Monthly Archives: December 2009

FORECAST 2010

The vibration in the air indicates the completion of many events. They are at hand. The completion will bring many changes in our lives and can affect the whole system of living in this constant changing world of ours.                                                                                                                             AVV110              Many are not that optimistic for the coming year, 2010, though national election will be… Read More »

The stories of 2009: gloom and glory

Our top news story of the year 2009 is of course the Maguindanao massacre of November 23, the mass murder of some 57 innocent civilians including 31 journalists masterminded allegedly by one of the most powerful political warlords of Mindanao, a close ally of the lame duck president Gloria Arroyo. This brutal and heinous crime has earned the… Read More »

Some old habits never die

I was in a mall on Boxing Day morning and I was expecting hoards of people rushing for the big sales. I was kind of disappointed; there were not too many shoppers. The big announcement at the doors of the stores indicating 50 to 70% discounts were there but there were not too many passers by eyeing at… Read More »

A distant Christmas

              For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a time for rejoicing and a time for remembering. Even as the Filipino in America begins to feel the holiday mood immediately after Thanksgiving when people start shopping for gifts and Christmas decors, he feels at the same time a longing for… Read More »

Christmas in the barrio of yesteryears

Every year Christmas comes to Christendom in unerring certainty. Symbolized by the Christ child, Christmas is for children.  However, this red-letter day is likewise shared by the elders, for among them there would always be the feeling and thoughts of childhood and the children in them.               Christmas for many of us, is the storehouse of our… Read More »

Budgeting for 2010

Hello 2010!   Another year has gone. A fresh new year is here. For many people, a new year means a new approach to life, a renewed determination to solve continuing problems, a refreshed sense of perspective and opportunities.   And yet for others, it’s another year of torment, another chance to keep repeating strategies that don’t work,… Read More »

LIWANAG SA DILIM

KABANATA 40 ARAW NG PASASALAMAT Tapos na ang kanilang honeymoon. Nasa kani-kanilang tirahan na sila. Pagkatapos ng tatlong araw na pagpapahinga at bilang pagtupad sa utos ng kanyang ispesyalistang manggagamot bago sila umalis, si Carlo, kasama ang kanyang bagong maybahay ay nagpunta sa klinika nito upang muling magpa-check-up. Tulad nang dati ay binigyan siya nang complete medical check-up.… Read More »

THERE IS ROOM IN THE INN

CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) –  Perhaps, one of the more visible faces of the Filipino culture at this time of the year that could eclipse Manny Pacquiao, CNN Hero of the Year Efren Penaflorida, the disastrous images of Typhoon Ondoy or the carnage of journalists or the high-level corruptions in the Arroyo government is no other than the Simbang… Read More »

Inherited and Titled Property

Q. Dear Atty. Wong, I have inherited a land from my late parents when I was still single. We are all nine (9) children (7girls & 2 boys) . I am the youngest among the seven girls and next to me are my two brothers. I am the only one who got the inheritance. Recently , I found… Read More »

Pacquiao’s Talk with God

Manny Pacquiao’s revelation that he had a talk with God has created an international sensation among cultists. In a rare interview, my investigative reporter James Macaquecquec reported his conversation with Manny. James: Manny, is it really true that you had a talk with God as reported in the news? As you know, the only other person who claimed… Read More »