Readings

I haven’t posted anything in a long time, partly because I was grieving and the emotions were so raw they wouldn’t make good copy. And then I was angry, and I try not to write when I’m angry. And then I was busy…and so on and so forth.
I’m posting here articles for reading: basically what [...]

GMANews.TV – Doctos monitor conjoined twins at Fabella Hospital – Video – Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs – Latest Philippine News

GMANews.TV – Doctos monitor conjoined twins at Fabella Hospital – Video – Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs – Latest Philippine News
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Blog action day: No to ConAss

The Constitution, I was taught in school, is the embodiment of the will of the people, both past and future generations. It is the basic framework of our laws. It is through this that the people delegate some of their powers to the State.

7, not 2 Navy men have H1N1 virus

Seven, not just two, Philippine Navy personnel, have Influenza A(H1N1) virus, according to the Philippine Navy. The seven are among the 23 Navy personnel who manifested flu-like symptoms, thirteen of whom are in the hospital.

DOH admits “low level community outbreak” of A(H1N1) in Metro Manila

There is a “low level community outbreak” in some parts of Metro Manila, the health department said Tuesday, as it reported that there are now 473 cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in the country. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III however did not specify which areas in Metro Manila have a “low level community outbreak.”
The DOH [...]

Influenza A(H1N1) cases reach 193 in RP; community outbreak declared in rural village

Community- level transmission has been declared in Bgy Hilera in Jaen town, Nueva Ecija. In Bulacan, Bulacan, classes were suspended after eight high school students tested positive for Influenza A(H1N1). As in Jaen, the health department is still trying to figure out how the students got the virus.
Meanwhile, there are now 193 cases of A(H1N1) [...]

RP has second case of A(H1N1)

And the health department clarifies: the Taiwanese woman found positive with A(H1N1) virus upon arrival in Taiwan, after a short trip to the Philippines, DID NOT ATTEND A YOGA SESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Philippines now has its second case of A(H1N1): a 50-year-old balikbayan woman from Chicago who went here for a vacation. The woman [...]

WHO presscon at 10 p.m.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding a teleconference from its Geneva headquarters at 10 o’clock tonight. Please don’t miss it, said the advisory.

Health Sec briefs FOCAP on AH1N1

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III briefed the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on May 11 about the AH1N1 virus and the Asean health ministers meeting in Bangkok. Notes taken during the briefing.

Round one of Hatton-Pacquiao fight

Hatton and Pacquiao are introduced and people actually clap and cheer. Hatton gives a low blow and people shout, daya! daya! Corners Pacquiao but Pacman takes it in. The crowd boos whenever Hatton embraces Pacquiao and tries to hit on the sides.
Hatton goes down on the first round. After the standing ovation and clapping, one [...]