Filipina psychologist and journalist
Margarita Go-Singco Holmes, popularly known as Dr. Margie Holmes, is a popular psychologist specializing in sex therapy in the Philippines.
Education
Holmes graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1973.
Holmes was awarded a scholarship grant from the East West Center to study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she received a Master of Public Health, major in international family planning, with special studies in sex therapy and marriage counselling.
Holmes capped her credentials with a Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from Ateneo de Manila University.
Holmes was elected into membership of international honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu.
Career
Academic
Holmes has claimed that she was/has been a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte but a simple call and verification from their faculty directories indicate that Holmes never was a professor there, as the professor rank is reserved for tenure-based faculty which was never offered to Holmes. She has lectured at the University of the Philippines, International School, San Carlos Seminary, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University. She also served as a consultant in government and non-government organizations, notably the Population Center Foundation and the Department of Health.
In addition to being a frequent lecturer and resource speaker to academic, corporate and socio-civic groups in the Philippines and overseas, she is also currently a professorial lecturer at the Graduate School of Psychology at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.
Television hosting
Holmes created the first-ever Philippine-based show to deal with psychological issues, entitled No Nonsense with Dr. Holmes. She also hosted a segment, Magtanong Kay Dra. Holmes (Ask Dr. Holmes) which was broadcast twice weekly in Teysi ng Tahanan, a daytime talk-show primarily hosted by veteran comedian and impersonator Tessie Tomas.
Holmes is negotiating a cable show that will be broadcast in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Guam, Saipan, Honolulu and California.
Writer
Holmes is a regular columnist at Abante, a popular tabloid, Business Mirror and Opinyon, all in Metro Manila. She has published 21 books to date. As a pioneer, she has written the first books in the Philippines to tackle controversial issues on sex and relationships, homosexuality and clinical depression. Along with her husband, Jeremy Baer, she has co-authored two books: “Love Triangles” and “Imported Love”. They have a weekly column entitled “Two-Pronged” in www.rappler.com, aside from her own column, “Walang Bolahan” for the tabloid, Abante. Her books and columns have been reviewed in international periodicals, such as Newsweek, Time, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Associated Press, Agence France Press, Asiaweek, Asia Magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
