By Herman M. Lagon There is something oddly familiar about SALN season in government offices. It is not dramatic. No headlines. Just stacks of forms, quiet sighs and the soft tapping of keyboards as employees try to remember when exactly they bought that secondhand refrigerator or how much remains on a loan they have been …
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Ocean temperatures near record high in March
Ocean temperatures hit near-record highs for March, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said, signaling a likely shift toward El Niño conditions that can amplify heat extremes on an already warming planet. Copernicus said average sea surface temperatures were 20.97 degrees Celsius in March, the second-highest value ever for the month, and the hottest since 2024 …
Free check-ups for all
By Sonny Angara Just this year, we met a man from Iligan City, Lanao del Norte who had been complaining for months about a wound on his foot that wouldn’t heal. The man suspected he had diabetes, though he couldn’t confirm it — much less treat it — since he and his family relied solely …
Following Christ all the way
THE UNDERPINNING By Fr. Roy Cimagala If we really are serious in following Christ, we should set no conditions and, instead, open ourselves to whatever and wherever God’s providence would lead us. This is a truth of our faith that is highlighted in that gospel episode where a scribe wanted to follow Christ who told …
Monitor pulse, not just heart rate, advises cardiac expert
The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) advised going beyond counting heartbeats and focusing also on the regularity of the pulse to detect potential cardiac arrhythmias that could lead to life-threatening complications. In an online forum, PHA treasurer and electrophysiologist Dr. Luigi Segundo clarified that while arrhythmia is a general term for various heart rhythm disorders, identifying …
Fireworks in Congress
By Ade S. Fajardo Vice President Sara Duterte faces evidence to be presented by complainants on the impeachment raps she was able to dodge last year. She had secured a favorable decision from the Supreme Court after the Senate dilly-dallied on holding a trial last year. The House of Representatives committee on justice is set …
Madriaga and the noise around him
By Herman M. Lagon There are moments when a hearing stops feeling like a hearing. It becomes something else — something closer to a story unfolding in real time, except no one knows yet which parts will hold. When Ramil Madriaga began reading his affidavit in Congress, it felt like that kind of moment. Not …
Trump, Iran cite progress in talks as uncertainty hangs over Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s top negotiator said recent talks with the US had made progress, but gaps remained over nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz, while President Donald Trump cited “very good conversations” with Tehran despite warning against “blackmail” over the key shipping channel. Neither side offered any specifics about the state of negotiations on Saturday, April …
RAGE and the missing A
By Herman M. Lagon There is something oddly memorable about a political acronym that seems to forget part of what it promises. Reform Alliance for Good Governance and Accountability — RAGE, they call it. Somewhere between the “A” and all the applause, you begin to wonder: Where did accountability go? Was it left somewhere backstage, …
Rediscover God through faith and love
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That rather amusing gospel episode about those who were so amazed at the preaching of Christ in the synagogue that they could not believe that someone just like them, coming from the same place and whose family they knew, could preach the way Christ did (cfr. Mark 6:1-6), tells us that …