Paeng, Moroy, etc.

LAST week’s onslaught of Tropical Storm “Paeng” on “I Am Iloilo City” was short of devastating but it really tested the determination of Nong...

What to do in a crowd crush

IN THE wake of the tragic Itaewon Halloween crowd surge, which killed at least 156 and injured 151 others, South Korean authorities are now...

#ThePSN Talks

I AM, foremost, a writer. But I’m also a speaker, and a very good one. The writer in me has the imagination, reflection, introspection, and restrain—at...

The faith of the centurion

REMEMBER that beautiful gospel episode of a centurion whose faith was praised by Christ? (cfr. Mt 8,5-11) He asked Christ to cure his sick...

What really is God’s word?

“HEAVEN and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Lk 21, 33) With these words of Christ, we should feel the...

The implications of Xi Jinping’s third term

XI JINPING is now in his third term as General Secretary. This may sound unimportant to your average Filipino, but I would argue otherwise. Xi...

Ventilation in a dental setting

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) AS COVID Alert Levels are going down in most areas in the country, we...

Isolation facilities as evacuation centers

DR. RONTGENE Solante, the head for Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at San Lazaro Hospital, recently said in a media interview that COVID-19...

The road to forty-eight

I HAVE always been thin, all my life. It’s not a mystery just in case you are perplexed. I remember gaining weight on three...

Peter, the Rock

OR, YOU can say, Peter, the stone. These days, I carry stones. A good size about 3/4 of my fist. I carry it over long distances. To wherever...