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Society & Rights April 21, 2026 473 stories in this edition

‘Not withheld’: Erwin Ken Parchaso recounts 10-year journey to becoming a doctor

Rappler / Philippines / 1m ago / Jelo Ritzhie Mantaring
‘Not withheld’: Erwin Ken Parchaso recounts 10-year journey to becoming a doctor

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'Sometimes the biggest obstacle isn't the exam, or the PRC, or the curve,' topnotcher Erwin Ken Parchaso tells his fellow new doctors. 'It's ourselves.' Erwin Ken Parchaso, the topnotcher of this year's medical boards, told fellow re-takers not to give up, saying that they were not behind nor a failure

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'Sometimes the biggest obstacle isn't the exam, or the PRC, or the curve,' topnotcher Erwin Ken Parchaso tells his fellow new doctors. 'It's ourselves.'

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