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                    [Title] => A son of PGH
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On December 10 last year, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo feted government agencies that had proven their capacity to ensure what is called Quality Management Program.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 13507 [Title] => GMA releases P100 million for PGH modernization [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 375584 [Title] => PGH chief gets second term to continue upgrade efforts [Summary] => Philippine General Hospital director Dr. Carmelo Alfiler was given a second term, ensuring the continuation of efforts to "benchmark PGH as one of the best national university hospitals in Asia and the world" as it now approaches its centennial year in 2007.

In its 1215th meeting on Nov. 24, the University of the Philippines Board of Regents (BOR) voted to extend Alfiler’s term. It was under Alfiler’s stewardship that the PGH embarked on its massive "modernizing, upgrading, rehabilitating, and reinventing" programs.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 360206 [Title] => Senate spouses turn over renovated wards to PGH [Summary] => The Senate Spouses Foundation Inc. (SSFI) has given four charity wards of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) a much-needed facelift, benefiting poor and elderly patients.

The SSFI, headed by Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar, formally turned over to PGH director Dr. Carmelo Alfiler yesterday renovated Charity Wards 1 to 4.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356447 [Title] => PGH celebrates 99th year [Summary] => For 99 years now, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has championed excellence in health care and advances in medical research.

Its mission is to provide quality health service for the poor. The PGH has grown to become a premier tertiary hospital despite the complex social and economic problems it has faced over the decades.

Today PGH represents the healing profession’s noblest goals: it is a refuge for sick, indigent Filipinos and a repository of the brightest minds in Philippine medicine.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262096 [Title] => Major cement plants aim for much coveted standard certification [Summary] => Local cement companies have started making waves in the Asean region as local plants lead the way in obtaining the much coveted international standard certifications.

Cement Manufacturing Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) president Felix Enrico R. Alfiler said that all major cement plants are fully certified in all critical aspects of international standards and are even exploring new trends in achieving excellence.

He said that in the Asean region, the cement plants in the Philippines holds the distinction of being ahead in the standards department.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227022 [Title] => Safeguard duty on cement backed [Summary] => The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) is urging the government to retain the P20.60 per bag safeguard duty on imported cement.

CeMap president Rico Alfiler, in a public hearing conducted yesterday by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said that the safeguard duty has been successful in reducing the influx of cheap imported cement and thus keeping local cement plants viable.

Alfiler reported that because of the safeguard, there has been no major plant shutdown and no lay-off of workers.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 211535 [Title] => Cement makers welcome safeguard duty on imports [Summary] => Local cement manufacturers and workers welcomed yesterday the decision of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to impose definitive safeguard measures on imported cement.

Philippine Cement Manufacturers Corp. (Philcemcor) president Rico Alfiler said that the DTI’s decision to impose safeguard measures "levels the playing field with the cement industries of our Asian neighbors and is the correct policy decision to make given the current regional excess capacity situation we are in."
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206484 [Title] => Cement firms support sustainable development [Summary] => Major cement companies in the Philippines yesterday joined the rest of the world’s responsible cement companies in committing themselves to the ongoing action program dubbed as "Cement Sustainability Initiative."

Philippine Cement Manufacturers Corp. (Philcemcor) president Felix Enrico R. Alfiler said that all cement plants in the Philippines are individually committed to some form of a ‘sustainability agenda’ but this is the first time this has been organized formally to depict a common industry posture.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 202427 [Title] => Local cement now exceeds government standards [Summary] => Thanks to investments in technology, application of international best practices and government’s supportive role, cement produced by major companies now exceed internationally-set and government standard for comprehensive strength.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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