I accompanied my mom to the hospital early tonight to visit my grandmother and we found a squad of police cars and motorbikes, several ambulances, as well as a couple of news vans waiting just outside the gates. Curious, I asked the guard what it was all about and he merely mouthed, "Erap." The former president apparently had a scheduled checkup there. It wouldn't be a particularly exciting celebrity sighting for me, I thought, so I paid little attention to it.

After parking, I went up the stairs and bumped into Mayor JV Ejercito before making it to the second floor landing. Looking left, I saw a gaggle of people, including several security-types, who were all bundled up at the end of a corridor. I then looked at the entrance leading to that corridor - two swinging glass doors - and saw a poster on the left that read, '10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.' On the other side, a corkboard was set up with the header 'Breasfeeding Bulletin,' beside which were two more posters. The first one read 'Successful Breastfeeding Starts with Correct Positioning,' while the other, 'Continue Breastfeeding While Working.' One door showed an illustration that almost resembled a breastfeeding mom with infant. Most importantly, the other door bore the almighty slogan - wait for it - 'Breastmilk is Still Best for Babies.'

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