D o you have high blood pressure? Ideal blood pressure is 120 over 80. And high blood pressure means you have a blood pressure more than 140 over 90. By shifting to a whole food plant based diet (WFPH), plus regular walking of 30 minutes to one hour a day and seven to eight hours […]
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys to will unlock the door to personal excellence.” — Confucius The true measure of an academic institution’s greatness can be found in the achievements of its alumni. Xavier School, a Jesuit Catholic college preparatory school, is […]
Disclaimer: This article deals with the somewhat sensitive issues of interracial dating and cultural issues based on race. If this topic is offensive to you, I encourage you to keep reading to be in the know about students last Valentines’ Day. If you absolutely can’t tolerate the above, then skip the article. I have written […]
You know you’re Tsinoy when you have to work at your family’s tiamkhaw (store) on weekends and in the summer… for free! These days, not all Tsinoy kids work 100 percent at the tiamkhaw. Many work at dad’s or mom’s office checking email, answering the phones, checking inventory. My parents are both teachers so there […]
In late 2017, a group of physicians and scientists called Doctors for Truth and Public Welfare expressed their dismay and alarm at how the dengue vaccine controversy was degenerating into a fiasco. They predicted that the consequent erosion of public confidence in the country’s vaccination programs would result in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses such as […]
One thing I have observed in the last decade or so regarding the Chinese New Year celebration in the Philippines is how it has slowly been injected with Filipino flavor. I am not talking about the vendors who come to Binondo to sell their wares or the Ati-atihan dancers and fire eaters. What I am […]
The Lantern Festival (元宵節) is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, and signals the end of the Chinese New Year Spring Festival (春節). Also known as Shangyuan Festival (上元節), this event marks the first full moon of the year, which falls on February 19 this year. The Lantern Festival can be […]
I asked my daughter if the SM jingle “SM Shoemart, we have it all” is still heard on the air. She laughed at me, “Mom, that’s 20 years ago!” We at Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran remember the jingle very well because SM was the main advertiser of our Sunday children’s television show, the award-winning “Pin-Pin.” […]
In the olden days, China was largely an agricultural country. People did not know how to keep count of years or months, and so, they asked the Jade Emperor (玉帝) for guidance. The emperor mused that the lives of men are linked with that of animals. If 12 kinds of animals were selected to represent […]
I join child advocates in the outcry against a proposal to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 9 years old. That it is raised to age 12 years old on the bill’s third reading in the House is no consolation. The first time this issue came out was in 2016, when my elder […]