Happy 85 th Birthday
Mrs. Flaviana Gonzaga-Cepedoza
and Thank You for your celebration of
life, through love!
The Cepedoza siblings love both their mother and
their late father (Florentino) with a love that knows
no bounds. Flaviana, their mother, is Mama Flavy
to them and they describe her as a lady with a
“perfect heart that is selfless, patient, kind,
generous, compassionate and always loving”. This
is the very reason that, on her 85 th birth
anniversary, they decided to carry on one of the
goals of the Florentino-FlavianaCepedoza
Foundation (FFCF) which is to foster the legacy of
their parents by giving back their love to the
community through a medical mission with the
local patients of Danao as their beneficiaries.
Held on November 5, 2023 at the Santa Fe
Municipal Infirmary, Barangay Sta Fe, Danao,
Bohol, the whole day medical mission provided
free consultation, medical check up, surgery
(excision of mass on the head and body
extremities), OBGYN Ultrasound services (with Dr.
Apple Cepedoza bringing her own Ultrasound
machine), prenatal care and pap smear test.
Led by the Cepedoza siblings, the medical mission
was a product of the joint efforts of the LGU Danao
through the mayor, Engr. Jose “Joe” Cepedoza;
the Bohol Liga ng Barangay President, Dr. Romulo
Cepedoza; Danao number 1 Councilor Celeste
Cepedoza-Lerion, the Florentino-
FlavianaCepedoza Foundation (FFCF) and the
Rural Health Unit of Danao nurses, midwives,
barangay health workers, and personnel of the
Danao RHU and Infirmary.
The following kind hearts composed the medical
mission team: Dr. Bryan Cepedoza – Internal
Medicine/ pulmonologist; Dr. Florence Cepedoza-
Surgery/Oncologist; Dr. Apple Cepedoza – Ob-
Gynecologist; Dr. Lady Fontilla – Ob-gynecologist;
Dr Dhayan Davidson – OBGYN clerk; Dr. Ezra
Edwin Bablu – OBGYN clerk; Dr. Jaime Salarda;
Dr. Juno Sumatra; Dr.Bennes Tubal; Nurses,
Midwives, Barangay Health Workers Personnel of
the Danao RHU and Infirmary.
Approximately, the beneficiaries of the medical
mission who availed themselves of the free
medical services and supplies were: 30 Internal
Medical patients, 22 surgery patients, and 60
OBGYN patients.
Was the 85 year old birthday celebrator, Mama
Flavy, present during the medical mission? She
was in Danao, Bohol on her birthday but opted not
to attend the free clinic activity as she was
supervising the preparation of the ancestral home
at barangay Poblacion of the town for a luncheon
celebration with her grandkids and children.
Is this free medical clinic a yearly event? Well,
during our phone conversation with Atty. Glen
Hubahib and wife Inday Flor-Hubahib (a nurse)
who are now based in Hayward California, I
learned that this is the second year that the FFCF
sponsored the free clinic for Mama Flaviana’s
birthday. However, the foundation, in conjunction
with LGU Danao has been sponsoring the annual
Flaviana Medical and Dental mission in time for
the Danao Foundation Day every July as
spearheaded by Mayor Joe Cepedoza and Dr.
Bryan Cepedoza. The foundation has also been
sponsoring the Florentino Cup sportsfest for the
Barangay Magtangtang fiesta celebration every
last week of November since 2015 with Dr.
Florence Cepedoza and Dr. Romulo Cepedoza as
team leaders. Moreover, since the foundation has
also been into disaster assistance, it has provided
disaster relief activities for the victims of typhoon
Odette.
The officers of the Florentino-FlavianaCepedoza
Foundation include the following: Dr. Bryan
Cepedoza (Chairman); Dr. Florence Cepedoza
(Vice-Chairman); Ma. Florita Cepedoza-Abad
(Secretary); and Filomena Cepedoza (Treasurer).
The board members/advisers are: Maria Flor
CepedozaHubahib, Dr. Romulo Cepedoza, Mayor
Joe Cepedoza, Benecio Cepedoza, and Maria Fe
Cepedoza-Enriquez with Glen P. Hubahib, Esq. as
the Legal Adviser.
It is wonderful to know that successful people
share their blessings with others. As we wrote
before, success runs in the Cepedoza blood. To
prove my point, let us take a look at the siblings’
achievements.
The eldest is Benecio (Benie). He graduated
from the Bachelor of Science in Commerce
course major in Accounting. He is married to
Zhen Vitor, a pharmacist and both are now
residing at Danao, Bohol.
Then comes Jose (Joe), a BS in Civil
Engineering & BS in Architecture graduate
with a Masters degree in Public
Administration. He was the unopposed
mayoralty candidate of Danao and is now
holding the position of Danao local chief
executive. He is married to Azon Mamogay, a
BS in Commerce graduate who is a
businesswoman.
The 3 rd sibling is Romulo fondly called Moloy
or Molixk. He is a Doctor of Dentistry, BS Law
graduate and presently board member of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Bohol. He is
married to Luzvinia Orapa, also a Dentist.
Maria Fe Cepedoza-Enriquez (Fe) is the 4 th
sibling. She graduated from the BS Commerce
course major in Accounting. She is married to
Deo Enriquez, a policeman, who passed away
in 1996. She stays in Danao now.
Another BSC graduate, major in Accounting
comes next. She is Ma. Pedrita (Pedrit)
Cepedoza-Vitor, the 5 th in the family. She is
married to Lirio Vitor, a BS in Electrical
Engineering degree holder. Both Pedrita and
Lirio are in the business industry and are also
based in Danao.
The 6 th sibling is one of the prettiest among the
girls. She is Mariaflor (Flor) Cepedoza-
Hubahib who holds the diploma of a BS in
Nursing graduate. She also has a Masters
Degree in Nursing and she works as a Cath
Lab RN in the U.S.A. She is married to an
intelligent Boholano: Glen Hubahib, ESQ,
BSEE, BS Law, MBA. He works as a lawyer in
the U.S.A. Both are now residing at Hayward,
California with their only son, Tom.
Ma. Florita (Poyette) Cepedoza-Abad, the 7 th
among the siblings, is another nurse–a BSN
graduate. She works as Telemetry/ Med Surg
RN. She is married to Gary Abad and both are
residing abroad.
Filomena (Piloy) Cepedoza, the 8 th , is a
graduate of two courses: BS Physical
Therapy & BS in Nursing. Aside from being a
businesswoman, she is also the Office
Manager of Dr. Bryan Cepedoza’s Medical
Clinic located at the Tagbilaran Community
Hospital.
The very popular Dr. Jesus Bryan (Bryan)
Cepedoza is the 9 th in the family. He is a
medical doctor and one of the top
pulmonologists in the country. Despite the fact
that he topped medical examinations and has
been doing good medical practice, he has
remained humble in his traits and character.
He is a favorite of many. He is a columnist of
this paper, The Bohol Tribune, and presently,
he is the President of the Philippine College of
Physicians, Bohol Chapter. He is affiliated with
several hospitals in the province but holds
office at the Tagbilaran Community Hospital.
He is married to a Nurse and Juris Doctor, the
beautiful Mia Lumapas.
And the 10 th sibling is Dr. Florence “Junjun”
Cepedoza. He is married to Almeida “Apple”
Duenas – BD in Medical Technology & Doctor
of Medicine with specialization in OB-
Gynecology.
(Editor’s Note: The Bohol Tribune wishes to thank
Atty. Glen Hubahib and Mrs. Flor Cepedoza-
Hubahib who helped us gather some data to
complete our records for this article. As of this
writing both have touched down at the Peru
International Airport en route to Brazil for a 10 day
vacation.)
The Cepedoza siblings and their mother. First row, seated from left to right: Ma.
Pedrita C. Vitor. Ma. Florita C. Abad, Mrs. Flaviana Gonzaga-Cepedoza (the
mother), and Maria Flor C. Hubahib. Second row, standing from left to right: Maria
Fe C. Enriquez, Benecio Cepedoza, Danao Mayor Joe Cepedoza, Sangguniang
Panlalawigan Board Member Dr. Romulo Cepedoza, Bryan Cepedoza, Dr. Junjun Cepedoza, Dr. and Filomena Cepedoza