A poor man’s health dilemma
MY DEAR countrymen,
Recently, I found out that my part-time gardener’s son has a problem with his colon. Apparently, he is having a problem...
My cousin responds to the call of public service
DESCENDING from a family of public servants with her Calope ancestors — two brothers — serving as mayor of Balilihan, Bohol, during World War...
Work-related heart illnesses of seafarers due to job’s strenuous nature
A SEAFARER’S heart ailment is considered compensable due to the strenuous nature of his work.
This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the...
The significance of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DECEMBER 12 is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe whose image was miraculously imprinted on a simple cloak of a Mexican of Aztec...
Pagpabatyag sang mga OFWs
NATAY-OG ang Malakanyang sa ginabukho nga “zero remittance week” sang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) umpisa Marso 28 tubtob Abril 4, 2025.
Una ini nga...
Dessert stomach
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
SUGAR is sweet, sure. Overindulgence may also lead to dental caries, or tooth decay.
Dental caries develops when...
Livelihood projects in mangrove forests
MY DEAR countrymen,
I asked ChatGPT if mangrove trees could produce fruits, and here is its answer: Some mangrove trees produce edible fruits, although not...
‘Our God will come to save us!’
THOSE are words that come from the Book of Isaiah. (35, 4) Those words are most worthwhile to be repeated as often as possible...
No health without oral health
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
IN NOVEMBER 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened the first-ever Global oral health meeting...
Social networking for gov’t
MY DEAR countrymen,
According to Microsoft Copilot, “social networking refers to the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users or...