Diplomate and Fellow in Family Medicine. Professional Member, International Society of Hypertension. A graduate of The University of Santo Tomas - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and Internship at the Makati Medical Center. Had residency training in Family and Community Medicine at University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital. He is presently affiliated as an active consultant and staff of UP-PGH, Dr. Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Olivarez General Hospital and The Medical City Clinic. Dr. Francisco has his academic fellowship at the Institute of Palliative Medicine in Kerala, India and St. Christopher's Hospice at the United Kingdom. He also had a post-graduate training in Pallitive Medicine at Duke-NUS Singapore