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(SunStar) A GROUP has reminded the public about the negative impacts or dangers of diabetes, which has long-term complications on the person who has it.

The Cebu chapter of the Diabetes Philippines Inc. has conducted a lecture and awareness program as part of the culminating activity of the Diabetes Awareness Week 2022 (fourth week of July), which carried the theme “Say NO to XXX, NO to Xtra Rice, NO to Xtra Calories, NO to Xtra Pounds” at the Barangay Guadalupe Sports Complex in Cebu City on Saturday morning, July 23, 2022

Diabetologist Dr. Marissa Garcia, president of the Diabetes Philippines-Cebu Chapter, advised the public to be conscious of what they eat—avoid, if not, eat moderately, food with too much carbohydrate such as bread, rice, noodles and pasta as these are major causes of diabetes.

Garcia defined diabetes as chronic or long lasting with negative impacts on the body when a person’s blood sugar increases because the body’s insulin or a hormone from the pancreas could no longer control the increase of blood sugar… Read More

(Interaksyon) These Filipino hosts are taking their home styling and decorating ideas to the next level to inspire and draw travelers into their homes away from home.

Airbnb, an online platform specializing in lodging and rentals, recently launched an OMG! Category, which “currently has one of the highest rates of engagement amongst guests.”

Check out these Airbnb homes to book your next barkada or family trip that will cater to your adventurous and sustainable sides.

Of course, you also can very much enjoy these homes–alone!

Vintage Airstream Suite on Top of a Hill
This vintage camper trailer, located in Calaca, Batangas, is the very first Airstream accommodation in the country. With a queen-sized bed, a kitchenette, a dining room, and a balcony, visitors can camp on top of a hill while enjoying all the comforts of home… Read More

(Raw Story) A sketch worth hundreds of thousands, a children’s book and a ‘missing’ masterpiece… In the past three months, three unique artworks by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso have been found, in strange and unexpected circumstances. Is this a coincidence or not?

When the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, won a landslide victory in May, 2022, he went to visit the home of his mother Imelda, former first lady and wife of the late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

In a video showing mother congratulating son, one detail in Imelda’s opulent home stood out. On the wall, was a distinctive painting of an abstract nude rendered in blues and greens, on a red and orange bed. It was unmistakably Pablo Picasso’s “Femme Couchée VI”.

The painting was one of more than 200 that Imelda and Marcos senior acquired while the dictator was in power, using money siphoned from the Philippines to Switzerland. By the time he was deposed in 1986, he had plundered as much as $10 billion… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Department of Education (DepEd) is amending its strict order for the full return to face-to-face classes after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said hybrid learning can continue in “very specific areas.”

Malacañang did not give details on the parameters that will allow online classes.

The president said during a Cabinet meeting that he prefers that students attend in-person classes, but he instructed the DepEd to prepare the learning devices and other supplies that may be needed for blended learning.

Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte, who previously didn’t yield to appeals for blended learning, said they will craft a plan for in-person classes to be approved by Marcos.

“The President agreed that a plan should be made with a caveat that face-to-face classes shall be the priority and blended modality shall be considered only in specific schools and areas with special circumstances,” she said in a statement Wednesday… Read More

(GMA News) If the government’s running debt pile of P12.5-trillion will be divided among the the country’s 110 million population , each Filipino owes over P112,000 which will be paid in the form taxes, economic think tank IBON Foundation said Wednesday.

Data presented by IBON showed that the debt per Filipino amounted to P112,678 while each family owes P474,543 in debt if the debt is divided among 26.3 million families.

In his presentation during a forum, IBON executive director Jose Enrique “Sonny” Africa said that the poor bear a “disproportionate burden of repaying debt” due to the “regressive” tax system.

Africa said the last administration’s TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion) and CREATE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises) laws were the “most regressive tax reforms in Philippine history” as these shifted the tax burden from large corporations to the poor and middle class… Read More

(Asia Times) Inflation, food and energy crises, and the potential for conflict are three critical risks facing the Philippines under the new leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The war in Ukraine, which is already in its fifth month, had a massive knockdown effect on global energy and food prices as the combatants are among the world’s largest producers and exporters of wheat. Russia is also a global oil and gas supplier. Therefore as a commodity importer, the Philippines is put in a tight spot.

Still reeling from the huge blow dealt by the Covid-19 pandemic over the last two and a half years, tight global supply and high prices of food, fuel, and fertilizers compound its recovery efforts. Antagonism among great powers contributes to a more tense geopolitical landscape, with regional flashpoints like the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea representing potential powder kegs for conflict… Read More

(Manila Bulletin) Wilcon Depot, the Philippines’ leading home improvement and construction supply retailer, launched its newest retail outlet in Tagaytay City – Wilcon Home Essentials Tagaytay located at Purok 26, Brgy. Francisco, Tagaytay City.

The successful opening of its first home essentials store in the city shows the company’s efforts to fulfill its commitment to providing the highest quality of home improvement products to more Filipinos nationwide.

Ideally, more homeowners eye Tagaytay City as a perfect destination for their permanent residency for its favorable location, pleasant weather, and recreation and attraction spots.

So, if you’re a long-time condo-dweller or planning to build your home in Tagaytay, you can now easily spruce up every room in your home with the new home improvement store in the city.

Wilcon Home Essentials Tagaytay carries a wide collection of home solutions for your small home upgrades and repairs. From dressing up your home spaces, replacing an existing fixture, or installing a new faucet or showerhead, to updating storage cabinets, you can get everything you need from Wilcon Home Essentials Tagaytay. The 2000-square meter store offers you home must-haves, DIY needs, tools, hardware, housewares, electrical, plumbing, tiles, appliances, and more… Read More

(Interaksyon) Did former president Cory Aquino really order the Marcos family to be thrown out of the Philippines?

A written account of the country’s first female Supreme Court associate justice debunks this belief.

Late SC associate justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma, who was appointed to the highest court by dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr, reportedly shared her account in the photo book “People Power: An Eyewitness History” in 1987.

Accounts said Palma was “one of the independent members” of the Supreme Court and had rendered dissenting opinions critical of his regime.

She was also one of those instrumental in convincing Aquino to challenge Marcos Sr for the presidency in the 1986 snap election… Read More