Can reimbursement after discharge qualify as immediate application? Reimbursement utterly defeats the spirit and purpose of the law. In this pandemic when all hospitals are on pedal-to-metal throttle, immediate coverage should not be dependent on whether a patient has funds to advance the hospital charges. Carlo Pana is a Christian missionary based in Cebu with …
OPINION
Hilo, lito, walang unawa ang mga lumalaban sa COVID-19
“Sa Diyos ka magtiwala buong puso at lubusan, at huwag mong panghawakan ang sarili nating karunungan. Sa lahat ng ating mga gawa unahin Siya, at ang iyong mga landas, Kaniyang itatama…” – Mga Kawikaan 3:5-6, Bibliya HILO, LITO, O WALANG UNAWA, ANG MGA NASA GOBYERNO KUNG PAPAANO LALABANAN ANG COVID-19: Hilo. O di kaya ay, …
Refer everything to God
We have to realize that God is always intervening in our lives. We should be constantly perceptive of this reality and figure out how best we can go along with his will and ways. Thus, we have to try our best to know the intricacies of God’s will by meditating on the gospel regularly, by …
Cuomo and the Iloilo solon who impregnated his cousin
The Iloilo solon who junked his wife (some nosy society columnists claimed it was the wife who dumped him) for being allegedly afflicted with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), was even reelected. “Nope, no sex scandals yet. But I am open to offers!” – John Cusack He sexually harassed 11 women, according to a New …
No success without a successor, Part 2
I am using the term ambivalence. It is the only word that best describes one of the founder’s dark secrets. And it’s a damaging behavior that is causing many failed successions. We may show pity over George’s unfortunate state, but his situation is not so different from that of many founders. They continue to drive …
Connecting people with God
This is a big, tremendous challenge to priests especially when they—we, me included, of course—give homilies in the Mass which is a very privileged occasion for us to preach in the name of Christ as head of the Church. At this point, it may good to remit some relevant words issued in 1997 by eight …
Education amid the pandemic
For many of our teachers, the new mode of learning has meant more expenses on their part. A study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) showed that public school teachers are using their personal money to acquire devices such as laptops, mobile phones, printers and similar gadgets, …
‘Wasay’
“Violence is the language of the unheard.” – Martin Luther King III What happened to the 51-year-old man inside a Lower Manhattan bank ATM August 15 afternoon could happen to anyone, including me who is a regular visitor in the vicinity. And this will confirm my assertion that mad men in New York target not only …
Roping in the competition
According to Sonny Trillanes, Sen. Bong Go’s father and half-brother were able to capture more than five billion pesos worth of government contracts in the first two years of the Duterte administration. This was when Senator Go was working as the special assistant to President Rodrigo Duterte. If Trillanes is to be believed, these Go …
‘Movement’ para sa mga matuwid na kandidato, inilunsad
“May mga tao pa ba na pinananahanan ng Espiritu ng Diyos…” – Genesis 41:38, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya NAGKAKAISANG BOTO NG MGA KASAPI NG MGA GRUPO NG MGA MANANAMAPALATAYA PARA SA HALALAN 2022, ISINUSULONG: Magsusulong ng iisang boto lamang ang limang grupo ng mga mananampalataya sa Halalan 2022, upang tiyakin na ang mga kandidatong matuwid …