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Mark Timothy J. Libunao is a 32-year old registered Medical Technologist, a father to a 5-year old amiable and smart little boy and a husband to a registered Physical Therapist. He is an accomplished campus journalist, student leader, businessman, salesman and most of all, a loving father and husband, an obedient son, a caring brother, a very loyal and dear friend.


An Editor-in-Chief of his high school and college publications, a student council president for three years in college, a volunteer grade school teacher and a social mobilizer who was able to spearhead various community projects in Quezon City. He led several national organizations including the Quezon City Red Cross Youth Council, College Editors' Guild of the Philippines, Jesuit Volunteers of the Philippines and Philippine Society of Medical Technology Students. His glorious years came when he was elected as a student commissioner of the National Youth Commission under the Office of the President of the Philippines last 2002 and 2003. He worked and was designated as the Chief Medical Technologist of Murphy Diagnostic & Multi-Specialty Center and Hope Medical & Multi-Specialty Center in Quezon City before he entered medical school.

He is the eldest son of Mr. Freddie Mandario Libunao & Mrs. Ma. Sonia Jaleco Jesena of Hughes St., Maasin, Iloilo. He has two siblings: Bryan Paul graduated with a Masters Degree in Integrated Marketing and Communications in the University of Asia and the Pacific and Maria Mikaela who is a second year Medical Technology student of Centro Escolar University.

His wife, Ma. Theresa Acay of Marikina City is a registered Physical Therapist while his son Mikhail Thaddeus is a pre-school pupil of Jesus Christ Saves Global Outreach Christian Academy (JCA) in Quezon City.

He finished his grade school and high school in Ateneo de Iloilo (formerly Santa Maria Catholic School). He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology in World Citi Colleges and was awarded as the Most Outstanding Intern of the Year of Philippine Heart Center & World Citi Medical Center. He is presently on his third year Post Graduate course as Doctor of Medicine in Far Eastern University - Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation where he served as the Treasurer of the Medicine Student Council last 2007 and 2009. He was a former faculty of the KATINKO Wellness Institute Foundation Inc. where he taught Anatomy & Physiology, Massage Economics, Microbiology, Parasitology and Public Hygiene to Massage Therapists. Presently, he is one of the board of directors of Healthville Inc., a wellness company he co-founded with his brother.



Tuesday, June 3, 2008

A TRIBUTE TO ROBI



Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

I am an Ateneo alumnus, 25 years old and presently a 2nd Year Medicine student from FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine. I have never met Robi nor know him personally. It is only through my peers who handles Robi’s Tulong Dunong class that I got bunch of echoed details, a lot of very good stories about this guy. An experience Robi had with my peer once happened in Daang Tubo along Katipunan Road. That moment made my friend really admire Robi a lot because he was able to convince two previously hesitant out-of-school youths to join their study activity.

I have known that he is currently in the final enrollment list of the Ateneo Office of Admissions under the AB Interdisciplinary Studies though I cannot really confirm that information. I cannot also verify if he is going back to school after PBB or will he join the showbiz bandwagon for a while. Though I am a bit curious about the course he's taking. Since he wanted to become a doctor like his dad, IS should not be his pre-med course. Nevertheless, I am hoping that from Tulong Dunong Program of the Ateneo High School, I will be meeting him in Jesuit Volunteers of the Philippines (JVP) when he finishes AB IS (if that's indeed his college course).

Congratulations Robi, seeing how you lived your life inside the Big Brother house, i can very well say that the value instilled to us Ateneans by St. Ignatius of Loyola is very evident in you. MAGIS! Continue to spread our message of truth and accountability by being men and women for others. As our song goes, we bid farewell to our Alma Mater as we leave. But for Robi after high school is over, college life will commence and he will be back again to his big house of Blue. As we have been singing, WIN OR LOSE, IT’S THE SCHOOL WE CHOOSE, THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE WE BELONG.

We stand on a hill between the earth and the sky;
Now all is still, where Loyola’s colors fly
Our course is run and the setting sun ends
Ateneo’s days; eyes are dry at the last good-bye;
This is the Ateneo way.

Mary for you! For you’re White and Blue!
We pray you’ll keep us, Mary constantly true!
We pray you’ll keep us, Mary faithful to you.
Down from the hill, down to the world go I;
Remembering still, how the bright Blue Eagles fly
Through joy and tears, through the laughing years
We sang our battle song;
Win or lose, It’s the school we choose;
This is the place where we belong!
Mary for you….



Ateneo is proud of you. I will be here to back you up, together with all those whom you won their hearts, because of your genuine heart and affectionate soul. I hope to see you go on with your dream to become a doctor and become my one of my colleagues. KUDOS Robi, may your tribe increase.



CONGRATULATIONS FROM YOUR FELLOW ATENEAN


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