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“Something has happened to the Filipino character.” It has sunk to a new lowâ€"low standards, low morality, low expectations. This view may draw as much censure as the “damaged culture” leveled at us by a foreigner years ago.

For the longest time we have grown up in a mix of the pangulo mentality, celebrity gazing, an uncertain nationalism, a religious culture that values obedience laced with fear, no questions asked, a historical forgive-and-forget people, a collective mind neither educated nor used to intellectual or critical activity. We’ve had all kinds of leaders. Were tired of them; “they’re all the same.”

Have we become worn-out as a people, a tame hybrid of tanga-takot-tuta (ignorant, afraid, servile)? We have ceased to complain, much less protest, where before we whined. The traffic is worse; the MRT still breaks down; prices are rising; the bureaucracy is as slow as ever. Since December 2015 we have been waiting for our car plate. The EJKs go on, and not a peep. Have we dried up?

“Parang Erap, kahit palpak, mabango pa rin sa tao; kahit napreso na, mataas pa rin ang boto” (Like Erap, even if incapable, still the people’s choice; even if imprisoned, still the people’s vote). People are absolutely disgusted with politicians, and Mr. Duterte gives the impression that he’s not a politician. Whether he is or isn’t is beside the point. Sixty-six percent believe he isn’t. He is a populist who loves his people, especially his soldiers. There is nothing more popular than being perceived as a populist. Again, whether real populism applies to him or not is beside the point. It’s quite a feat, but he appears untainted by the severely damaged reputation of the courts, up to the Supreme Court, and of Congress, especially the House scraping the remains of its credibility. And apart from the tarnished Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, how fares the Cabinet?

Social media (alien to this computer illiterate) is said to harbor an awesome army of ever-faithful, ever-loyal supporters engaging any challenger and keeping his shining image in the public eye.

“May appeal”â€"his language, that is. His audiences continue to be captivated by his magic alchemy of vulgarity and brutality, delivered with a certain “lightness” that disarms people instantly. “I will eat your liver… Give me salt and vinegar…” (Inquirer, 7/11/17). Why does this kind of talk resonate and draw applause rather than condemnation, unknowingly consenting to and creating a culture of obscenity? Does the Pinoy really talk or think that way?

“Marunong bumaba.” He gets to the level of the common tao. Once he gets there, the people are his forever. Everything else fades. Mandates to kill, as in EJKs (extrajudicial killings) and carpet-bombing, are OK. That he has not (yet) visited Marawi due to bad weather is forgiven. His diplomatic flip-flops matter little.

Why do Duterte’s ratings stay high?

Asuncion David Maramba
July 15, 2017

That has been on the lips of a lot of people. It’s a no-brainer for 66 percent: What a silly question. For the rest, it’s a puzzler. I asked around. In no particular order, here are some reasons floating or floated around:

He’s decisive. Never before has a president had so much guts. Who has dared stand up to the United States? But to list every  change/mandate/policy/command he has declared, from wiping out drugs in three to six months to wanting “all terrorists dead” (Inquirer, 6/5/17), and to examine if each was right or wrong, successful or not, takes the back seat. Ruling with such dispatch is not authoritarianism; it’s leadership.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds


Front page of the original 1841 edition

Author             Charles Mackay
Country             United Kingdom
Language     English
Subject             Crowd psychology, economic bubbles, history
Publisher         Richard Bentley, London
Publication date  1841
Media type        Print

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book chronicles its subjects in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". MacKay was an accomplished teller of stories, though he wrote in a journalistic and somewhat sensational style.

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The key is to create a hierarchy of humiliations, according to which those inflicted on one's own country are regarded as vitally important, and those inflicted on others are diminished, remembered only to reaffirm the status hierarchy.

Yet, as the ongoing dispute in Doka La makes clear, such an approach can create serious risks. After World War I, when Europe failed to address adequately its legacy of humiliation, the results were catastrophic. After World War II, however, Europe rose to the challenge, setting the stage for unprecedented regional cooperation. One hopes that Asia takes a similar tack - before simmering anger over historical humiliations boils over.

The writer is the director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania.

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But China is not the only country to have been humiliated and humiliated others in turn. While India was humiliated by China in 1962, it also inflicted what its neighbour Pakistan remembers as a humiliating defeat nine years later. Since independence in 1947, Pakistan had vied to establish itself as India's equal in South Asia, joining alliances led by the United States or cosying up to China to demonstrate its strategic relevance. The 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, which led to the independence of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), crushed those hopes.

Yet Pakistan, too, remains oblivious to the humiliating impact of its own actions: Its nearly four-decade-long history of interference in Afghanistan to secure "strategic depth" will leave Afghanistan traumatised for years to come, in a way that Russia-inflicted losses did not. The same is true of all the aforementioned humiliations: They are particularly painful because an Asian neighbour, not a distant power, inflicted them.

Such humiliations, as we have seen with China, have a long-lasting impact. Indeed, they can create an all-consuming desire for vengeance that overwhelms more sober foreign policy motivations. That is why, for example, Pakistan's army is prepared to undermine all other institutions in the country it is sworn to defend, in the name of wounding India.

Despite this acute awareness of the enduring impact of its own humiliations, China often fails to recognise how its own past actions might have spurred similar feelings in others. Its 1962 defeat of India was the culmination of a decade-long competition for leadership of the newly independent countries that had emerged from decolonisation. It, therefore, amounted to a devastating blow to India's aspirations to be the undisputed leader of the Non-Aligned Movement.

With nationalism on the rise across Asia, leaders have strong incentives to craft a version of history that advances their cause, and few historical memories are as effective for this purpose as those of traumatic humiliation. China has mastered this art, but it can be seen elsewhere, too, including in India.

India is far from being the only country that has been humiliated at the hands of China. In Vietnam, the phrase "1,000 Years of Chinese Domination" has as much resonance as "100 Years of Foreign Humiliation" has in China.

In international relations, to be humiliated means more than to be embarrassed. It amounts to the public degradation of another actor, a denial of its bid for status, and the establishment of a clear hierarchy. Wars provide the opportunity for humiliation in very stark ways, because defeat on the battlefield tends to bring not just ridicule and derision, but also clear losses, particularly of territory.

If any country should understand the impact that such humiliations can have, it is China. In fact, as Col Wu was relaying his message to India, Chinese President Xi Jinping was asserting, at the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China, that the move had ended the "humiliation and sorrow" inflicted by Britain when it took over the city in 1842.

This reflects the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) broader use of China's "century of humiliation", which allegedly ended only when the CCP established the People's Republic in 1949, to fuel a resurgent nationalism. During that period, China's self-image as East Asia's pre-eminent power was shattered by a series of defeats, which were particularly painful when inflicted by the upstart Japan.

Asia's hierarchies of humiliations


Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (left) meets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on May 13, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

JUL 15, 2017

Devesh Kapur

PHILADELPHIA • Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a stand-off in Doka La - where the borders of Bhutan, China and India meet - for almost a month now, the longest such impasse between the two armies since 1962. In a not-so-subtle reference to that last conflict, in which India suffered a disastrous defeat, the Ministry of National Defence spokesman, Colonel Wu Qian, has warned India to "learn from historical lessons". But the lessons of history have a peculiar tendency to adapt to the perspective of those citing them.

The current Chinese leadership sees in the 1962 conflict the price an uppity neighbour had to pay for not acceding to its territorial demands. But, for India, that conflict was a humiliation that has rankled the country for more than half a century. The reminder of it is, therefore, likely to have the opposite effect than Col Wu anticipated.

Milo the dog and Stuart the guinea pig have been inseparable since Stuart was a baby. Different species but they rock the same hairstyle.

Best friends who have ears that flop together, stay together.

Best friends share the shotgun seat together forever and always.

Keeva the french bulldog used to walk with Peanut the pig, now Peanut walks Keeva.

You can never really outgrow a best friend. They’ll love you no matter how big or small you are or will become.

Oreo and Pumpkin

The bestest of friends always have your back no matter what stage of life you’re in.

The before and after pictures of these two best buds are hilariously adorable. The little white terrier must be wondering when his growth spurt will sink in.

Jupiter the fox and Moose the dog

Kasi the cheetah and Mtani the labrador

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A South African baboon, Jackie, was found by Albert Marr shortly before World War I. When the war began, Albert enlisted in the army and took Jackie with him. Not only did Jackie entertain the soldiers but he also warned them when the enemy came near and was even in combat. At the end of his service, he was awarded a medal for his bravery. Jackie was discharged when the war ended and lived with his master until 1921.

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Again, a head-scratcher. Does Panelo think that the UN is NOT present in the Philippines? There are hundreds of staff, either regular or contractual, who work with the dozens of UN agencies and allied institutions in the country. Of course, they report back to New York or Geneva; of course they can be relied on to verify information gleaned from what government officials are now calling biased media.

Here’s one more: “Due process only starts when formal complaint is filed. Until such time, you cannot be speaking of due process,” Panelo once argued.

You do not need to have watched “Stranger Things” to know the aptness of something an insightful reporter said: “We are living in the Upside Down.”


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Explaining the President’s naming of five police generals as allegedly involved in illegal drugs, for instance, he said: “When the President named them, he was in fact giving them the opportunity to explain their side. That is what they’re doing now. They went to the media and explained their innocence.” But the principle is basic: Innocence is presumed, until proven otherwise. No constitutional scholar would justify the leveling of accusations against people as a way to “explain their side”â€"only a lawyer hard-pressed to defend the indefensible would.

He has recently also tangled with United Nations officials who have again criticized the surge in drug-related killings. He told off the UN special rapporteurs: “When you are in New York or somewhere else, 10,000 kilometers or miles away from the Philippines and then you make such judgments, that’s recklessness.”

But to “prove” his point of the moment that the illegal drugs problem constitutes grounds for a declaration, he is prepared to throw away general principles (and principle, in general). Besides, he was trying to rationalize President Duterte’s intemperate martial law threat (something for which the President has since apologized to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno). Also, in all candor, the Duterte administration is in no position to declare martial law; it is busy appeasing the troops restive about the release of the top commanders of the New People’s Army.

Panelo has also argued, in more than one instance, that basic principles of law do not mean what generations of lawyers have been taught they meant.

Look at his argument equating the illegal drugs crisis with a situation allowing the President to declare martial law. “If public safety requires him to declare martial law, then he can do it,” Panelo told reporters. “The Constitution is saying that the President can declare martial law not only in case of invasion or rebellion, but when public safety requires it and now the safety of the public is in imminent danger.”

But in fact the phrasing in the Constitution is clear: “In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, [the President] may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law.” Public safety is not the primary condition, but the secondary one. An invasion or a rebellion must first exist, and then only when public safety demands it can martial law be imposed.

And Panelo? Duterte said he had asked him to study the revision of the Constitution. Even then, it seemed like a stretch. Panelo does not have the professional reputation for constitutional scholarship. To make the point bluntly: Almost a quarter-century after running for the Senate, he had acquired a different reputation altogether, that of a high-priced defense counsel of notorious clients.

Since Duterte won the presidency, we have unfortunately all seen for ourselves the reason for this reputation. No lawyer of substance embraces him as a legal luminary, or an abogado de campanilla, or a leading light. Why? He argues like an ambulance chaser, prepared to win the point of the moment, the case at hand. The great principles that animate the higher practice of the law, not merely to resolve disputes but to discover truth and dispense justice, are inconveniences that must be rationalized away.

But it seems he learned one lesson from his defeat: If he had the appetite for politics but not the personality for elections, he can serve winnable politicians in an advisory capacity.

I was not surprised then when, in August last year, Panelo joined Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte when he visited the Inquirer. Others were with the reluctant candidate, including a very low-key Bebot Alvarez, retired general Jun Esperon, and former secretary Lito Banayo. At one point in the hours-long visit, Duterte said (and I paraphrase): My friends here are not interested in government appointments. But I will name General Esperon my national security adviser.

(Fun fact: In 1992, Gloria Arroyo came in 13th; that is, she won a three-year term. It must have seemed like a disappointment for the first-time politician, but in 1995 Arroyo ran again for a full six-year term and this time topped the Senate race, immediately becoming a viable presidential or vice presidential candidate for 1998.)

Why do I bring up Panelo’s dismal record in his single attempt at national office? Elective office is a bruising affair and it is entirely to Panelo’s credit that, at least once in his life, he threw his own hat into the ring. We should not gainsay his attempt.

NEWSSTAND

The unfortunate Salvador Panelo

By: John Nery
Philippine Daily Inquirer
August 23, 2016

IN 1992, Salvador Panelo ran for the Senate. That year, there were 12 six-year terms and 12 three-year terms at stake. Panelo, now the chief presidential legal counsel, ran as one of the 24 candidates of the Marcos political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan or KBL.

Out of 163 qualified candidates, Panelo came in 125th. Tito Sotto topped the Senate race, with 11.7 million votes. The last of the 24 winning senators was reelectionist Butz Aquino; he earned 3.9 million votes. Panelo had 289,000 votes, less than 8 percent of Aquino’s. Of the 24 KBL candidates, he ranked 13th. The loyalist lawyer Oliver Lozano, who came into prominence after the Marcoses fled Malacañang, earned 407,000 votes.

Panelo also lawyered for

former Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos who was embroiled in the 2007 elections scandal,

Philip Medel who was convicted in the murder of actress Nida Blanca,

and the family of slain racing champion Enzo Pastor.

His other clients include celebrities such as

Deniece Cornejo in her 2014 rape case against actor Vhong Navarro,

and Dennis Roldan who was convicted of kidnapping a Filipino-Chinese boy in 2005.

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In his 40 years of law practice, he served as the defense lawyer of prominent politicians such as

Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. who was implicated in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre,

Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez who was tried for the 1993 Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez murder,

Senator Bong Revilla who was one of the accused in the 2013 Priority Development Assistance Fund scam,

and the family of former President Ferdinand Marcos in relation to recovering their alleged ill-gotten wealth.

Salvador "Sal" San Buenaventura Panelo is a Filipino lawyer from Camarines Sur, Philippines. He is the Chief Legal Counsel of President Rodrigo Duterte who also served as the former Davao City Mayor's legal adviser during his 2016 presidential campaign. As a private lawyer, he has handled cases involving politicians and other controversial personalities. He is also a former Director of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. (wikipedia)

To your very good health. May you live to be as old as your jokes.

Wise, kind, gentle, generous, sexy . . . but enough about me. Here's to you.

Here’s to men.
We don’t kiss and tell, we kiss and exaggerate!

Here’s to hemorrhoids and tattoos â€" eventually, every a**h*le gets one!

May the winds of fortune sail you,
May you sail a gentle sea.
May it always be the other guy
Who says, “this drink’s on me.”

May we get what we want,
May we get what we need,
But may we never get what we deserve.

So on the basis of what he swore he was going to do, the President has failed miserably.

And frankly, Reader, this unashamed wooing of our soldiers and our policemen scares the bejabbers out of me. These drops and trickles that lull us into thinking that martial law is harmless is even worse. Filipinos, wake up! Now! Or the Never Again will be here before we realize it.

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3. This actually speaks to the “execution of its laws.” And Mr. Duterte has been very selective about that, too. Look at what he has done to Leila de Lima.

4. How about the part of his oath that speaks about doing “justice to every man”? I believe we’ve dealt with that, too. Maybe it is because he considers drug users as sub-human. But I still don’t know his excuse about killing civilians caught in the midst of battle. In fact, the safety of civilians is the primary duty of the state in armed conflict.

Why preserve and defend the Constitution? Because it is the protector of the people’s rights based on the lessons of the past, and our aspirations for the future.

But not only that: His concept of protecting and defending the Filipino people is selective. If you are a drug addict, or even a drug user, you are not protected. If you are a civilian caught in the conflict, you are not protectedâ€"because he says it is your duty to protect yourself. If you are killed by soldiers or policemen, Mr. Duterte has assured them any number of times that they will not be held accountable.

Am I too harsh on him? Not as harshly as he deserves. He even told the soldiers that a couple of rapes (three, actually) will not be held against them. Need more proof? Look at what he did to the policemen who killed Mayor Rolando Espinosa inside a jail at 3 in the morning. Ignoring his own investigators (the NBI, plus the Senate), the charges against them were downgraded from murder to homicide.

1. Has he faithfully and conscientiously fulfilled his duties as President of the Philippines? That answer will depend on whether he has preserved and defended its Constitution, executed its laws, etc., as above-written.

2. Has he faithfully preserved and defended the Philippine Constitution? Well, a few days ago, President Duterte pooh-poohed the Constitution as just a “piece of paper.” This was told to the Presidential Security Group as audience. He further said that the Constitution was nothing to him, when the issue was protecting the Filipino people.

Don’t get me wrong. He has, in other venues, talked about his constitutional duty, But then, two days ago, he specifically stated that what he swore to do was to preserve and defend the Filipino people. That’s not what you swore to, Mr. President. You swore to preserve and defend the Constitutionâ€"including the Bill of Rights, its rules on martial law and every other provision therein.

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GET REAL

Did Duterte live up to his oath?

By: Solita Collas-Monsod
Philippine Daily Inquirer
July 01, 2017

Exactly a year ago yesterday, President Duterte took his oath of office. This is what he swore to, as provided in our Constitution: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my duties as President of the Philippines, preserve and defend its Constitution, execute its laws, do justice to every man and consecrate myself to the service of the Nation. So help me God.”

Many assessments have been made (including by this paper) of Mr. Duterte’s performance in his first year, based on his campaign promises, his inaugural speech and Sona. The Movement for Good Governance, which I nominally head (the real power is Milwida Guevara) is also into this, and will come up with a scorecard before his Sona.

This column will use his oath as a basis to judge him. First, because no one has done that yet, and second, those campaign promises, etc., were not given under oath. So I thought I would go back to the basics, and judge him according to what he swore, before God, that he would do. You see, Reader, the Constitution actually gave him an alternative: He could have affirmed, instead of sworn the above, so that he could have omitted its last sentence. That he chose to swear “So help me God” was his choice.

he certainly has reasons to be proud, based on that cover alone.

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“Flip-flop injuries are a major problem for patients who have lost sensation to their feet (i.e. some diabetic patients), the elderly who may lack coordination, and even children who can get the flip-flop caught in a step, escalator, etc.,” he said.

But all is not lost for flip-flop fanatics, Sutera told HuffPost.

“Not all flip-flops are created equally,” she said. “Look for brands that are foot friendly and have thicker soles, arch support, wider straps and cushioning.”

Moral of the story? Get yourself some supportive shoes this summer, and save those flip-flops for the beach.

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“Toes, tendons and muscles overgrip as you walk to keep them on your feet,” she said. “There is also no arch support, offering no shock absorption or cushioning.”

Not only are you putting yourself at risk for injury by wearing flip-flops, you’re also putting yourself at risk for permanent damage.

“Ankle sprains and stress fractures from overuse of these shoes are, I think, the worst,” Sutera said. “Not only are they painful but there is usually about 6- to 8-week recovery period where your activity is very limited as you heal.”

Dr. Alex Kor, president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, has previously told HuffPost that he “cannot recommend flip-flops for long-term wear,” based on the damage they can cause across different age groups.

Here’s What Podiatrists Really Think About Your Flip-Flops

They’re not flip-flopping on the issue.

By Jamie Feldman


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You might want to think twice about these.

Flip-flops are popular, polarizing and really poor for your health.

The summery slip-ons seem ideal to throw on in a rush or to show off a pedicure. But their thin, unstructured soles offer no support, and can lead to injuries, namely “sprains, tendonitis, fasciitis, heel pain, bunions, hammertoes or stress fractures,” Jackie Sutera, a podiatrist and Vionic shoe Innovation Lab member, told HuffPost.

What it comes down to, Sutera said, is working too hard to keep the shoes on your feet.

aguy, kinilaw man ni sa ato. hinoon, wa ko kaila sa isda.

The group ticked off a series of high-risk factors: they were over the age of 40, had a history of eating raw fish and had family members with the cancer.
A third of them showed abnormal liver symptoms and four were suspected to have cancer.

Thanin was one of the lucky ones, emerging from his ultrasound with a look of relief.

“I don’t think I will eat (koi pla) raw anymore,” he told AFP with resolve. As for his neighbors?

“They will not quit it easily.” CBB

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They have also spent the past four years trucking ultrasound machines around the region to examine the livers of villagers who live far from public hospitals.

The initiative, called CASCAP (Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program), started as research at Khon Kaen university but received full government backing last year â€" putting it on Thailand’s national agenda.

“I’ve never been checked before, so I think I will probably have it because I’ve been eating (koi pla) since I was little,” said 48-year-old Thanin Wongseeda, one of 500 villagers lining up for a recent screening in Kalasin province.

Catch it early

When it comes to changing eating habits, health officials are pinning their hopes on the next generation, targeting children with a new school curriculum that use cartoons to teach the risks of eating raw.

For the elderly, the target is to catch infections before it’s too late.

Narong and his team have developed urine tests to detect the presence of the parasite, which has infected up to 80 percent of some Isaan communities.

Yet not everyone is as easily swayed, according to Narong and his team.
Many villagers complain that cooking the dish gives it a sour taste.

Others simply shrug off the dangers and say their fate has already been fixed â€" a common belief in the Buddhist nation where karma can dictate decisions.

“They’ll say: ‘Oh well, there are many ways to die,'” lamented Narong. “But I cannot accept this answer.”

Karma and convenience

Many villagers are shocked to hear that a beloved dish passed down for generations is a danger rather than a comfort.

Others are wedded to the convenience of a thrifty lunch they can whip up using fish caught in the ponds that border their rice paddies.

“I used to come here and just catch the fish in the pond… it’s so easy to eat raw,” said Boonliang Konghakot, a farmer from Khon Kaen province, licking his lips as he sprinkled seasonings into a bowl of the finely-chopped fish’s pink flesh.

Since learning of the cancer link he has started frying the mixture to kill off the parasite â€" a method doctors recommend.

After seeing hundreds of hopeless late-stage cases on the operating table, Narong is now marshaling scientists, doctors and anthropologists to attack the “silent killer” at source.

They are fanning out across Isaan provinces to screen villagers for the liver fluke and warn them of the perils of koi pla and other risky fermented fish dishes.

But changing eating habits is no easy task in a region where love for Isaan’s famously chili-laden cuisine runs deep.

Once eaten, the worms can embed undetected in the bile ducts for years causing inflammation that can, over time, trigger the aggressive cancer, according to the World Health Organization.

“It’s a very big health burden around here… it effects families, education and socioeconomic development,” said Narong, who went on to become a liver surgeon to battle the scourge.

“But nobody knows about this because they die quietly, like leaves falling from a tree.”

The pungent meal is quick, cheap and tasty, but the fish is also a favorite feast for parasites that can cause a lethal liver cancer killing up to 20,000 Thais annually.

Most hail from northeast, a large, poor region known as Isaan that has dined on koi pla for generations and now has the highest reported instance of the Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) â€" bile duct cancer â€" in the world.

One of the major causes of CCA is a parasitic flatworm â€" or fluke â€" which is native to the Mekong region and found in many freshwater fish.

Deadly Thai diet: Doctors battle cancer-causing fish dish

Agence France-Presse / 11:27 AM June 28, 2017


This photograph taken on May 20, 2017 shows a farmer chopping fresh fish for lunch in the northeastern Thai province of Khon Kaen. Millions of Thais across the rural northeast regularly eat koi pla â€" a local dish made of raw fish ground with spices and lime. The pungent meal is quick, cheap and tasty, but it is also a favorite feast for parasites that cause a lethal liver cancer killing up to 20,000 Thais annually. AFP

KALASIN, Thailand â€" It wasn’t until he got to medical school that Narong Khuntikeo finally discovered what caused the liver cancer that took both of his parents’ lives: their lunch.

Like millions of Thais across the rural northeast, his family regularly ate koi pla â€" a local dish made of raw fish ground with spices and lime.

8. Other vital signs include nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain.



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7. Shortness of breath is another key symptom to note when predicting a possible heart attack. With every muscle that requires oxygen and adequate blood flow, your lungs are no different. When your heart is distressed, your lungs will naturally be affected and typically show signs through a difficulty in breathing.

6. Along with overall body weakness, constant fatigue is another strong indicator that your body is undergoing a lack of blood supply. When this is the case, your body experiences the discomfort of overexertion due to the fact that it is working a lot harder to generate sufficient blood flow.

5. Many heart attacks victims have also experienced cold or flu symptoms a month prior to their illness. This is a good indication of one’s health that shouldn’t be overlooked.

4. If you are experiencing chest pain, or pain in other areas of your body such as arms, back, and shoulders, you’ll want to seek medical attention as soon as possible. Chest pain and chest tightness are key symptoms to acknowledge in order to prevent a life threatening heart attack.

3. Following dizziness, experiencing cold sweats is another signal that your body may be under duress. Without adequate blood flow, your body may feel clammy, cold, and generally unwell.

2. When there is a lack of blood flow, dizziness is another symptom that shouldn’t be taken lightly. The lack of proper circulation affects the blood flow to the brain which can result in uncomfortable dizzy spells.

1. About a month before, unusual body weakness is a key symptom resulting from the lack of blood flow and circulation. Due to the narrowing of arteries, weakened muscles are a red flag when it comes to anticipating a heart attack in its premature state.