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Two accomplished doctors who have since taken to photography and the artistic canvass are holding a joint exhibit of their works with all the proceeds to be donated to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Foundation.
Bienvenido “Bien” Cabral M.D., and Marcelito “Mars” Custodio MD who call themselves physician by occupation, artist by avocation, are holding a joint exhibit at Dusit Thani Hotel’s mezzanine level that opens on Feb 3 at 4pm. The exhibit will run until Feb 13.
To be showcased are the paintings of Custodio and photographs of Cabral.
All proceeds from the sales will be for the benefit of PGH Medical Foundation to help indigent patients.
The exhibit will include Custodio’s 20 paintings on various subjects and Cabral’s 35 works mostly of flowers in color and black and white in time for Valentines day.
Cabral, who grew up in Tondo, received his B.S (1965) and M.D. (1968) from the University of the Philippines.
After his residency in Ophthalmology at the Philippine General Hospital, he took his fellowship in retinal surgery and ophthalmic pathology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Harvard Medical School and the Joslin Clinic in Boston.
Bien is retired from private practice in Manila. He has shared his blessings with others through the Good Hope Foundation which he established, and which has seen needy but deserving individuals through medical school, nursing school, engineering school, high school & elementary school. Social responsibility and good citizen-ship go together in Bien Cabral and he puts his belief into practice in other ways. Thus, many times in the past, he can be found on the streets with other activists, ex- pressing their views on national issues.
Today, Bien takes on less dangerous activities but still manages to express his support for the disadvantaged and recognize his debt of gratitude to his Alma Mater by donating or raising funds for meritorious activities of the UP College of Medicine, the PGH Sagip Buhay Medical Foundation and the PGH Medical Foundation.
These days, he is no less passionate about his nationalist concerns and his social responsibilities, but he now has time to enjoy other pursuits, such as painting and photography, traveling with family and friends, tending a small hobby farm, golf, and grandchildren ( who all look like him, according to him).
He looks forward to seeing the Philippines and the Filipinos take pride of place in the community of nations, liberated from the tyranny of disease, poverty & corruption and free to chart their own destiny.
Custodio was the former board chairman, board member – APICHA Health Center.
He is also the former chairman and board member of Mayi Theater Inc., NY; board member, Society of Philippine Artists in America; and advisory board member -the Red Ribbon Project AIDS support group, Manila.