Cardinal Santos Medical Center: The Good Things About Minimally Invasive Surgery

I am part of the population of Filipinos who would  never want to undergo surgery. It creeps me out, and those medical series produced in the US doesn't really help especially if there are very graphic images which I'm sure real doctors are quite used to. They're real heroes, even at the time of the pandemic they're at the hospitals and are making sure the medical needs of Filipinos are sufficiently given. It's a noble profession.

 With the advancements in technology, we now have a choice. The Cardinal Santos Medical Center earlier held a webinar and press conference to tell us about the wonders of Minimally Invasive Surgery. In the past, it would take a lot of effort to operate on people especially in the torso. Hospitals across the country already use this technology but not all have been educating ordinary joes. CSMC knows how it is vital to inform the public of the procedure as it is better than the old ways. This webinar was entitled as "Why Less Is More: 10 Things To Know About Minimally Invasive Surgery."

 

 Distinguished men and women who spoke at the webinar include Dr. Alfred Allen Buenafe the Executive Director of Cardinal Santos Philippine Center for Advanced Surgery (the prime MIS training center in the Philippines) , Dr Zenaida Javier-Uy who is the Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Jaideep Raj Rao the Senior Consultant and General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon of Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in Singapore.

Dr. Buenafe pointed out the goodness of doing laparoscopic surgery and says “It helps diagnose a wide range of conditions that develop inside the abdomen or pelvis. It does it through direct visualization of the affected organs​. Surgical procedures like removing a diseased organ like a gallbladder, or collecting tissue samples for testing or biopsy can now be easy.”

Dr. Rao supported this and says "Doing minimal invasive surgery gets similar or even better results. The trauma on the human body is less so recovery is much faster." 

During the event, several patients who have undergone the procedure also gave their testimonies, of which mostly all healed faster than what is predicted. Cardinal Santos Medical Center wants this to be more accessible to Filipinos, starting with the Philippine Center for Advanced Surgery Training Center so more people can have access to world-class training here in the country.

To know more about the procedure or training, visit their official site cardinalsantos.com.ph.

You Can Choose Your BL Star in "Pa-mine Pare"

This is interesting. An upcoming BL Movie is about to unfold but first things first, they have to pick who will star in this film. Your choices are Gian Wang, Ali Abinal, Eian Rances, Tan Roncal and Shoichi Oka. Boys Love is definitely something that kept audiences in the country sane during the pandemic and now YOU have the choice of who you would like to see in this project called Pa-mine Pare. Now seriously, who would you choose?

Ali Abinal

Eian Rances

Gian Wang

Shoichi Oka

Tan Roncal

 The plot was explained to us earlier. They will be straight rough guys who will suddenly find themselves feeling something romantic with their partner. I asked them some really uncomfortable questions, to hopefully see how they would handle the role if they get picked in this competition. They're very competitive!

 

Up until February 25, you can choose who will be the lead stars of this film. Vote via KUMU when they stream or KTX.PH because you have the power to see who will be part of the cast, which hopefully will include your favorite stars so you can stream them soon.

They're all good looking, and I can't wait to see who will be on the title role for this project!

Why I'm Itching To Try CIGNAL This Year

 

 

 Honestly I have said that statement in the last couple of years especially when my cable connection gets a little sporadically unusable when it rains, or just plain randomly. Cignal has been consistently growing their user base year-on-year and this 2021, they're coming out with more promos and content. For starters, they've amped up programming in their home grown channels (if you read my other articles you would have known by now). 

Cignal just got crazy. If you are currently on another provider, they are urging you to get their best plan yet. Imagine, they can give you 3 FREE MONTHS of subscription, waived the activation fees (that's already 1,5K) if you subscribe now through Cignal's Plan 520 and up. Just show them your previous bill and they'll accommodate you, but this promo will only be until September 30, 2021 (which gives you ample time to decide eh?). Cignal also has monthly loading options so you don't have to worry too much about it once its installed. Their Ultimate HD Kit is now priced at Php 1,990 from its original price of Php 2,790. That's a lot!  If you've already got a satellite dish at home, you can get it for Php 1,490, then on top of those offers, Cignal will hook you up with a Buy 1 Take 1 Month Free load offer. See? Unbelievable no?

New Content

 

Blue's Clues and You, have fun spotting and putting paw prints all over the house as you learn pre school things and values on Channel 77 via Nick Jr.

NBA fans would have a grand time watching the games via Channel 262 NBA TV Philippines

If you want to see Chicago PD, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Tap Edge has them all

Your volleyball hero Gretchen Ho and Roby Alampay takes you to a rundown of the day's top stories via The Big Story. It's all on One News at Cignal Ch. 250 HD.

 They also have Cignal Play so you can watch everything anytime of the day. If you see yourself appreciating this show and about 119 other channels they have on Cignal, give them a call via 8888-5555 or their official site www.cignal.tv. You can also message them via www.facebook.com/cignaltv and their reps can point you in the right direction.

I'm thinking about it now. :)

Lovi Poe and Ben Alves Spark Love and Laughter in OH MY LOVE

It's a new series and yes, Lovi Poe and Benjamin Alves is back to bring you a drama/comedy series playing on everyday life in the Philippines.


Lovi says "We made sure we practiced social distancing to make sure we're all safe. I think it's challenging compared to what we did in the past, this time it's different because we are surrounded by an amazing cast because they are great comedians.


Ben says "Lovi and I are doing a masterclass with people that have comedic and creative minds on a fly, we had to be on our toes. Lovi and I have always worked light, this is how we are in real life even in banters. That's how we do things, hopefully that translates on screen. In all things I wanted when I was a kid, I've always wanted to be a doctor. There are tons of shows with that in the concept, a lot of the nuiances are from some KDrama I watch, it was recommended to me by Lovi."

Here's part of the blogcon earlier.

 

This show also includes Ms. Ruby Rodriguez, Pekto, Buboy, Kiray, Jelai Andres, Jon Gutierrez, Ms. Nova Villa and a whole lot more. Make sure you catch it on February 15th, a perfect show for Valentines day. 

 

Make it a light one.