Generations of Filipinos can know more about the riveting saga of the first 100 years of the Philippine General Hospital in a commemorative book published by the University of the Philippines Press after it was formally launched last July 23, 2010 at Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman. 

Entitled Siglo: A Hundred Years of the PGH in the Service of the Filipino People, the book "recounts the origins of our beloved PGH that has stood the test of time as the beacon of hope for many Filipinos in the last hundred years", Dr. Jose Luis J. Danguilan, editor-in-chief, said during the launch. It took two years to complete, with the voluminous researches and information culled from the annals of history to bring to life the story of the national university hospital. Dr. Rafael C. Bundoc, Prof. Jerome Ong and Dr. Phillip Aristotle R. Hermida (co-authors), were also present during the launch. PGH Medical Foundation Inc. funded the endeavor.

Three of the four editors are from the Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity: Dr. Danguilan 'MΣΦ 75, Dr. Bundoc 'MΣΦ 86 and Dr. Hermida MΣΦ '09. Cover was designed by Dr. Allan Larona MΣΦ '08, photos were taken by Dr. Gelo Manalang 'MΣΦ '09, and layout was prepared by Dr. Criston Manasan MΣΦ '09 and Dr. Julian Cañero MΣΦ ‘10. The collaboration began with the Mu Sigma Phi 75th Anniversary commemorative book, A Priori Ad Infinitum, which was published 2 years earlier and was granted the Anvil Award of Merit by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) last February.

The book is now available at UP Press. For inquiries and orders, please contact the University Press at 926 66 42 or visit their website at http://uppress.com.ph.

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