University of Baguio graduate is first blind Bar exam passer

Jean Mangaluz 04/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A University of Baguio law graduate defied expectations and became the first blind examinee to pass the Bar examination. The university’s former School of Law dean and Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Pablito V. Sanidad Sr.…

See you!

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 03/19/2023

The story is told about a man who, whenever he is greeted with “See you later,” would take it literally, and would obediently wait, thinking that the guy will come back to see him in the same…

Man who slept wearing contact lenses went partially blind after flesh-eating bacteria infects his eye

The Straits Times / Asia News Network 02/27/2023

SINGAPORE — He used to lead an active lifestyle playing baseball and hitting the gym but now spends most of his time at home in darkness with the curtains drawn. Mr Michael Krumholz, a 21-year-old man from…

Driverless cars give hope to blind

AP 04/16/2018

In 2012, Steve Mahan, who is blind, climbed into the driver’s seat of a self-driving car and rolled up to the drive-thru of a Taco Bell in a video that’s been viewed more than 8 million times…

The Shepherd of Calvary

FR. FRANCIS ONGKINGCO 12/22/2017

Father! Father!” Roeh’s son Mehamer barged into his father’s cold and dank room. Roeh, blind and bedridden for many years, was clearly irritated. He was just about to finally catch sleep and Mehamer stole it from him.…

Blind runner completes 210-kilometer footrace

John Carlo Villaruel 06/15/2017

Finding hope amid the ugly realities of life is an elixir that makes people immortaly inspired. Such is the case of long distance runner Mark Joseph Casidsid who has been chasing runners he couldn’t see and navigating…

The blind eyewitness

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 03/25/2017

On the way to the parking area at the basement of a mall, I would notice people sitting outside a room. They seemed to be waiting. One day, my curiosity at last getting the better of me,…

Lady Justice

Raymund Fernandez 01/24/2017

It makes sense that the symbol of justice we abide by is a blindfolded woman with a sword and a balance scale, one respectively for each hand. This symbol makes perfect sense. The symbol incorporates a woman…

The blind left homeless

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 12/06/2016

They felt the searing heat as the fire burned. They coughed and gagged as smoke filled their lungs. They heard the sounds of frenzy and the painful cries that followed. They felt and heard it all; but…

Blind woman dies, another seriously injured in Apas fire

12/05/2016

A blind woman died and another one injured in an afternoon fire that hit a densely-packed community in Barangay Apas, Cebu City on Monday. Cebu City Fire Marshall Rogelio Bongabong Jr. said that Natividad Bacalan, 68, was…

Fire hits densely-packed community in Apas, one reported missing

Nestle L. Semilla 12/05/2016

CEBU CITY–At least 60 houses made of light materials were damaged by fire that hit a densely-packed community in Barangay Apas, Cebu City on Monday afternoon. Cebu City Fire Marshall Rogelio Bongabong said they were also checking…

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