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Re:It is not all gloomy for the Filipinos! 5 Months ago
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I would like to go back and reminisce the filipinos
on how they fought wars- first during the world war 2
which everybody knows how the philippines played a
very important role in America's victory over Japan-
but wouldn't discuss it in details since it would
entail volumes of informations eating up so many
spaces in the board-(and besides i don't want readers
to get sleepy when history unfolds  )
and also wars of poverty and ingenuity why
the filipinos can be regarded as resilient people.
My father introduced a book to me which
he fondly reads about Bataan and Corregidor
and how Carlos P. Romulo presented his
own perilous adventures against the Japanese.
To cut the story short
The capture of the Philippine Islands
was crucial to Japan's effort
to control the Southwest Pacific,
seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies,
and protect its Southeast Asia flank.
World War II was the largest
and most violent armed conflict
in the history of mankind.....
Only in the Philippines did the combined
U.S.-Filipino units mount a prolonged resistance,
holding out with grim determination for five months.
It delayed the Japanese timetable
for the conquest of south Asia, ...
so, when we think of guerilla warfare
the filipinos can be counted as a formidable
opponent.
The US lost roughly 4,127 american troops in iraq
with all the highly technical war weapons
with such sophisticated arms, the US soldiers
must learn more on how to live at war
in jungles, forests, bunkers and deserts
sometimes, it's not the weapon you use
sometimes it's the one who uses it.
call a filipino soldier for guerilla techniques
but that is where the terrorist and extremist forces
are at the most.
with a character such as this i can still
say that it is not all gloomy for the filipinos
till next....
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Re:It is not all gloomy for the Filipinos! 5 Months ago
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Talking of anything about the Philippines randomly
One filipino placed a factual issue (in one of my blogs)
about poverty and hunger in the philippines
and that is correct! Many are poor and hungry
but before going to one thousand reasons why
is this so,
again let us look at people
who cook/bake mud as their staple food.
Haiti’s poor
resort to eating mud as prices rise
Cookies made of dried yellow dirt
become sustenance, livelihood, concern
 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22902512/
I never heard that filipinos resorted to eating mud..
this is not a mockery to the haitians,
as a matter of fact, nations must be aware
of the hardships these people are going through
it was not their choice- they have to live!
it is the fault of a weak government-again.
The rosier side about the philippines
during hungry times is this-
Food supplement for poor launched
MANILA, Philippines --
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080513-136233/
Food-
supplement-for-poor-launched
In response to the twin problems
of malnutrition and hunger in the country,
a non-government organization
and Church group have launched
a food supplement for the growing number
of Filipinos who find themselves in such a situation.
The Center for Community Work
and People’s Development (CCWD)
and Caritas Manila introduced
to the public on Tuesday Nutrimeal,
which is made from vegetables and rice,
and contains nutrients beneficial to the body.
CCWD Project Officer Lolit Reyes
said Nutrimeal was the group’s
response to the food crisis
Reyes said that Nutrimeal
could help alleviate the micro-nutrient
deficiencies of children such as
iron deficiency anemia,
protein energy malnutrition,
and iodine deficiency.
Nutrimeal would be sold at P70
per 100 grams in village halls
and churches, Reyes said,
but added that that they would also
coordinate closely with local government units
(LGUs) and NGOs to distribute
Nutrimeal to the public markets
more about hunger and poverty next ish-
it is not all gloomy for the Filipinos!
specially when filipino people could only learn
to avail of such numerous help in the country.
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Re:It is not all gloomy for the Filipinos! 4 Months, 4 Weeks ago
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MANILA, Philippines --
Long before the term medical tourism
became a buzzword in the country,
Dr. Florencio Lucero, a senior plastic surgeon
at Cardinal Santos Medical Center
and chief of plastic surgery division
of the Philippine General Hospital,
had already been receiving foreign patients
coming to the country for cosmetic
and aesthetic surgery.
Medical tourism is a multibillion-dollar
global industry that is still growing,
which is why Philippines wants to get slice of the pie.
Dr. Lucero believes the Philippines—
with its competitive costs
and its pool of quality medical
practitioners—stands a good chance
of becoming a major player in this market.
Medical tourism includes not only
cosmetic procedures but major surgeries as well.
The 60-year-old doctor thinks
he can open up another market and contribute
to the country’s medical tourism
via a new medical procedure that
his clinic—Asian Plastic Surgery Center—
is offering, called the autologous stem cell transplant.
This procedure, he says,
guarantees patients suffering
from degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s
and Parkinson’s of a medical
rejuvenation that will make them
feel good inside and out.
http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?
article_id=54100
i went to a dentist one time to get an opinion
about a toothache which i suffered for two weeks
the dentist told me, it required simple extraction
or root canal therapy. it was dismal because
i know that when i ask my dentist friend in manila
about the case, she will say "let's fix it because
the roots are still sensitive."
maybe i was expecting too much from a dentist in
hong kong at a nearby district, or i should
have went to a dental hospital instead in
metorpolitan central hong kong
for a satisfactory advise?
when i went to manila for a much needed medical check-up
my good suspicion was right- i got the positive
opinion form my filipina dentist friend
in St. Luke's hospital 
i myself have proven and will always believe
in the excellence of our medical and para- medical field
in the philippines, this is the one thing
our corrupt government could not destroy-
our genes regarding medical and para medical fields
in Asia-
it's not all goomy for the Filipinos!
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Re:It is not all gloomy for the Filipinos! 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago
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At the other end of the spectrum,
the planet's best countries for women to live in are:
Sweden, Norway, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand,
Philippines,
Germany, Denmark, Ireland and Spain.
Not even one of the top-ten is a Muslim-majority state.
Read the article in fairnss to filipinos!
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/020732.php
Pakistani columnist: "Muslims do not treat women right"
Watch for Michael van der Galien to charge Dr. Farrukh Saleem with dishonesty for failing to claim that, back in the seventh century, Muhammad improved the status of women, and that the hijab was borrowed from Christianity.
But in the real world, it is good to see this published in Pakistan.
"Women in Muslim world," by Dr Farrukh Saleem in The News International (thanks to Morgaan Sinclair):
Muslims do not treat women right. According to the Global Gender Gap (GGG) report, the planet's ten-worst offenders are: Yemen, Chad, Pakistan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Benin, Morocco, Turkey, Egypt and Oman. Of the ten, nine are Muslim-majority states. At the other end of the spectrum, the planet's best countries for women to live in are: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, Germany, Denmark, Ireland and Spain. Not even one of the top-ten is a Muslim-majority state.
GGG collected data from a total of 128 countries to develop a comprehensive, scientific index. The GGG Index is based on four different sub-indices -- namely, economic participation, educational attainment, political empowerment and health -- while each of the sub-indices has half a dozen components.
Under economic participation, five of the worst-offenders are: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Oman and Bahrain. Under educational attainment, the worst-offenders are: Chad, Yemen, Benin and Pakistan. The best: Denmark, United Kingdom, Australia, France and Belgium. Under political empowerment the worst are: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt and Iran. The best: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Spain.
For women, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan comes out as one the worst of countries to live in; there are only two other countries worse off than is Pakistan -- Yemen and Chad. Under economic participation, Pakistan is ranked 126 out of 128. Educational attainment, 123 out of 128. Health, 121 out of 128. Political empowerment, 43 out of 128. Surprisingly, Pakistani women are worse off this year than they were last year.
Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah, or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is ranked really low, too. Under economic participation, Saudi Arabia is ranked 127 out of 128. Educational attainment, 87 out of 128. Health, 60 out of 128. Political empowerment, 128 out of 128.
Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah, or the Republic of Yemen is worse than both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Under economic participation, Yemen is ranked 128 out of 128. Educational attainment, 127 out of 128. Political empowerment, 127 out of 128.
Intriguingly, there is a correlation between poverty and status of women. Some of the worst offenders are also the poorest of the poor (with the exception of oil wealth). Most of the Arab world is far below global averages and conditions, unfortunately, are actually deteriorating -- not improving. Yes, there are a few exceptions. The UAE, for instance, has invested massive resources into educating its women. Bahrain now has a woman parliamentarian....
I strongly agree, whn you're a woman in Asia
the philippines is the place to be-
never mind human trafficking, prostitution
and other anti-women scenarios-many of these
crimes exist all over Asia and much more
horrific than other Asian countries-than us!
In matters of relationships between husbands and wives
adulterers are not stoned to death, nor beheaded
nor killed- actually men and women fairly
get the share of what is due for both genders
when handled properly
the basic thing is women in the philippines
are more or less treated fairly or highly well 
i should know specially when it comes to
love courtship and marriage-
it's not all gloomy for the filipinos
Mabuhay mga kabayan!
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Re:It is not all gloomy for the Filipinos! 4 Months, 2 Weeks ago
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One that is so amazing about Asia is the presence
of unending lists of flora and fauna for medicines.
The philippines has its own share of
this tremendous informations about our very
own phenomenal herbal world.Just look at this:
Ten (10) Herbal Medicines in the Philippines
Approved by the Department of Health
These is the list of the ten (10) medicinal plants that the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) through its "Traditional Health Program" have endorsed. All ten (10) herbs have been thoroughly tested and have been clinically proven to have medicinal value in the relief and treatment of various aliments:
1. Akapulko (Cassia alata) - also known as "bayabas-bayabasan" and "ringworm bush" in English, this herbal medicine is used to treat ringworms and skin fungal infections.
2. Ampalaya (Momordica charantia) - known as "bitter gourd" or "bitter melon" in English, it most known as a treatment of diabetes (diabetes mellitus), for the non-insulin dependent patients.
3. Bawang (Allium sativum) - popularly known as "garlic", it mainly reduces cholesterol in the blood and hence, helps control blood pressure.
4. Bayabas (Psidium guajava) - "guava" in English. It is primarily used as an antiseptic, to disinfect wounds. Also, it can be used as a mouth wash to treat tooth decay and gum infection.
5. Lagundi (Vitex negundo) - known in English as the "5-leaved chaste tree". It's main use is for the relief of coughs and asthma.
6. Niyog-niyogan (Quisqualis indica L.) - is a vine known as "Chinese honey suckle". It is effective in the elimination of intestinal worms, particularly the Ascaris and Trichina. Only the dried matured seeds are medicinal -crack and ingest the dried seeds two hours after eating (5 to 7 seeds for children & 8 to 10 seeds for adults). If one dose does not eliminate the worms, wait a week before repeating the dose.
7. Sambong (Blumea balsamifera)- English name: Blumea camphora. A diuretic that helps in the excretion of urinary stones. It can also be used as an edema.
8. Tsaang Gubat (Ehretia microphylla Lam.) - Prepared like tea, this herbal medicine is effective in treating intestinal motility and also used as a mouth wash since the leaves of this shrub has high fluoride content.
9. Ulasimang Bato (Peperomia pellucida) - also known as "pansit-pansitan" it is effective in fighting arthritis and gout. The leaves can be eaten fresh (about a cupful) as salad or like tea. For the decoction, boil a cup of clean chopped leaves in 2 cups of water. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Strain, let cool and drink a cup after meals (3 times day).
10. Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii) - commonly known as Peppermint, this vine is used as an analgesic to relive body aches and pain. It can be taken internally as a decoction or externally by pounding the leaves and applied directly on the afflicted area.
Tips on Handling Medicinal Plants / Herbs:
If possible, buy herbs that are grown organically - without pesticides.
Medicinal parts of plants are best harvested on sunny mornings. Avoid picking leaves, fruits or nuts during and after heavy rainfall.
Leaves, fruits, flowers or nuts must be mature before harvesting. Less medicinal substances are found on young parts.
After harvesting, if drying is required, it is advisable to dry the plant parts either in the oven or air-dried on screens above ground and never on concrete floors.
Store plant parts in sealed plastic bags or brown bottles in a cool dry place without sunlight preferably with a moisture absorbent material like charcoal. Leaves and other plant parts that are prepared properly, well-dried and stored can be used up to six months.
Tips on Preparation for Intake of Herbal Medicines:
Use only half the dosage prescribed for fresh parts like leaves when using dried parts.
Do not use stainless steel utensils when boiling decoctions. Only use earthen, enamelled, glass or alike utensils.
As a rule of thumb, when boiling leaves and other plant parts, do not cover the pot, and boil in low flame.
Decoctions loose potency after some time. Dispose of decoctions after one day. To keep fresh during the day, keep lukewarm in a flask or thermos.
Always consult with a doctor if symptoms persist or if any sign of allergic reaction develops.
Isn't this amazing kabayan?
According to Ministry statistics,
Philippines now imports about US$350 million worth of drugs.
Another reason cited by the Ministry for the herb
revitalization programmed is that there
is a growing concern that the
Government Pharmaceutical Organization,
the main supplier of standard drugs
to the primary ,health care project,
will not be able to produce required
level of household drugs to meet demand
in the wake of the large scale health services coverage.
By encouraging villagers to grow and use herbs for treatment, the Ministry would also promote the self help concept that would be, in line with the primary health care programmed.
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