A priest’s take on why adultery happens: It’s a symptom of a bigger problem

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/02/2023

“I am not saying that infidelity or adultery is good. I’m not saying that it is okay. Adultery hurts. Infidelity is painful; it hurts. What I’m saying is to look at it more as a symptom of…

No cultural deficiency

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 03/11/2023

The phrase, “A damaged culture,” which first appeared in 1987 in The Atlantic magazine, is readily trotted out by lazy writers when things go wrong. But characterizing the Filipino people by it is wrong. It merely sounds…

Wanted: A sense of urgency

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 11/08/2022

As the country began emerging from the worst of the pandemic earlier this year, I wrote of the need for us to go back to the basics in plotting our way forward. I was alluding to the…

Revisiting health, economy, and people

Ernesto M. Pernia - @inquirerdotnet 07/04/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought health and economy to the fore, assuming paramount attention from the public. However, the concern seems less about the number of people and their social status. Yet, the Philippines has had the…

You can’t grow by having these people in your life

Immae Lachica 04/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Life is not always fair. Life has this way of letting you know when you need to let go of certain things and people at some point in time. It may come at a…

DOH: 40 of 44 people with UK variant recover from Covid-19

Cathrine Gonzales 02/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Forty of the 44 patients with confirmed cases of the more transmissible UK variant of Covid-19 have already recovered from the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. Dr. Alethea de Guzman, medical…

Nation in great peril

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 02/09/2021

While the pandemic’s toll on our economy has been particularly severe, the most telling has been the human cost of the economic decline, the implications of which could stay with us well into the future. This had…

Lapu-Lapu police to probe ‘Sunday crowd’ under Marcelo-Fernan bridge

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Colonel Clarito Baja, Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO) chief, has ordered an investigation about people flocking in a portion under the Marcelo-Fernan Bridge, in Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City. This, after a video…

Pelare: People out on Talisay streets ‘controllable’

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More people were out on the streets of Talisay City on the first day of the general community quarantine (GCQ). Police Major Gerard Ace Pelare, Talisay City Police chief, also said that the…

Over 1,200 people in Nepal killed themselves during 74 days of lockdown

06/15/2020

KATHMANDU — On Saturday, 38-year-old Bhagwati attempted to kill herself at her home in Dolakha. Her children yelled for help. But by the time neighbors arrived, she was already unconscious. She was rushed to the district hospital,…

5 Mistakes People Make When Wearing Face Masks For Coronavirus

Marc Cosep 05/09/2020

Face masks have become part of the new normal in our lives; following the protocols imposed by the government and our healthcare professionals. But wearing masks does not mean your are really protected or protecting anyone if…

Common exercise mistakes people make when working out at home

Marc Cosep 05/05/2020

The coronavirus lockdown has many people focusing on moving their bodies. Faced with the prospect of not being able to go to a gym or a class, many have turned to YouTube and Instagram in search of workouts. While it’s good to exercise, of…

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