The President’s Message during the 50th Anniversary Kick-off Event
My heart is full of happiness and pride that WE, and I mean WE, have reached this momentous milestone of our 50th Anniversary. Coming out after three years of the pandemic all strong and healthy, we are truly blessed to be able to celebrate this historic gathering face to face.
Seeing you all today is so heartwarming. I believe you are as glad as I am to be here. We opted to open our year-long jubilee today exclusively for those who have been part of our journey from the beginning.
While I echo the warm greeting of Rona for our special guests, let me assure you that each one of you is special !! ALL OF YOU ARE INTEGRAL in making the 50 year history of VRPMC. Let us give ourselves a round of applause Walang hindi importante sa ating paglalakbay patungo sa ika-cinkuentang taon na ating pagiging Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center.
If our founding father, Dr. Victor R. Potenciano were alive and present today, he would be beaming with joy and mixed emotions seeing his vision for his dream hospital coming alive to fullfillment at levels beyond his expectations. Dr. Titong, my father, started it all: the way Dr. VRP provided quality care, hands-on treatment with nurturing touch of a father-doctor to his family members. And we proudly carried out his legacy in our new tagline: Ito ang Alagang VRP.
We have named our yearlong celebration THE FUTURE FROM THE BEGINNING! Where we are now and where we want to move to in the future is a CULMINATION of the experiences and contributions of everyone in the last five decades. No experience went to waste through the years. Obstacles provided learnings. Successes continue to be built on. It is an ever-growing experiential ladder towards becoming better each day, each week, each month, year after year.
I am very grateful to the Golden Anniversary organizing committee who worked these past months relentlessly to ensure that a year-long series of 50 events involving community services for Mandaluyong city, medical and human resource events and social engagements will take place to commemorate our 50 years of existence.
We celebrate our 50th year only once, so for tonight in this Kick Off event, you can expect a lot of entertainment and fun.
Thank you for coming and enjoy the rest of the evening. God bless us all! And Happy Golden Anniversary VRP Family!!!
Mrs. Ma. Victoria P. Vergel de Dios
President, VRP Medical Center
