EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1084 January 28, 1986

APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY, ZAMBOANGA CITY

WHEREAS, acute imbalances in the distribution of health service exist in most parts of Western Mindanao;

WHEREAS, the generally inadequate status of health care delivery in the Region may be attributed to, among others, the lack of trained health manpower such as physicians;

WHEREAS, P.D. 1427 creating the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) stipulates that the University shall offer undergraduate and graduate courses in the arts and sciences, education, medical sciences, agriculture and forestry, engineering and technology necessary to meet the need for trained manpower in Region IX;

WHEREAS, the establishment of a College of Medicine at the WMSU can provide opportunities for qualified indigenous young residents to become professional physicians who can minister to the underserved areas of the Region;

WHEREAS, the proposed College, founded on the philosophy of primary health care, shall provide a relevant community-based and problem-centered program of medical training;

WHEREAS, because of its unique approach to medical education, the College can also serve as a model for health manpower development in the country and in Southeast Asia;

WHEREAS, the organization of the College has been technically and financially supported by the World Health Organization; approved by the Board of Medical Education; and endorsed for presidential approval by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, the Ministry of Health, and the erstwhile Executive Committee;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested, do hereby approve the establishment of the Western Mindanao State University College of Medicine at Zamboanga City.

In addition, I hereby order the prompt implementation of all measures and activities pertinent to and required for the operation of said College.

Done this 28th day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six.