Tag: October 10, 2002

THE OSTEOPOROSIS Society of the Philippines (OSP), in cooperation with the Nutrition Department of the University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH), will give a two-day lecture on the prevention of osteoporosis on October 11-12.

Osteoporosis is the loss of bone mass due to the lack of calcium in the blood, forcing the blood to absorb the bones’ minerals and weakening the bones. People at risk of osteoporosis are the elderly and pregnant and lactating mothers. However, children are also advised to increase their calcium intake.

DESPITE the continuous rainfalls, there is still a 65 per cent possibility of the occurrence of El Niño in the country starting this October until May next year, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

The phenomenon, an abnormal weather condition of extended dry season, last hit the country in 1998. It severely damaged the agricultural sector that resulted in crop losses, starvation, and economic depression.

STRESSING the importance of research in the academe, Fr. Jose Antonio Aureada, O.P., vice-rector for academic affairs, urged a renewed commitment to graduate research during the opening of the Graduate Research Colloquium at the Tanghalang Teresita Quirino of the Benavidez building (UST Graduate School Bldg.) last Sept. 21.

FAMOUS alternative band Parokya ni Edgar graced the launching of the Student Organizations and Coordinating Council web site drawing hundreds of screaming Thomasians at the Benavides park last Sept. 20.

The band sang their chart topping hits in front of a frenzied Thomasian crowd, which got Parokya ni Edgar front man Chito Miranda pumped up.

“We’d take even beer and sandwiches as payments provided the audience is like this,” Miranda shouted.

METRO Manila needs to be replanned to sustain development and keep pace with other cities in the world, according Thomasian architect Felino Palafox, Jr.

Palafox heads Palafox Associates—one of World Architecture 2001’s top 300 architectural firms.

In a symposium at the College of Fine Arts and Design auditorium last Sept. 25, Palafox said the metropolis’ design contributes to its poor development.

THE PRESIDENT of Lamoiyan Industries, maker of the Filipino-owned Hapee toothpaste, urged Thomasians to aspire becoming “hapee entrepreneurs” in a business symposium last Sept. 20 at the Medicine Auditorium.

In “Hapee Entrepreneur: Making a Difference,” Cecilio Pedro gave the audience his five ingredients for success—hard work, an orientation toward achievement, prayer, flexibility, and endurance, to become “hapee entrepreneurs”.

RESPECTED journalists admitted having difficulty staying neutral in their practice during a seminar last Sept 12 at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex.

In “Standing on Neutral Ground: Journalism as the Fourth Estate,” Manila Times columnist Dr. Fermin Adriano said there is no such thing as a neutral ground in journalism.

“Neutrality based on one’s analysis, based on the common good, is not neutrality at all. One has to have position,” Adriano said.

A COLLEGE of Architecture senior was hit by a College of Education (CoE) professor’s car along Roque Ruaño Drive last Sept. 17 at around 6 p.m.

According to a report from the Office for Security Affairs (OSA), the victim was crossing the pedestrian lane when he was hit by a white Honda Civic driven by one Gregory Co, with a sticker issued to COE faculty member, Elizabeth Hashim.

According to the victim, who requested anonymity, he did not notice the approaching vehicle because he covered himself with a jacket due to the heavy downpour.

VICE-PRESIDENT Teofisto Guingona called for a parliamentary form of government, saying this would be more beneficial to the country.

In a symposium organized by the Political Science Forum last Sept. 20 and 21 at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex, Guingona cited a swifter legislation system, faster release of public funds, and better entrepreneurship as the most evident benefits of the parliamentary system.

Guingona explained that even if the parliamentary system has yet to be tried, the system shows promise.

AFTER almost a semester of implementation, the University’s anti-smoking campaign has nailed 10 students and three outsiders.

According to Prof. Zenaida Famorca, director for Student Welfare and Development of the Student Affairs Department, it was students who reported the violators to the security guards. However, the Office for Students Affairs (OSA) withheld the violators’ names. Most of the arrested students were caught smoking in the comfort rooms.