Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Tag: July 15, 2006

Ola! Filipinos must learn Spanish

SPANISH means business and economic opportunities. The International Container Terminal Services, Inc., a global port management corporation based here in Manila, operates port in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, whose Latin culture the Philippines shares, aside from occasional boxing matches (Pacquiao vs. Larios).

Meanwhile, Spanish and Latin American businessmen are investing in the Philippines. Spain, Europe’s fastest growing economy, has invested heavily in hotel, tourism, and banking in the Philippines.

Spanish letters in Philippine literature

MANY Filipinos know Spanish poetry only through the immortal poems of Thomasian and National Hero Jose Rizal, especially Mi Ultimo Adios. Unknown to many are the Spanish poems of other equally great nationalists who were masters of the colonizer’s language.

The 19th century saw the golden age of Philippine literature in Spanish, many of them written by Thomasians. These writers inspired the revolutionary march to freedom. Their works now bear testament to the nation’s Hispanic roots and UST’s spirit of humanism.

The call

“In his mind, a man plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.” — Proverbs 16:9

SOMETIMES I think I am like Moses.

I compared myself with Moses not because I saw a burning bush, performed a miracle, or spoke to God on Mt. Sinai. Rather, like Moses, I once felt uncertain about God’s plans for me, majestic they might be.

Dekano ng panulat at pagkalinga

SINO ang hindi hahanga kay Teodoro Valencia, ang Tomasinong kinilala bilang “Dekano ng Pamamahayag sa Pilipinas”? Bukod sa kanyang galing sa paggamit ng tri-media, naging mabuti rin siyang halimbawa sa pagtulong sa kapwa.

Nakilala si Valencia bilang isang taga-ulat at kolumnista sa mga pahayagan tulad ng Tribune, The Daily Standard, The Daily News, The Manila Events Mirror, Daily Express, The Bulletin Today at Manila Times. Sa lahat ng kanyang mga naging kolum, lubos na tinangkilik ang kanyang Over a Cup of Coffee na nailimbag sa Daily Express at Manila Times. Bukod sa pahayagan, naging komentarista rin si Valencia sa telebisyon at radyo, at noong dekada ‘70, naitalaga siya bilang pangulo ng Radio Mindanao Network.

Health services for all

THOMASIANS can head straight to the UST Health Service (USTHS) for consultations on their health conditions.

USTHS offers a variety of free and discounted medical check-ups on specialized service such as cardiology, dermatology, internal and family medicine, neurology and psychiatry, general surgery, eye, ear, nose and throat treatment dentistry, and obstetrics and gynecology.

My (un)typical doctor

MEDICAL doctors are often stereotyped as straitlaced men in white. But the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery has produced a number of alumni who have distinguished themselves in alternative treatments and non-medical skills. They hardly look straitlaced at all.

Nonoy Zuñiga: Music is therapy

The Doctor is in

ALWAYS in demand, doctors from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery have been pioneers in their fields and accomplished leaders in their own right.

The Varsitarian does a profile check-up of five accomplished Thomasian doctors whose overachievement is a definite understatement.

Modesto Llamas: New PMA chief

A specialist in General and Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Modesto Llamas, a graduate of Medicine in 1965, was elected president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) last month.

The Filipino survivor

OUR COUNTRY may be a nation hounded by poverty and different political and economic problems. But we are not in all ways poor.

Rich countries often underestimate developing countries like ours. A lot even say we are primitive, half-civilized, and lacking in intelligence. But in providing the brawn and sometimes the brains to their industries and families, we are the ones already running their countries.

Supermanny

COULD MANNY Pacquiao replace Jose Rizal?

The 28-year-old Filipino boxing icon was short of being recognized as a national hero as he was showered with accolade after his WBC International Super Featherweight bout with Mexican fighter Oscar Larios last July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum.

Surely, Pacquiao made the country proud after he displayed his boxing prowess in the 12-round match to defend his title against Larios.

The 100th birthday

I RECENTLY read an article regarding a study by the University of Chicago’s Center on Aging, saying that a person born to a mother aged 25 years and below has a strong chance of reaching his 100th birthday.

While that’s news, the question is, who wants to live that long?

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