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GRAND Westside Hotel in the Philippines is literally and figuratively the venue partner of The Times because apart from reportedly being the biggest hotel in the country, it is the location for the 2025 executive health forum of The Manila Times.
To be held on Thursday, January 30, the forum, titled "Innovative keys to universal health," will be from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with registration from 9 a.m. onwards.
Inaugurated on June 22, 2024, Grand Westside Hotel is currently the largest hotel in the Philippines with 1,530 keys for guest stays in Parañaque City that is about eight minutes away from Ninoy Aquino International Airport. RENDERED ILLUSTRATION FROM MEGAWORLD HOTELS AND RESORTS
Giving talks on how to leverage future trends in medicine that will transform wellness and nutrition, the speakers include Racquel Cagurangan, CareTech Asia managing director; Carmie de Leon, Fullerton Health EHS lead for the Philippines; Dr. Irene Florentino-Fariñas, Food and Drug Administration director for Policy and Planning Service; and Dr. Anthony Leachon, independent health reform advocate.
Also speaking on behalf of the venue partner is Charlene Go-Co, Megaworld Hotels and Resorts head of Marketing innovations.
In a separate interview with The Manila Times, Go-Co has said, "The Philippines has much to offer and give."
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She goes on to explain that in the same manner as that of gifts, the best of what the country has to offer — such as cuisine, culture and the arts — should be shared with the world.
Part of Filipino culture as the national flower and the branding symbol of Megaworld Hotels and Resorts is the sampaguita, a badge of world-renowned hospitality that also encompasses the brand's latest development, Grand Westside Hotel.
With 1,530 keys to the two-tower, 19-story structure, the 13th property of the nation's biggest hotel operator, Grand Westside Hotel, provides snacks and free-flowing coffee for breakfast and plated gourmet fare for lunch during the "Innovative keys to universal health" forum.
