, ▁child hood ▁dise ases , ▁and ▁children ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁his ▁stories . ▁His ▁children ' s ▁book ▁series ▁M ga ▁K uw ento ▁ni ▁T ito ▁Dok ▁was ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁Man ila ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁" for ▁its ▁popular ization ▁of ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁medicine ▁in ▁language ▁and ▁illustr ations ▁that ▁young ▁children ▁can ▁understand , ▁for ▁its ▁ind igen izing ▁of ▁universal ▁scientific ▁principles , ▁and ▁for ▁its ▁imag in ative ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁what ▁happens ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁body ." ▁ ▁Ind u cted ▁into ▁the ▁Pal an ca ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Mass ▁Media ▁Awards ▁and ▁the ▁P BB Y - Sal anga ▁Writ ers ▁Prize . ▁His ▁children ' s ▁book ▁Sand osen ang ▁S ap atos , ▁now ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Board ▁on ▁Books ▁for ▁Young ▁People ▁( IB BY ) ▁catalog ue ▁for ▁the ▁Bolog na ▁International ▁Children ' s ▁Book ▁Fair ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Out standing ▁Book ▁for ▁Young ▁People ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁by ▁the ▁I BB Y ▁. ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Health T od ay ▁Philippines ▁Mag az ines ▁Ten ▁P ill ars ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Health ▁Care ▁Indust ry , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Ten ▁Out standing ▁Young ▁Men ▁( TO Y M ) ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁in ▁the ▁field