Si Sen. Juan Flavier at ang tatay ni Totoy

Most loved. Sen. Juan M. Flavier.

Most loved. Sen. Juan M. Flavier.

Pumanaw ang isa sa pinakamamahal na opisyal ng pamahalaan, si dating senador at health secretary Juan Flavier noong Huwebes.

Nakakatuwa ang mag-cover kay Flavier dahil sa maliban sa mabait at hindi mayabang, ang galing ng kanyang sense of humor. Tawa kami ng tawa kapag ini-interview namin si Flavier.

Bilang lider ng Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement, maraming taon na sa mga baryo niya ginugol ang kanyang panggagamot. Ang kanyang karanasan sa pagta-trabaho sa mga baryo ay mababasa sa kanyang libro, “Doctor to the Barrios.”

Sa aking pag-cover kay Flavier ng siya ay helath secretary noong administrasyon ni Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos, marami akong kuwento at insidente na buhay na buhay sa aking ala-ala. Ngunit ang isa sa palagi kong ibinabahagi sa iba ay ang kanyang kuwento ang iba’t-ibang paraan nagpapasalamat ang mga tao sa probinsiya (dinadalhan siya ng maraming gulay, manok, kambing at baboy) nang siya ay guest speaker sa Cosmopolitan Church sa Taft Avenue.

Doctor to the Barrios by Juan M. FlavierKuwento niya, meron daw bata, ang pangalan ay Totoy, na natuklaw ng ahas at tinawag siya. Nerbyus na nerbyus ang ina. Wala ang kanyang ama na dating ex-convict dahil nagtatrabaho bilang konduktor sa bus.

Sabi ni Flavier, mukhang hindi naman nakakalason ang ahas na tumuklaw sa bata ngunit ginamot na rin niya. Nakapag-laro ulit kaagad si Totoy at malaki ang pasalamat ng ina.

Sabi ni Flavier, “Sa probinsiya, kapag wala ang ama, at ikaw ang tumulong sa kanila sa oras ng kanilang panganib, Diyos ang tingin nila sa iyo.”

Umuwi daw siya na masaya at nakita niyang kampante na at masaya ang pamilya ng bata.

Kinagabihan, habang nagbabasa siya may malakas na katok sa kanyang pintuan. Nang binuksan niya, tumambad sa kanya ang isang malaki na lalaki ang katawan.

“Saan ang tatay mo?” tanong ng lalaki na mukhang sanggano.

Natakot ang doktor na maliit lang ang pangangatawan.

“Ako po si Dr. Flavier,” ang takot niyang sagot.

Sabi daw lalaki na medyo huminahon ang pagsasalita: “Ako po ang tatay ni Totoy.”

Lalo daw natakot si Flavier dahil ang nasa-isip niya, namatay kaya ang bata nang umalis na siya.

Nagpatuloy daw magsalita ang lalaki: “Maraming salamat sa iyong paggamot sa anak ko. Wala akong maibayad sa iyo ngunit kung merong may magtangka ng masama sa iyo, sabihin nyo lang sa akin.”

Masyado daw naantig ang damdamin ni Flavier. “Itong tao ay ex-convict. Kung gagawa siya ulit ng krimen, sigurado balik Munti siya. Ngunit handa niyang gawin yun para pasalamat sa aking paggamot ng anak niya. “

“Ganyan magpapasalamat ang mga tao sa probinsiya,” sabi ni Flavier.

Maraming salamat din, Sen. Flavier. Palagi naming panatiliin ng buhay ang mga leksyun na aming nakuha sa iyong mga kuwento.

YugaTech Daily News Recap (10/31/14)

Welcome to YugaTech’s Daily News Recap – a quick compilation of all the articles we’ve written the day before. So if you don’t have the time to scroll through our site for yesterday’s news, we got it all listed here for your convenience. Read our Daily News Recap for October 31, 2014.

Articles listed from oldest to newest.

Oppo R5 hands-on, first impressions

Place two 1-peso coins together and that’s almost how thin the new Oppo R5 is. Measuring just 4.85mm, the R5 is considered as the world’s thinnest smartphone. We had a short time to check out the handset right after the global launch in Singapore this week.

Giveaway: Download GDeals App, win an iPhone 5S

Last time, we gave away a Samsung Galaxy S5 to one of our GDeals app user. This week, we’re giving away another one — this time, it’s iPhone 5S. How cool is that? Read the article to see how you can score the phone.

Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM lands for Php11,990

Microsoft has just announced the local availability of the Nokia Lumia 730 in the Philippines. The handset mid-level handset has a dual-SIM capability and will retail for Php11,990.

MSI GT72 Dominator Pro lands, priced at Php180K

Three months after its official debut, MSI Philippines brings their flagship gaming laptop to the country – the MSI GT72 2QE Dominator Pro.

Smart SOS SURF10 loans you 20 mins Internet for Php10

Smart originally introduced the SOS emergency load back in 2010 and this time they’re adding another feature that includes 20 minutes of emergency internet.

Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 now official

Samsung Electronics has officially announced a couple of new smartphones that sport metal unibody designs, quad-core CPUs, 5 megapixel front cameras, Ultra Power Saving Mode, and LTE connectivity – the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3.

MSI Launches GS70 and GS60 Gaming Notebooks

Now if you think that the Dominator Pro is a little over the top both in specs and in price, worry not because MSI Philippines also launched lower-tiered gaming laptops that are cheaper but can still provide much needed fire power for your gaming needs.

7-Eleven Starts Selling Starmobile Devices

After establishing a strong presence in pretty much every major mall in the country, Starmobile is upping the ante as the local company announced that their devices are now available on select 7-Eleven stores in the country.

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Xiaomi to release 16,000mAh Mi power bank?

Xiaomi’s 10,400mAh Mi power bank not enough for you? Then you might want to wait for this baby which packs 16,000mAh worth of juice.

The 16,000mAh Mi power bank is reported to go on sale in China on November 11 with a launch price of just 99 Yuan or Php729. Afterwards it will be sold at its regular price of 129 Yuan which is approximately Php950, which is still very affordable.

The photo posted above doesn’t show much aside from its tall aluminum shell but according to GizChina, this new power bank features two USB ports so you can charge two devices at the same time.

No word yet when this power bank will be available outside China but we’re crossing our fingers that it makes its way here in the Philippines.

via: GizChina, MyDrivers
source: Weibo

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Last Month: 10 Hottest Stories in October

We review last month’s stories and pick the top ones that made the biggest impact to our readers. We track these stories by the number of shares, retweets and total traffic. The month of October are mostly all about phones.

Last month’s top stories was dominated by ZTE with their botched up sale and the rest are mostly about smartphones.

ZTE Grand X2 L Sale. ZTE made a lot of noise when it announced a super-sale of the ZTE Grand X2 L, dropping the price to just Php1,999 from over Php11,000. While the smartphone has been around since 2013, the price drop got a lot of people lining up as ZTE says they have enough stocks. Over 45,000 views on that announcement alone.

Complete List of Smartphones Getting Android 5.0 Lollipop. With the formal announcement of Android 5.0, smartphone users are now eager to have their devices updated to Lollipop. Here’s our updated list so far.

Top 10 Smartphones Above Php15,000. As prices of flagship smartphones start to drop, Filipinos are becoming more and more price-sensitive. We published a round-up of potentially good handsets in the Php15k and above range here.

Top Smartphones under Php10,000. If budget is a concern, then we also published a separate article on how much your Php10,000 can go. The list we posted here in actually pretty interesting.

Chaos ensues over ZTE Sale. It wasn’t a surprise when we got reports form many customers and readers that the ZTE sale went awry. Lack of organization, manpower and low inventory were the main culprits. What is puzzling is that the distributor, MSI-ECS, has been known to do huge but well-organized warehouse sale every year. They sent out an apology later but the fiasco was already all over the news.

Memory Matters: All the Smartphones with 2GB of RAM. With quad-core processors and octa-cores becoming the norm for most smartphones, the focus of consumers has shifted to internal memory. As per request by our readers, we published the affordable smartphones with 2GB of RAM here.

Smartphones Under Php5,000. This price category used to be the territory of feature phones. Now Android and Windows Phones have invaded their competitive segment in the battle for bigger marketshare.

LTE Smartphones under Php10,000. Despite the erratic signal and limited LTE coverage, LTE remains to be one of the biggest factors consumers consider when purchasing a smartphone.

OpenSignal Compares LTE of Globe and Smart. That perpetual question on who has the fastest LTE network is supposedly answered in this report by OpenSignal. We still question the methodology and parameters but, aside from Ookla and Akamai, OpenSignal seems to be one of the very few who has a large-enough data set to make the intelligent guesstimate.

No New iPods. Our hopes of a new iPod have been crushed in the latest announcement of Apple. No new iPod Touch, no Nano and they even removed the iPod Classic. What is surprising is that Apple’s response to slow sales is phasing out an iconic product instead of innovating it. Have they totally given up on the iPod? According to Tim Cook, they no longer have the parts.

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