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Sunday, August 7, 2016

Ascendant Technologies Wins Takeda Digital Healthcare Innovation Challenge

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Congratulations to Ascendant Technologies for winning the Takeda Digital Healthcare Innovation Challenge (DHIC) with their product called "The Finder" - a cloud based Electronic Medical Record Solution which can catch red flags in a basic patient examination and forward them to the doctor specialists for further examination.

The winner, a team of 3 doctors, a nurse and a psychologist, went home with a USD 10,000 check to be used in whatever purpose they want with no obligation or deliverable required from them. However, they also get the chance to work with Takeda Pharmaceuticals International and Takeda Healthcare Philippines to further develop their solutions.

The pitching of 10 finalists was held at the Asian Institute of Management Conference Center on August 6, 2016. A press conference was held a few hours before the pitching session were members of the media got the opportunity to inquire from the key personalities who helped organized the event.

The finalists include six from the Philippines, two from USA, one from Malaysia and one from Thailand. DHIC is a HealthTech pitching competition sponsored by Takeda Healthcare Philippines, Inc. with technical assistance from TechTalks.ph. HealthTech is a term generally used to define software or tech-enabled solutions geared for the healthcare industry.

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We can't get enough of pop icon Mario Maurer - the new celebrity ambassador of Thailand rides a Tuk-Tuk with Kajorndet Apichartrakul, the Tourism Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and Thanatip Upatising, the Thailand Ambassador, along with her spouse, Madame Monthip “Bee” Upatising, plus other key personalities during the grand launch of "Experience Thailand with Mario" mainly organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

The launch cum press conference gave Mario a chance to say, in his own words, why Thailand is worth being everyone's next go-to travel destination. Along with the Tourism Director, he also mentioned his top choices of doing while visit the amazing country of Thailand by enumerating some places to visit, foods to eat and services to try and 'experience."

He mentioned Bangkok and Chiang Mai as his top places to visit, riding a river boat while being massaged, and eating Thai delicacies, among a few more which you can watch more at our seven-part video coverage available at our YouTube channel at http://www.YouTube.com/user/wazzuppilipinas

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When asked why Thailand chose Mario as the celebrity ambassador, the Tourism Director just said that we should just look at Mario and see for ourselves why. However, he hinted that it is mainly because Mario is widely recognized all over the world, especially in the Philippines, as witnessed from the jam-packed press conference where most of the attendees were young ladies all swooning in delight upon seeing Mario.

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While we were sleeping, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte named current and former government officials that are allegedly involved in the drug trade.

However, it leads me to wonder why does he need to name them when he could have just ordered their arrest. If he has enough or sufficient evidence against them, he could easily have them rot in jail for the offenses. But it seems the President is more interested in public shaming than having them caught.

What is happening to this country? The poor could not defend themselves because they immediately get killed while those in position have the opportunity to flee or fight since they have been warned via this baffling announcement.

Don't you find it strange that Duterte does not care if the poor die and their families and relatives grieve, while he gives the affluent a chance to redeem themselves by denying the accusation while they work on hiring lawyers and protectors to guard their continued freedom.

Since there are nothing holding them from getting away to other countries with the absence of a hold departure advise, they could be gone by tomorrow.

What really goes on in his head is an enigma. There must be a hidden agenda to all of these expose.

Listed below are all the officials as read by Duterte: