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Efren M. Apolinario was a physician in Zamboanga City and was the assistant city health officer of the city from 1993 until 2002.

Biography
A native of Zamboanga City, Dr. Efren M. Apolinario dedicated 34 years of his life to the people of Zamboanga starting off as an intern barely a few months after his graduation in 1968 until his retirement in 2002 as Assistant City Health Officer.

He first joined the Zamboanga General Hospital (now Zamboanga City Medical Center) as a resident physician from 1968 to 1972 and became Medical Officer at the City Health Office from 1972 to 1976 and later at the Department of Health - Regional Office from 1976 to 1983. From 1984 to 1988 he was Senior Medical Officer for the City Health Office, promoted to Assistant Department Head 1 from 1988 to 1989 and on July 1, 1989 promoted further to Assistant Department Head II, a position he held until December 31 the same year. He moved to the Department of Health as City Health Officer 1 from 1990 to 1993 and later returned to City Health Office as assistant department head until his retirement in 2002.

Apolinario finished his secondary education at the Zamboanga Arturo Estaquio Colleges (now Universidad de Zamboanga), took up Pre-Med at the University of Sto. Tomas and attained his doctoral degree from the School of Medicine at the Southwestern University in 1968.

Apolinario's wife is Evangeline Emperio and he has six children namely, Elmeir Apolinario, Joyce Glenda Apolinario-Tan, Ruth Maria Lourdes Apolinario-Vesagas, Efren Apolinario II, Ethel Apolinario- Medallo, and Ellery Ivan Apolinario.

References:
http://www.chanrobles.com/scdecisions/jurisprudence1993/may1993/gr_97141_42_1993.php

http://www.chanrobles.com/scdecisions/jurisprudence2008/apr2008/gr_178546_2008.php

http://www.zamboangatimes.ph/top-news/3689-former-cho-head-apolinario-passes-away.html