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DIY strategy vs. COVID-19

Here are some medical facts and practical Do-It-Yourself measures to ward off the COVID-19 infection that is now a serious pandemic.

CAVEAT: A clean well-ventilated home is our safest sanctuary. Selfquarantine by everyone around the world will help end this pandemic much sooner. Wisdom and a healthy dose of rational fear and paranoia (medical vigilance) will also be beneficial for safety. Home is the best weapon against COVID-19.

Is COVID-19 worse than the Flu?

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Your COVID-19 Queries

Following our columns about COVID-19 the past several weeks in this paper, we received dozens of questions from our readers, which we have organized, consolidated, and answered below:

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A Dollar Humanitarian Campaign Against Poverty and Graft and Corruption in the Philippines

Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS
Chairman, Filipino United Network (USA)

How would you like to launch a historical fight against poverty and graft and corruption in the Philippines and bring good governance and morality in our government --- all for just a dollar?

You and I have always abhorred the pervasive corruption among our government officials in the Philippines and deplored the sad state of our country, where more than 30% of our people are languishing in massive poverty. - more info

The Filipino United Network-USA supported the fund campaign of the Society of Philippine Surgeons

The Filipino United Network-USA supported the fund campaign of the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America, chaired by SPSA founder Hernan M. Reyes, MD, FACS, to provide an Ambulance for the city of Ormoc and nearby areas in Leyte, which were hit by typhoon Haiyan. The logos of SPSA, the Ormoc Sugar Plantation Association, and FUN-USA are painted on the side of the Nissan urVAN. Ormoc Congresswoman Lucy Torres-Gomez coordinated the donation which was delivered October 8, 2014

Food for the Hungry, Land for the Landless, Home for the Homeless, Self-Respect, Dignity, and Pride for the Poorest of the Poor

Hatred In America

The nobility, treasured peace, respect, and love of fellowmen and other Christian virtues that reigned over America after the second world war is now marred by extreme hate and violence from the liberal elements of our society, staining our soil with our own blood. The radical shift in paradigm in the thinking and behavior of some of our own people, who had turned leftist, socialist, fascist, and terrorists, have severe health effects on our people and on our nation as a whole. The inordinate mental anguish and depression caused by this bitterness and hostility in our midst, some designed by our top politicians running for office and their socialist sponsors, have deep seated consequences on our body and psyche. I am perplexed as to why even educated members of our society, from the Oval Office to The Congress and to our people, could not agree, and are diametrically opposed on vital issues that are transparently clear: whether the borders are open or close; whether open borders allowing more than 10 million unvetted illegal trespassers, some of them rapists, child molesters, killers, drug smugglers, COVID-19 carriers, and terrorists, is a good or bad, right or wrong, policy; whether to allow illegal immigrants and non-citizens to vote when the Constitution clearly confers this sacred right only to American citizens, and on other controversies, whose answers are lucidly obvious to the majority and the international community. The issues are so plain and the choice so obvious, even a 5th grader could instantly provide us with the right responses. Why and how some people cannot discern red from yellow and green, or the truth from falsehood, right from wrong simply because they belong to one political party or the other baffles me to no end. Obviously, party affiliation twists and corrupts the mind, disabling some people from seeing and accepting the truth and the goodness in our opponents. People on either side of the spectrum who are fanatics and bigots are blind to the naked truth, casting wisdom, objectivity, principles, compassion, and justice aside. They are causing confusion and havoc in America, robbing the people and the nation of peace and security, exacting a grave toll on our physical and mental health, especially on our children. Preparing for the November 6, 2024, national elections, spotlighting the wonderful brilliance of democracy when the American people will once again express their free will in choosing their leaders though the ballot boxes peacefully, without coercion and violence, the whole world was stunned, appalled, and repulsed, by the cowardly attempt at assassinating President Trump on Saturday, July 13, 2024

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The Filipino United Network-USA is emailing the official FUN acknowledgment/certificate of donation to all individuals who have donated to its humanitarian projects. The document needs to be submitted to the IRS when filing the April Tax Returns in order to enjoy the tax-deduction benefit for the contribution.

FUN is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable Foundation in the United States and donations to this entity is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Those who have donated to FUN and have not received said certificate are requested to send their email address to scalpelpen@gmail.com to receive a copy.

Those without email address may have a family member email FUN, or may write to Dr. Ale Ragaza, FUN Treasurer, Multicare Medical Center, 232 Boston Post Road, Milford, CT 06460, USA.

Know thy enemy: SARS-COV2

In any war, it is best to know one s enemy well to have a better chance of survival. We must know all we can about our invisible adversary, SARS-CoV2 virus, the cause of the current COVID-19 pandemic, in order to defeat this virus which, (Click On: COVID-19 Latest Data), and numbers and fatalities are still going up. It is suggested that 40-60 percent of the population could be infected before this pandemic ends.

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Corona Virus FAQ

Accurate and timely information is vital to any preventive, pre-emptive, proactive strategy when it comes to almost any potentially harmful or catastrophic situation or diseases, like the COVID-19 pandemic that is spreading around the world today. For public educational campaign against this deadly nCorona virus, we are presenting this Q&A from the World Health organization to ward off any misinformation that could make this current devastation even worse.

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COVID-19 also kills the young

The younger generation is also vulnerable to get COVID-19! It is a deadly misconception that they are not, a fake news that puts the elderly at even a greater risk. Irresponsible people of any age could make this pandemic worse than the virus itself, by being arrogant and inconsiderate, not cooperating with the health authorities. Some of the Florida spring-breakers on beaches shown on TV a few days ago, disregarding warnings to stay home or practice social distancing, tested positive for COVID-19!

It is obvious that those young people on their school break, celebrating on beaches and bars, etc., not heeding the call to hunker down and do social distancing, not staying home to self-quarantine themselves, do not realize how vital isolation is when it comes to a killer infectious disease, like COVID-19.

Perhaps believing they are invincible because of their robust immune system, they apparently did not know that in the United States alone,...

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