PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost releases Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital 50th anniversary stamps
December 10, 2018 Posted By: Corp.Comm
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) released new stamps to mark the 50th Founding Anniversary of the Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH) on December 7, 2018.
The Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital is a private tertiary hospital in Mayombo District Dagupan City. With more than 150 highly-trained medical practitioners and paramedical personnel, it is considered one of the leading health care institutions in Northern Luzon.
The commemorative stamps feature the founder Dr. Vivencio V. Villaflor, Sr., a surgeon and visionary from Pitogo, Quezon and the modern hospital.
Dr. Villaflor Sr. opened a humble clinic along Arellano Street in 1968 to make quality medical care accessible to Dagupeños.
PHLPost Assistant Postmaster General Luis D. Carlos said that the recent commemorative stamps underscored a milestone in its history as it looks back at 50 years of dedicated service based on the vision of its founding patriarch – Dr. Villaflor Sr.
An ISO 9001:2008 certified hospital, the Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH), joined the ranks of hospitals in the world that meet international quality standards.
PHLPost has printed 60, 000 copies of the DDVMH stamp sold for P12.00 each.
The layout of the stamp was done by PHLPost in-house graphic designer Mr. Victorino Z. Serevo.
The stamps and official first day cover shall be available starting December 07, 2018
at the Philatelic Counter, Central Post Office, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila and selected Area Post Offices.
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