Providence Hospital Acquires New Cath Lab Equipments

I've been visiting a few friends in this hospital, it's the newest if I'm not mistaken. This morning was great at Providence Hospital as they launch their new Cathlab. It's a room intended for the examination and diagnostic imaging of the arteries of the heart so they can find any abnormalities and help fix it. There are a lot of patients who need this especially those with history and it's not available anywhere, so this is a welcome development in this side of Quezon City. 

They did ceremonies at the Providence Hospital Lobby and blessing followed suit. It will service not just the city but other nearby communities as the hospital gears for continued expansion in the coming years. Now, angiograms, angioplasty, catheterization and other related procedures would be done in the hospital with ease because of these newly acquired equipment from world renowned brand GE Health. 

They have dedicated rooms for recovery, for management, for their imaging equipment and a locker room for medical staff. 

The event was graced by Dr. Rafael Bantayan Jr. their Medical Director, Dr. Dave Tan, the CEO and President of Providence Hospital, Head of Cardian Cath Lab Dr. Alvin Dela Cruz, Head of Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. Bernard Baluga, Head of Cardiology Dr. Rosalinda Dizon, Dr. Freman Cerezo the Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Dr. Jan Denton Chua the CEO of HB Calleja Heart Institute. They also had Ben Tulfo and DOH Secretary Maria Fracia Laxamana as guest speakers for the event. 

Dr. Bantayan says "Today Providence takes a big step forward and with your help and prayers it will be a successful one."

Congratulations Providence Hospital! Thank you for keeping the people of Quezon City healthy!

KUMAGCOW

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My Guitar Princess Starts Today on GMA

This May 7, you’ll love what GMA Network has in store for you. There’s no other love that would equate to a mother’s love. Every morning they’ll be giving you a treat in their new shown MY GUITAR PRINCESS.

Julie Anne says “I’m very very excited for you to see the story of Selena and her Mom, plus her music. I am giddy about the story because she gets to choose between Justin and Elton, thank you GMA and GMA Public Affairs for trusting me with this project. My last musical was years ago and I couldn’t even remember it, but this is lighter and I really enjoyed every bit as it exposes the story of Selena. I also get to do music, totally relate to her and how passionate I did become with each song we’ve come up with. Gil is smart, timid lazy, but so fun to work with. I can’t wait to see it on TV. My Dad really didn’t want me to be in show business because he feared how complicated my life would be, when I lost and still passed through auditions, GMA came to me and gave me a break, I finished my studies and everything fell into place. I didn’t have sleep, but it’s a matter of time management, passion and priorities. It was a relief when I graduated college, eventually they allowed me to work and love my music. Hard work and patience, that will be something to do before you achieve your dreams.”

Sheryl Cruz who plays Adele says “It’s a blessing to work with her, it’s very close to my heart and I experience this in real life. I have a kid, I am proud to see how smart they are, very similar to my daughter. With Adele, she was a soul diva so in a way she inherited our talent. She has her own love life, that will be interesting. I’ll be also with Yaya Dolly, so it’s light, a good musical, even Gil has a song number.”

Jazz Ocampo plays Katy, she says “We are fashion bloggers, a little over the top, will be a little nice later on, you will love and hate us, but you have to watch. I don’t have a specific style, I go for magazine looks, the previous trends, I am more into that.”

Gil Cuerva who plays Elton says “I am a popstar, I’ll be singing, I’m really thankful to be with great cast members. Julie is so talented, and it tells us the story of a family, I hope you love this.”

This is about creativity and pursuing your dreams, this starts on May 7. You have to note they have a long list of characters but all of them have some connection to music. Julie Anne also had to be hands on, everybody helped in forming the numbers, the songs are perfect. You’ll also see the guitar princess have her own Youtube album, perhaps some digital stores very soon. It’s their dream to actually put it online, and they can’t wait for you to hear and see them all!

The Director promises you’ll feel the environment, the limit is your imagination and of course even with the small budget they’ll have to work with (he says) you will never be shortchanged because they assure you this would be something interesting you'll stick with every day. 

Make sure you subscribe to their Youtube  channel once the singing starts, yes everything will be uploaded there too so stay tuned!

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Derrick Monasterio Sizzles at EDSA

Staying on top of his game and his body goals is just bearing fruit. I remember talking to him a couple years ago when he was doing charity work and dead serious in working on his recording career. He still is inlove with that part of his work but working out hard these past few years has definitely made his body change, something women and those who want to be women drool for when he takes off his shirt. This time however, he achieved a milestone courtesy of my favorite brand BENCH who put up this huge billboard over EDSA, Manila's major thoroughfare.

The cuts, the chest, the abs are all there glistening - he sits comfortably on the kayak he was using just for this shoot. If you haven't seen it yet, it's one of the three layouts usually occupied by BENCH in all of their ads. I suggest you go to the JP Rizal side because you can see it better when you're there.

Here's an interview I did for him for his OH BOY! OH LOL! Concert which he will be doing with Rocco Nacino, Dave Bornea, Donita Nose and Super Tekla. You may buy tickets on Ticketnet or the venue, while supplies lasts.

This is just the beginning for Derrick!

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My 2 Mommies This Mothers Day

I am one of the 4 Million who watched the endearing trailer of My 2 Mommies, Regal Films' offering this Mothers Day. The film outfit has always been dishing out really good films during this season and this one is a little different. The signs of the times dictate a family that doesn't just comprise of the usual Mom, Dad and son/daughter. This time, Paolo Ballesteros plays the role of Manu, a gay man who had his best friend (played by Solenn) drunk one night and didn't know he had a son with her years after. Out and proud, had a relationship, but how would everything turn out now that he's a Mother - yeah he consider himself one.

Paulo started our blogcon by greeting everyone and said “Thank you sa pagpunta ninyo, hope you help us promote My 2 Mommies!"

Eric says “This is a romantic comedy, but it stems from the story of Paulo’s sudden situation of having a kid. There are only a few people who can do Drama and Comedy, Paulo is one of them. Maricel is really missed so they will see the old Maria in this film, it’s welcoming, you’ll feel she’s back. I thought Solenn was a different person, I have never seen her act and in this project, she’s really different, very professional, she has timing and she’s not a diva... so down to earth. This boy oj the other hand is special, they had french lines and when they started I knew he was really good and this might be his first movie, but he’s really good. He was born to be an actor. I am glad to get a PG rating, I can’t wait for the people to see this movie.”

Paolo says “Eric is good, he is an artist so he knows the scenes and how the public will be moved in one scene. He moves fast, he justifies additional scenes and we finish fast. Solenn is very professional; she ain’t a diva, you could see how she wants to perfect her tagalog. She also makes an effort to do the punchlines and she is very natural, very tita. Mothers day needs stories like these and I hope even if I’m not in drag people and families would appreciate this. It’s very light, but it has heart. Manu doesn’t just relate to my situation, he’s almost like me - I am so scared about how real it has become. Mothers have always been about talking a lot, but you know it is for your own good, every time with them is precious. I may have wanted to also have more moments with my daughter but I feel her mother also needs that as well, we do what we can do and make the time we spend a better one. To have a family? Maybe we’ll just cross the bridge when we get there. We might not have done a workshop with Marcus but when we shot on the first day, he was loved like a real son. It wasn’t hard at all.” 

Marcus says “Paolo is very chill, even when he’s mad he still makes it a point to be so nice to people. I had fun doing this, I’m a kid that is mature, but only have 2 Moms and 2 Dads and I think that is happy.”

This would certainly be a good thing to watch with your family, although a bit controversial and out of the original context of a regular family, it only means that it doesn't take a genius to know that you only need to be a good person to be a good parent. Love for a son, it's insurmountable. 

Make sure you watch the film on Mothers day, mother lily says so!

KUMAGCOW

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