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Luis P. Gatmaitan

ルイス・ピー・ガトマイタン

Luis P. Gatmaitan

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Filipino
Languages
Tagalog, English

Career

Occupations
Medical doctor, Children's author, Radio host
Active Years
1990-
Affiliations
DZAS, PBBY, Kuwentista ng mga Tsikiting (KUTING)
Nominations
2004 Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) finalist

Awards

Palanca Hall of Fame
2005
Organization: Palanca Awards
Result: Winner
Catholic Mass Media Awards
Organization: Catholic Mass Media Awards
Result: Winner
PBBY-Salanga Writers Prize
Organization: PBBY
Result: Winner
IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities
2005
Work: Sandosenang Sapatos
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Result: Winner
HealthToday Philippines Magazine's Ten Pillars of the Philippine Health Care Industry
2003
Organization: HealthToday Philippines Magazine
Result: Winner
Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM)
2003
Category: 文学
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mga Kwento ni Tito Dok

Children's literature

A children's book series popularizing medicine in child-friendly language.

MedicineChild healthDisabilityCoping with death

Sandosenang Sapatos

Children's literature

A children's book listed in IBBY catalogue.

Disability

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Child-friendly languageIndigenized scientific principles
Recurring Motifs
Childhood diseasesChildren's rightsHuman body processes

Legacy

Inducted into Palanca Hall of Fame for contributions to children's literature incorporating medical themes.

In Popular Culture

  • Hosts radio programs on DZAS: Doctors On Line and Wan Dey Isang Araw

Trivia

  • Authored over 30 children's storybooks.
  • Published by UNICEF and World Vision International.