DOST's Montoya bags PRC's 2021 Outstanding Professional Award
The Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya has been named as the Professional Regulation Commission’s (PRC) Outstanding Professional of the Year in the field of Medicine.

DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña congratulated Montoya for bagging the PRC’s Outstanding Physician of the Year award.
“Dr. Jaime C. Montoya distinguished himself in the field of medicine through exemplar service as lead conveyor of the Philippine National Health Research System,” he said in a Facebook post.
“A staunch advocate for health research ethics, highly-skilled infectious disease expert and researcher on tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and leading promoter of human resource development in health research in the country.”
The 2021 Outstanding Professional Awards is organized by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) together with the Foundation of the Outstanding Professionals Inc.
It is anchored on the theme “Role of Filipino Professionals in Sustaining National Development and International Collaboration amidst Global Challenges.”