Monthly Archives: January 2012
NAYONG PILIPINO FEATURES EXOTIC LAGOON SHOW
January 16, 2012
The lagoon show of the Nayong Pilipino (or Philippine Village) commenced recently its limited run at the country’s only cultural theme park located beside the NAIA 2 Centennial Airport in Pasay City. Continue reading
Gloria Arroyo, 3 others charged with malversation of over $250K OWWA funds
January 16, 2012
MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the filing of technical malversation charges against former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and three others in connection with the alleged questionable diversion of more than US$ 250,000 funds supposedly for the medical benefits of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Continue reading
Dental link to heart attack
by Dr. Philip S. Chua.
January 1, 2012
Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums), dental plaques and other bacterial infection of the mouth are more dangerous to health than commonly known.
The yellowish build up of calcium on your teeth, the swollen, bleeding, and tender gums are not only local oral disease but conditions that are associated with increased risk for the development of other health problems, including heart attack, Alzheimer’s dementia, diabetes, arthritis, and even premature births. Continue reading
Makata ng Pamilya/The Poet in the Family (Facebook Page)
by Fermin Salvador.
January 1, 2012
Isang araw ay may ideyang pumasok sa isip ko, na agad kong inilahad sa ilang pangungusap na maluwag na nagbibigay-hubog sa nasabing kaisipan. Ang imahe ng “makata ng pamilya” – ito ang nagtulak sa akin. Ano ang makata? Sa payak at di teknikal na paliwanag, Continue reading
WHEN THE REVOLUTION COMES The intensifying world revolt-Part 1
by Fred C. Wilson III
January 1, 2012
Ain’t life grand; just full of surprises? Just when I thought the human race was about to max out, especially our young folks whose lives seemingly center around video games, X-boxes, cellular telephones, Blackberries (sex, booze, and football of course) and a host of very expensive high tech toys, GOD pulls a fast one. Continue reading
Proposed CPI Formula Would Reduce Social Security Increases
by Don Azarias
January 1, 2012
Come 2012, 55 million Social Security recipients will get their first benefit increase in three years. However, Congress is looking at reducing future raises by adopting a new measure of inflation that also would increase taxes for most families. And, to add insult to injury, the biggest impact will fall on those with low incomes. Continue reading
Novelties, Measurements and an Old New Life
by Arnold De Villa
January 1, 2012
“Oh my gosh…five more days and it will be a new year!”, an excited youth exclaims. “Really, so what is new about New Year? It is nothing else but a calendar’s novelty”, so says the cynic. “Everything will be the same. There is nothing new under the sun.” An old man whispers as he stares at his wrinkled hands. Continue reading
Christmas 2011 in a “Bahay-Kubo”
by Carmelita Cochingco Ballesteros.
January 1, 2012
Christmas in a “bahay- kubo?” Unthinkable, some of you might say. Most of my friends and relatives are city folk, but my immediate family and I are country folk at heart. It’s the classic city mouse and country mouse conflict of comfort zones. Continue reading
Corona’s ‘Achilles heel’
January 1, 2012
Last December 14, 2011 at the steps of the Supreme Court between two imposing Grecian columns, embattled Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona rallied his supporters and warned them that President Benigno Aquino III’s move to remove him could lead to a dictatorship. Continue reading
A second look at retirement in the Philippines
by Yoly Tumangan Tubalinal.
January 1, 2012
A fierce debate is going on in Washington about MEDICARE, the one program our country’s baby boomers (and that includes me) can’t live without at this point in their lives. Some very likely changes/possibilities are scary – raising the eligibility age to 67, increasing premiums for many beneficiaries, revamping co-paynments and deductibles in ways that would raise cost for retirees, privatization of Medicare and heaven knows what more? Continue reading