Speech of Dr. Cezar T. Quiambao during the Inauguration of Julius K. Quiambao Medical & Wellness Center

To our First Lady, Liza Marcos-Araneta

My wife, Municipal Mayor Niña Jose-Quiambao

Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa

Governor Ramon V. Guico III,

Medical Director, Dr. Dave C. Gamboa

Hospital Administrator, Dr. Estrella Quiambao-Glorioso,

Chief Legal Officer, Atty. Arnel C. Glorioso

The rest of our local officials, other distinguished guests, people of Bayambang, our friends from the media, mga kababayan...

Good morning!

Thank you everyone for coming to this event.

I would like to thank especially our First Lady, Liza Marcos-Araneta, for taking time off from her busy schedule, just to be with us today. Maraming salamat po sa inyong pagsuporta, sa lahat po ng tulong na ibinibigay ninyo ni President Bongbong Marcos sa ating administrasyon at sa ating mga kababayang Bayambangueño. Marami pong development projects ang ating iniimplementa ngayon dahil sa suporta ng ating mahal na Presidente at First Lady.

As you probably know by now, this is one project that I never expected to make. While it is true that I have helped build a hospital in Guam before, I myself never thought that it would be possible to do the same thing right in my hometown. Maybe somewhere else, in a big city, but not in Bayambang.

But as things happened, here we are today, doing something we thought to be impossible, and in just a span of how many years.

It is true that this hospital came about because of deep personal loss. But today, I am so happy that my son's sudden, unexpected passing was not in vain. We are witnessing today something that we only dreamed about before when he was still alive: a hospital for our people. I just never thought that it would be built someday right here in my hometown.

God's ways are indeed not our ways. Siguro what we can do now is just be grateful that this happened at all.  Let us accept that "God writes straight using crooked lines," as the old saying goes. We are merely His instruments, perhaps to show how much He loves the people of Bayambang and the people of Pangasinan.

It is good that I listened to Him, that I allowed God to influence what was on my heart and mind at the time.

Maraming salamat sa ating Panginoon dahil ang sobrang lungkot at sakit sa pagkawala ni Julius noon ay pinalitan niya ngayong araw ng nag-uumapaw na ligaya. Maraming salamat din sa iyo, Julius, for guiding us here.

My son's dream is now a reality. Julius's spirit lives on in this hospital. May this hospital be an instrument of life for many people, an instrument of saving many lives. May it also serve as a window of opportunity for the medical, health, and wellness practitioners.

I am confident that JKQ MWC will even jumpstart the medical tourism sector in our province and region. Medical and wellness tourism has a high chance of succeeding in our country because, from the perspective of tourists from First World countries,  we have relatively affordable healthcare services, highly skilled medical professionals, and a reputation for specialized treatments.  I believe this hospital is positioned to benefit from these positive trends.

May the opening of the Julius K. Quiambao Medical and Wellness Center bring a new dawn for healthcare in Pangasinan.

Muli, maraming salamat po sa inyong suporta.