Medical City exec cites healthcare in school communities
Top executives of The Medical City Clark have undescored the importance of health, safety and well-being of the community of students and educators. At the signing of MOA between TMC and the Division of Angeles City of the Department of Education, Dr. Alejandro L. Garcia, Jr., TMC Chief Medical Officer, doubled down on quality education […]
BDO execs see Pax Silica positive impact
Banking executives hailed the Pax Silica project at the New Clark City, citing the role it could play in propelling the development of the so-called Luzon Economic Corridor. Romel Libo-On, BDO Senior Assistant Vice President and Head of Research, Investment Management Trust and Investments Group, said the initiative to establish a huge investment project like […]
PBA and Asia’s Best Point Guard cites ‘gameplan’ in running business
PBA superstar Jayson Castro has likened running a business enterprise to a game of basketball. He said that as a point guard, a gameplan and a strategy are key to success as his four-month old Esme Restaurant is slowly but surely gaining wide patronage. “You need to think papaano mo mapapalago ang business. It’s a […]
JBL announces 4 new ENT Diplomates
The Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBL) has announed four new specialists in Ear, Nose and Throat treatment. In a social media post of the JBL Head and Neck Surgery, the newly passed diplomates are Drs. Sir Francois Dimaliwat, Camille Cruz-Pantig, Kirsten Alexandra Merritt and Nicole Alethea Sarmiento. “Congratulations to our newest ENT Diplomates! […]
3rd Party inspection mulled in AC to prevent May 24 building collapse
The Angeles City Council is mulling a third party monitoring of ongoing construction works to help prevent another disastrous building collapse. Vice Mayor Amos Rivera, also presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, said that the council would pass an ordinance for a mandatory inspection of ongoing construction of buildings in the city. “We have to […]
IT expert warns vs unprotected accounts
A so-called ethical hacker has doubled down on protection of personal and corporate web accounts as cyber attacks and viruses continue. Kenneth Piamonte, a security architect at Dacta, aired warning and cautioned against vulnerabilities in emails, online banking and network systems. “The scary part is that if we don’t practice (cyber) security from the start […]
Eye expert calls for cornea donation to help battle blindness
The eye specialist who recently led the successful harvest and transplantation of cornea in a regional government hospital has called for more people and families to weigh in on the donation of the vital eye tissue. Dr. Andrew Angeles, ophthalmologist and consultant at Jose B Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBL) expressed hopes that people would […]
JBLMGH chalks up success in cornea harvest, donation
The Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital has scored its first successful cornea donation, marking a breakthrough in harvest and transplantation of the vital eye part in government hospitals. In its FB post, JBL stated that the donated cornea was transplanted on June 29 to an eligible patient seeking donation at the JBL. The transplant […]
Liability: Iteration of Opinion and the Law
The liability in the collapsed building in Brgy. Balibago, Angeles City has not yet been established, yet. A news report last week in the Business Mirror written by colleague Ashley Manabat states in part “officials reiterated that any determination of liability would be based on technical findings and documentary evidence”. The news account was an […]
VietJet taps AGX Group
AGX Group, a global freight forwarding and logistics company with offices in Clark Freeport, now serves as partner of VietJet Air for routing of aircraft parts in the airline fleet across its destinations. Max Gulmayo, Chief Commercial Officer of AGX Group, said that the company will handle deliveries of the aircraft parts for the airline […]