Patients too have rights. In fact they have another set of rights based on the Universal Human Rights that are uniquely their own. This is one the first lessons I learned in my Bioethics class a few semesters ago.
Among those rights of a patient are the following:
“Respect and Non-discrimination: You have a right to considerate, [...]
Holy Week is over, the Philippines will slowly return to its “normal programming” in a few hours’ time since it is, as of this writing, Monday.
Shows that promote mediocrity, giving dole-outs, sex and consumerism will once more dominate the prime-time slots in local television networks for all ages, especially children, to watch and emulate. But [...]
Was actually waiting for the release of WordPress 2.5 but I never expected to read about the update made to the seven deadly sins according to the Catholic Church.
Just as the ancient wonders of the world were matched by seven modern wonders, the deadly sins have a 21st-century version.
Polluting, genetic engineering, obscene riches, taking drugs, [...]
I was supposed to blog something geeky but when I saw the title of Arbet’s newest blog post in my Google reader my instincts yelled “Hold the press! a hot new story’s coming in!”
And so there it was, ‘the Church versus the State’ once more. It all started when Quezon City Councilor Joseph “Sep” Juico [...]
Nakakalungkot na nakakatawa ang balitang ito,
RP Catholic Church ready to hold Latin masses (source)
The Philippine clergy is prepared to implement Pope Benedict XVI’s directive that allowed greater freedom for the celebration of the Latin Mass, a Roman Catholic prelate said on Monday.
Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Yñiguez said Filipino priests took Latin language courses during their seminary [...]
This is one of the nicest mails I have seen and is so true:
I dreamed that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.
My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, “This is the Receiving Section. Here, all [...]
