What's Up Dagupan?

With the practice of physical distancing expected to be prolonged, Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH) , a leading healthcare provider in the Metro Dagupan area, actively offers contactless payment options , so patients would not have to carry cash, lessening the chances of being infected by or being carriers of the new coronavirus. Patients availing of the hospital’s Villaflor On Demand and Hello Dok services can now pay via GCash and PayMaya. They may download and register on their e-wallet app of choice, then call DDVMH to avail of their needed services. The hospital’s call center agent will then request the needed details and provide the instructions and payment link for an efficient transaction. Villaflor On Demand is the hospital’s mobile medical service offering laboratory extraction services in patients’ homes -- the first in the Metro Dagupan area -- as well as home delivery of medicines . Meanwhile, Hello Dok is an online consult

I was invited and whisked away to a 21 hectares serene verdant foliage resort and wellness sanctuary in Brgy. Niñoy, Aguilar, Pangasinan - Hiraya Wellness Resort and Ecopark (formerly Goldkrist). But since it's not yet open to the public, I'll reserve the resort details for another post in the future. Let's talk about their food instead. Inside the resort is its organic farm to table restaurant: Tio Berto's Filipino Grill . It is named after Don Alberto, the patriarch of Hiraya founders. But because of the Covid crisis, health standards precautions and to sustain the employment of the resort staff, they decided to go with pizza, chicken, coolers and desserts sans the full restaurant.  Tio Berto's Pizzeria Premium Pizza Tio Berto's pizza is thick, crispy, and chewy crust made from freshly tossed dough topped with pure mozzarella cheese, high-quality EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), handpicked herbs and tomatoes

Experts in the Philippines and other countries have been warning us: along with the wave of COVID-19 infections would be a wave of mental illness. There’s no avoiding that: people are anxious, afraid, and many have lost jobs and face an uncertain future. Add to that our collective isolation, loneliness, and dread. Overseas Filipinos (OFs) are particularly vulnerable. Actor Piolo Pascual is among those calling for more support for OFs during the pandemic. He said that overseas Filipinos are already under a great amount of pressure as they face tough emotional, physical, and financial challenges. It’s not surprising then that some of them would have mental health issues. “For decades, our economy benefited from billions of dollars in remittances. At this time, it’s our turn to give back and support OFs now that they are going through both a pandemic and an economic downturn,” said Piolo. OF roles in movies, TVCs  Piolo has played several OF characters in various dramatic films--it