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BRIEF PERSONAL PROFILE OF
HON. ARTEMIO A. NIELO
At age 69, Hon. Artemio A. Nielo is
hale and hearty. He is a physician by profession and
is married to Dr. Filipinas Saguin Nielo, the present
Chief of the Piņan District Hospital. He has five
children and eight grandchildren.
Hon Nielo is now on his second term as
a City Councilor. He retired as City Health Officer in
March 24, 2000 at age sixty five. Before that he
occupied several positions in the City of Dapitan such
as Assistant CHO, Local Civil Registrar, City
Population Coordinator, and City Nutrition Action
Officer.
His experience outside the city
included being as Asst. Professor in the College of
Public Health, University of the Philippines, a Field
Director of the UP/IPH-FRG Fiel Practice Program,
Consultant of the Development Academy of the
Philippines, Adviser to WHO, and Medical Specialist of
DOH, Region IX. He was also a Rural Health Physician
of Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte and a Ship Physician
of William Lines.
Hon. Nielo was recipient of a Study
Grant from WHO and studied at the prestigious Johns
Hopkins University in the USA. He also received a
Study Tour from the World Health Organization. To
observe different health services delivery in several
countries of the world.
Hon. Nielo also received many awards
notable among them are Outstanding City Health Officer
given by the Philippine Public Health Association,
Outstanding Family Physician in Community Service
given by the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians;
Outstanding Alumnus given by the College of Medicine
Alumnus given by the College of Medicine Alumni
Association of SWU; Most Outstanding Physician of DCMS
given by the Philippine Medical Association,
Certificate of Recognition from the LGU Dapitan, and
other awards given by the Rotary Club, Knights of
Columbus, etc.
Hon. Nielo is also active in community
organizations. He was a President of the Rotary Club
of Dapitan. In the Knights of Columbus, he has served
as District Deputy, Grand Knight and the first
Faithful Navigator of the Fourth Degree, Justice
Florentino Saguin Assembly. He was a former Regional
Secretary of REACT, former Regional Chairman of the
Association of Nutrition Councils. He is a member of
the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity and the Epsilon Gamma
Pi Honor Society. He is presently the President of the
Dapitan City Medical Society. |
