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Anne Ruth Dela Cruz

Anne is a seasoned journalist and corporate communications specialist. After 13 years in the health care industry, she is back to where she started—print media.

Commissioners for Good Governance

The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) has to oversee more than 100 GOCCs. Republic Act 10149 or the “GOCC Governance Act of...

The GCG at a glance

With the creation of the Governance Commission for Government-owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG), there is now an agency that centrally and directly monitors GOCCs,...

Batting for a G.R.E.A.T. GCG

Good governance, Rightsizing, Efficiency, Accountability and Transparency After serving as Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan for 14 years, retired Justice Alex L. Quiroz availed of...

Novartis offers solutions to medicine access problem through its access principles

A major problem emerged at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFMA) reported at that time,...

Pneumonia vaccine should be made available to all adults—experts

With an ageing population and the need for a healthy workforce, the government and the private sector have to work together to make the pneumonia vaccine available to vulnerable segments of the population to protect them against this vaccine-preventable disease as well as boost morale in the workplace.

Overcoming immunity debt with nutrition

Now that children are back in school, it is important for parents to keep a check on their children’s immunity debt. Quoting a study conducted...

Operation Smile: Changing lives one smile at a time

In 1982, Dr. William P. Magee, Jr., an American plastic surgeon, and his wife Kathleen, a nurse and clinical social worker, traveled to Naga City with a group of medical volunteers to repair children’s cleft lips and cleft palates. At that time, the team only managed to treat 40 children. As they prepared to leave, the Magees made a promise that they would return to help more children. With that promise, Operation Smile Philippines was born.

Of Pinoy culture and CPR

Filipinos are known for their bayanihan spirit, where they have a sincere desire to help fellow Filipinos without expecting anything in return. However, there...

Sleeping your way to health

Now that life is slowly returning to normal, you will be easing back into your pre-pandemic routine of reporting for work in the office,...

Playbook to aid in COVID-19 uptake launched

Vaccination is so far the best weapon against the COVID-19 virus that has been hogging the headlines for the past two years. However, as...

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Disiplinang walang palo: Challenging common Filipino parenting misbeliefs

More frequent spanking is linked to greater anxiety and aggression in children over time, according to international research that includes Filipino families presented by Psychology professor Dr. Liane Peña Alampay of the Ateneo de Manila University. The findings challenge the familiar belief that “pamamalo” produces more disciplined...

DGPI Pitch X-Pand unveils Top 10 selected Philippine projects

The Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, Inc., a nonprofit organization representing film and television directors in the country, has officially announced the Top 10 selected film projects from the Philippines for its DGPI Pitch X-Pand program. Powered by the Quezon City Film Development Commission, QCinema International Film Festival,...

BingoPlus winner from Visayas shares jackpot experience

VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — “An unforgettable moment, a life changer, and a responsible mindset.” These are the words from the latest BingoPlus big winner from Visayas that won the ₱11,340,000.00 jackpot. Introduced by a friend to the game Geisha's Revenge on the BingoPlus app, it became one of...