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Board of Medicine, Dr. Raul Flores, et al. Vs. Yasuyuki Ota

BOARD OF MEDICINE, DR. RAUL FLORES (now DR. JOSE S. RAMIREZ), in his capacity as Chairman of the Board, PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION, through its Chairman, HERMOGENES POBRE (now DR. ALCESTIS M. GUIANG), Petitioners, versus YASUYUKI OTA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 166097 | 2008-07-14

D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 84945[2] dated November 16, 2004 which affirmed the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 22, Manila, dated October 19, 2003.[4]

The facts are as follows:

Yasuyuki Ota (respondent) is a Japanese national, married to a Filipina, who has continuously resided in the Philippines for more than 10 years. He graduated from Bicol Christian College of Medicine on April 21, 1991 with a degree of Doctor of Medicine.[5] After successfully completing a one-year...