Developing Whole Person

• Processing Questions:
• 1. Can you identify with any of the characters mentioned –
Manny, Pia and Dr. Rose? In what way?
• 2. What lessons can you learn from the character you have
chosen?
• 3. How would you like your life story to be told?
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 A Love Affair that Got Me Close to a Great Doctor

• I am blissfully married and a proud mother to three young men. My husband Leo knows that I am
also engaged in another love affair, a sweet and enduring one. And he approves, so do my sons.
This love affair is with research, and it started during my pediatric residency training. I can still
remember vividly the excitement and the long nights, the discovery
• of meaningful developments, the joy of reading medical journals, the eagerness to prepare
something thorough and relevant. The excitement I felt continued up to my postgraduate internship,
my fellowship in infectious diseases and it has lasted till now. My husband was never jealous and
my relationship with my sons never soured despite this other ongoing and never-ending love affair. I
could not ask for more. This is the best life. So last May 23, the family accompanied me to Vigan,
Ilocos Sur, to attend the 107th annual convention hosted by the Philippine Medical Association
(PMA). Being included as one of the 15 finalists for the coveted Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awards
is a proud moment for my family. With them around, I was the proudest wife, mom and doctor.
While individual citations were being read on stage for the top awardees for Community Leadership
(Dr. Purisima A. Bueno), Government Service (Dr. Maria Victoria M. Abesamis), Clinical Practice
(Dr. Bonaleth M. De Vera) and Academe (Dr. Estrella B. Paje-Villar), I never expected that the final
citation was all about the fruits of my other love affair, with research. “Lead investigator for the
much-awaited clinical trials on the multivalent dengue vaccine…” “repeatedly cited by researchers
here and abroad…” “served as the springboard for the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) of
the Department of Health…” “provided the evidence and the science…” “extended her work to the
communities…” “greater things to come that will benefit science, medicine and the Filipino
people…” “epitomizes the virtues of Dr. Jose P. Rizal…” “…love of country and service to our
countrymen…” All these brought me back to the past 30 years of my medical, family and
community life. My love affair with research did not happen overnight. It was a journey that began
with a case presentation as a first-year pediatric resident, and a prospective study on how to
prevent early jaundice in newborns.
My recommendation that a nursery should always be facing the direction the sun rises so that a newborn
can benefit from exposure to morning sunlight won the top prize for the hospital’s annual research
competition. This did not happen once. It was a back-to-back win for three straight years. I got
hooked. Who would not be? Year 1991 was my first immersion in dengue research. Twenty-three
years later, I am now the lead investigator of the country’s clinical trials for dengue vaccine, in the
countries where dengue is a major public health problem. It’s a vaccine the medical community
worldwide is waiting for. In Vigan, the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) bore witness to the
conferment of the award. The title comes with a specially designed trophy in the image of Dr. Jose
P. Rizal by National Artist Napoleon V. Abueva, a gold medallion, free trip to the United States to
attend the convention of the American Academy of Family Physicians and P150, 000 worth of
medicines that I can share with a civic organization of my choice. Was it just a coincidence or pure
fate that it is also the 23rd year of the presentation of the prestigious Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial
Awards? If the number “23” is a coincidence, what a joyful one. If this is destiny, let me accept it
with gratitude. This award is a fitting tribute to those who have encouraged and inspired me to
continue my love affair with research — participants and their families as well as my teams in
clinical trials, officials of the local health, school and government units, the Research Institute for
Tropical Medicine, collaborators/ partners and sponsors of my researches, Basaynon Katiguban,
Inc. and my town mates in Basey, Samar, who continue to show resiliency despite the tragedy
during the super typhoon Yolanda, the Philippine Pediatric Society and Manila Medical Society for
the recognition of my works and the nomination.
For more than three decades, I have never felt happier and accomplished than when doing medical
research. It is tiring but exciting, demanding yet humbling, intimidating but empowering, exacting yet
fulfilling. My work is my loving tribute to a great Filipino and a fellow doctor, Jose P. Rizal, MD.
(Dr. Rose Zeta Capeding is the 23rd Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awardee for Research. She is currently
the head of the Microbiology Department of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and
head of the Dengue Research Group. She is the head, Section of Infectious Diseases, Department
of Pediatrics, Asian Hospital and Medical Center.)
 A REAL WINNER
• is one who is able to:
• win over his/her battles and difficulties in life and turns them into a
learning and glorifying experience; -find meaning in pleasant and
unpleasant events in his life;
• live in peace with difficult people and difficult situations;
• win the goodwill of others, their respect and admiration;
• get what he wants using win-win strategies; never at the expense
of others;
• discover and use opportunities to his best advantage;
• develop and use his talents and abilities to the best advantage
and in so doing, make meaningful contribution in making this
world a better place to live in.
 Output No. 4
• Portfolio Output No. 4: Personal Recipe for Success with
Reflection Review the success stories of Manny Pacquiao, Pia
Alonzo and Dr. Rose Zeta-Capeding. What do you think was the
recipe for the success of these well-featured individuals? Now
make your personal recipe for achieving personal goals. Identify
your goal (you may refer to the previous activity of aspects of self
inspired by the success stories) and break it down into a recipe.
Here are two samples of recipes:
 RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

• INGREDIENTS: 1 TEASPOON OF IDEAS

½ CUP OF GOODWILL 1 PINCH OF
POSITIVITY ¾ CUP OF IMAGINATION 1
LB OF LEADERSHIP 2 SPOONFULS OF
TEAMWORK 1 CUP OF MARKET VISION
3 TABLESPOONS OF CHALLENGE
AND 1 BAG OF HOPE
 Three Main Basic
Aspect of Self:
1. Physical or Tangible aspects as they relate to the body- The body
is tangible, obvious, and we respond to it easily.
2. Intellectual and Conscious aspects as they relate to the mind-
learns what to do and communicates the information to the body
and the feelings. What the mind believes, the body manifests or
acts on, and the emotions feel, or respond with.The mind provides
access creativity and serenity which are necessary for such
processes as prayer, forgiveness, acceptance, and passion.
3. Emotional and intuitive aspects as they relate to the spirit- The
human emotions are the most feared aspect of the self, as
individuals are reluctant and unprepared to manage them

• All three aspects of the self work together in perfect harmony

when attention is paid to all three simultaneously.