When Puberty Hits You Hard

There’s no denying that some of us may not look as good and as attractive as we are today compare to our early days as kids. From being looking awkward to just plainly looking like a normal kid, life before puberty is really one of life’s dark ages. However, whenever puberty hits you hard in the gut, it can give you fascinating changes on your body.

A Facebook user named Aleksis Corbi wowed many netizens when she uploaded photos of an awkward-looking little girl on her account. She then revealed that the kid on the said set of photos was her.

As you go further into the album, you can see what she is trying to deliver. It is similar to a caterpillar turning in to a beautiful butterfly. The album features Aleksis from being a young 7-year-old and the age count just goes on and on and on.

By going through her photos on the viral album, you can already picture out her looking a lot more and more like an adult. However, she is looking way more different and beautiful as she did in her younger years.

Aleksis has indeed been hit by puberty hard once you witness stunning transformation from an awkward looking little kid to a stunning gorgeous young lady.

Check her new photos below and you’ll understand why.

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Diabetes drug reduces hospitalization as per recent Landmark study

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A landmark study involving patients from 33 countries, including the Philippines, shows that the AstraZeneca drug, Dapagliflozin, significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization and death in a broad range of patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as helps protect heart and kidney.

AstraZeneca presented the positive full results from the DECLARE (Dapagliflozin Effect on Cardiovascular Events)-TIMI 58 cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial for Dapagliflozin on Nov. 10 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2018 in Chicago, USA, and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The DECLARE-TIMI 58 is the largest SGLT2 inhibitor CVOT conducted to date, including more than 17,000 patients across 33 countries, including the Philippines where 337 Filipino patients were enrolled. In 2017, there were over 3,721,900 Filipinos with diabetes in the Philippines, according to the International Diabetes Federation.

The trial showed the prescription medicine significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) or CV death composite vs. placebo by 17 percent. The reduction in heart failure or cardiovascular death was consistent across the entire patient population, which included those with CV risk factors and those with established CV disease. 

Additionally, there were fewer major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) observed with Dapagliflozin for the other primary efficacy endpoint; however, this did not reach statistical significance.

DECLARE-TIMI 58 also confirms the well-established safety profile for Dapagliflozin, which met the primary safety endpoint of non-inferiority vs. placebo, demonstrating no increase in the composite of MACE, defined as CV death, heart attack (myocardial infarction), or stroke. 

Further, on other relevant safety measures, the trial showed no imbalance with Dapagliflozin vs. placebo in amputations, fractures, bladder cancer or Fournier’s gangrene. The respective incidences of diabetic ketoacidosis and genital infections were rare.

Dr. Araceli Panelo, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Studies on Diabetes Foundation said, “This is a groundbreaking development for T2D patients as DECLARE gives us hope that we may be able to prevent or delay the onset of heart failure in a broad patient population.”

Dr. Rosa Allyn Sy, lead Philippine DECLARE investigator for Endocrinology, and section head for Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition of Cardinal Santos Medical Center and Ospital ng Makati said, “In achieving statistically-significant reduction in the composite endpoint of hospitalisation for heart failure or CV death, the DECLARE study results mark an important milestone for T2D patients and its management.”

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NBA everyday this December on S+A

Metro Manila, Philippines - It’s a glitzy Christmas for Filipino hoop fans as the stars of the best basketball league in the whole world will be seen in action everyday on ABS-CBN S+A and ABS-CBN starting Friday (Dec. 14), including the much-anticipated Christmas day showdown between the Lebron James-led Los Angeles Lakers and the defending champion Golden State Warriors.

The special December marathon fires off on Friday live at 9 a.m. on S+A with James and the youngsters of the Los Angeles Lakers going up against the veteran-laden Houston Rockets squad of James Harden and Chris Paul. After that, it’s John Wall and the Washington Wizards versus Spencer Dinwiddie and the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m. live on ABS-CBN, then the coverage shifts back to S+A with the Minnesota Timberwolves – Phoenix Suns game on Dec. 16.

The next day, Dec. 17, features the battle of Eastern Conference's top seed Toronto Raptors and Kawhi Leonard and the West's number three squad Denver Nuggets, which has been in a tear behind the balanced play of their stars led by Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic. 

Action continues with Philadelphia–San Antonio on Dec. 18, Cleveland–Indiana on Dec. 19, and Memphis-Portland on Dec. 20.

Also to watch for this month is super rookie Luka Doncic as his Dallas Mavericks battle the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 21 at 11:30 a.m. on S+A, followed by Atlanta-New York on ABS-CBN on Dec. 22, and the showdown of two Eastern Conference giants in the Toronto – Philadelphia game on Dec. 23 at 8:30 back on S+A.

This special NBA marathon serves as a countdown to the Christmas Day battle everyone has been raving about since the free agent signing of LeBron James to the Lakers: a special date with the back-to-back defending champions, Golden State Warriors, which will air live on S+A on Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. It’s the first significant Christmas day game in Laker Land as the Purple and Gold have been on the rebuild the past years. Before this game, Minnesota and Oklahoma City will also battle on Dec. 24 on S+A.

The marathon continues until the end of December featuring matchups between Toronto-Miami, Boston-Houston, Detroit-Indiana, Golden State-Portland, and finally Sacramento-LA Lakers on Dec. 31 on S+A. Watch the games on high-definition on S+A HD and ABS-CBN HD on cable.

For more NBA stories, visit the ABS-CBN’s sports hub sports.abs-cbn.com/nba and follow @ABSCBNSports on Facebook and Twitter. Sports fans can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtags #NBAonABSCBN and #NBASabaDos.

For more information and updates, follow @abscbnpr on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

source manila standard

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Holiday pay on Dec. 8 as per DOLE

DOLE noted that Dec. 8 has been declared a special non-working holiday in an advisory, thus workers who render services will receive an extra pay.

So, workers will get additional pay for working today, a special non-working holiday in celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

For the work done during the special non-working day, DOLE said, workers shall be paid an additional 30 percent of their daily rate on the first eight hours of work.

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Ravena surprised by scoring explosion

Even Thirdy Ravena was surprised by his scoring explosion which propelled the Ateneo Blue Eagles to the 81st University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball crown on Wednesday evening.

“My mission was to give everything that I can. I did not really expect to score,” said Ravena after he tallied a career-high 38 points for the Blue Eagles as they stopped the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, 99-81, at the Araneta Coliseum.

This earned the Blue Eagles their second straight championship in the tournament.

Ateneo claimed its 10th crown overall after completing a two-game sweep of their best-of-three finals series.

“It (baskets) just came in. Pumapasok iyung binibigay sa akin ng mga teammates ko,” said Ravena.

Ravena finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, two steals, and two blocks in Game 1 when the Blue Eagles also beat the UP Fighting Maroons.

In Game 2, he came up with a career-high on 13-of-18 shooting. And his scoring output is considered the most in a finals game since 2003. For this Ravena gives credit to teammate Matt Nieto.

“If it wasn’t for Matt—yung mga pinapasa niya sa akin—hindi magiging possible yun,” said Ravena.

Blue Eagles coach Tab Baldwin said Ravena had his time to shine after the Fighting Maroons focused their defense on him and their isolation plays.

“I think there were some strategies from UP that were fairly apparent. I think that’s why there was more individual plays from Thirdy, more isolation plays. But we understood there are certain things that they did not want us to get, and they were going to use help defense in some situations. So, we were able to identify some of that, and I think Thirdy did in those games,” said Baldwin.

The back-to-back honors that the Blue Eagles won in men’s basketball is their fifth championship of the UAAP season.

Earlier, Ateneo also won the titles in women’s badminton, men’s and women’s swimming, and women’s fencing.

This was the result of the intense preparation the Blue Eagles went through this year.

They went to Greece and Taiwan to prepare for this tournament, and have not lost a single game in their last 10 outings.

Thirdy, the younger brother of NLEX Road Warriors star Kiefer Ravena, along with fellow seniors the Nieto twins and Isaac Go, will be back for another season next year. They hope that a three-peat is possible.

source ~ manila standard

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Magnolia, Alaska clash in Game 2 of PBA playoff

The Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok and the Alaska Aces continue the championship playoff of the 2018 Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup 7 p.m., today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. 

The two squads square off in Game 2 of their best-of-seven showdown with Magnolia looking to follow up its rousing, wire-to-wire 100-84 demolition of the Aces. 

Following a two-week break to give way to the FIBA Qualifiers, Magnolia looked the better-prepared squad as the Hotshots jumped out of the gates and smacked the Aces right from the opening bell to jump out to a 15-0 advantage.

The Hotshots got a surprise lift from Robbie Herndon who drilled back-to-back three-pointers followed by a steal by Jio Jalalon which led to a fastbreak layup by Romeo Travis pushing Magnolia to 15-0 lead to start the game.

Alaska cut the gap to 10 points after the first quarter but the Hotshots dictated the tempo of the game from thereon.

The Hotshots got a lift from their do-everything import Travis who scored a game-high 29 points. Marc Barroca, Paul Lee and Ian Sangalang were the other double-digit scorers with 16, 14 and 10 points, respectively.

Mike Harris led the Aces with 20 points. Chris Banchero chipped in 12 while Jeron Teng added 10. Vic Manuel, playing limited minutes because he was recovering from illness, was limited to just six points.

The Aces finished the game with their usual flourish. Trailing by 20 points in the fourth quarter, 64-84, the Aces ignited their trademark rally to cut the Magnolia lead.

Harris followed up a miss, then Banchero made a fastbreak layup as the Aces trailed by just eight points, 76-84, with 4:23 to go in the game. But that was as close as the Aces would get. Barroca ignited a Magnolia run which pushed the Hotshots ahead beyond recall as Alaska trailed, 76-93. 

Magnolia defeated defending two-time champion Barangay Ginebra, 3-1, in their own playoff series. 

source ~ manila standard

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Gabbi Garcia turns 20 and celebrates birthday with Khalil Ramos

Beautiful It Girl from GMA Network, Gabbi Garcia recently celebrated her birthday alongside her whole family and with Khalil Ramos whom she considers to be as her “core.”

In an Instagram post, the young actress shared a series of photos from her celebration. In the very first photo, it depicted an image of herself and a gift box. The second one was with her family – her mother, father, sister and Khalil Ramos was also there—during a meal together, and then lastly was a photo of her next to her rumored beau with her elbow resting just right on his shoulder.

The words, “My core thank you for the genuine love & happiness and birthday surprises,” were written as a caption for the said birthday post. As of this writing, the post has 135,023 likes with 130 comments. The netizens were quick to flock in the section so that they may greet the star a very happy birthday as long as wishes of prosperity and success in her future. Some fans were of course gushing about how the actress celebrated her birthday with Khalil Ramos.

Just recently, Khalil Ramos admitted to exclusively dating Gabbi. They have been this status for one year already. According to Khalil, he is very happy with his relationship with the star although they are not in an official relationship just yet. Philippine Entertainment Portal, or Pep.ph reported the news stating that Khalil Ramos does not consider their relationship the traditional kind, hinting that they do not share a monthsary date because they are just exclusively dating. This happened during a story conference for his movie G! in Salu Restaurant, Quezon City last November 29.

When Khalil was asked what the things he admires from the birthday girl are, he answered with a sincere, “Gab is a very smart girl, she’s very mature for her age.

We’re three years apart, I’m three years older than her, pero she sometimes acts… actually, most of the time, acts even older than me,” he said. “And I like her views in life, her beliefs, and her family,” he also added.

Khalil Ramos was also quick to praise Gabbi Garcia for her positive outlook in life, claiming that the actress was very well rounded. “Her positivity as a person also, her driver, her spirit mismo bilang tao, bilang isang tao na may pangarap,” the actor said.

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Source: GMA NETWORK

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