Jun de Leon’s pictures of health
By Alex Y. Vergara
Sometime last year, celebrity photographer Jun de Leon received a wake-up call from, of all people, his youngest son Irijah, 10.
Sometime last year, celebrity photographer Jun de Leon received a wake-up call from, of all people, his youngest son Irijah, 10.
Will Erap stop all that smoking in Manila? I am beginning to worry that the law requiring motorcycle riders to wear the right kind of helmets will die a natural death, like many laws in this country.
The camera zooms in on a stubble-bearded hunk dragging on a cigarette and blowing out a thick cloud of smoke with what seems to be great satisfaction.
It seems the battery-operated electronic cigarette is not a safe alternative to tobacco for smokers who are finding it difficult to quit.
Women can add nine years to their lives by quitting smoking before the age of 40 but still face a 20-percent higher death rate than those who never smoked, a study said Saturday.
Lucky Pasig City residents. It seems their local government is truly concerned about their health.
Smoking kills. Everybody knows this, including hardcore smokers who can’t get through 10 minutes without taking a puff or two. The question then is, why smoke at all, considering all the damage that it can do to one’s body, from wrinkles to yellow teeth to emphysema and lung cancer? Not to mention the fact that [...]
When news broke out that Starbucks is going smoke-free nationwide, I couldn’t help but do a dance of joy. It sincerely felt like a powerful force had chosen to back up the defenseless, bullied band of nonsmokers. Upon Starbucks’ announcement, people have been proclaiming the slow death of the brand. On the contrary, more and [...]
MANILANS CAN breathe not just a sigh of relief but air that is a little cleaner than usual—hopefully. Mayor Alfredo Lim has ordered full and strict enforcement of anti-smoking regulations, starting with City Hall. For years, smokers seemed to think Manila was the metropolis’ smoking area, everybody lighting a cigarette as soon as they entered [...]
DON’T be mistaken. Quitting can be a good thing. All our life we have been taught to never give up, and always surge forward. The lesson was simple: Quitters never succeed. While this may hold true for most aspects of living, in the realm of wellness, quitting can be a good thing. To master this [...]
