Sixto de los Angeles

Sixto de los Ángeles y Manahan (August 6, 1875 — December 23, 1945) was a Filipino forensic pathologist and physician who became a member of the Philippine Assembly from 1912 to 1915, representing Rizal's 2nd congressional district.

Biography De los Angeles was born in San Mateo, then part of the province of Manila, on August 6, 1875. He pursued his secondary education at Señor Enrique Mendiola's school, later known as Instituto Burgos. In 1887, he entered the Colegio de San Juan de Letran then in 1892 to 1898, he studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas over which he gained his medical degree.

Early medical career De los Angeles became a practicing physician in Lucena, Tayabas (now Quezon), and founded a hospital in that province. He also became Chief of Military Health in the province of Tayabas. Aside from his career in public health, he also created a Tagalog magazine in San Mateo, Rizal. He retired from government service in 1938.

Andres Bonifacio's bones

In January 1918, remains of a man were found at Maragondon, Cavite. According to speculation, it was believed to be the remains of Katipunan leader Andres Bonifacio. In April 1918, De los Angeles and two colleagues examined the bones, including a skull and mandible, at the Philippine General Hospital. They reported on the victim's gender, age, ethnicity, and probable cause of death. De los Angeles did not confirm the bones were from the Katipunan Supremo. The remains were lost in 1926.

Works and publications De los Angeles made researches on three major topics: legal medicine, folk medicine, and crime.

Here are some of his works and publications: “Proyecto de reformas en el ramo de sanidad de la Provincia de Rizal y proposicion para el establecimiento de un hospital provincial.” (December 1902) “Contribucion al estudio de beri-beri” (May 1910) “Reglas de higiene y de desinfeccion con las precauciones que deben tomarse en el caso de una invasion colerica.” (March 1902)