Cito Beltran

It is not a coincidence or part of a conspiracy that a growing number of media practitioners have been talking, writing or bringing focus on public health issues and policies.

The world is still experiencing the “Olympics hangover” and it manifests in different forms.

In almost 37 years of living in the Philippines, my beloved wife Karen has tried her best to get her side of the family in the Netherlands to come and visit the Philippines

As the excitement over Olympic medals begins to fade and reason starts to set in, people have started to notice certain things that were quite off during the frenzy of victory.

Due to the alarming increase in reported cases of leptospirosis, it has been suggested by some health officials to the MMDA to declare a ban on swimming in flood waters.

This week, many stakeholders in public health and the media noticed the mixed signals DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa sent out regarding the state of dengue during a media briefing last Monday and during an interview with Karen Davila of ANC.

Last Thursday, I was asked by the coordinator of the Men’s Discipleship group that I attended if I could teach that day, so I did a very quick prayer and was reminded of the preaching from the Sunday before on “Loving the City and being Generous.”

Today’s column title is an old Filipino adage that refers to “hitting the horse but wounding or leaving the lashes on the carabao.”

As far as court decisions go, it was more scientific than the wisdom of Solomon. I am not a heretic or belittling King Solomon’s legendary wisdom, but safe to say, his wisdom was guided by divine intuition.

How does one distribute P45 million in the most effective and sustainable way to empower people and communities? Start by drawing a circle.