Updates on Doc Ablang
(as of 20 September 2006)
Former Xavier High School PE Director Dr. Ricardo Ablang was finally released from the Chinese General Hospital after having some lung complications during his by-pass operation a few weeks back. Xavier Alumni doctors Dr. John “Janggo” Lim ‘77 and Dr. Louie Tan ‘82 were his attending physicians.
The fund drive to support Doc Ablang’s medical expenses was spearheaded by Adam Sim, David Atienza and Batch ‘71. The campaign to “lend a helping” hand to Doc was able to raise over a million pesos, including a thousand US Dollars. More than half of the donors were anonymous as members of the alumni community tried to out do one another in assisting the “teacher who never failed a student in his 30 years stay in Xavier” as remarked by David Atienza. The ‘72 Dragons Foundation led by AAXS VP for Special Projects Hero Yu, XSPA President Ramon Go and Foundation Pres. Philip Uy were the largest single donor to the “crusade”. Batch ‘72 gave a total P200,000 in donations alone.
After his recovery, Doc Ablang hopes to set up a fund to help former and current Xavier teachers in need of medical attention like his case. More details will be released during the Grand Alumni Homecoming on 25 November 2006. (With reports from David Atienza ‘71)
