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The "Human-Swine-Bird" Has Landed!

Amidst the buzz of the 'exploits' of a perverted man better to be called as "Hidden Ko", the unwanted 'human-swine-bird' has landed silently in the country. I think this is far more interesting and serious to talk about than the former. I would not want to trigger panic but utmost vigilance is called for, and the best way is to be informed. Here is the news. DoH confirms first A(H1N1)case in RP By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 22:26:00 05/21/2009 MANILA, Philippines—( UPDATE) The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed the first case of A(H1N1) influenza in the country Thursday night. "The DoH confirms today the first case of A(H1N1) in the Philippines. She is a female traveler who arrived in the country on May 18 from the United States, whose throat specimen tested positive based on results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine," Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in a press conference at the World Health O...

Paquiao, H1N1 and Going Back to Work

I'm back to work today, after 11 days of recuperating from appendectomy. It is a good feeling to get back to 'thinking' again. I felt my mind stopped functioning for some time these past days. The operative site hasn't healed fully yet but I can no longer endure lying around for some more days so I just had to go back to Tektite. Pacquiao knocked down Hatton yesterday. Good for him. He had the aura of victory even before the fight so I had no doubt of his victory even then. I just wish he stops thinking of going back to politics again. Somebody should tell him that he can help his fellowmen even if he is not a politician. There are lot of ways. This is an article about the H1N1 virus from the Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — As the new swine flu spreads, people have lots of questions about how it affects their day-to-day life. Here are some answers. Q: How easy is it to catch this virus? A: It's spreading as easily as the regular flu, which in...