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Drop attacks: A mini stroke?
dr. mary jean loreche-diao MINI, Midi or Micro mini. These are terms that refer to the length of a woman’s wear. But, is there such a thing as a Mini-Stroke? The answer is a resounding yes, for between a Mini and a Real Stroke, aside from the permanence or temporariness of the change, the length of time that the symptoms are manifested [...]
Something is Wrong
by ARCHBISHOP OSCAR V. CRUZ WOULD that everything were all right with the Philippine Government, with Philippine Democracy, with the People of the Philippines! Would that the Legislature enact needed and relevant laws, the Executive able and satisfactorily implement them, and the Judiciary accordingly act on their violations! Would that [...]
Live and Learn
JHAN TIAFAU HURST THINK a minute… A little boy said: “I’ve learned that if I’m in trouble at school, I’m going to be in more trouble at home.” A husband remarked: “I’ve learned I should never praise my mother’s cooking while I’m eating my wife’s cooking.” An old woman observed: “I’ve learned that 6-year-old [...]
Machiavellian Tactics
PED T. QUIAMJOT THERE are hidden persuasion in business and politics that are used to thwart competition or manipulate the thought. Niccolo Machiavelli founded this principle and become the adviser of the Florentine Republic in the 16th century. Today, some Machiavellian theories are applied in the subliminal simulation to discredit a cause [...]
Filipino’s make bad managers
by HARRY TAMBUATCO SO it seems. Our airports are so messed up with uncoordinated and redundant systems causing chaos generating inconvenience not only to the travelers but the well wishers as well. Just to check travel advisories is close to impossible if not a kilometer walk away. Why is that? The facility which may have aged is not the [...]
A Corona of thorns
by GIRLIE GUALBERTO-SUAN “Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.” The much-publicized telenovela touted to add a new chapter in the colorful history of Philippine politics, has turned out to be a huge flop. The trial of the century, also called The Impeachment of the Chief Justice, is big on [...]
True or false
by ARCHBISHOP OSCAR V. CRUZ THERE is a good amount of interesting news about the Philippines, more specifically in conjunction with the present administration and the economic plight of the Filipinos as a whole. Malacañang and understandably its rah-rah boys are consistent and insistent in claiming that there is a fast and marked on-going [...]
Defense fears Drilon?
by ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened…” (Matthew 7:7-8, the Holy Bible). -ooo- DEFENSE FEARS DRILON? If the [...]
JOURNALISTS TRAIN HOW TO SHOOT
by Jess G Dureza/TIMES Publisher GUN TRAINING --Over the weekend, two groups of working media men and women gathered together coming from two opposite directions -- from Davao City in the north and General Santos City in the south. They travelled for about an hour and converged at a half-way location, the Seagull Resort shooting range [...]
Ride the Wild Horses
JHAN TIAFAU HURST THINK a minute… Wild horses are such beautiful, powerful animals. It’s inspiring just to watch them run—fast and free. Yet their great speed and power would be of no use for transportation or anything else to mankind, if they had not been trained. But then, we humans also have tremendous natural power and [...]
