Monthly Archives: March 2013

Remedy if property is wrongfully titled

Q. Hi Rogie, I have an inquiry about the validity of a Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) of land situated in the Philippines. There is this Mother who has 2 children The mother (unemployed) and her Son (who was working abroad temporary but now is unemployed) have signed an extra judicial settlement of real property with waiver of… Read More »

EDSA spirit must live on

During the term of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, she and her minions tried to downplay People Power and bury it into oblivion. Despite their yearly efforts to ignore it, however, people power is far from dead and the spirit of EDSA will continue to live for as long as there are people who are willing to stand up against… Read More »

KULAM – Philippine Sorcery

Each nation has its own unique culture, belief on mythology, and folklore. Filipinos have one that is so effective through generations and will linger on till the end of time…. AVV213 So far, the Philippines’ culture is very rich when it comes to mythology and folklore where our superstitions in today’s generation comes from. We believe so much… Read More »

Disasters ‘r’ us

MANILA Does the Philippines have a monopoly on disasters? They never seem to stop coming to this unlucky country. Australia is the country that calls itself “unlucky,” even though the land Down Under is blessed with abundant natural resources, a vast and wondrous land, and a resilient and resourceful people. A number of countries in Africa are prone… Read More »

Trials and Tribulations of 4229

It happened one Sunday. A fire broke out in a cruise ship at sea. The ship lost power. The boat was plunged into extreme darkness. And worse, the boat stood still, right in the middle of the sea. Indescribable fear seized the passengers. Four thousand, two hundred twenty nine! Yes, that was the number of passengers in that… Read More »

TOURIST, ER, CUSTOMER, IS ALWAYS RIGHT

CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – The touchstone of success of a business is the continuous patronage of repeat customers. Or referral to others to patronize that business. If a customer does not come back to buy the same product or secure the same service, chances are the customer was not satisfied with such product or service the first time. Nor… Read More »

Reclaiming the land below the wind

IT TOOK a bunch of Filipinos from the Sultanate of Sulu who crossed into Sabah last week, some of them with arms, for some Philippine officials to finally realize that there is another land claim other than the East China Sea dispute that the country can successfully pursue. Some 400 Filipino Muslims, followers of Sultan Jamalal Kiram, are… Read More »