Bivalent COVID boosters approved, available for 6 months and older
BIVALENT COVID-19 vaccination boosters are now approved and available in San Diego County for children as young as six months of age. The County Health and Human Services Agency is…
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[COLUMN] Weight loss ‘cures’ diabetes
OBESITY has been known to be a major risk for the development of diabetes mellitus Type2 (DMT2) for decades. Being overweight not only increases the risk for diabetes but also…
[COLUMN] D3 and the brain
STUDIES have shown that the body relies on vitamin D to stave off heart disease, inflammation and even cancer. People with deficient vitamin D in their body are associated with…
[COLUMN] Christ is the reason
One of the things that make living in this land exciting is coming to an appreciation of the culture, the language and the origins of certain phrases that are repeated…
Here’s where to get free COVID tests
WITH the reopening of the federal government program to order no-cost COVID-19 tests, there are more options to get free tests this year. But how do you know what’s legit…
Sleigh bells ring, you recycling?
SANTA Claus, jingle bells, gifts, packages and — recycling? Yes! The holidays are a great time of the year to put your recycling skills to work, from all that wrapping…
Pinoys in the U.S. honor Philippine culture and history in “Maria Clara at Ibarra” watch party
Clad in their best Filipiniana attires, Pinoys abroad from New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco took a historical trip to Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo…
[COLUMN] Taking the time to just be this Christmas
It’s that time of year again. And every year, whether we like it or not, we go through the same rituals. This is a time of winnowing and thinning, just…
[COLUMN] Martin Nievera’s joy of performing music for 40 years
ART is the natural attitude of the soul, wrote Lissa de Guia. Even in sorrow and in pain, true artists connect to their art. Imagine performing your music for 40…
[COLUMN] On the importance of being patient
Everything in life takes time to grow, flourish, and bear fruits. It’s true in any relationship, whether it’s marriage, family, or friendship. It’s also true in community and nation-building, Healing…
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Graton Casino!
ROHNERT PARK – Come to the all-round leisure and entertainment destination, Graton Resort & Casino, to celebrate the last month of 2022! On December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, every…
Assisted living facilities pressed to address growing needs of older, sicker residents
by Judith Graham Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health concerns, according to a…
[COLUMN] The California Surge
THIS is a warning, not only for Californians but for residents of other states where COVID-19 is still significant. The national 7-day daily average of cases, as of December 6,…
[COLUMN] A Christmas story: The innkeeper’s untold tale
I like rerunning this story during Christmas. It is is pure fiction. It grew out of my curiosity about the forgettable, minor characters I identify with and their viewpoint of…
Fil-Am playwright, director Jeffrey Lo directs TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
JEFFREY Lo, a Filipino American playwright and director, helms TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s presentation of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is showing until December 24 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in…
Filipino Christmas crawl, art exhibit takes place December 10
HALO Halo Holidays, a Filipino Christmas crawl and art exhibit, takes place at Kapwa Gardens in the SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District on Saturday, December 10 from 11 a.m. to…
PCGSF invites Fil-Am community to watch ‘Leonor Will Never Die’
THE Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is extending the invitation of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the main film agency of the Philippine government, for the theatrical…
Chef Tara Monsod on why Filipino cuisine is having a renaissance moment
Meet Filipino American Chef Tara Monsod, who celebrates her life as an LGBTQ Filipina and her culture as she shines a light on Filipino flavors in the city home to…
[COLUMN] Overlap Syndrome
NOT a well-known entity even to many physicians is the Overlap Syndrome. One example of this is the combination of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea),…
[COLUMN] Travel light
This is culled out from the series “The Bucket List” written in 2018. Travel is a pure metaphor for our life’s journey. There are two choices in the way we…
Treating long covid is rife with guesswork
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, nearly two years after he came home from the…
[COLUMN] Stay awake!
Here we are at the start of the Advent season! So naturally, as we celebrate this season, we think of Christmas. The Church, however, reminds us not to focus our…
[COLUMN] Lockdown too late
GUANGZHOU, one of China’s largest and busiest cities, is locking down as it battles a major outbreak of COVID-19. Lockdowns are truly effective and less cumbersome, a lot simpler to…
Tips to cut back on holiday season food waste
‘TIS the season — for food! But it’s also a time, as our holiday feasts run from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, that it’s easier than ever to waste food when…
Dream come true: Fil-Am Trinity Mijares cast as Clara in the American Ballet Theatre’s production of ‘the Nutcracker’
YOUNG Filipina American Trinity Mijares knew she wanted to become a ballerina at the age of 3 after watching her first live performance of “The Nutcracker.” Last year, she performed…
‘Brown Girls’: Fil-Am author Daphne Andreades’ debut inspired by a quote, then a question
Daphne Palasi Andreades was a second-year graduate student pursuing an MFA in fiction writing at Columbia University when she first heard a quote by the author Toni Morrison: “If there…
[COLUMN] Prayers for world leaders
“You shall shepherd my people Israel and shall be commander of Israel.” (2 Samuel 5:2) In my prayerful moment, I often think of our political leaders and those running for…
[COLUMN] Fil-Am engineer Dr. Cris Liban awarded for industry advancement at the American Society of Civil Engineers convention
“Society works best when we can take its functions for granted. It works best when we can trust that our personal safety is never in doubt. Trust, often unseen, is…
[COLUMN] Divest early
THIS is culled out from the series, “The Bucket List” written in 2018. You have become a collector over the years. Memories, good and bad, you have them, by the…
[COLUMN] On perseverance
IN my homily last Sunday (November 6), I spoke about courage. I said that courage is the ability to express one’s mind from the values, beliefs, and genuine intentions we…