Two tests can help beat colorectal cancer

March 4, 2016 | 12:02 am

By Dr. Jun R. Ruiz

MARCH IS Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month. This is an important campaign as CRC is the fourth most common cancer among Filipinos following breast, lung, and liver cancers. This cancer is preventable, treatable, and beatable. CRC screening can save lives, but not that many people are being screened. As an advocate, I believe that now is the time to educate the general public and mobilize the health community to beat colorectal cancer.

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Turtles’ vulnerable start to life

March 4, 2016 | 12:02 am

MORONG — Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades.

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Tribute to Mario Lanza

March 4, 2016 | 12:02 am

OLDER GENERATIONS recall American tenor and Hollywood actor Mario Lanza with fondness for introducing opera to the masses through his records and movies in the 1950s. His voice was said to rival Enrico Caruso’s. With his good looks and exquisite voice, he enthralled millions of movie and music lovers around the world.

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War of Kylies: Minogue hits back at Jenner trademark bid

March 4, 2016 | 12:02 am

NEW YORK — Is there room in the world for more than one famous Kylie?

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The Night Manager: Le Carré Lite, starring Tom Hiddleston

March 4, 2016 | 12:02 am

The Binge — Jessica Zafra

DEVOTEES of the spy novelist John le Carré will tell you that there’s prime le Carré — his magnificent Cold War novels — and late period le Carré — the yarns which are regarded with affection rather than reverence. At last count, 15 le Carré works have been adapted for film and television; two of these exemplify the difference between the prime and late periods.

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Out at sea

March 4, 2016 | 12:02 am

By Richard Roeper

Movie Review
The Finest Hours
Directed by Craig Gillespie

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A religious bicycle tour

March 4, 2016 | 12:02 am

THE LIMA PARK HOTEL once again provides devotees with a unique way to observe the season of Lent through Bisikleta Iglesia 2016.

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Dapitan brought to the digital tourism space

March 4, 2016 | 12:01 am

An interactive marker in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, contains QR codes and Near Field Communication stickers which, when scanned or tapped via a mobile phone, direct users to a Web site containing more information about the site or structure, including photos and videos.

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Top women’s health issues you need to know about

March 4, 2016 | 12:01 am

Medicine Cabinet — Reiner W. Gloor

March is traditionally celebrated as International Women’s Month. And since half the world’s population are women, it’s timely and vital to discuss the top 10 health issues plaguing women today. This article is for all the ladies out there and in our lives.

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Clothes help tell a story

March 4, 2016 | 12:01 am

By Joseph L. Garcia

Theater
Les Miserables

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S. African private army protects world’s largest rhino farm

March 4, 2016 | 12:01 am

NORTH WEST PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA — The world’s largest rhino farm looks like a vast fortress and is guarded by a private army.

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Radio directing

March 4, 2016 | 12:01 am

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

TONY HERTZ works as a radio director. This may be a function not so familiar in Manila, where it is mostly the producer who takes charge of the whole radio production, including the studio session.

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