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4 alternative sites to hold the Philippine Independence Day celebrations
Looking at the world map, the Philippines sure doesn’t look much geographically. It looks tiny compared to the giants such as China, the United States, Brazil, or even to its…
An open letter to those who believe their health destinies have been genetically set
“Genes load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger,” was what I remember most from a November 2007 interview with a naturopathic doctor. It wasn’t the first time I heard of…
A worse form of poverty is about to beset the Philippines, and here’s why we have to stop this now
In my almost 2 decades of being a health and science journalist for one of the country’s leading newspapers, I have noticed a rather worrisome trend in our lifestyles, involving…
My vegetarian arnis teacher was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle from Hollywood
Reed-thin Allan “Shishir” Inocalla gently laid his two arnis sticks down on the ground, stood upright, closed his eyes, and then backflipped. Then he flipped his wallet out of his back pocket, and showed me his…
Nowhere to go but the Earth
The article below was first published in the November 2016 issue of Carmudi Magazine where TessDrive has a monthly column. A hundred years ago, there were six highly experimental cars. Today,…
Any takers for these jeepney replacements?
Sentimentality may get you nowhere, literally. True, the iconic, ubiquitous jeepney has been the main intra-city/intra-town form of transport in the Philippines for as long as any living resident can…
Mycoprotein at par with conventional protein
The protein found in Quorn meat-free foods may be just as good for muscles as any other protein sources, new research suggests. Food labelling usually lists protein as a simple…
The court of public opinion
The article below was first published in the August 2017 issue of Carmudi Magazine where TessDrive has a monthly column. I used to receive a bunch of e-mails from motorists and…
Milk is murder. I ain’t got milk, and I’m alive because of it
Many vegetarians I know avoid all forms of meat—poultry, pork, beef, eggs, water-borne animals—but do consume another form of it: Dairy. There’s a reason why plant-based nutritionists call dairy its…
What to do when your doctor tells you to go easy on the meat, but you don’t intend to
So, you’ve been given a very unwanted Holiday gift of a diagnosis by your very concerned family doctor. He or she says your cholesterol is too high, and so is…
Honda Cars Ph recalls 10,461 City, Jazz and Pilot vehicles to replace defective Takata airbags
One hour. That’s all a Honda vehicle owner needs to replace the suspect part. Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. announces that it will voluntarily replace Takata passenger front airbag inflators of 10,461…
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