Monthly Archives: February 2013
Politics in our lives
I was in a small gathering not long ago. The conversation was about the Philippines “Hindi na raw masyado ang korapsiyon ngayon. Pati ang hukom ng kataastaasang hukuman, kasama sa mga may kaso ngayon.” “Naku, mabuti naman.,” one of the persons in the group remarked. “Nakakahiya sa mga ibang lahi pag nadidinig kong pinag-uusapan ang Pilipinas.” “Ikaw, anong… Read More »
Buy from smugglers, export produce?
While we want to praise President Aquino and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala for the increased production in rice the past year that, they said, would eventually lead to the Philippines becoming a rice exporter by 2014, we could not help but be alarmed by claims made by Abono chairman Rosendo So that the country faces a rice crisis… Read More »
‘MORE GUNS THAN FUN “ ?
Spain’s tourism industry reaps the highest revenues in the world, so successful that an estimated 57 million visitors flock to the Iberian Peninsula’s Mediterranean seashores and tourist spots annually. Why is Spain a top destination for visitors? Travel executives and experts all agree: “In all of Europe, Spain has the monopoly of sun while the rest of the… Read More »
Much still has to be done to sustain growth
There is no doubt that the Philippines has achieved phenomenal economic growth in the past year that even Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had to acknowledge that her successor and former economics student, President Benigno S. Aquino III, had done well in guiding the country to a 6.6 percent growth in 2012. Arroyo, who has become Aquino’s arch enemy, reminded… Read More »
HELLO, TORONTO!
The Philippine senatorial campaign for the midterm elections scheduled for May this year reeled off early last week with the holding of bonggang- bonggang miting de avances of the 2 major political parties fielding their respective candidates. The parties officially proclaimed their bets and announced full steam ahead in their quest to garner the majority if not the… Read More »
COCO CHALLENGED BY DEREK
While it’s a foregone conclusion that Coco Martin projects the newest TV super hero via Juan dela Cruz which has gained tremendous viewership, don’t disregard Derek Ramsay who’s TV-5’s Kidlat. It’s currently a top rater of the Kapatid station as evident by more commercial load in the tele-serye. Reliable sources recounted that during the Sinulog and Dinagyang festivals… Read More »
Guns, goons and gold are back!
MANILA It’s still three months before the nationwide elections here on May 13 but the campaign fever is already heating up. Campaigning is still not officially allowed at this time but the law can’t stop politicians from marketing themselves already to the electorate. That’s the Philippines, where laws generally are only taken as mere suggestions by many people… Read More »
Subject: An Open Letter to Senator Mike Duffy
The Honourable Mike Duffy Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 Dear Senator Duffy, Hardly a month after your appointment, John Fewings, in his cartoon of yourself as the poster boy for the abolition of the Canadian Senate, won’t be able to foresee how right he was at that time. While I agreed with his message then, I… Read More »
Property Ownership and Disposition
Q. Dear Atty. Rogie Wong , I have been reading your article in Balita regarding properties in the Philippines. I decided to seek your advice so I will be able to do the necessary steps needed regarding our property in Bulacan. We have a parcel of land which has been divided among the four of us. Each of… Read More »