Pilipino Express • Apr 16 2023

New funding for seniors housing programs

Executives of Temasek Foundation with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos during a courtesy call at Malacañan Palace, April 13, 2023. Marcos said Southeast Asian countries must find ways to address human capital flight, particularly in the healthcare sector, for the benefit of the region. Story on p4. (Photo from Office of the President FB Page)

The Manitoba government is investing three million dollars in two housing programs that will allow more Manitoba seniors to safely age in their homes and communities if they choose. See New funding for seniors housing programs, page 3.

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New funding for seniors housing programs

Many Manitoba seniors try to keep their independence and prefer to stay in their own homes despite the various challenges often associated with ageing. They favour this set up instead of moving to a senior’s home that – for their safety – may provide more appropriate housing that suits their declining mobility, weakening physical capacity, and emerging geriatric health issues.

The Manitoba government is investing three million dollars in two housing programs that will allow more Manitoba seniors to safely age in their homes and communities as long as they choose, Seniors and Long-term Care Minister Scott Johnston and Families Minister Rochelle

Squires announced on April 13, 2023.

The first $1.5 million in funding will help provide seniors with financial assistance for home modifications that include adaptations designed to increase safety, accessibility, and participation in daily activities such as ramps, curbless showers, and increased lighting for better visibility, which are common solutions that can keep people living in at home as they age.

To be eligible for funding, seniors must be over the age of 65 with a household income of $60,000 or less. Families with senior members living in their household may also qualify for home modifications under the same criteria.

“It is a priority for the Manitoba government to enhance the affordability of, and accessibility to adequate housing for Manitobans, particularly to those persons of low-to-moderate incomes or with specialized needs,” said Squires. “This new and innovative program will provide an affordable housing option to support seniors to remain in the community longer, which is important to the health and wellbeing of Manitoba seniors.”

“Unfortunately, many older adults and older adults with disabilities do not have the means to make home modifications and may be forced to move if they experience a change in health status or can’t be discharged

home from hospital because of barriers in the home,” said Marnie Courage, occupational therapist and CEO, Enabling Access Inc.

“This new home modification program is a welcomed support that will reduce fall-related hospitalizations, premature admissions to long-term care facilities and enable Manitobans to safely live in place as they age.

A further $1.5-million investment will stabilize and strengthen the Manitoba government’s supportive housing program, which has over 750 units including 528 in Winnipeg and 236 in rural areas.

It aims to provide residents living in community-based facilities with access to

additional support including meals, laundry, and light housekeeping services.

In this provincial investment, qualifying seniors will receive a 19 per cent increase in their current per diem rate.

“This increase in the per diem rate for supportive housing is a step in the right direction and welcomed by operators,” said Julie TurenneMaynard, executive director of the Manitoba Association of Residential and Community Care Homes for the Elderly. “We hope the Manitoba government will continue to invest in this program as evidence has proven that supportive housing is used and needed by seniors who need additional support.”

ASEAN’s healthcare brain drain

MANILA – Southeast Asian countries must find ways to address human capital flight, particularly in the healthcare sector, for the benefit of the region, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

The issue of brain drain in the region’s health sector, particularly

the emigration of nurses and doctors, was discussed during the President’s meeting with Temasek Foundation executives at Malacañang Palace.

“We are very proud of (our nurses and doctors) and the role they played during the height of the pandemic, but … we are a victim of our own success,”

President Marcos told Temasek officials led by its chair Ms. Jennie Chua Kheng Yeng.

“But you know, we have to adjust and find other ways. We have to give them at least equal opportunities at home. It is very clear that most Filipino overseas workers are willing to take less in terms of pay so long as they can

stay here,” Marcos pointed out.

If Singapore can find a solution to that problem, it would immensely help the Southeast Asian region’s healthcare sector, the President said.

Ms. Jennie Chua said the Singapore nursing association has agreed to register nurses in Singapore to arrest human capital flight in the sector after the country lost 400 nurses to New Zealand, which offered permanent residency (PR).

Under New Zealand’s PR, nurses can bring their families with them, allow their children to go to local schools, and apply for housing.

The Temasek Foundation International chair said Singapore does not want to give Filipino nurses citizenship unlike what is being offered by the USA, Canada, and New Zealand, so they can go back and forth during their working years.

Chua commended the

Philippines for producing good nurses and doctors, noting Singapore’s emergency room doctors are mostly Filipinos, and praised their training based on life experience. Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based non-profit philanthropic organization, is an arm of Singapore’s state sovereign fund Temasek Holdings.

The foundation funds and supports programs aimed at building community capabilities in Asia and beyond through philanthropic endowments.

The foundation forged agreements with the Philippines to enhance competencies across industries, through the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Program (Digitalization and Industry 4.0), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with Design Thinking Programme, and Health Care Management Program. (PNA)

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The department of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been working on a number of initiatives to increase the number of landings in Canada. The country needs more workers to grow the economy and has turned in recent years to the vast supply of overseas foreign worker, international students, and visitors to find the numbers the country needs. Starting April 6, 2023, some current and former Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders may be eligible for an 18-month Open Work Permit. There may be no better time than the present to check out the opportunity presented by IRCC. The application window will remain open until December 31, 2023.

The opportunity is something that goes beyond the customary PGWP, which is not renewable, and holders of an expiring PGWP had no choice but to leave the country or find another way to remain in Canada, such as applying for an employerspecific work permit if you have an LMIA approved job offer. The specific public policy introduced in April gives PGWP holders other options. If you can remain in status as workers, you stand a better chance of qualifying for Express Entry or the Provincial

Special measure for PGWP holders

Nominee Programs. In 2022 Canada hosted a record 800,000 international students and almost 98,000 PGWP holders or 82 per cent of those who transitioned to permanent residence.

IRCC has taken proactive steps to notify PGWP holders about their public policy opportunity. The department identified 286,000 PGWP holders in Canada by the end of 2022 who may be eligible for the special measure. It is estimated that 127,000 of this number will expire in 2023. Of this number 67,000 have already applied for permanent residence but the others should apply for a new Open Work Permit under the new measures.

Potential applicants are reminded of the benefits of obtaining an Open Work Permit. Eligible workers will be able to work in any occupation for an employer of their choice in Canada for up to 18 months.

Check out the IRCC website for more information (canada. ca/en/immigration-refugeescitizenship/services/workcanada/permit/post-graduationwork-permit-holders_html).

You have the chance to select a simplified process to extend your work permit, or apply to extend your work permit, or apply to restore your work permit. It even

makes things easier for those who are not eligible to apply for a work permit.

First you should ensure that any e-mail you have from IRCC is bona fide. It should be headed, “2023 Special Measure: Opt-in for Valid PGWP Holders,” and the e-mail should end in “@cic. gc.ca” or “@notifications.canada. ca.” If this applies to you then you must respond before May 20, 2023, and apply before your work permit expires. If you have not been notified, you may still apply if you reside in Canada and log into your IRCC Secure Account. If you don’t have a

secure account, you need to register for one and link to your most recent PGWP application before May 20, 2023. When you have the Secure Account, log into your IRCC secure account and select “post-graduation work permit holder.” Extend your open work permit (up to an additional 18 months) and “opt in” to remain in the country and work an additional 18 months. If you don’t pursue this option before your work permit or eligibility expires, you would have to apply for a new work permit (LMIA etc.).

The public policy change has

been in effect since April 6, 2023, so it is time to get busy. IRCC has presented PGWP holders with a unique opportunity, so do not let it expire.

Michael Scott is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC, R525678) who has 30 years of experience with Immigration Canada and the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. He currently works as a licensed consultant with Immigration Connexion International Ltd. Contact him at 204-691-1166 or 204-2270292. E-mail: mscott.ici@gmail. com.

What to do about it

Today, many of us share one common problem: too much stuff in our homes. And, if you’re willing to invest just a couple of weeks – or weekends — you can get a grip on clutter and start feeling more in control over all the stuff in your house. Better still, you won’t have to live in a disorganized, cluttered home that frustrates and annoys you.

Having an uncluttered, organized home will repay you in time and money — and will return your peace of mind — and in just a few short weeks. Besides being a serious re-charge to your life and vitality, decluttering is good feng shui.

Everything around you exerts an influence on your life.

If you’re surrounded by clutter and disorganization, it’s a serious energetic drain on your mind, your emotions and your physical body. Too much stuff quickly turns a home “yin” and that makes energy turn negative. Once that happens, the circumstances of life start changing, too. You could say that clutter becomes the sticks and mortar that dam your life and stop the opportunities that flow to you.

Let’s get started with the basics.

What is clutter?

Clutter is anything that you don’t regularly use, things that you don’t like or enjoy or that are broken, or items kept out of guilt and obligation. Clutter includes

Feng shui and clutter — how an overstuffed home robs you of vitality, opportunities and money

items like old clothing, unused toys, mismatched dishes, or stacks of magazines. One of the worst sources of clutter is paper. Newspapers, mail, magazines, old greeting cards, and various paper items all clutter up our coffee tables, desks, and refrigerator.

What clutter isn’t

Clutter isn’t anything you truly love or use regularly. Clutter also isn’t a valuable collectible. Some things shouldn’t go in a landfill or in a garage sale. Your grandmother’s Fostoria crystal isn’t junk and shouldn’t be treated that way.

Ebay, local antiques or consignment stores are resources to help sell your collectible items. One woman made $15,000 off her clutter. Every week, she sat at her computer with five to 10 items she wanted to sell and in six months, she had made an extra $15,000 by selling her clutter on Ebay. Too much trouble to sell? Give special items away as gifts to someone who’ll appreciate them.

Clutter sources

There are a number of reasons for our over-accumulation. One is that we’ve moved from a disposable society to everything’s-a-collectible society and if everything is valuable, then you can’t throw anything away then, can you? We’ve also moved from a buy-it-as-you-needit outlook to a buy-it-in-bulk mindset – and if we buy in bulk, we have to live in bulk.

Lastly, recreational shopping creates an overload of unused, unwanted household items. Hitting the mall every weekend just packs your house and empties your wallet.

Staying present. The difficulty with clutter is both past and future.

Too often people are tied to items because of the past (it was a wedding gift; it was Uncle Frank’s) and the future (what if I need a shoe buttoner again?). Yet clutter causes you problems in the present because you can’t find what you’re looking for or you have things you don’t really need or want. Other problems from the past include items we’ve inherited.

Many people feel like they have to keep everything passed down from their loved ones. It’s a tremendous burden of guilt. Remember that things are not people and it’s okay to let things go. To feel like you have to hold on to the possessions of your loved ones who are no longer around is to have to build your own life and hang on to their lives, too. It makes for a crowded house. Keep just a few items that you especially love or that you’ll use on a regular basis. My favorite item from my grandmother? Her cast iron skillet that stays on my stove to this day and gets almost daily use.

Go ahead, be wasteful

Have you ever heard the Depression era stories about being so poor that coffee grounds were dried in the sun and re-used?

Kadiwa stores offer fresh produce, lower prices

Well, it’s not the Depression anymore. It’s okay to throw things away. You have my permission and encouragement to get rid of stuff. There will be enough, and you can always get more if you need it.

People hang on to so many things because they don’t want to be wasteful; like holding on to a shirt with a stain that won’t come out. The stain won’t come out the longer it hangs there, so why reach for it and then put it back on the rack? Throw it away once and for all.

Your role: The first step to getting control over clutter is recognizing your role in creating it.

Do you over shop? Do you keep things out of guilt (it’s Aunt Mary’s!)? Do you have to buy in bulk? Are you afraid to throw things away? Taking a hard look at how and why your house has gotten cluttered helps you get it under control and from becoming cluttered in the future. So, recycle when you can, and throw away, donate, or sell the rest — and at every opportunity.

The physical symptoms of clutter

Clutter stops the flow of energy. When energy stops flowing, there is a negative impact to our bodies, spirits, and energetic life flow in the form of money, opportunities, love, and enjoyment. Clutter manifests as excess weight, constipation, inability to think, feeling stuck in life, low vitality, and poor personal growth and movement.

Once you begin decluttering, you may find yourself unburdened by heavy emotions and will begin to feel lighter, more at ease and have a greater sense of happiness and personal well-being. Clutter holds us back, like a giant weight, and creates blockages in our lives and spirits. Feel yourself feel unencumbered by lifting the burden of clutter and watch the increased flow of your life to start again.

Your Decluttering Starting Points:

• What’s at hand. This week,

try to make a change to your habits like going shopping during lunch or letting junk mail stack up instead of throwing it out. Try to change one habit each week. Decide about whatever you touch to find a home for it or to relieve yourself from it. Looking at the mail? Put bills in a special location, throw out junk mail and place magazines in a holder to read later.

• The bedroom. Clear out from underneath the bed, clear out nightstand drawers and try to remove any items off the floor and clear off dressers.

• The closet. Next, make your way into your closet to get rid of all stained or damaged clothes, followed by those you have never worn, followed by the ones you can’t wear, don’t like, etc. Have a giant drawer full of socks or some other clothing items? Get rid of all but the newest. Most of the time we have much more than we really need.

• The kitchen. Clean out the refrigerator and pantry first, throwing away old food or small packages and doubles. Wipe down the shelves and organize items. The kitchen represents wealth and health and keeping the food organized, clean and purged frequently will help your health. Next, tackle dishes, throwing away those that are cracked or damaged. Get rid of excess plastic ware and any doubles you no longer need. Try to keep only those things you use frequently.

• The office. Clean out papers, discard old files, clear out drawers. Create organization systems for your files. Get rid of old electronics you never use and consider getting a receipt scanner, like Neat Receipts, to help you keep your receipts digitally.

Kathryn Weber has over 20+ years of feng shui study, practice and professional consultation. Her witty, no-nonsense style appeals to audiences, making her a popular speaker and radio show guest. She is often called on by media to explain feng shui in down-to-earth terms. Photo courtesy: polishedhabitat.com

A Kadiwa store offers fresh vegetables and other agricultural products at lower prices inside the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) along Elliptical Road in Diliman, Quezon City). The Kadiwa is a program of the Department of Agriculture that allows farmers to generate higher income by selling their produce directly to consumers who also save on their budget through lower-priced goods. Photo taken Friday, April 14, 2023. PNA photos by Ben Briones

KaladKaren makes ‘herstory’ as trans woman MMFF winner

Herstory was made at the first Summer Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night when TV host-actress Jervi Li, popularly known as KaladKaren, reigned victorious.

KaladKaren bagged the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in the comedy riot Here Comes the Groom, making history as the first trans woman to win in the MMFF category.

She was nominated along with actresses Ana Abad Santos for Love You Long Time and Maris Racal also for Here Comes the Groom

“It only goes to show na that there is diversity, that there’s inclusion, equity in Philippine cinema,” KaladKaren said referring to her nomination.

She regarded the nod as “a victory for the whole LGBTQIA+ community, that people like me are nominated in the gender identity that they belong to.”

“Isang patunay din na art has no gender so maramingmaraming salamat po sa MMFF sa paniniwala po sa kakayahan ng mga taong katulad,” she said.

Aside from KaladKaren’s win, Here Comes the Groom also went home with the Best Supporting Actor award for Keempee de Leon, and trophies for 3rd Best Picture and a Special Jury Prize.

The psychological drama film About Us But Not About Us led the inaugural awards night with 10 trophies, including Best

Winwyn Marquez, nagkaroon noon ng insecurity

dahil sa ganda ng inang si Alma Moreno

Inihayag ni Winwyn Marquez na nagkaroon siya noon ng insecurity dahil sa kagandahan ng kaniyang ina na si Alma Moreno

“How was it growing up to a mother who was, is, so beautiful?” tanong ni Tito Boy Abunda kay Winwyn sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda nitong Miyerkoles. April 12.

“Oh my God, it was so hard. Feeling ko doon nag-start ang insecurity ko with how I look. Kasi siyempre ang ganda-ganda ng nanay ko. I agree with that, my mom is different,” pag-amin ng actress-beauty queen.

Dahil dito, laging ikinukumpara si Winwyn sa kaniyang ina.

“Pero laging ‘Bakit hindi mo kamukha ang nanay mo?’ ‘Bakit hindi ka mestisa?’ I doubted myself growing up eh. Pero I

Barbie Forteza campaigns against piracy

Strengthening its campaign against piracy, leading broadcasting company GMA Network launches its first antipiracy video featuring Sparkle star and Kapuso Primetime Princess Barbie Forteza

The one-minute video, now streaming on GMA’s social media platforms, features Barbie in a fun interaction with her fans via live streaming. While streaming good reviews of her recent hit series Maria Clara at Ibarra, one netizen commented that she watched the series on a nonlegitimate website.

Barbie immediately called out the netizen, encouraging her and other viewers only to watch shows on official and legitimate sites to avoid the dangers of malware from unsafe websites and services.

“It’s more fun to binge-watch Maria Clara at Ibarra when you watch it on GMA Network’s official websites. The site provides you with high-quality and complete episodes of your

favorite Kapuso shows. With your continued support, GMA will be able to create world-class and original content for Global Pinoys worldwide. Let us all stream responsibly, and together, let’s fight piracy!” shares Barbie on the video campaign.

In another anti-piracy campaign video, Barbie also reminded global Pinoys to watch Kapuso programs overseas

through official streaming platforms and channels such as GMA Pinoy TV.

“Through the support of our Kapuso viewers and Global Pinoys worldwide who watch through our website and legitimate platforms, we can all expect more world-class shows from GMA. Aside from the highquality and complete episodes, See BARBIE p13

KaladKaren

Winwyn Marquez

Barbie Forteza

Picture, Best Director for Jun Robles Lana, and Best Actor for Romnick Sarmenta Courtesy: ABS-CBN News

Direk Paul Soriano, nairita nga ba sa Fast Talk interview ni Boy Abunda kay Vanessa Hudgens?

Tinalakay ni Boy Abunda sa kaniyang programang Fast Talk with Boy Abunda ang mga lumalabas na isyu tungkol sa naging panayam niya kamakailan sa Filipino-American actress na si Vanessa Hudgens. Kasama sa intriga ang umano’y pagkairita ni direk Paul Soriano dahil wala sa script ang ilan niyang tanong.

Si Soriano ang may-ari ng TEN17P Productions, na gumagawa ng film documentary ni Vanessa tungkol sa pagtrace niya ng kaniyang Filipino

roots kaya bumisita sa Pilipinas kamakailan ang Fil-Am actress.

“Na-upset daw si direk Paul that caused for some of the oneon-one interviews to be shortened. Hindi ko po alam ‘yon,” sabi ni Tito Boy.

Pero matapos ang interview niya kay Vanessa, sinabi ng King of Talk na nagpaalam siya kay Soriano at naging maayos naman ang lahat.

“Kaya hindi po ako naniniwala that he had an issue

See PAUL p11

• Mark Bautista sa pag-amin niya noon na isa siyang

bisexual: ‘Wala akong regret’

• Da Hu itong male performer na di marunong magbayad ng utang?

librong Beyond the Mark, na naglalahad ng kaniyang tunay na sekswalidad.

Inihayag ni Mark Bautista na lumayo ang ilan niyang mga kaibigan at nagkaroon ng limitasyon sa kaniyang roles bilang aktor mula nang aminin niya na isa siyang bisexual. Sa kabila nito, hindi niya

pinagsisihan ang ginawa niyang pagpapakatotoo.

“The freedom.. Ang hirap mag-apologize sa isang bagay na totoo, like my truth. Wala akong regret,” sabi ni Mark.

Kahit na tuloy-tuloy ang kaniyang singing career, sinabi ni Mark na nagkaroon naman ng limitasyon sa mga natatanggap niyang offer sa telebisyon.

Sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda nitong Martes, April 11, tinalakay ni Mark ang mga naranasan niyang tagumpay matapos lumabas ang kaniyang See MARK p11

Mark Bautista (Photo credit: Mark’s IG)

L-R: Direk Paul Soriano, Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco, President Bongbong Marcos and Vanessa Hudgens. (Photo credit: Presidential Communications Office)

Vanessa Hudgens (Photo credit: Vanessa’s IG)

PAUL...

From page 10 with me because he could have called me out, if he was bothered, if he was pissed with Fast Talk, I would have felt it,” ayon kay Tito Boy

Inamin ni Tito Boy na wala sa script ang Fast Talk interview niya kay Vanessa pero ang mga tao umano na nasa venue ng media conference sa Bonifacio Global City ang sumigaw at humiling nito.

Naging curious din umano si Vanessa kung ano ang Fast Talk

At matapos niyang ipaliwanag sa aktres kung papaano ang takbo ng naturang paraan ng interview, ginawa na niya ito.

Pero giit ni Tito Boy, binigyan siya ng program flow na kaniya namang sinunod, at hindi niya nakitaan ng indikasyon na naoffend si Vanessa sa kaniyang mga tanong sa Fast Talk

“People who have worked with me, alam ho nila that I work hard on a script..I was to discuss kung ano na ang mga Tagalog words ang kaniyang natutunan, her Philippine experience, and that she just came from the Palace where she was appointed as honorary global tourism ambassador of the Philippines. Lahat po ‘yan na nasa program flow, I covered,” sabi pa ni Tito Boy.

Matapos ng panayam, sinabi ni Tito Boy na nakatanggap pa siya ng positibong reaksiyon mula kay Vanessa at sa team nito.

“I got their text message from a reliable person from their team that they were happy with Vanessa’s visit to the Philippines and how it was handled.. they had no complaints,” saad ng TV host.

Sa huli, nagbigay ng mensahe si Tito Boy kung gaano niya binibigyan ng halaga ang kaniyang trabaho.

“In conclusion, ano ba ang problema? What is the problem? If you want a statement from me this is what I’m gonna say. I don’t just script my interviews. I live them,” sabi ni Tito Boy.

Courtesy: GMA Integrated News

MARK...

From page 10

“In terms sa music, I feel like nagkakaroon ako ng shows naman, it’s the same, parang walang nagbago. But I think dahil uma-acting ako nagkaroon na ng limitation iyong binibigay na offers or mas stereotyped iyong role na puwedeng ibigay sa akin,” paglalahad niya.

“Isn’t that unfair to you as an actor?” tanong ni Tito Boy

“I think so kasi gusto ko pa ring gawin na like normal na role or iyong straight na role. After noong nag-book ako, marami ring nag-offer sa akin na movies but puro BL. Pero ang Viva, hindi sila nag-agree kasi depende rin sa content, sa material,” saad ng singer-actor.

Kahit hindi nanamlay ang kaniyang career matapos ilabas ang kaniyang libro, nagkaroon naman ng takot si Mark kung may manonood pa ng kaniyang mga concert.

“I don’t think so Tito Boy,” tugon ni Mark sa tanong kung nanamlay ba ang karera niya. “May changes. Sa film, sa offers na binibigay. Ngayon kapag nagco-concert ako lagi nang, may fear ako na, ‘May manonood ba or something?’“

Samantala, umamin din si Mark na isinara niya muna ang comments section sa kaniyang mga social media matapos maglahad sa kaniyang pagiging bisexual, dahil nakatanggap siya ng “harsh” comments.

“Hindi rin ako nagbabasa noong time na ‘yon dahil sa sobrang takot ko, hindi ako

nag-o-open ng reviews. iyong friends ko lang na nakabasa, iyong mentors ko before na nagbasa. iyong people I trusted na magsasabi sa akin nang totoo, iyon ang pinaniwalaan ko,” paliwanag niya.

Sa kabila ng lahat, nagpasalamat si Mark sa mga taong hindi niya inaasahang susuporta sa kaniya sa kaniyang paglalantad.

“Mas na-shocked ako sa mga taong hindi ko in-expect na magsu-support sa akin. Mas ‘yon ang pinanghahawakan ko,” anang singer-actor.

Sinabi rin ni Mark na may

ilan siyang kaibigan na ang tingin nila ay para sa publicity lang ang kaniyang ginawa.

“Mayroon akong kaunting friends na parang naging distant. Mayroon naman sa showbiz na naging distant dahil feeling nila I was just doing it for publicity. Medyo doon ko [sila] nakilala,” ayon kay Mark.

By: Jamil Santos,GMA Integrated News

Kailangang magdobleng ingat ang mga kilalang personalidad sa mga Boogie Wonderland. Sa mga pimp. Sa

mga bugaw. Ang mga sikreto nila sa buhay ay kadalasang nanggagaling sa mga inoorderan nila ng karneng buhay.

Takang-taka ang isang male performer kung saan nagmumula ang mga kuwento tungkol sa kaniyang tagungtagong milagro. Sila lang naman ng Boogie Wonderland ang magkatransaksiyon pero kung bakit lumalabas ang kanilang usapan.

Kuwento ng isang source, “Mag-iwan ka ba naman ng balanse sa pinagkunan mo ng kalalakihan, sinisingil ka, eh,

See MARK p13

Obesity makes it harder to diagnose and treat heart disease

Being overweight impacts your heart health in more ways than you might think. A new JACC review paper from Mayo Clinic outlines how obesity affects the common tests used to diagnose heart disease and impacts treatments. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, yet it is largely preventable.

“Excess fat acts as a kind of filter and can skew test readings to under-or overdiagnosis,” says senior author Francisco LopezJimenez, M.D., director of preventive cardiology at Mayo Clinic. “Obesity affects nearly all the diagnostic tests used in cardiology, such as ECG, CT scan, MRI and echocardiogram.”

Procedural interventions such as stent placement via the leg, or heart surgery, can be more difficult to perform in patients with significant obesity and may involve more complications, like increased risk of infection at the wound site.

Common drug therapies to treat cardiovascular disease may need to be adjusted up or down in patients with obesity.

Some medications, such as betablockers, may affect a patient’s ability to lose weight, and Dr. Lopez-Jimenez stresses the importance of trying alternative approaches to prevent these patients from gaining weight or help them to lose weight.

Recommendations to lose weight can be difficult to follow because heart patients have a harder time moving and will feel symptoms like shortness of breath when they exercise. Those symptoms often discourage patients from doing physical activity, but Dr. Lopez-Jimenez notes that exercise is important, not only to lose weight but for heart health.

“Obesity is an important risk factor to address in patients with heart disease and it requires us to do something,” says Dr. LopezJimenez.” The patient needs to know that their clinician can help them lose weight. Overall, weight loss solutions come down to finding the right therapy for the patient.”

A standard weight loss program will involve a therapist,

dietitian and sometimes a psychologist. If that doesn’t do enough, Dr. Lopez-Jimenez says there are other resources like bariatric surgery and medications that can effectively help patients lose weight. Mayo Clinic recently started a multidisciplinary cardiometabolic program to address obesity, reduce related disease conditions and help patients improve their quality of life.

Accurately defining a person’s level of obesity is important. Body mass index (BMI) ― a measure of body fat based on height and weight ― has long been used to define the severity of obesity. But people with significant amounts of muscle will have a high BMI. People with little muscle mass and more waistline fat might record a low BMI but have normalweight obesity. Measurements such as waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference provide a more accurate assessment of cardiovascular risk.

“In general, patients with heart disease and a particularly advanced degree of obesity will

Illustration of obesity and waist circumference. From left to right, as labeled in the original image, the “healthy” man has a 33 inch (84 cm) waist, the “overweight” man a 45 inch (114 cm) waist, and the “obese” man a 60 inch (152cm) waist. The graphic is based on information from Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 2020-2025.

benefit from trying lifestyle modification. And if that doesn’t work, or if they have tried that in the past, it is reasonable to consider

bariatric surgery or medications,” says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez.

Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network

WINWYN...

From page 8

realized I’m just so proud of my mom,” ani Winwyn.

Kinumpirma pa ni Winwyn na na-bully siya dahil dito, lalo noong sumali siya sa pageant noong 2015.

“You don’t look like your mom’ ‘You’re not pretty enough’ ‘You’re not tall’ ‘Iba iyong hitsura mo.’ Laging kasama iyong hitsura ng mom ko with the context of my mother,” kuwento ni Winwyn na mga sinabi umano sa kaniya noon.

Sa kabila ng pagkukumpara sa kanila, sinabi ni Winwyn na proud siya sa kaniyang inang si Alma.

“But there are so much more. But I’m proud that people see her as this woman, diyosa. Nanay ko ‘yan! Proud ako sabihing nanay ko ‘yan. Even if I don’t look like her, I’m proud na nanay ko siya.”

Kalaunan, natuto rin si Winwyn na tanggapin ang sarili niyang kagandahan.

“Na-embrace ko na talaga. ‘Cause I love who I am, I know who I am. If you’re confident kung sino ka talaga, hindi ka na mai-insecure eh,” sabi ni Reina Hispanoamericana 2017.

By: Jamil Santos, GMA Integrated News

BARBIE...

From page 8 it also includes English subtitles for viewers around the world. That’s why we should all stream responsibly and fight piracy!” she shares.

GMA Network is consistently taking the necessary steps to combat the illegal distribution of content globally through its various initiatives on different platforms. Through its partnership with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment and Intellectual Property of the Philippines, these initiatives are further strengthened throughout the country and even abroad.

MARK...

From page 11

ayaw mong magbayad, puro saka na lang ang isinasagot mo?

“Ano’ng inaasahan mo mula sa bugaling, ang purihin ka pa? Natural, tatawag iyon sa mga kapuwa niya Boogie Wonderland, magbibigay ng babala na huwag ka nang pagkatiwalaan dahil hindi ka marunong magbayad ng utang!

“Mahilig kasing mag-iwan ng balanse si ____(pangalan ng male performer na pinagdududahan ang gender), madatung naman siya, pero kung bakit nakasanayan na niya ang ganoon?

“Eh, ang kuring-kuring pa naman niya, wala siyang ibinibigay na tip sa dyugaling, malayung-malayo siya kay ____ (pangalan ng isa pang closet queen) na nagbibigay na ng tip, eh, may giveaways pa ng mga products na ine-endorse niya!” nakairap na kuwento ng aming source.Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ang mga milagrosang singers! ***

Inirereklamo ng mga estudyante ng isang unibersidad ang isang bagitong personalidad na may kaangasan at ang kaniyang manager. Iniimbitahan kasi ng mga ito ang usung-usong personalidad ngayon para maging speaker sa kanilang kolehiyo tungkol sa napapanahong isyu ng cyber bullying.

Malaking halaga nag hinihingi ng manager, 60K, sisenta mil na kailangang pagtulung-tulungang ipunin ng mga estudyante pero nabigo silang kalapin.

Para silang nagtatawaran sa palengke. 20K na lang daw. Kailangan na raw magdeposito ng downpayment ng mga estudyante sa bank account number na ibinigay ng manager ng bagitong personalidad.

Nagdeposito nang ten thousand ang mga ito, pero hanggang doon na lang ang kaya

nila, kaya ang sagot ng manager ay limang minuto na lang daw na magsasalita ang kaniyang talent. Hindi natuloy ang speaking engagement ng bagitong ewan, dala ang deposit slip ay binabawi ng mga estudyante ang pinaghirapan nilang ipuning halaga, pero sa halip na ibalik iyon ay pinagsisigawan pa sila at pinalayas sa opisina ng talent

manager.

Nakakaloka! Wala naman silang kontratahan, wala namang kasunduan na kapag hindi natuloy ang kanilang pinag-usapan ay hindi na ibabalik ng manager ang perang pinaghirapang ipunin ng mga estudyante, ano nga naman iyon?

HIndi dito natatapos ang kuwento. Makararating sa

malaganap na programa ng isang male TV-radio anchor ang senaryo, magsusumbong ang mga estudyante, ipaglalaban nila ang kanilang karapatan. May mauupo pa kaya ngayon sa Row 4 na katabi ang mabantot na basurahan sa panghuhula kung sinu-sino ang mga bumibida sa kuwentong ito?

Hula na!

KROSWORD NO. 415

Ni Bro. Gerry Gamurot

SAGOT SA NO. 414