It seems to be true that hibernating actors Ellen Adarna and Derek Ramsay have separated. And if they have not admitted the separation, it’s possibly because their non-admission allows both of them benefits and advantages.DEREK Ramsay and Ellen Adarna.

As to what those benefits and advantages are, only Ellen and Derek know. 

On the other hand, their admission of separation will not bring them any blessings anyway. Dear readers, can you think of any? 

Breaking a romantic relationship that lasted for years is nothing new for both of them. It seems to have become a habit for both of them. They don’t seem to lose anything significant or substantial or meaningful with every separation. It’s just another rainy day. Or sunny day. 

The most recent proof that the married couple does not live together anymore is Adarna’s insistence that she sent Ramsay an invite to the bash of their one-year-old daughter Lily held 22 October in an undisclosed venue. Does she have to send him an invite if they live only in one house? 

They don’t even seem to need a change in lifestyle when they get into a new romance sooner or later. 

Ellen seems to be very good at co-parenting. She co-parents her son Elias with the boy’s father, John Lloyd Cruz. Surely, she will co-parent her new daughter Lily with her dad, Derek. 

PHA’s call to action

A switch in lifestyle is what the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) recommends to everyone to help avoid falling into the statistics of persons who have perished from heart ailments, which are the world’s top diseases for years now. Those cardiovascular ailments are also the top killers in the Philippines.

The switch that PHA mightily recommends is from a sedentary lifestyle to an active one not dominated by the habit (vice?) of eating ultra-processed food and even natural ones high in carbohydrates and punctuated with smoking and drinking alcohol. It is a physically dynamic life that includes at least six hours of sleep every day. 

A healthy lifestyle these days include avoiding food and drinks high in carbohydrates which convert to sugar when processed inside the body. Sugar has been found out to be unhealthful because it causes cell inflammation that invariably develops to diabetes, hypertension, and blocked veins and arteries. 

A nationwide organization mainly of doctors specializing in heart ailments, the PHA celebrated World Heart Day (WHD) in the country on 26 October at the Barangay Pag-asa Multipurpose Hall in Quezon City. The celebration was anchored on the theme “Galaw, Galaw, Pilipinas! (“galaw-galaw” is the Tagalog words for “move your body”). 

“World Heart Day” is actually celebrated globally on 29 September as an advocacy of the Switzerland-based World Heart Federation (WHF) which counts in PHA as a member. The Philippine celebration this year has to be moved to late October due to the typhoons that affected the country severely in the last weeks of September. 

“Don’t miss a beat” is the WHD original theme from which “Galaw Galaw, Pilipinas!” was generated. Both iterations are reminders to stay aware, take every opportunity to care of your heart, and never ignore the warning signs.

Take note that obesity increases the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated bad cholesterol levels and type 2 diabetes. Around 38 percent pm of Filipino adults have a high body mass index, warned PHA president, Dr. Walid Amil. A high body mass index means a person is too heavy for his/her height. 

According to the PHA, in early 2025, almost four in 10 adults, nearly one in 10 children, in the Philippines are overweight and obese, citing data from the World Health Organization (WHO).  On the other hand, the World Heart Federation (WHF) projected that by 2030 obesity is likely to affect one in five women and two in seven men.  

The WHO reported that heart ailments claimed 17.9 million lives every year, nearly half of all deaths from non-communicable diseases. In the Philippines, the numbers painted the same grim picture. In 2023 alone, cardiovascular diseases accounted for 112,789 deaths, or about 19 percent of the total deaths in the country.

Since the year 2000, the PHA, through its 14 active chapters nationwide, has proudly carried the Philippine flag in this global campaign, said PHA Advocacy chair and director III Dr. Iris Garcia who co-hosted the celebration with PHA treasurer Dr. Luigi Segundo. Every 29 September, more than 150 countries join hands to put the spotlight on cardiovascular health, Segundo said.

The celebration gathered health advocates, students and community leaders in Quezon City for a day of learning, movement and solidarity.