Monthly Archives: May 2009

The saga of Jun Lozada

He was in tears when he first surfaced in the Philippines’ national consciousness. It was 2 a.m. of Feb. 7, 2008 when Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. appeared in a hastily called press conference at the De La Salle Greenhills to reveal that he had been kidnapped at the airport upon his arrival from Hongkong by police officials, and… Read More »

The enigma of Corregidor

There is no greater story in the annals of World War II than the courage and human endurance that is Corregidor.. a little island at the mouth of Manila Bay . Dubbed as the “Gibraltar of the East “referring to that European bastion near Spain, impregnable to a point, it was the Filipinos and Americans’ last stand on… Read More »

Communite with nature in summer!

…and how to protect yourself from the sun’s damaging heat… Global warming is slowly being felt. As of this time, it is still tolerable, and yet when people start feeling the real and deadly effects of the sun’s power, that time may already be irreversible. AVV409 Summertime is for outdoor fun. It is the best time everybody looks… Read More »

Looking back: Four decades of life in Canada

I was sitting in the waiting room of the family court in Toronto working on some puzzles when a duty counselor called my attention. “Are you the court interpreter in Tagalog? “Yes” I responded, “but not in the actual hearing. I am here for the conference of the lawyers and their clients”. After a few minutes, an elderly… Read More »

The haste to pin down a critic

I am an avid viewer of NCIS, the popular series on CBS about naval crime investigators. Although Gibbs and company are sticklers for the integrity of crime scenes, I have yet to see them haul away husbands or relatives from dying victims’ deathbed for jeopardizing or contaminating the crime scene. They do suspect ill motive for wiping bloods… Read More »

Usurer’s Ultimate Urgh

Up to now, it is still a puzzle as to who came first the usurer or the borrower. It is probably as puzzling as determining who came first the egg or the chicken. In the barrio during the yesteryears, there was such a userer or “loan shark”. A widow of about fifty with no children, Aling Goreng was… Read More »

Need help against lawyer

Q. I’ve written to you before for legal view and it was a big help for us in making our decision. I am writing to you again to solicit for legal information that can course us through to the right direction. My sister bought a 2-bedroom unit in a walk up condominium in Manila sometime in 1996. A… Read More »