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Philippine Medical Association vs. Board Of Medical Examiners

PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, petitioner, vs. BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, et al., respondents.

G.R. No. L-25135 | 1968-09-21

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J.: 

Original action for certiorari and mandamus, against the Board of Medical Examiners and Jose Ma. Torres, to annul a resolution of the former and a certificate issued by the same authorizing the latter to practice medicine in the Philippines without examination. 

The facts are not disputed. Jose Ma. Torres - hereinafter referred to as respondent - is a Spanish subject and a member of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, otherwise known as a Claretian Missionaries. Having graduated from the University of Barcelona, Spain, with the degree of Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery, he...