Friday grill and chill at Park Inn by Radisson

Friday, being the most awaited day of the workweek is synonymous to leisure and having a good time.

And it got even better with of the newest go-to spot in the city.

Skip the usual eat-all-you-can treat or drinking session and enjoy something relaxing with the company of friends, colleagues, and family while savoring your favorite barbecue or satay at Park Inn by Radisson Davao.

Davao City’s premiere hotel recently launched its newest poolside offering, Street Food and Grill at the pool deck on the second floor.

Unwind, enjoy good food, and leave all your worries behind with this fresh-from-the-grill saucy delight. Treat your palate to a poolside feast of mouthwatering grilled meat, seafood dishes, and favorite Filipino street food.

Apart from the unlimited grilled meat and seafood, don’t miss stopping by the street food station, salad bar, and dessert table.

While munching your fave BBQ, cool down with the soothing sound of acoustic guitar, melodic vocals, and heartfelt lyrics via live performances by the hotel’s resident acoustic duo, The Higher Frequen- cy. Enjoy this limited offering at P850 net per person.

Towers of cocktails like piña colada, tequila sunrise, classic mojito, and beer are also offered at P750 net per tower, which is good for 5 people.

Look forward to a grillin’ and chillin’ weekend in the city’s best location with people you love.

Street Food and Grill happens every Friday, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Park Inn by Radisson Davao’s Pool Bar.

“Theprevalence of hypertension is 20% in the Philippines, and it increases year after year. It remains a risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart and renal failure. The gravity of complications from hypertension also reflects the effectiveness of the awareness programs in the Philippines.”

That was what Drs. Deborah David-Ona, Dexter M. De Castro, and Aida C. Baltazar wrote in their collaborative paper, “The distribution of hypertension in the Philippine General Hospital after 4 decades (A comparative study).”

The above observation seemed to correspond to the actual experience of Dr. Meccar Moniem H. Elino, who works at the Department of Health for Health Development Zamboanga Peninsula.

“I was really astonished that 15 per 20 patients admitted in major hospitals in Sulu Province had an organ-end damage such as stroke and cardiovascular diseases which can be attributed to hypertension,” he said of the rates that happened in July 2022.

“It had astoundingly increased from 8 per 20 admitted patients from the previous month,” he pointed out.

Because of this finding, Dr.

Elino decided to conduct a symposium for allied health workers and practitioners in the province.

“Aside from its mortality-morbidity impact, we cannot wait to have economic impact and negative externalities such as increased public employee absenteeism and end-referral workforce or resource exhaustion,” he said.

What he really wanted to happen is “to fortify the health promotion at the community level by engaging themselves in the control and change in lifestyles and behaviors.” These can be achieved, he said, “because these diseases are preventable and controllable.”

It all starts with blood pressure (BP), which is defined as the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries (responsible for carrying blood from your heart to other parts of your body).

Blood pressure normally ris-