The next set of officers were: Dr. Florentino Santos, President, Dr. Esteban Pineda, and Dr. Amado Lee, Vice-Presidents, Dr. Armando Sta. Ana, Secretary, Dr. Jesus Perez, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Dr. Victor So, Treasurer, The Fourth Asian Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology was the biggest international event ever hosted by the Society.
Then President Ferdinand Marcos was the keynote speaker. It was also during this time that the Agustin Liboro Memorial Lecture was launched.