BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I thank the good Lord that this past week, we were able to hold a soft opening of the newly-rehabilitated Manila Zoo and inaugurate and formally open the new Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MDTEU) headquarters , even as we also broke ground for the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it recorded 68 more firecracker-related injuries, raising the total to 153. The total number of fireworks-related injuries was as of 6 a.m. of Jan. 2. "These were 32 percent higher compared to 2020 (116 cases) and 61 percent lower than the five-year average...
Can you go without food for 24 hours? Preventive medicine asks us to pursue healthy habits and incorporate them into our lifestyle. One of those effective habits is fasting. Long fast means fasting for a more extended period of time, which is defined as more than 24 hours. Most people now...
Helena Bonham-Carter and Daniel Radcliffe These two new drops on our favorite streaming channels are explorations into the past, with a keen eye to detail. The first, is the directorial debut of noted actress Maggie Gyllenhaal; and it’s touted as one of the films that will get multiple...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis A story is told about a Franciscan, a Jesuit, and an SVD who paid homage to the Christ Child in Bethlehem. The Franciscan was interested in the manger to serve as reminder of the poverty and simplicity their Order professed. * * * The Jesuit was more interested to have...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares No matter how hard life becomes, life will always get better. That appears to be one of the best lessons taught to us by our experiences in 2021. This past year, we emerged from the dark period marked by rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country and the...
Firecracker-related injuries have decreased further during the recent Christmas and New Year's Day revelries, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. People watch fireworks display that light up the night sky over Quezon Memorial Circle on New Year's celebration, Jan....
Four persons including three kids were injured by firecrackers, one house burned down and one person was shot and killed amid the New Year celebration in Muntinlupa. Many people welcomed the New Year in Muntinlupa with firecrackers and fireworks despite a total ban on the use, possession and sale...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today LUKE 2:16-21 The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told to them by...
It's the small things Alex Eduque It is hard to believe that this is the last piece I am writing for 2021. It is also harder to believe that while things have picked up quite a bit as compared to last year, COVID-19 is still around, and though vaccines are here, there are also variants. Perhaps it...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today The Word, who is God from all eternity, chooses to become flesh and to dwell among human beings. “Flesh” (sarx in Greek) evokes not only humanity but also weakness, fragility, and mortality. It connotes being human and mortal in contrast to being divine and...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo Coming round to the New Year celebrations, I went through our lab data in the Philippine Childrens Medical Center COVID-19 Testing Laboratory and saw that the trend was an increasing positivity rate for OFWs but that local cases were declining through the third...
