Category: Features
Filipino Pride: Jessica Cox Is The World’s First Armless Pilot
by Jim Bea Sampaga Born in 1983 Arizona to a Filipino mom and an American dad, Jessica Cox has made the impossible possible throughout her [Read More…]
Ligaya Fruto: One Lingering Backward Look
by Renelaine Bontol Pfister “Nothing that I have done, it seems to me, was planned,” Ligaya Victorio Fruto said in an interview for the Watumull [Read More…]
COVID Ain’t Over Yet: New Variants Keep Emerging
by HFC StaffIn 2020, the world halted when the pandemic hit caused by COVID-19, an infectious illness of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With almost two years [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: I AM JAKE
by Rose Cruz Churma Jake Zyrus, when still known as Charice Pempengco, first burst into the American consciousness when he sang at the Ellen DeGeneres Show in December [Read More…]
Diverticulitis
by Jon Avery Go, MD Diverticulosis is a condition where small, bulging pouches or sacs, called diverticula, form in the lining of the large intestine, [Read More…]
The Weighty Issue Of Obesity
by Anna Lo, MD Obesity is a major health problem worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, in 2016 an estimated 1.9 billion adults were [Read More…]
What You Need To Know About Shingles
by Rainier Dennis D. Bautista, MD Shingles or Herpes Zoster is a disease of the skin and nerves caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is [Read More…]
Support Our Filipino Fiesta & Flores de Mayo, Attend the Event, May 6
Most things in life needs to be updated for fresh relevancy, even for events like the annual Filipino Fiesta & Flores de Mayo where celebrating [Read More…]
Mom Fell And Broke Her Hip – Now What?!
by Marel Ver, MD In 2016, I wrote a Hawaii Filipino Chronicle article about falls being the number one killer in Hawaii’s older population. As [Read More…]
What You Should Know About Diabetic Retinopathy
by Dr. Steven Rhee Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that affects those with diabetes. It occurs when there is damage done to the blood [Read More…]
