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Notes on the endangered tawilis and taklobo

The Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has included the freshwater fish tawilis (scientific name: Sardinella tawilis) in the global list of endangered...

Varicose veins: More than just a cosmetic problem

Usually, blood flows from the legs to the heart against gravity.  This is helped by the muscle pump and by valves found along the length...

Death and alcohol

Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Alcohol kills more than the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), violence and road accidents combined, according...

Fun in Davao City by Henrylito Tacio

Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Around 7.8 times the size of Cebu and three times that of the entire Metro Manila, Davao City is known by many names: “Crown...

The trouble with water

In the past, you could drink tap water directly from your faucet. Such is not the case anymore.  More and more people are buying...

Eat right this Christmas season

Some say that holiday eating in December is a marathon.  In colder chimes, there are the office parties, dinners with friends, and family gatherings...

Diabetes: A taste for sweets that’s so deadly

With an infected toe, Rommel Barro went to see a doctor in one of the largest hospitals in Davao City. He was totally unprepared for...