On this same day, decades ago, Helen (her real name), who was pregnant with her second child, started to labor and was rushed to V. Luna General Hospital (a military hospital) in Kamias Road, Quezon City.
Helen’s husband, Tobing (his real nickname), was personnel of the Philippine Army.
In 1937, the 1st Philippine Army General Hospital was established in Camp Murphy.
In 1946, the hospital was transferred to the rumbling prefabricated buildings and Quonset huts vacated by the 331th and 312th US Army General Hospitals at the corner of Highway 54 (now EDSA) and Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Rizal.
On 3 September 1946, the hospital was named V. Luna General Hospital, after Colonel Victoriano Luna, the then Chief of Medical Service and Medical Adviser of the Chief of Staff, as a fitting tribute to his heroism during the battle of Bataan.
In December of 1950, the hospital transferred to its newly established location on Kamias Road (now V. Luna Road), Quezon City
In 1970, V. Luna General Hospital was renamed V. Luna Medical Center and was redesigned Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center (AFPMC) effective 26 September 1975.
The Center will celebrate its 70th foundation anniversary this September 2007.
At exactly 11:12 A. M., the cry of a baby was heard - a bouncing baby boy was born.
The happy couple named their son “TOM”, after his grandfather on the father side.
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Tom!!!! Happy birthday! *mwah*
Posted by Sexy Nomad at June 8, 2007, 5:59 pm