Date: December 12-13, 2002

Location: Diosdado Macapagal Memorial Hospital, Guagua, Pampanga, Philippines

Operations performed: Cataracts = 33, Exotropia = 1.  After the mission, a meeting was held at the Dean’s office. It was at this meeting with the Dean, Dr. Angeles Tan Alora  and the Chief of the Hospital,  Dr. Tito Toralba that the 1st In-House Save_A_Sight Mission was conceived with Dr. Antonio M. Gonzales, President of the USTMAAA Foundation. The project materialized on February 25-27, 2004.

Sponsors: USTMAAA. Officers: Dr. Antonio M. Gonzales, President, Foundation, Dr. Ed Beltan, President, Alumni Association, Dr. Stella Evangelista, CEO, Dr. Joe Evangelista, Overall Chairman. Save Sight Missions, Alcon Laboratories.

Participants: Ophthalmologists: Dr. Jack Bautista, Attending. Residents: Dr. Henry Chan, Dr. Mervin De Guzman, Dr. Geobryan Alcala, Dr. Leo Cuaycong, Dr. John Tan, Dr. Ner Lansangan SUKOB Foundation nurses: Mr. Edwin Lipat.