Philippine Rheumatology Association

Philippine Rheumatology Association The recognized leader of Rheumatology in the Philippines and a major contributor in the Asia Pacific

Read all about SLE and osteoporosis learnings from RheumNow correspondent Dr S Reyes   APLAR
13/09/2025

Read all about SLE and osteoporosis learnings from RheumNow correspondent Dr S Reyes APLAR

In one of the SLE sessions at the APLAR 2025 Congress, Prof. Sandra Navarra discussed the assessment and management of osteoporosis in SLE patients, particularly glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) and this article reviews the highlights and key takeaways from her talk.

  Fresh from   held at Fukuoka, Dr Sheila Reyes shares some Gout highlights APLAR
12/09/2025

Fresh from held at Fukuoka, Dr Sheila Reyes shares some Gout highlights APLAR

Dr. Sheila Reyes, The Philippines, reports on highlights and takeaways from lectures on the treatment of gout from the APLAR 2025 Congress in Fukuoka, Japan.

  Rheumnow correspondent and PRA member Dr Sheila Reyes shares APLAR   updates on Neuropsychiatric SLE
12/09/2025

Rheumnow correspondent and PRA member Dr Sheila Reyes shares APLAR updates on Neuropsychiatric SLE

Dr. Sheila Reyes, The Philippines, reports highlights from a session on neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus, presented at the APLAR 2025 Congress i...

12/09/2025

In case you missed it, the APLAR AYR Social Media committee interviewed key speakers during the conference. With the participation of several PRA members, (Dr/s H. Sollano, E.Generoso and L.Traboco) watch the full reels at their instagram account. (@ aplar_ayr)

See Instagram 'Interviews' highlights from APLAR-AYR ()

Ahead of  , the Voice of APLAR releases 2 publications for 2025. Read about the Philippine rheumatologists' experiences ...
30/08/2025

Ahead of , the Voice of APLAR releases 2 publications for 2025. Read about the Philippine rheumatologists' experiences from our fellows and graduates from the link below. We look forward to more PRA articles in the future!

# 1:https://aplar.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/VOA-issue-1-2025.pdf
#2:https://aplar.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/APLAR-VOA-issue-2-2025-View.pdf

As   approaches in less than 10 days, we invite you to follow the APLAR AYR instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aplar...
24/08/2025

As approaches in less than 10 days, we invite you to follow the APLAR AYR instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aplar_ayr/

Tag us and them on your activities!

100 Followers, 8 Following, 17 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from APLAR-AYR ()

We support Good Governance
23/08/2025

We support Good Governance

OPUS website now available in the Philippines.
30/07/2025

OPUS website now available in the Philippines.

Cenerimod, a once-daily investigational therapy, is currently under evaluation in the OPUS Clinical Study to determine its efficacy and safety in the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

18/07/2025

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June 29 is World Scleroderma Day and the month of June is Scleroderma Awareness month. Scleroderma is a rare, complex, a...
24/06/2025

June 29 is World Scleroderma Day and the month of June is Scleroderma Awareness month. Scleroderma is a rare, complex, autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs.





03/06/2025

University of Santo Tomas Hospital Section of Pediatric Rheumatology celebrates lupus awareness month with the theme "Crafting Change: An Upcycling Workshop"

Send a message to learn more

30/05/2025

CALLING ALL LUPUS WARRIORS!

Join us on May 31 for a fun but heat-relieving workshop this belated celebration.

Because of the overheating Earth, we came up with the idea on how to help us people living with while helping .

We have invited an Environmental Psychology expert and advocate to inspired us on changing our outlook towards Environment and Climate change.

We will also feature upcycling, a new environment-friendly method wherein you will be inspired to have new ideas from the things at home you ignore or throw.

To register, go to bit.ly/worldlupus2025 . We have limited slots only so register early.




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The Story of PRA

It was 1963, and the Philippine College of Physicians (P*P) was invited to participate in a scientific meeting in Sydney, Australia. The delegate was to present an original work on any of the group of diseases referred to at the time as “rheumatism”.

Fifty years ago, relatively few physicians were known to specialize in the treatment of these diseases, let alone have an interest in investigative work in this still unnamed field. In fact, among it’s members, the P*P knew of only one.

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  • Excerpt of Dr Anne Gutierrez-Rubio’s Essay on the Story of PRA from “Foundations: Perspectives in Philippine Rheumatology”