One out of 10 school-aged children has eye or vision problems, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Seventy five percent of this number has errors of refraction or yung hindi mai-focus nang maigi ng mata ang images around it. …
Expensive medicines prescribed by doctors have always been the main reason why some people do not buy drugs for their ailments or do not complete an entire treatment course. This has always been the case with Aling Melinda, a government…
As the saying goes, “The eyes are the window to the soul.” “The hands,” naman daw, “are the window to the mind.” This is because the sense of touch allows us to feel the world first-hand and, therefore, enables us…
Having worms in the digestive system is part of growing up. As children, we all had to go through deworming or “purga” once in a while. But for many kids who are exposed to poor sanitation, whether because they have…
Tuwang-tuwa si Jefferson when he received a pre-approved credit card in the mail. After all, it’s only been less than a year since he graduated from college and his salary as a newbie call center agent was still not enough…
The government is serious about its campaign to decrease smoking in the Philippines. Based on figures released by the Department of Health (DOH) in 2009, 10 million out of 17.3 million Filipinos or 58.8% who smoke want to quit. Unfortunately,…
Almost 10 years na si Gemma sa The Netherlands. In fact, doon na siya nagka-baby. Dahil Dutch na ang salita nila sa bahay, gusto ni Gemma na turuan ang kanyang anak ng Filipino. The last time she came home to…
Mid-August nang kumalat sa Facebook ang post ng isang babaeng nabiktima ng taxi holdup sa Makati. According to the victim, she hailed a cab along Chino Roces Avenue past midnight of August 9. She was going to BGC in Taguig,…