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Diabetics should have their eyes checked to monitor for diabetic retinopathy

If you have diabetes, you may have to deal with its complications. One of the complications that may crop up if you do not control your blood sugar levels is diabetic retinopathy, a condition that affects your eyesight. According to Dr. Receival P. Salongcay, ...

20 PHL provinces among future growth areas

In the olden days, human settlements were built along water tributaries. However, with the invention of technologies in transportation and of industries, among others, human settlements evolved. Civilization and complex human settlements, such as urban areas, cities, regions, metropolitan and megapolitan areas rose, resulting...

Kurit-Lagting, a collective artistic collaboration of Bicolano artists from Sorsogon, Albay, Catanduanes, Masbate and Camarines provinces with art advocacies on human rights and the environment initiated the Kurit Art and Design Academy (KADA) Hands-Online Workshops to help their fellow artists and members who were...

In Guihulngan, Negros Oriental: Poverty, armed conflict, contagion … and then there was football

The little girl went after the red ball with the ferocious energy of someone intent on scoring a goal. Lithe and agile, nine-year-old Lourdes Calago is one of 27 registered football recruits in the fishing village of Bucana, Barangay Poblacion, Guihulngan City in...

30 years after the 7.8 Luzon quake How prepared is the Philippines for the “big one”?

Where were you when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Luzon on July 16, 1990? Many of the millennials today were still too young to remember the biggest temblor that hit the country and killed 1,200 people, severely and moderately damaged 104,614 buildings, and cost...

Recover from a debilitating illness with home care

Your father just suffered a stroke and you had to rush him to the hospital for emergency care. After spending a few days at the Intensive Care Unit, he was finally transferred to a regular room. After two weeks, you were told that...

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Kitsho’s summer of freshness

by Psyche Roxas-Mendoza   With a welcoming smile and the tinkle of a bell, a seated Chef Masahiro “Hiro” Mizumoto beckons guests to enter one of...

Monk in the City: Dada Shiveshananda

He sat in the middle of the temple with his legs crossed and eyes closed. The view was rather familiar, though I have not...

Cyber attacks expected to spike during FIFA World Cup 2018

Football fans in the Philippines, beware of cyber-attacks during the FIFA World Cup 2018. Cyber-security solutions provider Fortinet​ made this warning amid expectations of...

It takes a community to save the Jesuit House

Photos by Karl Patrick Daliposa While it has withstood time and the elements, human intervention is now crucial for its preservation and survival. As one of...