The Philippine Fleet officially started a five-day maritime drill on Monday, September 13, to harmonize the capabilities of its units with other components of the Philippine Navy (PN). (Courtesy of Philippine Fleet) Dubbed as Exercise "Pagbubuklod" (translation: unification), the event is an annual...
How to age well Aging is inevitable. Your chronological or actual age, however, need not be equal to your biological age. Simply put, your chronological age is the actual number of years you have been living. On the other hand, your biological age is the physiological or functional age that...
The Taguig City government has prohibited outdoor exercise under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in compliance with the decision of Metro Manila mayors. On Aug. 9, the Metro Manila Council (MMC), composed of mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) including Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano,...
Metro Manila residents will no longer be permitted to exercise outdoors as per a new resolution from the Metro Manila Council (MMC). MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos makes his presentation on Zoom before President Duterte during the late evening public briefing on Aug. 9, 2021. (Screengrab from Facebook...
What you should do to keep your blood sugar at bay “Diabetes has been increasingly common in the past 30 years and there are now more than 400 million people living with diabetes in the world. Unfortunately, about one half of them do not know they have diabetes. They have not been diagnosed. And...
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Cavite have conducted the first-ever port terminal security and law enforcement exercises in the whole area of Calabarzon (Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal). The PCG Station Cavitemembers performed a bomb threat simulation exercise at...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has activated a base station in Luuk, Sulu on Wednesday, June 23, to increase maritime awareness in the southern part of the country. During the ceremony, PCG Commandant Admiral George Ursabia Jr. shared that the activation of the Coast Guard base was aimed at...
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have distributed books and pairs of slippers for hundreds of children in Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday, June 22, while conducting maritime exercises in the area. Personnel of the PCG’s BRP Tubbataha (MRRV-4401) and Coast Guard Public Affairs, in cooperation with...
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) elite Special Operations Force conducted firearm familiarization exercises in Southern Mindanao on Monday, June 21. Personnel of the BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) have also joined the activity as part of the Task Force “Pagsasanay,” a unit formed by...
Lessons in living longer EXERCISE HAPPINESS One healthy and productive bonding experience to practice is working out with loved ones Have you ever wondered why some people live longer than others? Is it really about the genes, their diet, their attitude, or the environment? Apparently, all of these...
Pauleen Luna-Sotto is making the most of the pandemic. She has been exercising in an effort to lose extra weight. And she has succeded. The TV host-actress wife of Vic Sotto, shared a photo of her looking trim on social media. View this post on Instagram She wrote, "No filter. Just love and care...
Despite his age, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo was able to do 41 push-ups in a relief distribution activity in Malate, Manila last week. Panelo did the push-ups after he was challenged by President Duterte's long-time aide Senator Bong Go. (SCREENSHOT FROM FACEBOOK) During the...
