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Dr. Tomas M. Realiza
December 21, 1956 - July 16, 2025
The Philippine Cancer Society remembers the life of Dr. Tomas M. Realiza, who has recently returned to the grace of our Lord. Dr. Realiza is a renowned Pulmonologist and former president of the Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP). He served the Society as a Board of Trustee, where he devoted his expertise, generosity, and compassion towards the needs of Filipino cancer patients.
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Dr. Rachael Marie Rosario
1963 - 2024
The Philippine Cancer Society's Executive Director (ED), Dr. Rachael Marie B. Rosario, has been the heart and soul of the Society's operations for over a decade, serving in this role since 2009. The PCS and the country lost an advocate, a leader, a health provider, a doer, a creative mind, an influencer, and a great motivator. The PCS honors her legacy.
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Dr. Conrado Lorenzo Jr.
November 29, 1935- March 6, 2025
The Philippine Cancer Society mourns the passing of Trustee Dr. Conrado "Clipper" Lorenzo Jr. A gynecologist and former Chancellor of the University of the Philippines—Manila, Dr. Lorenzo has initiated the PCS pioneering Patient Navigation Program in the country. He was president and served as a board of trustee of the Philippine Cancer Society.
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Prof. Dr. Adriano Laudico
The Philippine Cancer Society mourns the loss of Dr. Adriano Laudico (Professor Emeritus at University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine), a great man and cancer surgeon, who has led PCS and DOH in their renowned PBCRs (population-based cancer registry), PCS-Manila Cancer Registry and DOH-Rizal Cancer Registry. These two PBCRs have been the source of Philippine cancer data for the WHO-IARC GLOBOCAN, since 1992.
Dr. Adriano Laudico, with Dr. Divina Estevan of Rizal Medical Center and Dr. Max Parkin of WHO-IARC upgraded the PCS Manila Cancer Registry and the DOH Rizal Cancer Registry, and continued on up to his death (November 10, 2024). The PCS-MCR collects, collates, summarizes, and analyzes data from four cities in the National Capital Region (Manila, Quezon City, Pasay City and Caloocan City); DOH Rizal Cancer Registry covers the other Municipalities-turned-Cities of Metro Manila.