dona Alicia - Philippine Ship sailing for Manila
they took
- Chichoy was already 6 months and was
behaved during their sea travel
● Ludy started teaching and Paulo started
doing medical practice
Buddy - born 1 year and 6 months after
- Born in PGH and the obstretician wwas dr.
Honoria Acosta Sison
● At this time Ludy’s thyrotoxicosis was
getting serious, her eyes were popping
out. After Buddy was born, Dr. Paulo
thought it was an opportunity to try to
control it.
● However, Ludy was soon pregnant with
Ike and Dr. Paulo had to postpone treating
his wife with radioiodine
Ike - their third son
- Born a tiny bit of a baby
- Was planned to be taken to US for
treatment but he started exhibiting more
growth while waiting
- Grown to be alright and a very bright boy
The Founder: His Dreams,
Vision, and Aspiration
Jose Malines - fellow staff writer that wrote of
him a few months before their high school
graduation
“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.”
August 19, 1946 - he took the Medical Board
Examination and passed with a grade of 90.83%,
highest in that particular examination
(topnotcher)
Educator
- The longest and most productive activity
of his life
University of the Philippines - his tertiary
education and where he stayed as an educator
1946 - his association with UP as a faculty started
- He was appointed as Assistant Resident
in Medicine, a training field that took years
● He was appointed 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)
Senior Resident/Full time resident in medicine
- he was promoted to this after a year of
residency in medicine
- He assumed the stature of regular faculty
member and had to supervise the
residents and interns under him
His postgraduate observations in the United
States:
● Johns Hopkins
● Cornell Medical Center in New York
● Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
● Massachusetts General Hospital and its
armed connections
Radioisotopes - course in Oakridge, Tennessee
that he was given a chance to get accepted and
attend to after his observations
- Experience that greatly expanded his
preparation for research
Department of Medicine Chairman of the
College of Medicine - he was elected to this
position by his colleagues when he came back to
the Philippines
- He succeeded Dr. Agerico Sison (who
became Dean of the College of Medicine)
- He became a medical teacher and also a
full-time researcher with at least 20
people under him
During this, he had established:
● The first Radioisotope Laboratory in the
country at UP-PGH
● The first medical laboratory at UP-PGH
1976 - before he gave up the Department of
Medicine, there were only about 20 faculty
members and 5 residents
- When he gave up the department during
this year, the faculty was over 150, bigger
that the entire college of medicine at that
time
● At this juncture in his lids, 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
Country doctor - his childhood dream
- Inspired by Dr. Anonuevo
Dr. Anonuevo - his childhood physician
Family doctor - his idea of a doctor
- He went into practice mostly as this
Him 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 the side of the benches,
and he was lucky he did not hit a
post/tree/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.
The Founder: His Legacy and
Love of Country
“There are two ways to influence human
behavior, you can either manipulate others or you
can inspire them.” - Simon Sinek
Contributions as a citizen of his
Hometown and his Province and his
Country
Love for the country - one personal trait that the
founder considered outstanding
“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 his Province
A. 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
B. The First Cavite Electric Cooperative,
Inc. (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
- Eventually covered 7 towns of the
province of Cavite
- Dr. Campos was the first and only
president
- Prospered by its 3rd year. It was
generating a gross income of P60
million from the membership
spread over town
- Biggest and most successful
cooperative at that point in time
- Ended after a referendum which
voted that the electric cooperative
be turned over to MERALCO
7 Towns:
1. Dasmariñas
2. Imus
3. Bacoor
4. Carmona
5. GMA
6. General Trias
7. Rosario
C. The Cavite Historical Society - to keep
alive the memories of our forefather who
struggled to give us political
independence
- It has been wheeled by destiny
that Cavte was the cradle for
Liberty and Freedom of our
country
- Composed of historical
committees of the following towns:
Bacoor, Carmona, Cavite City,
Dasmariñas, General Trias, GMA,
Imus, Kawit, Maragondon,
Noveleta. Rosario, Silang, Tanza,
and Ternate
Projects especially advocated by the
new Cavite Historical Society:
1. Giving recognition to Gen. Emio
Aguinaldo to be honored among
our national heroes with his picture
and image in our monetary
system, both the bills and the
coins
2. Rewriting the history of the
Philippines from the Filipino point
of view. This was undertaken by
 Alfredo Saulo (Vice President of
Cavite Historical Society)
3. Compilation of the history of
Cavite’s various towns (unrealized
during the time of the founder as
president of the society)
4. Historical tour of Cavite
(unrealized during the time of the
founder as president of the
society)
D. The Emilio Aguinaldo College - EAC-M
has its beginning in 1973
- For his hometown, putting up a
school, Emilio Aguinaldo College
in Bagumbayan, Dasmariñasm the
founder considered as a significant
contribution
EAC-C - opened on March 17, 1978 (birth
anniversary of Emilio Aguinaldo)
UMC - inaugurated on July 31, 1982,
These institutions were put up with the aim of
serving the population of the entire province of
Cavite
Emilio Aguinaldo College - Cavite - continues
to operate catering to the needs of the less
privileged sector of the town
- Offers technical and vocational courses
aside from regular degree programs
For the Country and Beyond
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 Fullbright 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
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -
their first international meeting was held in Manila
and the founder was the director of that 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.
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 to head this
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 13 years of one term
each and three terms as a member of the
executive board representing medicine
Major contribution in community health
program - he was merited a Presidential
Commendation by President Marcos stating:
‘Presidential commendation for his phenomenal
success in organizing, establishing, and operating
the comprehensive community health program in
Bay, Laguna in less than 3 years’
Other recognitions of his achievements:
● Became a resource speaker in
international conferences
● A degree in Doctor of Science (honoris
causa) in 1990 by the UP
● Appointed as 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
1981-84 - for his big role in vigorous development
of scientific policy and administration as
Chairman and President of the National Research
Council of the Philippines
1978-89 - as president of the National Academy
of Science and Technology
Numerous accomplishments:
 ● Thyroid clinic at PGH
● First radioisotope laboratory in the
Philippines
● First research laboratory, College of
Medicine
● Organization of community health
program at Bay Laguna
● Promotion of International Scientific
Relations and Exchange
Dr. Paulo C. Campos: In all our efforts, the most
promising trait of the family is love of the
community, our native land, and our people.
This trait has evolved into an obsession, a
dedication to service in providing education, in
improving the health care of the people, and in
enhancing their economic status by providing
opportunities for employment. The family,
although of a middle class income, seemed not to
be obsessed with wealth accumulation but more
inclined to serve and share the bounties that
came along the way.