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Billexter S. Bonifacio, MHA, MAN, RN, IFBA PC, CIC, FPSQua
Billexter 'Bill" Sotto Bonifacio is a multi-awarded Infection Prevention and Control Professional in the Philippines. He is the former Department Manager of Infection Control Service (ICS) in St. Luke's Medical Center Quezon City. He started his professional career in The Medical City in 2008 and rose from the ranks from bedside nurse in a surgical floor to an administrative position of assistant nurse manager 3 in 2011. He worked in Nursing Service Division - Training and Research Department as Nurse Supervisor for almost 3 years and was transferred to manage a special project headed by the Medical Service Group named National Surgical Quality improvement Program (NSQIP) from the American College of Surgeons in 2013 up to 2015. In August of 2015, He started his career as Department Manager of Infection Control Service where he was able to work with different local and international organizations such as The Department of Health, Philippine Hospital Infection Control Society, Philippine Hospital Infection Control Nurses Association, Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control, Infection Prevention Society of UK and World Health Organization up until April of 2019.

Infection Prevention and Control Career
Bill, in partnership with ICS former head Dr. Josephine Anne N. Ng and current head Dr. Ryan M. Llorin received several local and international recognition and awards for their strong leadership and innovations for promoting and implementing infection prevention and control programs in their hospital. The Philippine Hospital Association(PHA) handed them The Best Infection Prevention and Control Award for level 3 hospitals in 2016 and in 2018 together with several mention awards. In 2017, The Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) in partnership with World Health Organization awarded him and his team with the Hand Hygiene Excellence Award]. Dr. Didier Pittet and Dr. Ling Moi Lin handed the award during the 8th APSIC International Congress held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Education and Training
In 2006, He earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing where he also earned his Master of Arts in Nursing from the same university. In 2013, He earned his Masters in Hospital Administration at St. Bernadette of Lourdes College where he received a recognition of Summa Cum Laude.

Along with his practice of infection prevention and control in St. Luke's Medical Center - Quezon City, he received various international certifications such as Biorisk Management Professional Certification (IFBA PC) from International Federation of Biosafety Associations, IFBA in 2017 and Certificate in Infection Control (CIC) from Certification Board of Infection Control, CBIC in 2019.

Bill is an active contributor of different published articles to Infection Prevention Society UK where he presented most of their contribution in IPS conferences in Manchester, 2017 and Glasgow, 2018

Personal Life
Bill is the eldest son of Engr. Fernando Bonifacio and Mrs. Flora Bonifacio and brother to Bianca Bonifacio. He spent most of his growing stage in Sampaloc, Manila and in 2008 they transferred to Cainta, Rizal.

In 2013, He got married to a dentist, Dr. Allyne May Eugenio. They were introduced in Victory U-Belt church where they used to attend youth services every Friday. Today, they still both attend Victory Christian Fellowship.