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(GMA News) Growing moles are not necessarily cancerous, Dr. Dave Ampil II said in a recent episode of Pinoy MD.

“But it could be a sign that the mole is transforming into cancer,” the doctor clarified in Filipino.

If you notice a mole growing, it’s best to visit a doctor to find out of the growth is indeed suspicious. “If it’s suspicious, kailangan matanggal yung nunal at ma-biopsy,” he continued.

According to Ampil, it is only through a biopsy that you’ll know if the growing mole is indeed cancerous… Read More

(Rappler) This vegan-friendly ‘liempo’ comes with a sweet and savory barbecue sauce.

First there was plant-based “chicharon vaboy.” Now, there’s plant-based, Pinoy-style “inihaw na liempo,” made by local business Shirley’s Just Vegan.

Shirley’s latest vegan item looks almost` like the classic Pinoy grilled pork dish; from its smoky, charred look to the shiny “pork fat.” Don’t be fooled though, because all ingredients are plant-based – there’s textured vegetable protein, flour, cassava starch, soy sauce, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and anato paste to mimic meat’s freshly-grilled, reddish-brown tint… Read More

(PhilStar) MANILA, Philippines — Mahigit na sa isang milyong Filipino ang nabigyan ng bakuna laban sa COVID-19, ayon sa Malacañang.

Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na nasa 132,228 ang nabigyan ng second dose ng bakuna samantalang sa kabuuan ay umabot sa 1,39,644 na maituturing aniyang isang mahalagang “achievement.”

Karamihan sa mga nabigyan ng bakuna ay nasa National Capital Region, sinundan ng Central Luzon Region, CALABARZON, Central Visayas, Davao Region,Ilocos Region, Northern Mindanao at Western Visayas Region.

Sa mga A1 health frontliners – 965,169 ang nabakunahan; ang first dose ay 848,986; second dose ay 116,183… Read More

(ABS-CBN) Arestado ang 5 Koreano at 4 na Filipino na sangkot umano sa hacking at phishing operations sa Angeles City Lunes.

Inaresto ang 9 na suspek sa tatlong magkakaibang operasyon ng mga awtoridad.

Naaresto si Lee Sungbo, alyas Seven, sa Barangay Amsic. Nakuha mula sa kaniya ang 11 SIM cards, 7 cellphone, laptop, CPU, desktop computer, 3 SD cards, flash drive, 11 assorted bank/payment cards, unit bill counter, keyboard, monitor at iba pang gamit.

Sa Barangay Malabanias naman, nahuli sina Yoon Yoensu, Lee Junguk, Alyssa Payabyab Lee, Maiko De Luna Natividad, John Patrick Sotto Gonzales at Bong Baja Garcia.

Nakuha rin sa kanila ang iba’t ibang mga kagamitan tulad ng SIM cards, cellphones, desktop at laptop computers at mga notebook na may mga nakasulat na account details.

Arestado rin sina Lee Jaehun at Song Gil Sung sa hiwalay na operasyon.

Sangkot umano ang 9 na suspek sa hacking at phishing activities, kung saan binibiktima nila ang mga kapwa Koreano at US citizens… Read More

(ABS-CBN) MAYNILA — Naniniwala ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM) na hindi naman hinabol ng Chinese vessels ang bangkang Pinoy sa West Philippine Sea na nakuhanan noong isang linggo ng ABS-CBN News.

Sa video ng insidente, nakalagay sa GPS tracking kung gaano kabilis ang takbo ng lantsang Pinoy para umiwas sa China coast guard pero halos 1 oras pa rin itong binuntutan.

Sabi ni AFP Western Command commander Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, inobserbahan lang ng mga Tsino ang Pinoy…. Read More

(GMA News) It is commonly believed that a person can get infected with tetanus if they have a wound and come into contact with rusty metals.

But according to an episode of “Pinoy MD,” Clostridium Tetani, the bacteria which causes tetanus, can be found practically anywhere.

“It can be found in sand, soil, you can get it from animal bites. And basically everywhere around nature,” said Dr. Geminn Louis Apostol, a public health doctor.

According to the Mayo Clinic, tetanus disease is known as “lockjaw” and affects the nervous system. It can impede breathing… Read More

(Manila Standard) MANILA, Philippines – A man fills empty containers with water along Mel Lopez Avenue in a residential area of Manila on April 11, 2021. About 8.4 million Filipinos still have no access to clean drinking water, according to a report by the World Health Organization… Read More

(The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines — Real estate tycoon Manuel B. Villar Jr., the so-called brown taipan with a noteworthy rags-to-riches story, has gone a long way even in the country’s billionaire rankings, staying as the richest man in the country for the third straight year from only 12th place in 2016.

Villar, whose business empire has expanded since 2016 with bigger telecommunications and water businesses, has overtaken the usual crop of Spanish-Mestizo and Filipino-Chinese billionaires on the list and leads 17 tycoons in the country who made it to the latest Forbes global billionaires roster.

The Forbes’ 2021 Rich List, unveiled last week, saw 660 more billionaires compared to a year ago and with 86 percent richer today than last year, despite the COVID-19 global health crisis… Read More