The loss of a highly valued and accomplished health professional in a pointless road accident last Friday 28 April prompted the Department of Health to, once again, urge all motorists to prevent the loss of life and property by driving carefully. Dr. Brigida Claro, who is a cardiologist and chairperson of the Department of Internal Medicine of Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, succumbed to injuries incurred in a severe vehicular accident while on an official sortie to conduct ocular inspections of government medical facilities in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.
'Promdi' power in bar exams
"The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law."
--Jeremy Bentham
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- The results of the 2016 bar exams showed that law schools outside Imperial Manila are getting better and can no longer be taken granted.
SPACE RACE 2.0: WILL HIS COMPANY BE THE FIRST TO MINE ASTEROIDS?
When I catch up with Rick Tumlinson, he has just returned from Vienna, where he spoke before the United Nations about the present and future of the commercial space industry. He’s breathless from climbing three flights of stairs — no great height for a space frontiersman — but elated with the response from diplomats in Austria: “They really got it,” he says.
This is an answer to the statement released by the Pambangsang Katipunan ng mga Magbubukid - Southern Mindanao Region
My husband and I are separate entities. In fact, we do not discuss the job that we chose to do, we just commit to sincerely work and earn money for the benefit of our children.
THE VOICE BEHIND SIRI TELLS ALL
You may not recognize her face, but you know her sweet, robotic voice. She’s inside your phone and knows your calendar by heart. She boasts her encyclopedic knowledge all the time, but you don’t mind. She is Siri — aka Susan Bennett, the voice actress behind Apple’s witty digital assistant. Bennett has also loaned her voice to other familiar brands like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Cartoon Network, Waze and Delta Airlines.
GOP Pushes for Votes on Obamacare Replacement
They may not have the numbers. With 19 House Republicans currently opposing the AHCA and 17 more undecided, the GOP is still pushing for a congressional vote. If 22 Republicans oppose the bill, it won’t pass the House.
AN ISLAND PARADISE BETTER THAN BALI
I tried not to squirm recklessly as I glided alongside orbs of football-size jellyfish in an isolated, ancient lake off the shores of Indonesia. Hundreds of them — upside-down jellyfish, box jellyfish, spotted jellyfish and moon jellyfish — ran amok along my skin through the brackish, jade-blue water. It was serene, it was magical and it was downright terrifying.