The business sector led by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has awarded health professionals and frontliners Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan for their heroism during this pandemic period.
Twelve individuals, 12 teams, 35 health professionals and 43 health teams from 35 medical institutions were nominated to the Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan, a national search for the best benchmarks of medical care in the CoViD-19 pandemic.
The Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan was presented by the PCCI and was initiated by the Association of Allied Health Organization of the Nation (AAHON), the Health Educationalist, Advocates and Leaders Philippines (HEAL PH).
A total of P1.4 million have been raised by the proponents so that each of the winners received P50,000 cash prize and a trophy. Lead proponent Dr Carl Balita expressed that “the generosity of the donors from the business sector poured in as a sign of their utmost respect and appreciation to the self-less sacri
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+ December 11, 2020 In my previous column, I already suggested to the incumbent leadership at the Cebu City Government and various institutions like the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) to honor the late Cebu City North District Rep. Raul del Mar. I urged the City Council to name a street after him. (Renaming a national street needs congressional approval). Sculptures or human-size statues of del Mar should be installed at the CPA and the airport. An annex building inside the VSMMC compound should be named after him.
I think I can say this without fear of contradiction that del Mar introduced developments in his district, specifically, and in the entire city, in general. He brought in both hard (infrastructure) and soft (livelihood and assistance) projects in his district. He authored and crafted laws of local and national significance that benefited his c