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"Papa Francisco! Mahal ng Pilipino!": Papal Visit 2015

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By the time Cardinal Bergoglio, or Father Jorge as he would like to be called, assumed the Papacy, becoming therefore the new successor to the seat of Saint Peter the first Pope, the whole Catholic Church and indeed the whole world was set ablaze. Pope Francis is indeed a breath of fresh air for modern-day society, a new role model for humility and openness. I was hoping then that he would eventually decide to visit the Philippines considering what we have been through in the past 2 years. When the good news came that he would finally make his first visit to the country, I was thrilled! Now here is a chance to see Pope Francis who definitely would invigorate the Catholic Christians in The Philippines with his meekness, straightforwardness and passion for the poor. After witnessing for 5 days his Apostolic Visit, Pope Francis did not disappoint.  Weeks before the visit, I was already calling for people at my workplace, trying to form a contingent of pilgrims who will attend the fina...

A Project for Schools: School-based Health Programs

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For school year 2014-2015, I decided to make my family and community medicine 3rd year medical students do a school-based health program for their chosen school. Part of their output is to come up with a video-documentary to summarize what they have done for the year. Here are the four video-documentaries for this year's schools project. Like it? Share it. Get the Share on Facebook widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox ! Not seeing a widget? ( More info )Like it.

Cinemedicine 2015: Journey of a Family

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UPDATE: Here's what others have been tweeting about #Cinemedicine2015 #Cinemedicine2015 update: #Bintana leads over #Heartstrings by only 300 votes. Judging of the films will be done on Friday. #Linger #Kape — Bien Nillos, MD (@DocBIENevolent) January 6, 2015 Will be watching #Cinemedicine entries in a while 😊 — Ronn Victor Azurin (@neuR0NN) January 1, 2015 "HEARTSTRINGS." It is a tribute film to our favorite band, Eraserheads! VOTE for the film. http://t.co/sGoJtsc8Mw by: Cha-Cha Valencia — Eraserheads (@Eheads_Fans) January 2, 2015 Please click the link and scroll down till you see the poll for voting! Kindly vote for LINGER! Thank you! :) http://t.co/uhZcFVknFG — Charles Adrian (@chaddlegislador) January 1, 2015 hi guys! i'll be needing your support by voting for our entry BINTANA in CINEMEDICINE2015 :) here's the official link http://t.co/k8WEyYSfm3 — Krisel Gonzaga (@KriselGonzaga31) January 1, 2015 Yes, i...