During his term, two milestones in the history of the society happened: the launching of Cimetidine (Tagamet), the first H2 receptor antagonist that revolutionized the treatment of peptic ulcer disease, and the birth of the Philippine Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy with Dr. Florencio Pineda as President. It was also during this time that society conferred its honorary member award to Dr. GV Ong of HongKong.
In addition, he established the “Gastrointestinal Corner”, a permanent feature in Pulse Philippines, a monthly publication of Winthro-Stearns. He also launched the PSG Newsletter as well as worked for the affiliation of the society with the Philippine Medical Association.
When the Matial law ban was relaxed, Dr. Alvarez, Dr. Ronaldo Asuncion. Dr. Victoriano Lim, and Dr. JY Perez attended the first Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopy in Kyoto, Japan. Dr. Crisostomo Arcilla represented the PSG in Sydney, Australia and presented his paper on Operative Cholangiography
Then President Ferdinand Marcos was the keynote speaker. It was also during this time that the Agustin Liboro Memorial Lecture was launched.