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12/05/2026

12/05/2026

Warmest congratulations to Dr. Audric Charles G. Liwag for earning 2nd Place in the prestigious Interesting Case Report Contest of the Philippine Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

Your achievement is a testament to your dedication, clinical excellence, and commitment to advancing medical knowledge and patient care. Your hard work and passion continue to bring honor and pride to our institution.

Your Western Visayas Medical Center family is truly proud of you.

07/05/2026

For those who missed it, here is the replay of Tukib: Science and Tourism featuring Dr. Ria Sophia Perales discussing the successful completion of the FIRST endoscopic excision of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA) in Western Visayas.

A proud milestone showcasing innovation, teamwork, and advancement in minimally invasive ENT surgery in the region. ✨

Watch here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1QcDHvtRgE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

𝐓𝐔𝐊𝐈𝐁 📻 | What does it take to remove a rare tumor endoscopically—for the first time in Western Visayas? 🤔

Sa masunod nga episode sang makaupod naton ang doctor nga nagpanguna sang una nga endoscopic excision sa 13-anyos nga pasyente sa Western Visayas Medical Center, si Dr. Ria Sophia Perales.

Ano ang mga pagpanghanda sang mga doktor antes ang operasyon? Kag ano ayhan ang mga pagpanghangkat nga ila naagyan sa operating room? Bantayan bwas, Mayo 7.

See you, mga Ka-Tukib! 😉

01/05/2026

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery of Western Visayas Medical Center proudly announces a major milestone—the successful completion of its FIRST ENDOSCOPIC excision of a Juvenile Nasoangiofibroma in a 13-year-old male, a first in Western Visayas! 🎉

This landmark procedure was made possible through the expertise and collaboration of our dedicated team, led by Dr. Ria Sophia Perales, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Fellow, together with her mentor from the Philippine Academy of Rhinology and Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery training at East Avenue Medical Center: Dr. Niño Bernardo Timbungco.

Assisting in the procedure were our training residents:
Dr. Kayla Gayle Sillo, Dr. Al Ensomo, and Dr. Nicole Dominique Vargas.

We likewise extend our heartfelt gratitude to our colleagues from various departments who went above and beyond to make this possible:

• Neuroscience Department – especially Dr. John Gaw Te, Endovascular Neurosurgeon, for the preoperative embolization, and Dr. Mike Mondragon
• Anesthesia Department – especially Dr. Mercy Margot Yanson, Dr. Ceres Laud, Dr. Therese Lumicday, Dr. Jeniffer Cambas-Trabado, and Dr. Elysha Marie Diestro
• Pediatrics Department – especially Dr. Joselito Caso, Pediatric Hema-Onco, and Dr. Marian Lauricio
• Operating Room Staff – headed by Ma’am Demelen Gancero and Mr. Leslie Gayatgay, with Scrub Nurses Ms. Genit and Mr. Froilan Siron, and Circulating Nurse Mr. Limuel Lim

This milestone highlights the strength of multidisciplinary collaboration and reaffirms our commitment to delivering advanced, high-quality patient care.

Congratulations to everyone involved on this remarkable achievement! 👏

26/04/2026