Beating the heat: How to survive summer in the Philippines

BY ZEKINAH ELIZE ESPINA

Feb 21, 2024 10:47 AM

  

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Summertime in the Philippines brings more than just fun in the sun; it also brings with it oppressive heat and humidity that can be difficult to cope with.

(Photo by Jhames Pineda)

Everyone needs to stay cool and safe, locals and visitors alike, as temperatures rise and humidity levels soar.

That is why the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, stepped up to ensure the public is well-prepared to navigate the scorching temperatures safely.  One of the recommendations emphasized by the DOH is the avoidance of outdoor activities during the midday sun when temperatures reach their peak intensity.

Recognizing that errands are sometimes unavoidable, the department advises scheduling them during the cooler periods of the day, either in the early morning or late afternoon.

"Keep hydrated! Drink plenty of water and wear lightweight, loose clothing to prevent the body from overheating," stressed the DOH.

However, during extreme heat waves, there's a big risk of getting sick from the heat, especially with something called “heat stroke.” 

Heat stroke signs, symptoms

The DOH outlined the signs and symptoms, including fever exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, flushed and dry skin, and irregular sweating patterns.

Additionally, symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, vomiting, nausea, cramps, or seizures serve as warning signals.

To address these risks, the Health Department provided first aid tips to mitigate the effects of heat stroke.

First aid

Individuals experiencing symptoms are advised to seek refuge in a cool or shaded area promptly. 

Moreover, the department recommended removing clothing that traps heat and applying cold compresses to areas such as the armpits, groin, neck, and back.

In cases where symptoms escalate, seeking immediate medical attention from the nearest primary care provider is strongly advised after administering initial treatment.

With temperatures on the rise, the DOH is urging the public to remain vigilant and adopt proactive measures to safeguard their health and well-being throughout the summer months.

By taking these simple precautions, everyone can stay safe and enjoy all the beauty and fun the Philippines has to offer, even during the hottest months of the year.

Crossovers crush Solar Spikers for first PVL win

BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA-VILLAR

Feb 21, 2024 01:08 AM

  

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AT A GLANCE

• Chery Tiggo made its title campaign felt with a 25-6, 25-15, 25-15 rout of newcomer Capital1 in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday night, Feb. 20.

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Chery Tiggo made its title campaign felt with a 25-6, 25-15, 25-15 rout of newcomer Capital1 in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday night, Feb. 20.

Chery Tiggo Crossovers open their season on a winning note. (PVL Images)

The Crossovers flexed their might against the jittery Solar Spikers with new recruit Ara Galang leading the all-around charge to claim their first victory and join the Petro Gazz Angels in the winning column.

Galang, who came from the disbanded F2 Logistics, came through with 12 points built on nine kills, two aces and one block. 

“Excited lang talaga to play with my new teammates,” said Galang. “Hindi mahirap yung adjustment pero alam naming marami pa rin kaming kailangan gawin para i-improve yung game namin.”

Chery Tiggo, which hopes to eclipse its fifth-place finish last year, started hot with an 11-2 start and went on to dominate the opening set before encountering stiff resistance from Capital1 in the next two frames.

Mylene Paat took charge of the Crossovers’ offense by pouring all her 11 points on attacks, while skipper Aby Maraño and Ponggay Gaston combined for 11 points.

Jannine Navarro, Sydney Niegos and Patty Orendain tried to lift Capital1 by teaming up for 16 points, but their efforts went futile.

DZBB strengthens primetime line-up beginning February

BY MANILA BULLETIN ENTERTAINMENT

Feb 20, 2024 11:09 PM

  

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AT A GLANCE

• “The new DZBB Primetime line-up strengthens our commitment to keep our Kapuso listeners informed. With news always fast-developing, we have the responsibility to keep information up to date,” says GMA First Vice President for Radio Operations Glenn F. Allona.

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Arnold Clavio

GMA Network’s flagship AM radio station Super Radyo DZBB 594 kHz delivers more breaking and up-to-the-minute news reports and critical commentaries with its new line-up of radio news programs on “DZBB Primetime,” airing on weekdays from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.

At 5 am, Kapuso listeners can tune in to the early morning news program, “Buena Manong Balita.'' Host Orly Trinidad delivers news that matters to the everyday life of Filipinos, plus on-the-ground reporting by a team of Super Radyo DZBB reporters.  “Buena Manong Balita '' is also simulcast on Dobol B TV from 5:30 a.m. to 6 a.m.

Connie Sison

Coming at 6 a.m is “Melo del Prado Sa Super Radyo.” Radio anchor Melo del Prado delivers the top stories of the day along with razor-sharp commentaries. Listeners should also look forward to insightful analysis on the most pressing issues.

Joel Reyes Zobel

Listeners don’t have to worry about missing the headlines, thanks to the multi-awarded “Super Balita Sa Umaga, Nationwide” at 7 a.m. The nationwide newscast is delivered by the no-nonsense tandem of Melo del Prado and Joel Reyes Zobel.

Melo del Prado

At 8 a.m. is “Saksi sa Dobol B.” Listeners tuning in at the later hour can catch up on the news, and be informed further with forthright discussions, interviews and commentaries from anchors Joel Reyes Zobel and Rowena Salvacion.

Completing the new DZBB Primetime is “One on One: Walang Personalan” at 9 a.m. Anchored by seasoned hosts Arnold Clavio and Connie Sison, the program is well-known for its casual and candid yet uncompromising manner of news presentation.

Orly Trinidad

“The new DZBB Primetime line-up strengthens our commitment to keep our Kapuso listeners informed. With news always fast-developing, we have the responsibility to keep information up to date,” says GMA First Vice President for Radio Operations Glenn F. Allona. “Our radio anchors’ commentaries provide facts and additional context for listeners. As a result, they don’t just hear or listen; they also understand.” 

Rowena Salvacion

Tune in to Super Radyo DZBB 594kHz for DZBB Primetime Mondays to Fridays from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Viewers can also catch this new line-up from 5:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. in Dobol B TV on GTV.

Online listeners can tune in to the live audio streaming of Super Radyo DZBB programs on https://www.gmanetwork.com/radio/streaming/dzbb. Watch and subscribe to its official YouTube channel @dzbb594. 

Typical Filipino (XLII) - Typisch Philippinisch (XLII): The Filipino Child - Das philippinische Kind

In ländlichen Gegenden werden die Kinder zu Hause geboren. In der Stadt nicht unbedingt. Aber, die ganze Familie nimmt an den Ereignis teil. Nicht allein die Mutter kümmert sich um das Kind, auch der Vater, die Großeltern, Onkel und Tanten und die, sofern es welche besitzt, älteren Geschwister. Es selbst wiederum lernt von Anfang an, sich um die jüngeren Geschwister zu kümmern. Als Ergebnis dieser Erziehung ist sich das Kind seiner selbst immer nur in der Beziehung zu anderen bewußt.

Guthrie und Jiminez-Jacobs* stellen in einer Studie zu diesem Thema fest: "Das philippinische Kind ist niemals allein. In einem Haus mit nur einem Raum vielleicht - mit mehreren Geschwister oder dort wohnenden Verwandten, kann es mehrere Jahre dauern, ehe das Kind zum ersten Mal die Erfahrung macht, sich außer Sichtweise der anderen zu befinden. Außerdem wird es viel getragen, herumgereicht und berührt und schläft niemals allein in einem Bett. Da das Kind in solch ununterbrochenem Kontakt zu anderen steht, entwickelt es viele Techniken des Umgangs mit Streßsituationen, die unausweichlich auftreten. Weil die Aktivitäten seiner nahen Umgebung so grundlegend wichtig sind, wird die Ausprägung und Struktur seiner Persönlichkeit von seinen Beziehungen zu anderen geprägt."

* Child rearing and personality development in the Philippines.Authors:George M. Guthrie, Pepita Jimenez Jacobs (Author) Print Book, English, 1966. Edition:View all formats and editions. Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, 1966

 In rural areas, children are born at home. Not necessarily in the city. But, the whole family takes part in the event. It is not just the mother who takes care of the child, but also the father, grandparents, uncles and aunts and, if the child has any, older siblings. In turn, it learns from the start to look after its younger siblings. As a result of this upbringing, the child is only ever aware of itself in relation to others.

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In rural areas, children are born at home. Not necessarily in the city. But, the whole family takes part in the event. It is not just the mother who takes care of the child, but also the father, grandparents, uncles and aunts and, if the child has any, older siblings. In turn, it learns from the start to look after its younger siblings. As a result of this upbringing, the child is only ever aware of itself in relation to others.

Guthrie and Jiminez-Jacobs* note in a study on this topic: "The Filipino child is never alone. In a house with only one room, perhaps - with several siblings or relatives living there, it can take several years before the child becomes a child For the first time, the child has the experience of being out of sight of others. He is also carried, passed around and touched a lot and never sleeps alone in a bed. Because the child is in such constant contact with others, he develops many techniques for dealing with stressful situations , which inevitably occur. Because the activities of those around him are so fundamentally important, the expression and structure of his personality is shaped by his relationships with others."

* Child rearing and personality development in the Philippines.Authors:George M. Guthrie, Pepita Jimenez Jacobs (Author) Print Book, English, 1966. Edition:View all formats and editions. Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, 1966

The power of God’s word

By Fr. Roy Cimagala

Chaplain

Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE)

Talamban, Cebu City

Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

WHAT reassuring description we have about God’s word! From the Book of Isaiah in the first reading of the Mass for Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent, we read: “As the rain and snow come down from heaven, and return no more thither, but soak the earth, and water it, and make it to spring, ang give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: so shall my words be…” (55,10-11)

What should then be our attitude toward the word of God? I would say that basically it should be the same attitude that we have toward God himself. And the reason is this—since God is absolute simplicity with no division, parts or distinction in his being, his word must be his being also, his whole divine substance himself. 

We, on our part, make some distinction between God in his being and in his word because that is how we understand things in general. We need to distinguish and analyze things, breaking them into parts, before we can arrive at the whole, integral picture.

In fact, in the Trinitarian nature of God, the Second Person whom we refer as the Son, is described also as the very Word of God, the Divine Word, who is God himself insofar as he perfectly and fully knows himself and all his creation. So, God’s word is God himself!

The word of God which now comes to us with some human and natural instrumentalities through the Gospel or the Sacred Scripture together with Tradition and the Church Magisterium, should be regarded in that light. 

Its primary purpose is to bring us back to God. And so more than just giving us some helpful earthly knowledge, it gives us the ultimate spiritual knowledge we need to return to God. This character of God’s word is described in the following words in the Letter to the Hebrews:

“For the word of God is living and effectual, and more piercing than any two-edged sword, and reaching unto the division of the soul and the spirit, of the joints also and the marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (4,12)

Its purely eternal, spiritual, sacred and transcendent nature is now subjected to the conditions of time, culture, history, etc., in view of how we are. But we should not forget that it is primarily purely eternal, spiritual, sacred and transcendent, which with our spiritual powers plus God’s grace we can manage to abstract from its temporal, material, mundane and prosaic condition.

Let’s remember that God became man. With his incarnation, the divine word assumes the nature of a human word. And just as God became man to bring man back to God, his divine word becomes human word to bring and reconcile the latter with the former where it comes from and where it belongs to.

Since God’s word is God himself and God is everything to us, we have to understand that it contains everything for our needs, especially our ultimate need to be with God. All things true, good and beautiful are contained in the word of God.

Thus, insofar as our sciences, arts and technologies contain truths, goodness and beauty, no matter how technical they are, we have to conclude that they also come from God’s word and belong there also. 

Anyone who does not acknowledge this truth about our sciences, arts and technologies can be considered ungrateful and presumptuous. We need to overcome the dichotomy that detaches our sciences, arts and technologies from God’s word.

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Would I live here? DAVAO CITY PHILIPPINES Exploring more of Davao City in a short time! Beautiful parks, people and food! Crocodile Park was definitely a memorable experience!

ABS-CBN building lights up as BINI drops exciting news

KAPAMILYA DAY - Kane Errol Choa - The Philippine Star 

Female pop group BINI kicked off their new era with a dazzling display as ABS-CBN’s ELJ building illuminated in vibrant pink, flashing the group’s name in lights last Valentine’s Day.

More than 800 fans gathered outside ABS-CBN headquarters in Quezon City to witness the momentous lighting event and interact with BINI members Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena, who announced that they are dropping their first EP (Extended Play) or mini album Talaarawan in March.

“Very excited kami dahil this will be our first EP. Gusto namin ma-feel ng supporters namin na para kaming diary nila na pwede nilang kausapin about anything,” Jhoanna said.

Adding to this sentiment, Colet shared, “Kapag narinig nila yung songs mapapaiisip sila na sumasalamin dito sa journey nila. May something about love and friendship kaya makaka-relate sila.”

Furthermore, they also revealed that they have become more hands-on with Talaarawan, especially in speaking up about the ideas they want to impart.

BINI's Pantropiko has earned over two million streams and consistently ranked in the Top 10 of Spotify's Viral Chart Philipppines.

“It means a lot to us kasi ever since we released Karera we’ve been very hands-on with what we are releasing. We want to speak out and be involved at nakakatuwa kasi collaborative yung naging process,” Mikha shared.

In terms of their music, the group described that they delved further into their bubbly and bright vibe just like in their previous hits Na Na Na and Lagi. They have become one of the forces behind the resurgence of bubblegum pop, a subgenre that usually sounds playful and upbeat matched with innocent and youthful lyrics.

Dubbed as the “nation’s girl group,” BINI released the singles Karera and Pantropiko late last year with the latter earning more than two million streams and spending several weeks in the Top 10 of Spotify’s Viral Chart Philippines.

BINI describes Talaarawan as a diary dedicated to their fans.

“Yung timeline ng Pantropiko kasi we released it last November at pang-summer siya, pero we feel na perfect yung timing kasi nag-to-top siya sa charts while papasok ang summer, so hopefully mas mag-ingay pa siya. Wish namin sana kung makaabot sa kanila yung Twice, Red Velvet, and si Niana Guerrero sana masubukan din nila yung dance challenge,” said Jhoanna.

Their wish was granted that the Pantropiko fever reached South Korea after Red Velvet member Irene did their dance challenge on a fan call event. The members gushed over Irene’s cute video which has amassed over 1.3 million views on X (formerly Twitter).

With several viral moments and steadily rising on the charts, BINI is truly on the road to the top while remaining humble and keeping their feet on the ground.

“Grateful kami sa lahat ng bagay na natatanggap namin. Alam namin na matagal itong hinintay ng fans namin kaya sana magustuhan nila itong EP at masundan din namin sana yung magandang nasimulan ng Karera at Pantropiko,” the group said.