Choices regarding medical care are generally within our control. However, there may be times when we are unable to make decisions ourselves, due to illness or incapacity. Therefore, planning for when we cannot make important medical decisions is crucial. An advance health care directive has two parts: • The living will give family members and […]
Baguio City, located in the mountains of Benguet province, is the summer capital of the Philippines. People flock to Baguio during the summer months to bask in the cool weather and pine-scented mountain air. Aside from being the summer capital, Baguio also has the reputation of being one of the most haunted cities in the […]
Eight years ago, I held my first photo exhibit of Metro Manila in Makati. Though the exhibit ran for a month, it did not open new opportunities for me.Still, I was grateful for the whole experience and decided to continue learning and practicing photography. While working on assignments for Tulay or other publications, I would […]
Marikit na tala ang tanglaw sa dilim, Sa halimuyak ng matamis na hangin, Sa gubat ng gabi ay hinihintay ko, Mga kislap ng nilimot na pangako. For the third time, the Maningning Miclat Art Foundation Inc., in cooperation with District Gallery-Artist Playground and Far Eastern University President’s Committee on Culture, presented “Ginugunita Kita” on Sept. […]
Only in the Philippines: where a presidential election promise to fix traffic congestion on the capital city’s busiest thoroughfare can get you votes. News on the web recently reported that President Duterte – who made this election promise – is giving up on fixing EDSA’s traffic woes. “Let EDSA remain as it is for the next 20 […]
Rules for life: There are no secrets, only surprises. I read an article online about how this line ensures the safety of children – physical, emotional, social, psychological. Sometimes, they are unaware that they are being taken advantage of, so it helps when children tell parents most of what is happening in their lives. We can […]
What do you do with 660,000 cigarettes so you don’t get emphysema? What does really mean? Do ghosts put up a Great Wall in your path? Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing (徐冰) turns these conundrums, and more, into art works. His works can be seen at the UCCA (previously known as the Ullens Center for […]
On an early Friday morning, 16 delegates from various parts of the Visayas gathered in Mactan-Cebu International Airport. We were all excited as we waited for our flight for China. Still unfamiliar with each other, we passed the time glancing at our phones every now and then. Who knew that we would soon embark on […]
On Dec. 12, 2017, Congress approved the Philippine Mental Health Act after a tedious review of its Senate (SB 1354) and House of Representatives (HB 6452) versions. President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11036 or Philippine Mental Health Law last June 20. The Philippines is among the last 30 percent in the world without a […]
On a recent family trip to Hong Kong, we saw a woman asking her granddaughter to pose for a photo. The girl, probably 7 or 8 years old, was obviously not happy about it and smacked her grandmother’s hand so hard, the mobile phone flew a few meters away. My mother could not help herself […]