Mr. Raul C. Pagdanganan, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cardinal Santos Medical Center, became the newest member of the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents (BOR) on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The oathtaking ceremony was held at the BOR Room in Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
Witnessing the event were: UP President and BOR Co-chairperson Danilo L. Concepcion; Secretary of the University and of the BOR Roberto MJ Lara; Philippine Association of University Women (PAUW)-UP President Gaby Roldan-Concepcion; members of the Pagdanganan family; and, UP staff.
In his message to UP, Pagdanganan said he considered it an honor to serve the University, his Alma Mater, and vowed to help shape policies and programs to sustain UP’s leadership role in knowledge creation and public service. He recalled his humble roots as a newspaper boy in Bulacan, who dreamt of becoming a doctor but instead finished business administration and accountancy at UP Diliman, and then worked alongside health personnel as an administrator of various hospitals.
The UP BOR is the highest governing body in the UP System.