The Philippine Board of Orthopaedics Inc. Trustees

From the Board’s inception, five trustees ran its day-to-day affairs. With less than ten training programs all over the country, this seemed to be an ideal setup. The PBO must have done its job well because orthopaedic education flourished, with more training programs arising in the country’s many regions. With the increase in demands, starting from the late eighties to its current state, twelve trustees compose the Board of Trustees. There is an urgency to increase this number of Trustees further. As of this golden year, with twenty-two programs and with six more up for visits and provisional accreditation, the Trustees find themselves multi-tasking and getting overwhelmed with the tasks at hand. There is, indeed, a much-needed review of the current by-laws of the organization.

Five or twenty Trustees, the Board, is mandated as the official accrediting and examining arm of the Philippine Orthopaedic Association, Inc. (POA). This is stated in the current constitution and by-laws as approved in 2019. Administrative functions of the Board are handled by the issuance of resolutions and rules of procedures so long as they do not contradict the constitution and by-laws. With the participation of several Past Chairpersons of the Board, the Board of Trustees has come up with the “Manual of Policies and Procedures for Orthopaedic Residency Education,” more informally referred to as the Greenbook. Currently, we are using the 4th edition (2017) of this Greenbook, with a 5th edition in the edit and revisions stage.

The Board of Trustees refers to other Specialty and Sub-specialty Boards as standards of reference in terms of good practice and governance. We also work with the Surgical Specialty Boards for standardization and updating. Adaptive changes, particularly during the pandemic years, were necessary to survive the training standards and the continuance of training programs despite the pandemic’s severe limitations. The Philippine Professional Regulatory Commission, the Department of Health, and the Philippine College of Surgeons are important agencies with which the Board of Trustees works. During this pandemic, the Philippine Medical Association and the Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Covid19 also influence many of the decision-making of the Board. Because of this, the Board’s decisions are very grounded on acceptable norms of engagement.

Future work lies on the mandate of being the examining and accrediting arm of the POA. Soon, the future Board may be augmented by Trustees that are experts in pedagogy and orthopaedic education. We also see a separation of these two mandates. A separate Examination and Accreditation arms are not such a far-fetched idea. Whatever the task of the Board of Trustees is always and shall always be for the betterment of orthopaedic education.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2026

Chairman

DR. RICHARD V. CONDOR

Dr. Richard V. Condor is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon with special interests in endoscopic spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and scoliosis surgery. He currently serves as Spine Section Head at the University of Cebu Medical Center and maintains an active clinical practice across multiple hospitals in Cebu. Dr. Condor is deeply involved in academic and organizational leadership, serving as Vice President of the Philippine Spine Society. He is also the Chairman of the 2026 Philippine Board of Orthopaedics, Inc. and a member of its Accreditation Committee.

Vice Chairman

DR. LENDELL JOHN Z. GATCHALIAN

Dr. Lendell John Z. Gatchalian is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in advanced wound care. He currently serves as Vice President of the Philippine Orthopedic Wound Care and Diabetic Limb Society and is the immediate past Chapter President of the Philippine Orthopaedic Association (POA) South Luzon Chapter, having served from 2024 to 2025. For 2026, he holds leadership roles in three PBO committees, serving as Head of the Website Committee and the Greenbook 5th Edition Ad Hoc Committee, and as a member of the Examination Committee. He has been a faculty member of the Adventist University of the Philippines College of Medicine since 2018.

Secretary

DR. EDWARD A. SARROSA

Dr. Edward A. Sarrosa currently serves as Secretary of the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO). He is the Head of the PBO Accreditation Committee for 2026 and an active member of the e-Logbook Committee. He holds the rank of Medical Specialist IV at the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) and practices as a consultant at Makati Medical Center, St. Luke’s Medical Center, and Asian Hospital & Medical Center.

Dr. Sarrosa is a former President of the Philippine Orthopaedic Association (POA), having served in 2007. His subspecialties include shoulder surgery, sports medicine, and trauma. He completed fellowship training in arthroscopy and sports medicine in Japan and Canada.

Treasurer

DR. HENRY P. TUPAS

Dr. Henry P. Tupas served as Chapter President of the Philippine Orthopaedic Association (POA) West Visayas Chapter in 2011. He is affiliated with the College of Medicine, West Visayas State University Medical Center, Qualimed Hospital–Iloilo, St. Paul’s Hospital, and Iloilo Mission Hospital. A member of the Philippine Orthopaedic Trauma Society, Dr. Tupas currently serves as Treasurer of the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO) and leads both the PBO NORAP Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee.

Ex- Officio

DR. ADRIAN B. CATBAGAN

Dr. Adrian B. Catbagan is an orthopaedic spine surgeon and the elected Chairman of the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO) for 2025. He joined the Board in 2022 as Trustee-at-Large and served as a member of the Examinations Committee that same year, later becoming its Head from 2023 to 2024. In the academic setting, he holds the rank of Associate Professor VII at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. He also served as a part-time Medical Specialist III at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), where he previously served as Chief of the Spine Section.

Trustee

DR. JAMES C. PAGGAO

Dr. James C. Paggao is a senior member of the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO). He joined the Board in 2000 and served as PBO Chair in 2007. During his tenure, the PBO Mission and Vision were formulated, providing enduring direction for the organization. He also played a key role in the successful celebration of the PBO Golden Anniversary in 2022 and has served as Head of the Awards Committee from 2015 to the present. Dr. Paggao is a retired and visiting consultant at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) and is likewise affiliated with St. Louis University Hospital. His subspecialty is Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Trustee

DR. JUSTINIANO S. BAI

Dr. Justiniano S. Bai is a board certified, fellowship trained Hand and Microsurgery Orthopedic Surgeon. He presently heads the Philippine Board of Orthopedics’ Examination Committee from 2025 to the present. He is an active consultant in the Department of Orthopedics of Baguio General Hospital.

Trustee

DR. ROSALYN P. FLORES

Dr. Rosalyn P. Flores is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Pediatric Orthopaedic and Ilizarov and Limb Deformity Surgeon. She teaches Anatomy, Surgery, and Orthopaedics at the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. She is affiliated with the University of Santo Tomas Hospital, UP–Philippine General Hospital, Rizal Medical Center, and St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City.

Dr. Flores is the current President of the ASEAN Paediatric Orthopaedic Society and the immediate past President of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of the Philippines. She has been a Trustee of the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO) since 2025 and currently serves on the PBO Greenbook 5 Committee and Examination Committee.

Trustee

DR. MA. LILIA MONINA P. JOSE

Dr. Jose is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic oncologist and a member of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Unit at the Philippine Orthopedic Center. She is an active member of the Philippine Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the Philippine Society of Women in Orthopedic Surgery, and the Philippine Orthopaedic Association – North Luzon Chapter. Dr. Jose provides orthopedic care to patients in Quezon City as well as in her hometown of Malolos, Bulacan. She currently serves on the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO) Website Committee and Examination Committee.

Trustee for Luzon

DR. ARNALDO S. FAVILA JR.

Dr. Arnaldo S. Favila is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon and currently serves as President of the Palawan Medical Society. He is the Luzon Representative of the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO), where he heads the e-Logbook Committee and serves as a member of the NORAP Committee. He is affiliated with Adventist Hospital Palawan, PMMGMP–Cooperative Hospital, and ACE Medical Center Palawan.

Trustee for Visayas

DR. HAREM P. DEIPARINE

Dr. Harem P. Deiparine currently serves as the Visayas Representative of the Philippine Board of Orthopaedics (PBO). He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and an active consultant at Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu. He also serves as a member of the PBO Accreditation Committee and the Awards Committee.

Trustee for Mindanao

DR. LEONARD T. KHU

Dr. Leonard T. Khu is a board-certified and fellowship-trained Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon. He was the past Chapter President of the POA-North Mindanao Chapter in 2009. He is an active consultant of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro. He is the present PBO Mindanao Representative and is a member of the NORAP Committee.