Background
Flavier, Juan Martin was born on June 23, 1935 in Manila, Philippines. Son of Dominador Acosta and Francisca Santi (Martin) Flavier.
(About the Book: Dr. Flavier introduces the reader to some...)
About the Book: Dr. Flavier introduces the reader to some of his friends in the barrios - and soon they become his friends too. They come alive as, with deft, down-to-earth strokes, the author paints them on his canvas of rural life. Readers discover the answers to such intriguing questions as "Do eggs die?" "Why does operating a poultry lead to havin many children?""How does a rural swain woo his girl?""Who gets rich in rice production?""How do you explain the I.U.D. in the barrio?" Medical works, agricultural economists, family planners, sociologists who enjoyed Doctor to the Barrios, will find here another "painless textbook"; and seekers of good solid humor will enjoy several hours of entertainment! All will grow in their understanding and appreciation of the 70 percent of the Filipino people who live in rural areas.
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Back To The Barrios is the third volume of vignettes about the barrio life and mores written by the speaker-in-great-demand, Dr. Juan M. Flavier. For the "sophisticated" Metro Manilan or any the city-bread reader, the stories about his friends in the barrios that Dr. Flavier relates in his books are refreshing. we can all achieve fresh new insights by, every so often, going Back To The Barrios.
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physician rural development executive
Flavier, Juan Martin was born on June 23, 1935 in Manila, Philippines. Son of Dominador Acosta and Francisca Santi (Martin) Flavier.
Bachelor of Science, University Philippines, Manila, 1956. Doctor of Medicine, University Philippines, Manila, 1960. Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1969.
Intern Philippine General Hospital, 1959—1960. Technical expert Philippine Rural Reconstrn. Movement, 1961—1967, president, 1967—1968.
Vice president International Institute Rural Reconstrn., Philippines, 1969—1978, president, since 1978. Professorial lecturer University Philippines, Manila, since 1970. Director Gattaran Rural Bank, Cagayan, Philippines, since 1972.
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Trustee Silliman University, Dumaguete, Philippines, 1969—1979, Nutrition Foundation, Philippines, since 1972, Communications Foundation Asia, Philippines, since 1972. Past president Family Planning Organization Philippines, 1971, Tierra Homeowners Association, 1977. Member of Philippines Alumni Association (Most.
Distinguished Alumnus award 1985), University Philippines Medical Alumni Society (Outstanding Alumnus award 1973), Philippine Medical Association, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Alma Susana Dumuk Aguila, February 14, 1960. Children: Jonathan, Juanito, James, Jocelyn.