MANILA, Philippines—Filipino fashion designers are able to compete on the international stage because of their talent, they just don’t know it. Thus said Mike Yapching—a finalist at the 2011
Please share with us briefly how the Malaysian Society for Quality and Health (MSQH) helps hospitals get accredited–what process does a hospital have to go through to be accredited by MSQH?
Initially developed and successfully implemented in India, NABH has gained recognition for its standards and as an organization by the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) – the international body that grants approval to healthcare accrediting agencies – as a seal of excellence under its International Accreditation Program. With that, NABH has acquired a unique status: it has become one of the few accrediting organizations in the world to achieve this recognition.
Christmas in the Philippines is the most anticipated event for many Filipinos living and working overseas; at no other season does everything of value and meaning for Filipinos come together in one joyous package: family and friends, religious faith, and food! No wonder many balikbayans and those of Filipino descent come over to the homeland every December.
What do we really mean when we say something is “world-class”? The term has been used over and over again for so many things—from equipment to resorts to hotels—that its meaning has become vague.
Afghans and Iraqis have been traumatized by years of war but the people of super-rich Singapore are even more miserable, coming dead last in a Gallup ranking of “positive emotions” around the world.
It’s short. It’s scruffy. It’s practically anorexic. And this season, the Charlie Brown Christmas tree is a shining star in Alan Gibson’s tree farm.
Miss Venezuela came in third in the Miss Universe contest, a disappointment for the South American nation that has won more crowns in the pageant than any other country besides the U.S.
Carissa Cruz-Evangelista is proving to be quite the fashion entrepreneur, just like her famous aunt, Josie Natori.
After launching Zo Skin Health, Obagi’s new “cosmeceutical” line, late last year, the Belo Medical Group (BMG), exclusive distributors of Zo products in the Philippines, recently launched Zo Medical at the Peninsula Manila’s Rigodon ballroom.
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