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Doctors at the frontline, never to be forgotten
A nation’s grateful send-off to the new Philippine heroes DR. RAUL JARA Dr. Raul Diaz Jara was an esteemed cardiologist and internist who served as president of the Philippine Heart Association. He...
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Hope amid the storm
As I write this, it is officially Day 7 of a citywide “Safer at Home” mandate. For my family and friends in the Philippines, it would be Day 14. This is our new reality — one that we are slowly...
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When prayers seem unanswered (Conclusion)
Remember too that much of the miseries that befall us could be largely the consequences of our own fault, as when we make ill-advised or hasty decisions on serious matters, or worse, when we commit...
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Showing our ‘DEAR’ support for the heart of the Filipino audio-visual Industry
The Filipino Audio-Visual (AV) industry was one of the first casualties and the most terribly hit by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic due to the cancellation of events, performances,...
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Innate goodness in time of crisis
Philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), John Locke (1632-1704), Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and Pelagius (360-420 AD) believe that humans are inherently good in the state of nature—that...
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A little goes a long way
“Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort, than to be comforted. To understand, than to be understood. To love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.” – A prayer by Saint...
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The king and the politician (Part 1)
It was a classic encounter that took place more than two thousand years ago. Two powerful men, both held in awe by people of their time — both wielding tremendous influence over their lives — yet...
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We Heal as One: To empathize and to take action
As the number of confirmed coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases rises each day, it was no wonder that the President announced the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine to April 30 in Luzon....
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Pagcor welcomes P20M aid for public hospitals
Funds to fuel the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) continue to pour in after an international gaming firm donated P20 million to four public hospitals in Metro Manila....
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SM Cares Villages receive help during ECQ
SM Foundation Inc., together with Japanese clothing company Uniqlo, brought smiles to residents of SM Cares Villages when they distributed food packs to almost 900 families in Bogo City in Cebu,...
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Grateful for ‘another shot at life’
ABS-CBN actress Iza Calzado opened up for the first time on social media after beating the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). ‘I am alive and for that I am truly grateful,’ writes Iza Calzado on...
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Visual historian of triumphs and tragedies
At 15 years old, Nemesio Miranda Jr. won first place at the 1964 Shankar’s International Competition in Painting in New Delhi, India. Since then, he never considered any other vocation than art....
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As a masterstroke, Pilate puts up a dramatic act: He ceremoniously washes his hands for all to see, declaring, “I am innocent of the blood of this man!” He must be saying, in effect, “It’s you who...
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A nurse’s tale
I first met Samantha Plaza Avecilla in fifth grade. In an instant, I knew we would be friends for a very long time, and it proved to be true because here we are, 21 years later, still very much in...
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Sylvia Sanchez, husband Art Atayde make full recovery from Covid-19
Exactly two weeks after announcing she and her husband contracted the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), veteran actress Sylvia Sanchez and Art Atayde are now fully recovered following a second negative...
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Tapping into creativity in the face of adversity
How the audio-visual industry copes with Covid-19 With each new day in this coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis comes the latest government action plan or private sector project that aims to...
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Most significant individuals in time of Covid-19
One of the first hospitals in the Philippines that recorded the death of a Covid-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) patient is Veterans Memorial Medical Center—the Quezon City hospital originally built for...
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‘Stand for Truth’ marks first year
GMA News and Public Affairs’ pioneering mobile journalism newscast “Stand for Truth” marked its first anniversary amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Atom Araullo (center) and his team continue to ‘Stand Up...
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Electric fans, mosquito repellants, other useful appliances donated to PH...
The Bayanihan spirit was alive and well when SM Appliance Center and its brand partners brought positivity, hope and inspiration to frontliners and patients of a number of hospitals in the Philippines...
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‘DocuCentral’ spotlights Covid-19 frontliners tonight
How do warriors fight a powerful enemy that they cannot see? What are their struggles when they are deep in the trenches of a deadly war zone? These are the questions that ABS-CBN DocuCentral’s timely...
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