Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza No doubt, we need them. Wanted, not only for the “frontliners” and heroes that they are, but because they are just like us. They feel pain and disappointment. They work their butts off to serve their fellowmen, their own families. They are human and get tired,...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza All this time, our little brains are being overwhelmed by huge numbers – daily infections, vaccine doses, violations and violators, economic devastation, etc. Bite-size stories from people at ground zero, one at a time, are more easy to chew on. For example, a medical...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Everything arrives late in the Philippines. Airplanes, brides, election results, snail-mail – why not COVID vaccines? In Batangas, doctors, nurses, technicians and medical aides got their shots last Thursday night, 17 days after the first “symbolic vaccinations” of...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza The rule is to either avoid them or seek them out, they whose sworn duty is to “serve and protect.” Not a very original slogan, but as a former patrolman who became Mayor Fred Lim used to say, whatever you think of cops, whenever you need them they’re there for you....
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Three hundred and sixty-five days later, locked in, locked up, locked down, Baguio City nestled between the clouds and the trees is both a sanctuary and an escape. Incredible spring weather, the nicest people, the most delightful place in the time of COVID-19 – as a...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Once upon a time in a section of the ancient city there lived the most famous fashion designers. Around Remedios Circle, on its fringes or blocks away from one another, they toiled with their cotton, taffeta, lace, and tulle, and nobody bothered to ask why Malate was The...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Maximizing minimum health protocols is the way to go as an added layer of protection against the quickened transmission of COVID-19. It means Mask-Hugas-Iwas-Mas pa more, going the extra mile – that, or a few small steps – and prevent generals, doctors, and data...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Vax to the max! While waiting for that to happen, how about Mask-Hugas-Iwas-Mas pa more? COVID-19 cases are rising to catch up with inflation, hospital admissions going up, fear of variants rising – the least we can do is to maximize the bare minimum of health...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. But what little we know about COVID-19 and the vaccines to fight it isn’t enough. According to Ohio State University, 87,000 scientific papers about the virus have been published all over the world from January to October, 2020....
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Before cinema houses welcome back fans to the big screen, a local group will be shooting an action picture to kickstart the return of movie watching as a national pastime, where it is best enjoyed. In a darkened, airconditioned theater with a crowd of sympathetic people...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza For China’s donation of 600,000 doses of their Sinovac vaccine, President Duterte thanked the Chinese government and people. At P680 a dose, the P408,000,000 cargo filled eight freezer vans, the first three of which moved ever so gingerly from Villamor Air Base to...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Misencounter! A mistake encounter? Shootout! At the rate our law enforcement officers are shooting at one another, who’s left to eliminate dangerous criminals? Senator Risa Hontiveros, quoting the NCRPO chief: “This isn’t the first misencounter.” OMG, how many...
