Monthly Archives: December 2011
COMMUNITY ACHIEVERS: FROM THE DANCE FLOOR TO A FOOD EMPIRE
GMA7’S ‘Mel and Joey “show may be no more but Toronto’s MEL and FLOR are a continuing success story of grit and determination, an inspirational odyssey of a couple who swayed from the dance floor to the baking oven and to a budding food empire that is now known as FV Foods. A decade ago, Melchor Galeon brought… Read More »
CAN THE COURT REFORM THE VA AND THE DA?
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Attorney Lawrence Gottfried of the Board of Veterans Appeal (BVA) pled guilty of removing documents from veteran case files in order to delay or preclude decisions on the merits of benefit applications, destroying portions of at least 32 out of 38 case files assigned to him for over a three-month period. This conduct continued over… Read More »
NEW YEAR’s MEMO TO STARS
Hopefully, 2012 will be a beckoning of a wider dimension, bright days ahead and a new outlook in life for each and every one of us. The change, behoove within us, will minimize if not totally disregard our erratic ways. Much more so in the tempting showbiz world. At that, here’s the New Year’s memo of this writer… Read More »
Chief Justice on the dock
President Benigno Aquino III has had it with Chief Justice Renato Corona. He sees the magistrate as a stumbling block to his program of reforms. Last Dec. 12 Aquino’s allies in the House of Representatives impeached Corona. It was bound to happen. Corona is a close ally of former leader Gloria Arroyo. He had served her as chief… Read More »
NATURE’S PAYBACK TIME
In our October 2011 column of this newspaper titled “ Watch out for Sendong and Tisoy “, we warned that typhoon “Pedring and Quiel “ may not be the last of the worst weather disturbances that will hit the Philippines. Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not invoking an “I told you so attitude “nor claiming to be… Read More »
Hope is not always a good thing
I should not surprise us anymore that despite the difficulties of the past few years, the Filipinos remain as optimistic as ever of the coming year. Hope springs eternal for Filipinos as shown by a survey last year by both Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Station that showed 89% or nearly nine of ten Filipinos face the… Read More »
Faith and the spir it of ‘bayanihan’
Two events are happening in the Philippines right now. One is the Christmas season and the other is the typhoon season. The first celebrates our faith in Jesus and the second brings out the spirit of “bayanihan” in us. And combining the two is a powerful force that could overcome any adversity that comes our way. And Typhoon… Read More »
The Babies in the River
Picture this: A group of people standing at a river bank when suddenly they hear the cries of a baby. Shocked, they see an infant floating–drowning–in the water. One person immediately jumps in to rescue the child. But as this is going on, yet another baby comes floating down the river, and then another! People continue to jump… Read More »
7 Simple Approaches to Face the Uncertainties of 2012
Welcome 2012! One challenging year is gone. Another year beckons and another chance to live a renewed, positive life. All of us will be a year older but hopefully a year wiser. Although most people welcome the New Year with gladness and enthusiasm, some are still hounded by gloom and uncertainty. I can’t blame them. With a backdrop… Read More »