UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo W. Lo Most doctors shy away from testifying in court. It is regarded with dread and anxiety when one is faced with a subpoena to appear in court for a case one has treated in the emergency room. But the law requires that we validate or negate the claims of...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Let’s talk about man’s/woman’s best friend, the dog. The human-dog relationship goes back hundreds of thousands of years. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. The dog gets food, shelter, and warmth from the campfire while humans benefit from the...
Due to the massive effects of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, a state of calamity was declared in 55 areas in Bicol Region (Region 5), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and SOCCSKSARGEN (Region 12), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) bared...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The more things change, the more they stay the same. We started out as a jumble of fiefdoms ruled by petty chieftains in pre-colonial times. Our society has always been tribal, and it reflects up to the present time. There is no sense of nationhood nor a...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo As I soak in the view of serene blue waters and the lush vegetation of the Davao Pearl Farm, I marvel at the beauty and abundance of nature of the Philippines. Yet, we’re in the middle of a crisis of hunger and poverty! A record 12.2 percent of Filipinos...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo As a follow up to my previous column (Loco over local 8/9/22), I’ve been reflecting on what constitutes a national identity. As a nation having a long colonial history (as writer Carmen Guerrero Nakpil has said, “300 years in the convent and 50 years in...
Undersecretary Raymundo Ferrer, a Philippine Army (PA) veteran, assumed post as the new Administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday, August 2. Undersecretary Raymundo Ferrer (right) formally assumes post as the new Administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Aug. 2,...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Though, not unexpected, when DOH announced the detection of the first case of Monkeypox infection in the Philippines, it still came as a nasty piece of news on top of ever-increasing bad news. The announcement came with some reassurances on how it is different...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The buzz nowadays is there are 27 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines set to expire this month. Most were bought by private companies, which are now fretting about the losses that the expiration will incur. The question is why are these vaccines being allowed...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo The practice of modern medicine is very much truth-based in terms of the science behind it. Medical literature gives us an abundance of information, which we use to treat patients. The science is robust and evidence-based. Besides being peer-reviewed and...
Erika Portunak took to social media to share with fans that she has undergone breast reduction surgery. The eldest daughter of actress Ina Raymundo took to TikTok to post a video showing images of her before and after surgery. She described the day she did so as the “happiest" of her life....
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Rabies is a zoonotic disease, just like Covid-19. But it kills 100 percent of its victims, compared to less than two percent for Covid-19. Worldwide, rabies kills 60,000 people annually. WHO says it is probably underestimated. In the Philippines, between 200...
