Luciano P. R. Santiago Explained

Luciano Perez-Rivera Santiago (June 21, 1942 – February 1, 2019) was a Filipino writer, historian, and psychiatrist best known for his award-winning books on Philippine history and the arts.[1] He was a psychiatrist by profession.

Education

Santiago was an alumnus of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine in Manila. After graduating, he trained in both adult and child psychiatry at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and practiced there for a while before returning to the Philippines to be a physician at the Department of Psychiatry of The Medical City Hospital in Pasig.[1] [2]

Awards

Santiago has received a number of prizes and awards for his work, including:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luciano P.R. Santiago – Authors – Vibal Foundation Books . January 18, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130416024651/http://vibalfoundation.org/books/authors/luciano-p-r-santiago/ . April 16, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Treasures of Pila: Pila: The Noble Town . January 18, 2013 . April 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150423110038/http://treasuresofpila.bayangpinagpala.org/2005/09/pila-noble-town_12.html . dead .