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A Tale of Two Doctors Part 1: Dr. Vicki Belo

Jay Fermin — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:02:06 +0000

Glendale, California — I have been very busy seeing doctors lately. No, I am not sick at all. I met up with doctors representing the ‘Feel-Good’ medical tourism explosion that is now happening in the Philippines. Even a major Philippine newspaper summed it all up with the headline: “RP is the Next Beauty Capital of [...]

A Tale of Two Doctors Part 2: Dr. Manny Calayan

Jay Fermin — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:30:19 +0000

(Part 1 - previous page) After a few weeks, I was in a different restaurant on a quiet evening with “Doctor to the Stars’ Dr. Manny Calayan M.D. Members of the media came out to have dinner and have an informal conversation with the doctor. If Vicky Belo has 8 clinics, Dr. Calayan, stressing that he [...]

Tina’s Children

Rodel Rodis — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:12:55 +0000

The severe rice shortage that may yet result in food riots in the Philippine has forced the staunchly â€œPro-Lifeâ€ government of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to concede the need to raise public awareness of population control. After years of rejecting United Nations and USAID funding for family planning programs, the government has finally realized that maintaining [...]

Hundreds of Union Workers Rally to Protect Their Democratic Voice

Jay Fermin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:20:12 +0000

Photos by Jay Fermin. All rights reserved. Los Angeles: Hundreds of members of United Healthcare Workers-West (UHW) gathered at their Los Angeles union headquarters Wednesday and declared with one voice that they will not tolerate attempts by SEIU International officers to centralize power and subvert union democracy. The rally came on [...]

Statewide Vigils for Healthcare: (AB-8) Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger

Jay Fermin — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:53:31 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tF8BP0C9fs Last Tuesday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said that we have the opportunity to make the most significant progress on healthcare reform in the last hundred years. Then on Friday he vetoed AB 8 — landmark legislation that would have reformed Californiaâ€™s broken healthcare system. The Governorâ€™s veto came at the end of the day on Friday October [...]

Thinking Big

John Lacson — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:08:52 +0000

At a young age we are taught by our elders to aim high and reach for the stars. We carry this pressure to achieve early on in our lives. Some of us react to this peer challenge by excelling in school and sports. However, most of us resent this and would rather be left [...]

I KNOW A TRICK …

John Lacson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:54:24 +0000

They say that there comes a time when people feel down and depressed for no apparent reason. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s not really established at what age depression comes along and affects our frame of being. I venture to guess that teenagers who have not quite established direction in life go thru it, as with baby [...]

FAQ About Universal HealthCare

Jay Fermin — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:48:00 +0000

January 9, 2007 UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IN CALIFORNIA….Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled his universal healthcare plan for California on Monday and it looks….okay. Just. But I’d say that about any plan that keeps insurance companies in the healthcare business, so take it with a grain of salt. Given the political realities of California and the nation, it’s probably about [...]