Scene: Twelve candidates
are vying for Miss Jagna 2012 on
Sept. 24, 9 p.m. at Jagna gym.
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| VP Binay with Mayor Che |
Scene: Vice President Jejomar Binay was in Bohol last Thursday, Sept. 20, to meet with
local officials and swear in new members of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). Carmen Mayor Che Toribio- Delos Reyes was sworn in as new member of UNA by
VP Binay. Mayor Che will run for governor under the UNA in the 2013 elections,
according to VP Binay. Also spotted during the oath taking ceremony were: former
Bohol Vice-Governor Julius Cesar Herrera,
Dauis Mayor Jimmy Jimenez and his
complete slate, Getafe Mayor Cary
Camacho and his complete slate, Mayor Eutiquio Bernales with his Vice Mayor Constantino Reyes and 43 barangay captains and kagawads,
San Isidro Mayor Jacinto Naraga and his
complete slate, former Dagohoy Mayor Sofronio Apat and his complete slate, Tagbilaran City
Mayor Dan Neri Lim, Tagbilaran City Vice-Mayor
Nuevas Tirol-Montes, Danao Mayor Thomas
Gonzaga, Aris Aumentado, Madame Greenie Aumentado, Buenavista Mayor Ronald
Lowell Tirol,
Maribojoc Vice
Mayor
Fructuoso Fiel Redulla, Jr. , former Panglao Vice
Mayor Pedro Fuertes, Panglao Vice-Mayor Evangeline
Lazaro, Mark Leo
Monton, Rammel Cagulada and
businessman Norris Oculam.
Scene: LAUGHTEARS- The OSANG X-perience is on
Oct. 13, at the Timeout Grill, La Vista, 5th level of Bohol Quality Mall. Osang
who had a spot in X-Factor Philippines will tickle your funny bones. The girls
of Bohol’s Top Model 2012 will show
their flesh in the lingerie fashion show. Young indie film actor and commercial
endorser of Dakki Marcus Cabrera will
grace the event. The event is also part of eventologist Mizken's birthday
celebration.
Seen: Rockstar Princess Yeng Constantino was at the University
of Bohol last Thursday. Her concert was part of the UB Days celebration.
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Parking spaces become
‘park’ for a day
Architecture
students of Bohol Island State
University-Main Campus parked themselves last Friday, Sept. 21, at the Tagbilaran City Square taking
up spaces reserved for cars and transforming them into a mini park with sod,
potted plants, benches, chessboard and a bike to make Tagbilaran City greener
for a day.
Park
visitors were offered the chance to have a free picture taking and portrait making.
Tweng
and his friends also entertained the crowd through
fliptop
rap battle.
The
"Park(ing) Day" movement started as a single installation years ago
in San Francisco and has become a worldwide event
reaching more than 100 cities on four continents.
Visit
www.facebook.com/ParkingDayBohol for more
info.
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Stem/fresh
cell therapy has become a buzzword these days. Many people claim that the costly
but groundbreaking medical procedure can treat various diseases and help slow
or reverse the aging process.
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| Aumentado with Boholanos in Germany... |
Senator
Juan Ponce Enrile, former President Joseph Estrada, hairstylist Ricky Reyes, talent manager and host Lolit Solis, actress Lorna Tolentino and former First Lady Imelda Marcos are only among the
prominent Filipinos who swear by the healing effects of fresh cell therapy.
Marcos
still retains her youthful piquancy at age of 83. Estrada, 75, shared that the
stem cell therapy made him feel young. On the other hand, Enrile, 88 years old,
impressed the public with his sharp mind and memory at the Corona impeachment
trial earlier this year.
Encouraged
by the positive feedback, Rep. Erico
Aumentado, 72, who used to suffer from diabetes (his pancreas don’t normally
produce insulin), said in a radio interview, he went to Germany last August for
fresh cell therapy.
Aumentado
had already inquired about the fees of stem cell procedure at Medical City and
he felt it’s exorbitant. And there’s no guarantee it will lead to better
result. With the help of Joey Santos, executive consultant for Villa Medica, a
clinic in Germany where celebrities go for the procedure, Aumentado opted to
undergo the procedure in Germany to keep healthy.
It’s
his son Aris accompanied him in Germany during the entire sessions. After a
number of sessions, the solon is feeling better. They went to France and stayed
for more days where the solon also met some Boholanos there.
“While
in Lourdes, he had no difficulty walking and climbing up and down a flight of
stairs without an aid,” said globetrotter VRS who saw Aumentado at the grotto.
“He took everybody by surprise… he is healthy, strong and fresh, very different
from the last time I met him in Bohol.”
After
the therapy, Aumentado hopes to feel healthy and renewed, ready to register his
certificate of candidacy as congressman of the second district of Bohol.
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| with son Aris in France |
Before
Aumentado and other celebrities, several other well-known figures worldwide are
said to have tried fresh cell treatments, among them the late English actor
Charlie Chaplin.
So
how is this procedure done? According to ABS-CBN News, Dr. Robert
Janson-Muller, who runs a fresh cell therapy clinic, Villa Ludwigshöhe in Germany,
was in Manila last week to talk about the possibilities of fresh cell therapy
in the wellness sphere.
Janson-Muller
gets his embryonic cells from sheep. He reveals that he is the third generation
fresh cell expert in the family, where his grandfather was one of the pioneers
of the treatment along with Prof. Paul Niehans, who ministered to many famous
names in world history.
Janson-Muller
made it clear that fresh cell therapy is different from the now controversial
stem cell treatment, which aims to replace damaged organs in the body or create
one from scratch.
He
stressed that his methods, which do not promise miracles, have been proven
effective by his predecessors for the past 60 years.
Janson-Muller
proudly said the positive effects of fresh cell therapy on humans. He said the
procedure can help patients recover from neurological disorders such as
multiple sclerosis or paralysis after a stroke, as well as chronic liver and
kidney diseases.
The
treatment promises firmer skin, muscle mass improvement, alleviation of
menopause-related symptoms, enhanced metabolism, stronger immune system, better
memory, and even a progressive sex life. To make the anti-aging treatment more
effective, Janson-Muller suggests getting it done between the 40s and 50s.
After
the treatment, the patient is advised to live a healthy lifestyle (where
nicotine and alcohol are discouraged) exercise, good stress management and
supplements are also prescribed.
Janson-Muller
stressed, however, that fresh cell therapy is neither a “fountain of youth” nor
a treatment that can cure cancer or prolong lives that are already in danger,
as claimed by others.
“Is
there a fountain of youth?” Muller asked the audience at the press event. He
answered his own query by debunking that age-old pursuit as an illusion.
“According to Prof. Paul Niehans, it is not about giving more years to live but
make the remaining years worth living.”
It
is not for everyone, the doctor said, as the procedure is not allowed to be
done on pregnant women as well as patients with tuberculosis, malignant tumors
in the acute stage, severe psychoses and those displaying strong allergic
reactions.
Because
of the very specialized procedure, fresh cell therapy is quite expensive,
something that Janson-Muller himself admits. The initial treatment, which will
involve a four-day stay in his state-of-the-art clinic in Germany, costs 12,000
euros or over P622,000.
The
Medical City and other hospitals in the country like St. Luke’s Medical Center
in Taguig, and the Kidney and Transplant Institute are providing stem cell
therapy. A six-month program for stem cell therapy, in the Medical City at
least, is priced at around P2.2-P2.5 million for disease-related services,
while for the health and wellness (or aesthetic purposes), the therapy is at
around P1.4-P1.6 million.
(Note:The Philippine
Medical Association and the Department of Health have advised the public to be
careful about choosing where to go for the procedure. Medical experts claimed
that there have yet to hear about clinical studies that would prove that the
procedure can treat diseases without negative side effects.)
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