About half of them readily wrote check for a thousand pesos. The others gave us merienda and ushered us out the door. One prospect after the merienda said we were insulting him and bid us good bye. The next day we received his check of ten thousand pesos. We also agreed that each member of the consortium which now included, San Pedro Hospital, Ateneo de Davao, Brokenshire Hospital, and Davao Development Foundation will pitch in ten thousand pesos each. Davao Medical School Someone also suggested a walk to raise funds. It was a happy walk around the city and as far I remember we raised something like ten thousand from the walk. The contribution of Brokenshire did not appear for later we found out that Brokenshire was having trouble with its union. I remember Dr. Jess de la Paz and myself going through the medical schools of Manila and the unanimous advice was not to open a hospital of our own. I remember the dean of Far Eastern University quite vehement about it for he said it sucked up all their funds. At that time there was price control for hospital and schools, that caused hospitals and schools to operate on the brink of bankruptcy.) Fr. Among Bustos of the SVD negotiated for purchase of the land. Then Marie Aboitiz of the Davao Development Foundation was able to get a grant from the Aboitiz Foundation in Cebu a grant primarily for the promotion of the Katiwala which we used for the construction of the first building.