Last night, while I was sleeping, I got a text from a friend. I won’t name this person, but he is a regular visitor to the Philippines, and generally spends a few months here whenever he comes. I guess he has only been here about 3 times or so, but since he stays for quite […]
Staying healthy while traveling in the Philippines
A few columns back, I wrote about fine dining at a new restaurant discovery here in Davao. In the comments, one reader told about how he avoided a lot of foods and drinks on his recent trip to the Philippines (his first time here), fearing that he might have stomach problems from the food. It’s […]
Dental work
Recently, I have been spending a lot of time in the Dentist’s chair! Having work done on my teeth is something that I have never liked, since I was a kid. Because of the fact that I did not really care for it, I kind of let me teeth go, and did not keep them […]
Medical debate
Last week, I was watching ANC (the ABS-CBN News Channel) on TV. The show was “Crossroads” with Tony Velasquez. Crossroads is a weekly news show that goes in depth and talks to guests about topics in the news. Something similar to what you might see on Sunday Morning TV in the United States. Crossroads airs […]
Medical news in the Philippines
In recent weeks, there have been two big news stories in the Philippines related to the medical field. Both of these are major stories, although for different reasons. The first case, which has been public for a couple of weeks now involves a patient who had surgery at a Government operated hospital in Cebu, Vicente […]
Big "C" in the family!
Tonight Bob, myself, our nieces and Jean Jean were visiting a family member who was admitted to a hospital near our house. We didn’t know that she was there until late this afternoon. Actually this person is the wife of my cousin. This cousin is kind of close to Bob because he was the person […]