Dr.Dina finished her BS Pre-Medical Course at the University of Santo Tomas. She studied Medicine at the same University and completed Medical Post-Graduate Internship at UP-PGH. All her academic and clinical experiences helped her hurdle the Medical Board Licensure Examination (1973). She worked in government hospitals for more than 30 years; As a General Practitioner to Medical Specialist III - Anesthesia; later moved to Administrative function and Clinics as Chief Training Officer handling hospital programs on HIV/AIDS; Family Planning lecturer; Counselling (to Staff, Trainees, and others); Alternative Medicine; Assistance in Medical Missions like “Operation Smile” conducted in the Hospital; and Public Health Radio Communications Out-reach programs. She also earned the Master in Public Health at UP-CPH as a SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministries Education Organization) scholar. Utmost to her satisfaction, she has earned 3rd Level Career Executive Service Eligibilities (CESE - Development Academy of the Phil. and CSEE - Civil Service Commission). Her latest experience and during the early retirement was a one-year stint as College Secretary in a budding Medical School, a very worthwhile service close to her heart in motivating medical students to develop compassion and competence in their future profession as medical doctors. For now, she attends to Pastoral Community Health as well as Medical Consultations.

Hospital's Chief Training Officer, OIC - Chief of Clinics (1996-99'), Medical Doctor, Medical Specialist III - Dept. of Health, Master in Public Health - SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministries Education Organization) scholar, Career Executive Service Eligible (CESE), Career Service Executive Eligible (CSEE), HIV/AIDS Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Resource Speaker, Alternative Medicine, Training and Orientation in Acupressure and Herbal Medicine Preparation, Operation Smile Hosp. Program's facilitator, Family Planning lecturer and Counselling, Implementation of Hospital's Epidemiology Program, Care of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis, Resource Speaker on Orientation and Re-Orientation Course on the Dept. of Health's Programs, Resource Speaker on Public Health Radio Communications Out-reach programs, Symposium of Career Service Executive Eligibles, Phil. Medical Women's Association, Society of Anesthesiologists, Dept. of Health's AIDS Society, Dept. of Health's National AIDS Council, Dept. of Health's Nat'l. AIDS/STI's Prevention and Control Program, 3rd Level Career Executive Service Eligibilities (CESE, CSEE)