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Seafarers’ contribution in safeguarding the marine environment is highlighted in this year’s National Seafarers’ Day (NSD). “The urgency to protect the ocean can be seen and felt, especially by the thousands of seafarers across the globe. We…
The Philippines will be celebrating the 28th National Seafarers Day (NSD) this year on September 25, 2023 with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Patuloy sa Pangangalaga ng Karagatan.” NSD is celebrated annually by virtue of Proclamation 828 by…
There are two popular festivals in the Philippines that have procession called “Traslacion,” which in Spanish means “passage” or “moving something from one place to another”: the Black Nazarene in Manila and Penafrancia in Naga City, Bicol.…
Someone said that where two or three Filipinos are gathered together, there is a picture taking there! —————- In today’s gospel (Matthew 18:15-20), Jesus tells us: “For where two or three are gathered together in my name,…
Hair is one’s crowning glory and is often linked to one’s personal identity. For others, hair loss can have complicated consequences. One of the cause of hair loss is Alopecia Areata (AA) which is an autoimmune condition…
The story is told about a young woman who impatiently honked her horn at an old man who was taking long in making his order at the first window of a fast food drive-thru. At the…
The “International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances” or “Desaparecidos Day” is observed August 30 annually since 2011. “Desaparecidos” is the Spanish and Portuguese word for “disappeared people” or victims of forced disappearance. The UN Commission…
With all the bad press our airport and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have been receiving for some months now, my last two hassle-free departures from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 can probably be described…
It was International Dog Day last Saturday, which got me thinking of today’s topic: the way people are taking their dogs to restaurants to eat out. For the Philippines, that’s such a change away from eating dogs.…
The story is told about a teacher who said: “Maria, go to the map and find North America.” Maria obliged and pointed to North America. The teacher said: “Correct! Now, class who discovered North America?” And…
The dark side of mandatory military service on bullying and hazing took the spotlight in the South Korean Netflix series D.P. short for “Deserter Pursuit.” All able-bodied men in South Korea are required to serve 18 months…
Scenario number one: A one-month-old baby was transferred from another institution in the hopes that further intervention would provide a cure. History revealed that the patient had been suffering from cough and cold a week prior to…
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