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one of the core neurology sessions of the meticulously crafted program prepared by the Scientific Committee headed by Dr. Annette D.G. Bautista. I hope you will also take time to attend the Annual Research Forum presentations.

Allow me to reprise the year's activities.

As you may well know, the 16th PNA Midyear Convention ably organized by Dr. Herminigildo H. Gan was successfully held on June 3 to June 5, 2010 at the Avenue Plaza Hotel in Naga City, Camarines Sur. The overall winner of the team building activities held at the CAMSUR Watersports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur was the RED team.

The PNA Outreach Program headed by Dr. Paul D. Pasco completed 8 activities, namely, at Lopez, Quezon; at the STC nuns in Quezon City; at Sta. Cruz and Boac, Marinduque; twice at Naga City, Camarines Sur; with the PNA Central Luzon Chapter in Nueva Ecija; with the PNA Southern Mindanao Chapter in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon; and with the PNA Southern Luzon Chapter in Atimonan, Quezon.

The Bimonthly Scientific Meetings organized by Dr. Wilfredo C. Calma were held at the St. Luke's Medical Center Global City on February 5, 2010; at the Crowne Plaza Hotel under the auspices of the PNA Neuromuscular Council on March 5, 2010; at the Crowne Plaza Hotel under the auspices of the PNA Movement Disorder Council on July 2, 2010; at the University of Santo Tomas Medical Center on August 3, 2010; and at the Makati Medical Center on September 8, 2010.

Dr. Victoria G. Bael organized two Regional Neurology Conferences. These were held in Lipa City, Batangas in cooperation with the PNA Southern Luzon Chapter and the Lipa Medical Society on September 18, 2010 and in Dumaguete City in cooperation with the Cebu Neuroscience Society and the Dumaguete Medical Society on November 7, 2010.

The Banda Medika organized by Dr. Annette D.G. Bautista was successfully held on August 28, 2010 at the Metrobar, West Avenue with the most attendees ever.

Truly an interesting year has transpired despite the adverse conditions I had predicted in the earlier part of the year so that we have come to have a near full plate of activities and, of course, these activities could not have been possible without the zeal and magnanimity of our colleagues in the PNA who have chosen to remain "behind the scene". I have been proven wrong and am glad at that.

And…so to appropriately end this already overlong message, to all the fellows who have selflessly lent their time and talent, MARAMING SALAMAT and Mabuhay Kayong Lahat!

We do hope you will be coming back to this site from time to time for updates and announcements regarding forthcoming PNA activities.

Sincerely,

Dr. CES ALINCASTRE, M.D., FPNA

President

Philippine Neurological Association

On behalf of the Board of Governors of the Philippine Neurological Association (PNA), I wish to welcome you to the Official Website of the PNA.

We hope to keep the website relevant to the needs of the PNA. For this endeavor, I would like to give special mention to the efforts of the PNA Informatics Committee headed by Dr. Roland Perez for keeping the website up to date. You may send your comments to the PNA through the CONTACT US tab.

The 32nd PNA Annual Convention is upon us. By the time you read this, you might probably be already attending this culminating activity of the PNA for the year 2010.

You are probably in one of the ready halls of the EDSA Shangrila Hotel and listening in rapt attention to