Farewell to a friend and professional partner
“NAGPAHUWAY na si DF,” a familiar sobbing voice broke the news while I was about to go to bed. Calling was Rodolfo Jarumahum Jr....
Iloilo’s political conundrums
POLITICS in Iloilo – both the city and the province – is a game of palitik, where the players wrack their brains thinking of...
Proudly Philippine-made
THERE was a time when Filipino manufacturers gathered together and agreed to label their products, “Proudly Philippine-made.” Since I rarely see that label now,...
Preventive ‘medicine’ for the heart
BY “MEDICINE,” I don’t mean refer to doctor-prescribed drugs for heart diseases that are among the biggest killers worldwide. In fact, the hardest hit...
My war against Mr. Alzheimer
I HAD the pleasure of meeting my visiting cousin Josette and her husband in a hotel yesterday. Having worked in London for two decades,...
The lost virtue of honesty
HONESTY, so our grade-school teachers taught us, “is the best policy.”
To be honest about it, however, some people thrive in dishonesty. A good case...
Why this doctor bats for herbal medicine
WHILE viewing a health show on TV, I saw a familiar figure arguing why he promotes herbal medicine.
Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan, a former secretary of...
Escaping Manila for ‘safer’ Iloilo
HAVE you seen the movie version of the Inferno? If so, you must have rued the exclusion of some scenes vividly depicted in the...
Remembering Manuel Luis Quezon
THE CURRENT month of August is being commemorated as “Lung Month” in honor of the late Manuel Luis Molina Quezon, the first President of...
TESDA marks 24th anniversary
THIS WEEK, all offices of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) sizzle with activities aimed at celebrating the 24th anniversary of this...