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“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities,” said Dumbledore of one of my favourite books, Harry Potter. Being a democratic country, we are given the opportunity to choose our country’s leaders in a marvel called ‘election’. But in a country where officials use their position for graft…

Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome in which patients experience bone pain, fractures, and muscle weakness. The cause is high blood levels of the recently identified phosphate and vitamin D-regulating hormone, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). Fibroblast growth factor-23 is a bone-derived phosphaturic hormone that works increase phosphate excretion and helps metabolize vitamin…

Nilo Ilarde moved on from University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts with Bachelor in Fine Arts studying Painting. Since 1978 to date, Ilarde has taken part in different gathering presentations and mounted his performance displays in various scenes in the Philippines. From 1984 to 1985 Ilarde was the show chief of Pinaglabanan Galleries…