>Department of Health Secretary has admitted that the government has 200 million pesos (US$ 4.35 million) to advertise its condom campaign alone. Secretary Cabral faces the controversial issues hurled at her this Saturday on “The Bottomline with Boy Abunda” with Boy Abunda. Dubbed as immoral and ‘has one foot in hell’, several bishops have already called for Secretary Cabral’s resignation because of her indestructible support for condom distribution in the country. She was not only being criticized by the church sector. A fellow doctor and former DOH official called her ignorant of the real situation and even accused her of…
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>March 15, 2010 l National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City – Former Budget Secretary Emilia Boncodin passed away this afternoon (1PM) due to cardiac arrest as she battle with multiple kidney cysts. Where she undergo dialysis at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Quezon City Nakilala si Sec. Boncodin na isa sa anim cabinet secretary at tatlong government executives ni President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo na nagresign noong kapanahunan ng Hello Garci Scandal, isang recorded conversation between PGMA and commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano patungkol sa 2004 National Election. Tinawag ang grupong ito na Hyatt 10. “She was…
>February 12, Gateway Suite, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — In line with the “Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Alliance – Philippines,” together with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Probe Media Foundation Inc, there would be a three-part discussion about tobacco control on this blog. After discussing the effect of smoking to health and the new marketing strategies of tobacco companies, we end up on my third entry for my “Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project,” on the government implementation on tobacco control. During the times of former Senator Juan Flavier as…
>Beginning March 16 the controversial book of Marites Vitug entitled Shadow of Doubt: Probing Supreme Court will be out in the public. The book contains sensitive information on the issue that there are influential personalities that interfere with the decision process of the Supreme Court. With the information stated on the book, it will raise a red card on the judiciary system of the country where Chief Justice Renato Puno is currently sitting as the head of the SC. But according to Marites Vitug, unlike other author, she encountered problem on financial support that will help her in the research…
>Star Cinema and Viva Films officially launches the Full Trailer of their April 2010 movie that will bring Anne Curtis and Sam Milby to the big screen, in their first movie together – Babe I Love You. Babe I Love You will open on Black Saturday (April 3, 2010). The movie is about two characters that has contradicting personality to each other, Sam who plays the role Nico is a prim and conservative type of a guy who meets Sasa (played by Anne), a promo girl and lives her life in adventure. Nico and Sasa’s meets because of an accident,…
>March 13. Texas USA – After 12 rounds of series of punch he throws at Joshua Clottey and having a hit in the eye Manny Pacquiao the People’s Champ remains the World Welterweight Champion during his fight in Dallas Cowboy Stadium at Texas USA. Pacquiao gives 1231 punches from Pacquiao, 399 punches from Clottey, as the score board shows 120-108 / 119-109 / 119-109 favoring the People’s Champ a unanimous decision. Along with the Pacquiao VS Clottey fight 3 undercards was shown as the opening fight for the big event; Humberto Soto vs. David Diaz Jose Luis Castillo vs. Alfonzo…
>February 27| MAKATI CITY – In the fourth part of Philippine Center for Population and Development (PCPD) and the Probe Foundation’s Mulat Pinoy Kapihan Series, Dr. Zelda Zablan, University of the Philippines Population Institute, Willie Prilles, Planning and Development officer of Naga City and Trustee of the Synergia Foundation, Dr. Leonor Tripon-Rosero, former chairperson of the Professional Regulations Commission and Bangon Pilipinas Vice Presidential candidate Atty. Perfecto “Jun” Yasay joined the discussion on population and education. Education plays a vital role in economic development, but in the case of some developing countries like the Philippines the idea of education compliments…
>February 12, Gateway Suite, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — In line with the “Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Alliance – Philippines,” together with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Probe Media Foundation Inc, there would be a three-part discussion about tobacco control on this blog. Since the implementation of the Tobacco Regulation act in 2003—which restricts ads on tobacco products in all forms of media–the cigarette companies are now re-channeling their marketing efforts to be more indirect, yet it creates a subconscious impact to its possible future buyers. This is the second entry…
>As of May 20009, World Health Organization reported that there is almost 314 million people are visually impaired worldwide and 45 million of them are blind. This kind of visual problem occurs in old age and mostly females. WHO also stated that there is 87% of the worlds visually impaired lives came from the developing country like the Philippines and one of the eye diseases is glaucoma. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that result in damage of the optic nerve, and sometimes it is hard to distinguish if you have a tendency to have one until its too late…
>February 12, Gateway Suite, Cubao, Quezon City, In line with the Mga Nagbabagang Kwento: Tobacco Control Media Project of Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Alliance – Philippines, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Probe Media Foundation Inc, there will be a three part discussion of the Tobacco Control topic on this blog. First topic will be about the danger of smoking and the current situation of smoking to minors. Currently there are 5.4 million deaths every year because of cigarette related diseases and by 2030 there will be more that 8 million deaths yearly where 80% of the tobacco related deaths…