Israel Bactol, Cardiologist
Israel Bactol – a Cardiologist at Philippine Heart Center, Metro Manila, Philippines – passed away on 21 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Israel was 34 years old.
There is no doubt about Dr Israel Bactol’s brilliance. He was a consistent honor student since elementary school. He strived through college and medical school as a scholar. He served as chief resident during his internal medicine residency training. He was also diabetic.
His last achievement was to be among the select cardiology fellows-in-training of the Philippine Heart Center.
However, on March 21, the promising 34-year-old physician lost his fight against COVID-19, disease caused by the novel coronavirus which, to date, has not spared the lives of more than 50 in the Philippines, inc...
