Evidence & sources

Physician information

A board-certified dermatologist has been identified through supporting credential sources for this clinic. The green check refers to the physician classification, not devices or treatment quality. See the evidence page for sources and review status.

PDS status (this branch):

Confirmed – listed in PDS official directory

Physician on site:

Documented – named physician listed at this location (schedule not verified)

• Maria Cristina Aquino, MD (Facebook snippet: Dr. Maria Cristina Candava-Aquino)

  Branch relationship: Named in public sources for this branch

  PRC licensure: Not assessed (tracked separately from PDS specialty)

  Evidence: Confirmed – listed in PDS official directory — PDS directory lists Maria Cristina Aquino with practice listed as: 'Candava Skin and Laser Center'; 'Candava Skin and Laser Center'; 'Candava Skin and Laser Center'. Facebook page 'Candava Skin and Laser Center Dermatology Clinic' (candavaskinlasercenter): Rizal Ave cor. P. Mendoza St, Brgy 3, Batangas City; +63 917 584 4143; (043) 723-6158 (shown as '+43 7236 158'). Google Maps: 19 Rizal Ave (merged listing 'Dr. Maria Cristina C. Aquino', Rizal Ave cor. Mendoza St, ~1 m).

  sourceDated 2026-10-12 · Unreviewed

Branded devices (DeviceVerify)

No branded devices are recorded for this location. This is not a finding about the clinic's equipment.

Evidence & sources

Evidence notes

PDS directory lists Maria Cristina Aquino with practice listed as: 'Candava Skin and Laser Center'; 'Candava Skin and Laser Center'; 'Candava Skin and Laser Center'. Facebook page 'Candava Skin and Laser Center Dermatology Clinic' (candavaskinlasercenter): Rizal Ave cor. P. Mendoza St, Brgy 3, Batangas City; +63 917 584 4143; (043) 723-6158 (shown as '+43 7236 158'). Google Maps: 19 Rizal Ave (merged listing 'Dr. Maria Cristina C. Aquino', Rizal Ave cor. Mendoza St, ~1 m).

Confidence

High – PDS practice listing names the clinic; PDS phone on the clinic's Facebook intro; Google Maps listing at 19 Rizal Ave

Google Maps check

Yes

Coordinates source

Google Maps place listing

Research notes

[Google Maps 2026-10-12] Previous coordinates 13.756527, 121.060101 from ClinicFinderPH listing https://www.clinicfinderph.com/clinic/candava-skin-and-laser-center-dermatology-clinic. Coordinates replaced with Google Maps values 2026-10-12. Maps check note: 19 Rizal Ave match; closed now, opens 8 AM (regular); separate listing from 491 (Caedo) same brand. Merged duplicate cbz-batangas-city-dr-maria-cristina-c-aquino-1 ('Dr. Maria Cristina C. Aquino', Maps queue #506) into this record (2026-10-12, Facebook check): the Google Maps listings 'Dr. Maria Cristina C. Aquino' (Rizal Ave cor. Mendoza St) and 'Candava Skin And Laser Center Dermatology Clinic' (19 Rizal Ave) pin ~1 m apart, and the clinic's Facebook page gives Rizal Ave cor. P. Mendoza St with Dr. Aquino's PDS phone – one clinic. Class C → A (2026-10-12, Facebook check): Dr. Maria Cristina Aquino's PDS practice listings name 'Candava Skin and Laser Center' with +63 (917) 584-4143, the phone on the clinic's Facebook intro (Rizal Ave cor. P. Mendoza St, Brgy 3, Batangas City), which also gives (043) 723-6158 – the phone of the merged 'Dr. Maria Cristina C. Aquino' Maps listing at the same corner.

• https://www.google.com/maps/place/Candava+Skin+And+Laser+Center+Dermatology+Clinic/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x33bd056b499c4a1d:0x73b9d6665cb9114d!8m2!3d13.7565274!4d121.0601009!16s%2Fg%2F11r9ww710!19sChIJHUqcSWsFvTMRTRG5XGbWuXM