Angel Thoughts Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. —Desmond Tutu MANILA MAN Lim at the Bulong Pulungan Christmas Party 2015, seated beside him is the author Alfredo Siojo Lim died at 90, leaving behind legends of his colorful life, from a poor orphaned boy...
BETTER DAYS With all that has been happening here in our country, it easy to overlook good news. Amid the pandemic, it would be far from our minds to think that some of our fellow Filipinos would stand out to be among the most innovative thinkers, not only in Asia, but potentially across the...
FINDING ANSWERS Despite all the lockdowns and stringent measures already laid out, how come we have not flattened the curve of the coronavirus that continues to spread widely? I dare say the fault lies in enforcement. And I say this based on my experience tackling the SARS epidemic in 2003 when I...
BETTER DAYS It was only last year that the claims of WellMed Dialysis & Laboratory Center Corporation came to a head with the National Bureau of Investigation filing complaints of estafa and falsification of public documents against the company on June 11, 2019. Apparently, WellMed had been...
FINDING ANSWERS President Duterte’s swift decision to put Metro Manila and the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan under the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from Aug. 4 to 18 is a welcome development for our medical community. While it was short of the ECQ or...
BETTER DAYS The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our society, especially our employment and economic realities. As of the April, 2020, Labor Force Survey from the Philippine Statistics Authority, the unemployment rate rose to 17.7 percent, which translates to around 7.3 million...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina With July being Nutrition Month, it is imperative to refocus attention on the gnawing hunger and malnutrition of impoverished Filipino children who are prone to more suffering as the coronavirus crisis rages on. Each day, around 95 children in our...
BETTER DAYS The Philippines is currently the highest in Southeast Asia when it comes to active COVID-19 cases. Indonesia may have registered the highest total number of cases overall, but their 37,083 active cases as of July 22 makes them only second in the region to our 45,646. With our...
FINDING ANSWERS It’s no secret that I’m deeply saddened by the fate of ABS-CBN whose franchise renewal was denied by a congressional committee. Having spent the past 18 years as host of the top-rating teleradyo program Sagot Ko ‘Yan on Sunday mornings, and as co-host of Magpayo Nga...
TOL VIEWS For the last several months, we have all been pushed to adapt to a radically changed way of life. Nearly every system we have established – health care, education, and employment, among others – and the processes necessarily entailed by these systems, have been modified in order to...
BETTER DAYS Plasma is the liquid portion of our blood, comprising up to 55 percent. It is mostly water, containing vital substances like hormones and nutrients. It also carries antibodies, a type of protein synthesized by a person’s immune system to help the body fight off foreign substances...
FINDING ANSWERS At the outset, let me state that I’m all for increasing the salary of our dedicated and hardworking civil servants. For those who toil honestly by the sweat of their brow, who serve the general public well and sometimes beyond the call of duty, who put into their work much more...
