Your Excellency President Joko Widodo DK: Some readers of my newspaper columns have emailed me asking my opinions about the fate of overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso. I respectfully request for your compassion for Mary Jane Veloso, who seems guilty of violating your anti-drugs laws but who is also perceived by many of us [...]
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MediCard: Assurance with a Worry-Free HMO
At the young age of five, I was diagnosed with cataract on my left eye. In the past decade, I had a lens exchange procedure and a retinal tear, in separate instances. So hospitals, health bills, and operations are not unfamiliar to me.
Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs for Fresh Graduates
In the Philippines, the month of March marks the start of graduation season. And in a recent press conference hosted by JobStreet.com, they revealed some latest statistics including the Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs for fresh graduates in the Philippines this 2015.
Habitat Youth Build 2015 Through Bricks & Clicks
If a journey starts with first step, a house is built with the first brick. Thousands of Filipino youth will make an impact on the Philippine housing sector tomorrow, March 21st, with Habitat for Humanity’s annual “Habitat Youth Build.”
3 Neltex Solutions for Major Pipeline Issues
You know you are in the Philippines if a major road excavation which occurred just a few years ago is once again under construction. And you know you are in Metro Manila if the street corner you live near-by is currently dugged-up for pipeline fixing. In fairness to the government, it is good that they [...]
Get Outside this Summer
Summer in the Philippines is synonymous to vacations, travelling, and having fun with family and friends. With 7,107 islands to choose from, your lifetime might not be enough to experience them all. I myself has been to only less than a hundred, I think.
The World of Supercars: PGA Cars’ Luxury Motorshow
It was an ordinary weekend last February 8, 2015 until my wife and I visited the car show hosted by PGA Cars entitled “The World of Supercars“.
Fisheye Preview of Converse Spring 2015
Converse Philippines recently revealed its Spring 2015 Converse sneaker collection inspired from the creative spirit of Chuck Taylor All Star which includes collections from Converse All Star Footwear, Cons Apparel, Lifestyle & Skate Sneaker, and Jack Purcell Sneaker & Apparel.
A Chinese Valentine w/ the New Starbucks Cards
It’s the first working day of February and love is seemingly in the air. Well, at least here in Metro Manila where Valentine’s-related sales and restaurant promotions are starting to come out by the minute.
Transitions Signature Lenses Review: Seeing Through New Lenses
At age five, I was diagnosed with cataract on my left eye. Probably congenital or through an accident we were unaware of, we can’t be really sure. At that young age I underwent a cataract surgery, had a left-eye lens implant, and went through the usual procedures of recovery. However, my left eye turned into [...]
