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LycaHealth Opens First Healthcare Centre
in London as Part of Global Expansion Plans
LYCAHEALTH, the new population. Patients will be seen healthcare sector, with patients seen
healthcare brand, has opened its by LycaHealth’s handpicked in modern, stylish and welcoming combine our expert knowledge and based in Canary Wharf and
first centre in London. The centre, specialists and can access state-of- surroundings. personal service with technological surrounding areas, and as we grow
located in Canary Wharf, was the-art equipment such as Multi innovation, to deliver an exceptional we’ll be targeting other areas with
officially opened by Boris Johnson, Resonance Imaging Scanners The Canary Wharf centre is the and highly personable experience to similar healthcare requirements.”
the Mayor of London. (MRI), Computerised Tomography first step in LycaHealth’s growth our clients. By capitalising on our
(CT), ultrasound scanners and plans, with further centres planned wealth of knowledge and listening LycaHealth’s Chairperson is
The healthcare centre will offer digital X-ray. to open around the UK, South Asia carefully to our clients’ needs, we Prema Subaskaran, an entrepreneur
comprehensive, multi-speciality and eventually Africa over the next devise healthcare solutions that with a passion for helping people
consultation, diagnostics, treatment LycaHealth CEO Dr Manpreet five years. exceed all expectations.” from the developing world access
and wellness services for the Gulati aims to bring a high-quality the medical care they need. She is a
local residential and professional consumer experience to the Dr Manpreet Gulati, CEO of LycaHealth is the latest venture trustee of the Gnanam Foundation,
LycaHealth, said: “Our mission is to by entrepreneur Subaskaran which aims to provide opportunities
Allirajah, Chairman of Lyca Group, and support to the most vulnerable
the world’s largest international people and communities all over the
mobile virtual network operator. world.
Speaking about the LycaHealth
launch, Subaskaran Allirajah said: LycaHealth is accredited by
“Manpreet has a powerful vision the Care Quality Commission
for the future of healthcare which is and recognised by all the major
much more patient-centric than the healthcare insurance companies
current provision and is driven by and is now fully open for its clients
his personal experience. It was that in Canary Wharf. n
vision that attracted me to launch
LycaHealth. The new centre is a For further press information
stunning facility for professionals please contact: lycamobile@
chimeplc.com Press Release / London,

UK, November 2015

Binay: We don’t need an OJT president in Malacañang Kin seek justice for OFW
MANILA - What kind of president one for a street side vendors’ program being of their constituents. victims of human trafficking

does the Philippines need? Certainly in 1999 and another for a waste “I am an advocate of local MANILA - Family members and badly to come home.
friends of Overseas Filipino Workers “Especially at this time of the season,
not one who is going to be doing diversion and reduction program in governments as the engines of (OFW) and Migrante International have
launched a “Global Day of Action” for having Mary Jane return to us would be
his or her “on-the-job training” in 2009. growth,” he said. OFW victims of human trafficking and a tremendous Christmas present for the
those languishing in prisons abroad. family,” Veloso said.
Malacañang, says Vice President The recognition is given to local He noted that public funds
During a press conference on Friday in “We are praying for justice, for Mary
Jejomar Binay at the Galing Pook government units for their track were being wasted because their front of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Jane and numerous others who have
building in Padre Faura, Manila, Celia fallen prey to human traffickers. Former
forum, Conversations with the record in good governance. distribution was “too centralized.” Veloso, the mother of Mary Jane Veloso, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary
who is languishing in Indonesia’s death Leila De Lima promised us she would
Presidentiables on Countryside “I got things done, and I hit the “The development of our row after apparently being victimized not let go of this case. But it’s going to
by a drug mule running syndicate, shed be election season shortly; she could be
Development, held at the Ateneo de ground running. I walk the talk,” municipalities, cities, and provinces is tears, saying her daughter wants very too preoccupied by other things.”

Manila University Friday morning. Binay told the audience in a bid to in the hands of local governments, but Celia Veloso wipes away tears longing for Another saddened mother, Mrs.
the return of her daughter, Mary Jane, who is Editha Dacanay, gets emotional when
“We need a servant-leader who secure their vote. “At the end of the local governments can only do their languishing in Indonesia’s death row over a drug- asked about government’s effort to
running conviction. Photographed by bernard help her daughter, who is in prison on a
is competent to run day-to-day day, the most important consideration jobs effectively if they have enough Testa, InterAksyon.com murder charge.

government, a leader who has from the candidates you choose is power and capacity. Still another, Mrs. Marites Aquino,
pines for her son Edmar Aquino, who is
experience and competency,” he said. the capability of implementing and “Right now, the national another name in the long list of victims
of human trafficking. n Bernard Testa /
“And not a president who’s going realizing your plans and promises.” government is strangling the local
InterAksyon.com / December 12, 2015/ 6:07 pm
to Malacañang for OJT (on-the-job Should he be elected president, governments through regulations

training),” Binay said, alluding to the Binay administration, he said, related to the Internal Revenue

aspirants without deep hands-on would significantly increase the Allotment or IRA, on which many

exposure to governance. Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) local government units depend to

Formerly the mayor of Makati City share of financially disadvantaged deliver their services and projects,”

for over two decades, Binay took pride municipalities so that they could have Binay said.

in reaping two Galing Pook awards, more resources to improve the well- He is seeking two amendments

to the IRA: First, in the criteria that

determined these allotments, because

the bigger the LGU in terms of area

and population, the bigger its IRA was.

This made them richer and richer,

while the poor LGUs were, as a result,

being left farther and farther behind.

Second, in the process that the

allotments go through, particularly

in the intervening procedures of

the Department of Budget and

Management.

“The automatic, streamlined,

release to LGUs, as the law mandates,

is non-negotiable,” Binay pointed out.

n Tricia Aquino / InterAksyon.com / December 11, 2015 Mrs. Editha Dacanay shows a picture of her daughter languishing in a foreign jail. Photographed by the author.

Vice President Jejomar Binay. / 8:36 pm