Chix & Tell

General Santos Doctors Hospital celebrated its 46 th  Foundation Anniversary on December 8, 2016, alongside the celebration for the Immaculate Conception of Mary. The year 2016 has been a full of progress for the institution, both in structure and in service. One of the landmarks of the year is the launching of the first Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in General Santos City on  June 9 . In the past, patients had to travel to Davao City to undergo MRI scans. Most often these come with a risk due to the stress of the travel and the patient’s condition. With the availability of an MRI machine in the city, health care outcomes for brain injuries are expected to improve immensely. To support the needs of its patients, the hospital partnered with the Medical Express Pharmacy and opened a branch within the Medical Suites Building. Opened on  July 5 , patients had access to more affordable medicines backed with the pharmacy’s client follow-up system where...

TGCI Making a Difference: BPI’s Sinag Accelerate Winner 2016 The Churner Group Inc. (TGCI) was among the 10 winners of this year’s BPI Sinag Accelerate challenge.  The program aims to engage and uplift those at the bottom of the pyramid through the establishment of Social Enterprises. The BPI Sinag Challenge aims to discover, capacitate, recognize and support social entrepreneurs who can help uplift Filipino communities. Social enterprises that are ready to scale-up and expand, while deepening impact in community development. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MODEL Many barangays in SOCSARGEN are considered to be among the poorest areas in the nation, according to the Philippine Poverty Index. The project aims to provide a continuing livelihood program for the farmers and their families so as to earn enough money to put food on their tables three times a day, send their children to school, and eventually purchase a motor bike to be used for harvesting and/or delivery of coconut syrup...

SM General Santos is bringing the film which gave the Philippine Team an extended standing ovation at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival to the Generals for a 1-Day screening. Watch out as Ma' Rosa hits SM Gensan Cinema's big screens (Cinema 1 & 2) on Dec. 7th.  A film directed by Brillante Mendoza , Ma' Rosa was selected to compete at the Cannes, winning the Best Actress trophy for the lead, Jaclyn Jose . In the film, Jose plays a mom who sells prohibited drugs with her husband Nestor, played by Julio Diaz .Their fate changes when their neighbor sets them up for a police raid leading to their arrest. Director’s Statement "The idea of this film came up four years ago when I became indirectly involved with the said incident. It captures my interest to tell this story because it shows a unique but also disturbing characteristic of a common Filipino family. That when a family member is backed against the wall for the wrong doings that he or she made, you will do e...