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Mlang Airport

Monday, January 4th, 2010

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A P100 million domestic airport is soon to rise at Municipality of Mlang in the Province of North Cotabato. It was about 6 years ago that I have heard about this news, I could not believe my ears when I heard about this, I was excited for this new development in my province. However, due to the economic slowdown today, I felt that its not what the province needs as of the moment. Airlines could be thinking twice or thrice before flying in the province because of safety reasons, low tourism receipts and the province is more likely an agricultural land. There are still roads that needs to be built to the farms, more classrooms is what we need and instead of an airport I think what the government should  build is a new hospital to replace the old and aging Cotabato Provincial Hospital that will soon be a fully tertiary Medical center. 

Yeah, airport is a great project but there is more possibility that the project will be stagnant. We have so many nonfunctional airports or airstrips in the country and money is wasted. If you build a new hospital, many poor will benefit from it, many lives will be saved and more healthcare jobs too. 

 
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Davao Medical Center is now SPMC

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

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Starting November 20, 2009, through the Republic Act 9792, Davao Medical Center is now called Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), through this the hospital will double its bed capacity from 600 bed to 1200 bed capacity placing SPMC in the Top 10 largest government hospital in the country. The act also draws for more upgraded facilties and additional manpower or plantilla to serve not only Davao region but the entire Southern Philippines as the name implies. 

It has been known that DMC not only caters Davao residents but as far as Surigao and Zamboanga peninsula. This marks another milestone of the hospital, from being a simple primary hospital to something we can boast about. Its my pleasure to serve the poor. God bless DMC. 

Remember Proverbs 19:17, if you are helping the poor, you are lending the Lord and he will reward you. 

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