Molly Naigan, THEN and NOW - At the UP general commencement in April 1979, and during the UPCVM baccalaureate service receiving the Proceso Oyzon Award in Large Animal Practice from Dean Salvador H. Escudero III as Dr. Eduardo Celo looks on (photo credit: Chito Pablo, courtesy of Ramon Molina). Fast forward to 2006: Molly, now a faculty member of the Aklan State University School of Veterinary Medicine (campus photos from the ASU website: http://www.asu.edu.ph/).
MOLLY L. NAIGAN lives in the beautiful town of Banga in Aklan, Philippines. He and his wife, a school teacher, have three children. In 2003, Molly joined the faculty of Aklan State University (ASU) School of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary school is located at the university’s main campus in Banga, nestled into the verdant and historic Manduyog Hill, approximately 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) away from Kalibo, the provincial capital. Molly serves as Department Chair of the Paraclinical Sciences, as well as a coordinator for the Extension and Community Services, the flagship arm of ASU in its effort to reach out and help people who are not accommodated in the formal education system. Molly is currently spearheading ASU’s efforts to establish the Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory at the veterinary school. His responsibilities also include teaching Veterinary Medicine, Entomology and Protozoology, Principles of Breeding and Veterinary Herbal Medicine. The ASU School of Veterinary Medicine is the first institution to offer a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program in the Western Visayas region. It formally operated as a separate degree granting unit in 2003. One of Molly’s children is currently enrolled at the ASU veterinary school, while his other son is studying architecture.
After achieving his D.V.M. from the UP College of Veterinary Medicine in 1979, Molly worked for the Bureau of Animal Industry for almost a year. He also became a small animal practitioner at the Ruiz De Leon Dog and Cat Clinic. Molly then broke into pharmaceutical marketing for Upjohn and Agrovet. For many years, Molly engaged in private practice in Bulacan before moving back to his hometown of Banga. This town of Aklan is known for Buling-bulingan, a festival held every 30th of April celebrating the ascension of Datu Manduyog as leader of the Confederation of Madya-as and the establishment of his seat of government in the 13th century in Banga.
MOLLY L. NAIGAN lives in the beautiful town of Banga in Aklan, Philippines. He and his wife, a school teacher, have three children. In 2003, Molly joined the faculty of Aklan State University (ASU) School of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary school is located at the university’s main campus in Banga, nestled into the verdant and historic Manduyog Hill, approximately 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) away from Kalibo, the provincial capital. Molly serves as Department Chair of the Paraclinical Sciences, as well as a coordinator for the Extension and Community Services, the flagship arm of ASU in its effort to reach out and help people who are not accommodated in the formal education system. Molly is currently spearheading ASU’s efforts to establish the Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory at the veterinary school. His responsibilities also include teaching Veterinary Medicine, Entomology and Protozoology, Principles of Breeding and Veterinary Herbal Medicine. The ASU School of Veterinary Medicine is the first institution to offer a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program in the Western Visayas region. It formally operated as a separate degree granting unit in 2003. One of Molly’s children is currently enrolled at the ASU veterinary school, while his other son is studying architecture.
After achieving his D.V.M. from the UP College of Veterinary Medicine in 1979, Molly worked for the Bureau of Animal Industry for almost a year. He also became a small animal practitioner at the Ruiz De Leon Dog and Cat Clinic. Molly then broke into pharmaceutical marketing for Upjohn and Agrovet. For many years, Molly engaged in private practice in Bulacan before moving back to his hometown of Banga. This town of Aklan is known for Buling-bulingan, a festival held every 30th of April celebrating the ascension of Datu Manduyog as leader of the Confederation of Madya-as and the establishment of his seat of government in the 13th century in Banga.
