GENE ROMERO

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                    [Title] => Uniquely Pinoy
                    [Summary] => The year 2006 will see a lot of uniquely (and proudly) Pinoy inventions on the market. Assorted consumers got a sneak peek of some of these products at eco fairs and the National Inventors’ Week held last year. Hold your breath now as we rattle off some of them.
                    [DatePublished] => 2006-01-10 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133914
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                    [AuthorID] => 1096607
                    [AuthorName] =>  Ching M. Alano
                    [SectionName] => Health And Family
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                    [Title] => Ironing out your energy blues
                    [Summary] => Do you get shocked everytime you get your monthly electric bill? This may well be the lament of every Pinoy household who seems powerless vis-a-vis the ever-rising cost of power.


Now, here’s an electrifying fact: Ironing clothes contributes a significant one-third to your power consumption.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-06-28 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Ching M. Alano
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                    [Title] => Rainy season alert
                    [Summary] => When the rains come, can waterborne diseases be far behind? The onset of the rainy season brings a stream of waterborne diseases like typhoid fever, dysentery, respiratory ailments, and dengue. ’Tis the season, too, for flu, coughs, and colds. Is that a cacophony of coughing I hear in the background as I write this? Achoo! Bless you! But you and I know that when somebody in the room sneezes, everybody catches a cold. Bless us!


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-06-07 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => The long and short of expiry dates
                    [Summary] => First, read this letter from a concerned consumer:


Dear Consumerline,


I read your article regarding consumer protection and would like to contribute my little share on the matter.


I go to the supermarket every weekend for our family’s food requirements. I usually look at the expiry date markings on products before buying anything. However, many times, I am confused by the markings and how to interpret them. Take this, for instance:


Best before 09-12-05


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Uniquely Pinoy

By Ching M. Alano | January 10, 2006 - 12:00am

The year 2006 will see a lot of uniquely (and proudly) Pinoy inventions on the market. Assorted consumers got a sneak peek of some of these products at eco fairs and the National Inventors’ Week held last year....

Health And Family

Ironing out your energy blues

By Ching M. Alano | June 28, 2005 - 12:00am

Do you get shocked everytime you get your monthly electric bill? This may well be the lament of every Pinoy household who seems powerless vis-a-vis the ever-rising cost of power. Now, here’s an electrifying...

Health And Family

Rainy season alert

By Ching M. Alano | June 7, 2005 - 12:00am

When the rains come, can waterborne diseases be far behind? The onset of the rainy season brings a stream of waterborne diseases like typhoid fever, dysentery, respiratory ailments, and dengue. ’Tis the season,...

Health And Family

The long and short of expiry dates

By Ching M. Alano | April 26, 2005 - 12:00am

First, read this letter from a concerned consumer: Dear Consumerline, I read your article regarding consumer protection and would like to contribute my little share on the matter. I go to the supermarket every...

Health And Family

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