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VEGGIES: Stomach saver Those taking NSAID drugs like ibuprofen, and other anti-arthritis pain medications regularly can be victims of stomach irritation which could result in ulcers and bleeding complications. To…
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Bucket list No. 6: The world is your oyster – Go travel
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust LIFE is, indeed, “a moveable feast” to borrow verbiage from Hemingway….
Not settling for less
“ God continually calls us to moral excellence and integrity, especially nowadays, when it’s hard to see the truth in society.” DARE greatly! In other words, don’t settle for mediocrity….
To be under the spell of love
ASK anyone about love and they’ll give you an opinion, that is beyond reason. Some say God is love, others say love is God. I’d say love is a spiritual…
Police power to quarantine
In the face of nine individuals in Manila who were under investigation for possible Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection who refused to be isolated, Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque III announced…
Bucket list No. 5: Whip up your signature dish
“Food is a way of making a connection with others and making memories.” YOUR personal bucket list should be doable. Select a handful of those things that have the highest…
On giving light
“ He wants us to be free—free to be ourselves and yet willing to take a risk and to show up to be a light of hope for others.” YOU’RE…
Heaven, bless the children of a lesser God
SANTA CLARITA – It was a unique dance party that intermingled all the facility residents and their caregivers together into one big family. The center’s low building and the winding…
Visit Auschwitz and swear never to take your life for granted
(Conclusion of 3 Parts) Edmund Burke once wrote, Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” I would like to add, “One must learn from it as well….
Of masks, gloves and condoms
WITH the pandemic of the novel coronavirus infection, which has a scary treacherous incubation period of up to 14 days and where victims could spread the virus even before any…
On mourning the deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and 7 other victims
THE tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people in a helicopter crash shocked us all. It’s unimaginable, heartbreaking, and utterly depressing. We are all…
My favorite story
ALL my life I’ve dealt with words. I live in a world of stories, which are not replicable because our lives are unique and give us value and meaning. Yet,…
Wuhan’s coronavirus
WE don’t really know for sure if this deadly coronavirus is a product of natural evolution or was manufactured as part of a country’s biological war arsenal that had gone…
Martin Nievera, the man who would be ‘king’
MARTIN Nievera followed the footsteps of his father who sang for the group S.O.S. (A Society of Seven) in Hawaii. He went back to his birthplace in 1982 to pursue…
Bucket list No. 17
Visit Auschwitz and swear never to take your life for granted (Continued from the previous week…) January 27, 2020 this week marks the 75th year Auschwitz was liberated from Nazi …
Saving Jews from the Holocaust
IT IS with great pride as a Filipino-American that I devote my column today to celebrate the Filipinos and our native land for being there to protect the Jews during the…
Intention or the amount? The real essence of giving
I WAS coming home from LA to Manila during the first week of last December when something caught my attention and made me reflect. It was one of my usual…
On praying to Santo Niño
“ Our spirits and faith should never get old. God should always see this in us.” I’VE often wondered why we Filipinos have a great devotion to Santo Niño. And…
The timeless appeal of Ian Veneracion
IAN Veneracion was at Morongo Casino performing last Saturday, January 18 and I couldn’t help wonder how impressive to how well he’s kept his still relatively youthful looks. Now that…
On gastric cancer
WHAT is the usual type of gastric cancer? The most common variety of gastric (stomach) cancer is adenocarcinoma, usually found in the body of the stomach and in the area…
Bucket list No. 17: Visit Auschwitz and swear never to take your life for granted
Edmund Burke once wrote, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” I would like to add, “One must learn from it as well. Otherwise, the whole cycle…
The larger-than-life Filipino designer who goes by the name Michael Cinco
THIS Filipino designer is the talent behind that resplendent jewel-toned gown that Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach wore when she passed the crown to Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere, who…
To be a light to the nations
“I WILL make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 49:5-6). My fellow Christians, these words that God spoke…
One is a lonely number
LAS VEGAS — Come hell or high waters, people flock here to untie the knot. Here, divorce is simply about the villain and the victim. It is who got cheated,…
Fight for dear life
“I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” —Ronald Reagan I staunchly believe that the gift of life is from God and that life begins at…
Seeing into the future
AS an anchor/psychic of the number one radio/TV station in the Philippines, I do yearly forecasts or predictions for the country and internationally. Last year’s predictions had a batting average…
Sonata for fatherless daughters
THIS week marked the 36th year since their father left us. He left me a houseful of very young and adorable daughters with the world on their side. In the…
Part II: Fatima: ‘A window onto a new inner world with the light of Heaven within’
“In the presence of a miracle, faith is never washed away,” 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley reported from Lalibela, Ethiopia. Two hundred thousand pilgrims visit Lalibela for an 11 church-pilgrimage in…
My new year’s message
“ It’s trusting in God’s providence and protection in good and bad times.” LIVE the moment! This is my advice to all of you this new year! It’s the attitude…
Security dangers and tips
CREDIT card/identity fraud Did your credit card data just got stolen, while your card was in your purse or wallet? Yes, today’s technology in the hands of thieves makes it…