Monthly Archives: November 2012
Sex diseases from toilet seats and other questions
by Dr. Philip S. Chua.
November 1, 2012
Can diet and exercise prevent diabetes? While diabetes is hereditary, clinical studies around the world have proven beyond doubt that type 2 diabetes can be prevented by diet and daily exercise alone. It is not true that children with one, or even both parents being diabetics, are doomed to be diabetics. Continue reading
Boksingerong Pilipino Laban sa Mundo
by Fermin Salvador.
November 1, 2012
Kung hindi ba naman bobo, nagsalita itong si Jose Sulaiman na ang naganap sa ikatlong labang Pacquiao kontra Marquez ay palatandaan na papatapos na ang paghahari ng una sa mundo ng boksing. Dapat ipaalala sa kanya, o ipaalam kung di pa niya alam, na si Pacquiao ang nagwagi sa nasabing laban at sa mayoryang desisyon ng mga huwes. Continue reading
Election Day Special (The New Politics!)
by Fred C. Wilson III
November 1, 2012
With the demise of the Warsaw Pact, Communism in the West is as dead as fried chicken. Only a façade of the ideology that once held half the world hostage nearly 100 years is no more though remnants remain in Cuba and China. Continue reading
An Increase For Social Security Recipients in 2013
by Don Azarias
November 1, 2012
As the title suggests, there’ll be a cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase for Social Security recipients in 2013. Yes, you read it right we, senior retirees, will be getting an increase in the amount of check we receive each month from Social Security. Continue reading
Notes from a Curious Bystander (Part IV ) Sea waves, Blazing Flames and People’s Heart
by Arnold De Villa
November 1, 2012
When metaphors transport the symbolisms of art into a representation of reality, the impact of what we see creates the memories of what we live. CIRCA-Pintig and AFIRE, two organizations that have relentlessly worked for the Filipino Immigrant have opened their house in a way that is so unique from other open houses that I have seen. Continue reading
Romney’s ‘Romnesia’
November 1, 2012
The day after the second presidential debate last October 16, President Barack Obama told a cheering crowd of supporters that his rival, Mitt Romney, was suffering from a very rare condition. No, it’s not the avian “Big Bird” syndrome nor the Simian immunodeficiency virus. Nobody knows where it originated. Continue reading
The Definition of a True Friend
October came and went without me having a conversation with Ting Joven or Angie Pineda Martin about a common and dear friend whose death anniversary happened to fall in that same month. Not that I didn’t remember him then because I truly did. I simply didn’t remember to bring him up in the few conversations I had had with these fine ladies. Continue reading
Heaven forbid
November 1 2012
Decided voters have gone early to the polls but it will not be till the official day of U.S. elections, on November 6, when all ballots will have been cast. In a week’s time, we could be seeing President Barack Obama getting a second term, much to the chagrin of die hard Republicans. Continue reading
John Lloyd admits romance with Angelica
November 1, 2012
This is no promotion for an upcoming movie or show. It is for real, not for reel. Yes, said top actor John Lloyd Cruz as he admitted for the first time his romance with actress Angelica Panganiban. Angelica, on the other hand, appeared of her new ties, showing off even her house to close friends in the company of John Lloyd and a diamond ring he may have gifted her. Continue reading
Palawan voted top tourist destination in the world
November 1, 2012
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — The Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in Palawan has just been officially listed as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Continue reading