Google Honors Filipino Pediatrician, Fe del Mundo with a Doodle
- abakada.ph
- Nov 27, 2018
- 1 min read
Google pays tribute to our very own Fe del Mundo with a doodle today. One of her legacies, is the Children's Medical Center in Quezon City, inaugurated in 1957. To learn more about the Filipino Pediatrician, check out her wikipedia here.
From wikipedia: "Fe Villanueva del Mundo, OLD ONS OGH, (born Fé Primitiva del Mundo y Villanueva; November 27, 1911 – August 6, 2011)[1] was a Filipino pediatrician. The first woman admitted as a student of the Harvard Medical School,[2][3] she founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines.[4] Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the Philippines in an active medical practice that spanned 8 decades[3][5] won her international recognition, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1977. In 1980, she was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines while in 2010, she was conferred the Order of Lakandula."
Del Mundo was born at 120 Cabildo St. in Intramuros, Manila, on November 27, 1911. She was one of eight children of Bernardo del Mundo and Paz (née Villanueva; d. 1925) her family home located just across the Manila Cathedral. Bernardo was a prominent lawyer from Marinduque, serving one term in the Philippine Assembly and representing the province of Tayabas.
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Reading about Fe del Mundo, you realize how vital true dedication is. She opened doors to medicine for many women, and her legacy lives on in every child helped through her work. Today, change is seen in technology too — from healthcare to financial systems. What used to take days is now instant, whether it’s an exchange like usdt to peso, or a transfer across countries. It makes us value time and the people who shape it. And if you’d like to learn more, it’s a great chance to dive deeper into her story.