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Politics, lies, and freedom of speech

September 22, 2023

Here in the United States these days we’re at a critical fork in the road, facing what could very well develop into a constitutional crisis. I’m not talking about a former president who is facing four criminal indictments – a historical event that is in itself something of a crisis – but about the problem of telling where we should draw the line for use of lies and disinformation in political speech.

Immersive research experience

September 22, 2023

Students from the United States visited Dumaguete City for an immersive experience in conservation research and management in the Philippines, with faculty members of Silliman University as their mentors.
Under the Philippines International Research Experience for Students (Ph-IRES) project, the university’s Biology Department hosted five undergraduate students from the University of Washington, Seattle Pacific University, University of Maine, and Barry University from June 16 to July 28, 2023.

Jesus and Yom Kippur

September 18, 2023

On September 24 to 25, Israel will celebrate Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is a day of deep significance in the Jewish tradition. The ritual of the Yom Kippur is described in Leviticus 16:1-34.

‘Hyperlocality’

September 18, 2023

Remember those days in your good, old hometown when your neighbor meant more than just your “hello, how are you” partner?
When mother realized she needed a few tablespoons of vinegar while in the midst of preparing lunch, she would ask, “Go run to Tiya Lily if we can borrow some drops.”
Tiya Lily Perez was our backyard neighbor who not only shared vinegar, a dose of sugar, salt or other condiments during kitchen emergencies.

‘Dark Brandon’

September 15, 2023

In October 2021, a sports reporter was interviewing live on the air the winner of an auto race in Talladega, Alabama, when the crowd in the background began chanting a crude message about President Joe Biden. The reporter misunderstood or deliberately mistook the words ‘F- Joe Biden,’ and on air said the crowd was chanting ‘Let’s go Brandon,’ referring to Brandon Brown, the driver she was interviewing.

‘Para Healthy Lungs’

September 15, 2023

The province of Negros Oriental together with the Department of Health and the USAID TB Innovations and Health Systems Strengthening Project (TBIHSS) pulled resources to mark National Lung Month (in August) through its campaign on “Para Healthy Lungs, Pa-Check Ka Lungs.” In the last two days last month, a series of events raised awareness about early detection and prevention of tuberculosis across 10 barangays in the city. The culminating event was held at the Lamberto Macias Sports Complex on August 31.

Thank you, PTs

September 11, 2023

This week provides us with an occasion to acknowledge the amazing work of a group of health care professionals in alleviating people’s pain and helping restore their wellbeing.
The event is World (and also National) Physical Therapy Day, which is being observed on Sept. 8.

American justice system

September 7, 2023

I seldom watch TV, and when I do, there are some things I try my best to avoid. One of those things is the media obsession for the ongoing legal issues of our former president – three indictments now and counting. Unfortunately, I was recently in a situation where it was unavoidable and at the time happened to be in the company of an old friend who grew up in South Korea.

‘A global game changer’

September 7, 2023

In the news and dominating the headlines recently, apart from the ongoing investigations being done in the august halls of Congress, is how US-China relations is being defined vis-à-vis the new leadership in the Philippines as well as the outcome of the forthcoming US presidential elections in November this year. As it is today, it would seem that US-China relations will spell the future of the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region.

What is heaven like?

September 6, 2023

One of the questions that we ask is that what happens after we die in this earth. The Bible is very clear that there are only two eternal destinations – it is either we go to heaven or to hell. There is no in between.
All of us want to go heaven, and not to hell. So, as we look forward in going to heaven, let us reflect on some Bible verses about heaven.

Politics, lies, and freedom of speech

Immersive research experience

Jesus and Yom Kippur

‘Hyperlocality’

‘Dark Brandon’

‘Para Healthy Lungs’

Thank you, PTs

American justice system

‘A global game changer’

What is heaven like?

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