Tubod, Lanao del Norte – February 9, 2011 is the last day of service of Dra. Gavina de Veyra Galbines as she retires from her position as the Provincial Health Officer.


Dra. Galbines started her public service career in the provincial government on May 8, 1978 as a Rural Physician assigned in Kapatagan Provincial Hospital.


In 1984, as a scholar of the U.P. Institute of Public Health in Manila City, Dra. Galbines took up her master’s degree in Public Health. She was then promoted to Medical Specialist III in the province three years after finishing her masteral studies. She later became an Assistant Provincial Health Officer on January 1, 1988 and finally got promoted as Provincial Health Officer on April 2, 1993, a position she held up to the present.


On her retirement program held at MCC Hotel, Tubod, this province last February 8, 2011, Dra. Galbines shed tears of joy after delivering her farewell words and reminiscing the happy memories she has of her colorful and unblemished service to the people of Lanao del Norte.


“I am happy for her that she will now be spending time with her family, though I am saddened that one of our standout department heads will be leaving our organization. I consider her as one of our greatest asset in the Provincial Government. She is an excellent team player and possesses a motherly touch especially when dealing with her patients”, Provincial Administrator Joselito Quibranza said.


The admiration and adoration expressed by her colleagues and subordinates only attest of Dra. Galbines’ superb performance in public service. LAR-PIO/PIO-LDN