Cardinal Santos Medical Center President Raul C. Pagdanganan (Photo from CSMC)
In his message during the appointment ceremony, Pagdanganan pledged to support the UP Board of Regents in realizing its strategic vision of transforming UP into a “leading regional and global university that sustains 21st-century learning, knowledge creation, and public service for society and humanity.”
The UP Board of Regents is the highest governing body in the UP System. The members of the BOR are drawn from both the public and private sectors.
Pagdanganan finished his Business Administration and Accountancy degree in UP Diliman and was recognized by the UP Cesar E.A Virata School of Business as its Distinguished Alumnus in 2017.
Published April 6, 2021, 9:32 AM
The True MVPs: Frontliners from Metro Pacific hospitals and government hospitals alike receive daily meals from Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan and Tulong Kapatid, the corporate social responsibility alliance of foundations and companies under the MVP Group of Companies, as a show of support for their tireless commitment to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The corporate social responsibility initiative of the MVP Group of Companies, ‘Tulong Kapatid”, distributed over 7,800 meals for COVID frontliners in nine hospitals over the weekend.
Now, the group intends to carry out the feeding program for more hospitals and healthcare facilities for the whole month of April and “will continue to do so as needed”, according to Tulong Kapatid’s statement issued today (April 6) “to express its thanks to as many frontliners as possible”.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 2) As new COVID-19 cases continue to surge, hospitals in Metro Manila, the pandemic epicenter that remains under enhanced community quarantine, are quickly running out of beds for patients who require intensive care.
Data from the Department of Health as of March 31 showed 602 beds or 76% of the combined 792 in intensive care units for COVID-19 patients in the National Capital Region are occupied, putting hospitals in the region at “high risk” level. Medical facilities which have reached 70% to 80% occupancy rate fall under this risk category.
With several hospitals approaching breaking point, a major concern is where do people go for help?
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says more than 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed across the country, but the journey towards achieving herd immunity is still long.
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