Sy obtained a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in 1987 from the Far Eastern University in Manila.
He took postgraduate courses in Occupational Health and Safety at the University of the Philippines College of Public Health in 1994; Sports Medicine and Family Medicine at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1996; Gerontology and Geriatrics at the Philippine College of Gerontology and Geriatrics and in Bucharest, Romania, in 1999.
The center was awarded as the Most Outstanding Geriatric Treatment Center by the Parangal ng Bayan Foundation's The Who's Who in the Philippines Awards on September 17, 2001, at the Philam Life Theater in Manila.
He is a regular contributor in several national dailies: the Manila Bulletin's Life Extension every Wednesday; People's Journal Sunday Tonight's Gabay sa Kalusugan every Sunday; and BizNews Asia Magazine, a weekly issue.
[1] Sy has received numerous awards as a medical practitioner and broadcaster.