UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Now that the election campaign is in its homestretch, we have seen the clearly defined and stark differences between the two leading candidates. One is running on the basis of his father’s supposed achievements while just sitting back and not enunciating his...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo It has become apparent that there has been a monumental shift in Philippine politics. The people have spoken. The traditional ways of political dynasties, patronage, and vote buying will no longer suffice. After decades of this never-ending cycle of investing...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo It took 40 days before Dr. Naty Castro, who was illegally arrested for kidnapping, was freed by Judge Fernando Fudalan Jr. He cited the PNP actions on her as “repugnant,” a very strong denunciation of how the legal system has been co-opted and weaponized...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Two Sundays ago, I dragged this 70-year-old body of mine to our meeting place at The Medical City, to be with my fellow pathologists and join the HEALTH Care Workers Unity Walk to the Pasiglaban rally. It was the first election rally I ever joined, and this...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Wow, I didn’t imagine I could cause such a furor over a tweet I sent two days ago. In it, I put a photo collage of an orchid hybrid I named after Vice President Leni Robredo with a comment: “Seven years from pollination to blooming. A labor of love for one...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Most people don’t know what a pathologist is. They probably don’t even know we’re MDs. Pathologists work behind the scenes, diagnosing diseases like cancers on tissue biopsies, analyzing blood samples for even more diseases and supervising operations of...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The whole world watched in horror and dismay when the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine. We watched in shock at the utter destruction and deaths that the indefensible war has wrought on an independent, peaceful country minding its own...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Recently, Dr. Ma. Natividad Marian Silva Castro, a 1995 cum laude graduate of the UP College of Medicine (my student in second year Pathology), was arrested at her San Juan home on charges of multiple kidnapping and illegal detention, based on an arrest warrant...
Ina Raymundo recently posted a photo of her with her soon-to-be 18-year-old unico hijo, Jakob. She waxed sentimental in the caption, writing, "The upside to having a tall son, he looks like my 'Kuya.' But on a serious note, where did my little munchkin go?" The post received warm reception from...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Watched the KBP Presidential Forum and was struck by the question on drugs and congestion. Here are the candidates’ views: Pacquiao — build mega prisons. Guzman — arrest drug lords and rehab the users. Moreno — constrict supply chain. Lacson — holistic...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo There is nothing worse than a medical doctor whose newest contribution to the infodemic is to aggravate our pandemic woes by promoting vaccine hesitancy. Such is one who writes for a major daily. He persists in presenting alternative “facts” and long...
An exploration of what is through an understanding of what was "Every child is an artist," Pablo Picasso once said. "The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." It's a problem everyone eventually deals with, whether one is an artist or not. Most are natural creatives in their...
