The PHP21.3-billion University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Diliman Project will have a huge multiplier effect on the economy of Quezon City in terms of creating new jobs and income, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Michael Defensor said on Sunday. “We are wholly endorsing the project. Besides vastly improving public access to world-class charity hospitalization and outpatient services, the project will create 3,400 new permanent jobs,” Defensor, who is running for Quezon City mayor in the May 9 elections, said in a news release. “We’ve gone over the project details, and the hospital alone will create 1,500 new full-time occupations for

Ronald Lomotos of Navy Standard Insurance used the 10th and final stage as a victory ride on Sunday to crown himself champion of the 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas that ended at the Burnham Park of this mountaintop city. Lomotos, 27, was with the group that included his team captain and closest pursuer Ronald Oranza when he crossed the finish line of this 3.1-kilometer criterium at 20th place in an hour, 17 minutes and 50 seconds. And after 10 stages of more than 1,000 kilometers of flat roads and mountain passes from different cities and towns starting in Sorsogon, the San

Vice President Leni Robredo shows “stability under pressure” and is expected to show tough resolve when it comes to national security concerns despite her seeming soft appearance. “Marami lang nag-underestimate dahil binibining Filipina siya kung kumilos, pero matibay po ang kalooban ni VP Leni (Many underestimate her because she acts like a true Filipino woman, but she is tough on the inside),” former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said in a statement on Sunday. The former naval officer-turned-senator, who is eyeing a Senate comeback under the Robredo-Pangilinan banner, said the Vice President can navigate the complicated waters of foreign policy and

More employment opportunities will soon be available to Filipino workers as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) formally signed a labor cooperation agreement with the government of Yukon, Canada. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Minister Ranj Pillai inked the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the employment and protection of Filipino workers in a virtual ceremony on March 18. “The Memorandum of Understanding that we are signing not only strengthens our bilateral labor relations but will also enhance our cooperation in the protection, recruitment and deployment of Filipino workers in Yukon,” Bello said in a statement on Sunday. The

Up until Saturday night, Alaska coach Jeffrey Cariaso didn’t want to think his team was about to play its final game in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). After all, the team got a chance to extend its season after beating NLEX, 93-79, on Wednesday that canceled the latter’s twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals of the Governors’ Cup. With a chance to steal a semifinal spot away from the Road Warriors, it was understandable for Cariaso to think that way for his Aces. But no thanks to a poor showing in the second quarter where the team only scored 11 points,

Ginebra completely overcame TNT’s twice-to-beat edge in the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals, taking the series with a 115-95 win in the deciding game at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Three nights after bludgeoning the Tropang Giga in the endgame to steal Game 1, the Gin Kings took advantage of new import Leon Gilmore’s early cramping woes by outscoring the Tropa, 71-45, in the second and the third quarters combined to turn a 25-29 deficit at the end of the first quarter to a 96-74 lead after three periods, and they never looked back from there. “I’ve only done