Judging from the published reports of the BIR on the top five tax payers in showbiz below 40, Kim Chiu makes it on the list as no. 3. The other four are Manny Pacquiao (no.1), Piolo Pascual (no. 2), John Lloyd Cruz (no. 4) and Ryan Agoncillo (no. 5). This means, Kim beats all the famous young actresses… Read More »
Alahoy! Kalikoy! Sa SONA n i PNoy! Sa mga reaksyon nitong madlang pipol! Ano at nasukat kung ano ang score, Ng administrasyon nang nagdaang taon! *** Me mga papuri! Me mga pagpuna! Sa tunay na lagay niring ekonomya! Sa bilang tumaas! Ilang porsiento ba? Namete sa gutom! Huh!? Mas mataas pa? *** Singhal ni Cabuyao! Makipot ang kumot!… Read More »
One thing stood out in President Aquino’s State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday. For the first time in four SONAs, Aquino did not blame the previous administration for the country’s current state of affairs. Finally, the President has decided to face the state of the nation sans his usual blame game. After three years in office, it just makes no… Read More »
Q. Before I left the Philippines for Canada, I purchased a residential lot in my province. About a month ago, I received a disturbing news from my brother that someone has constructed a house on my lot by mistake. The house was almost finished when my brother discovered it. The builder all along thought that the land in… Read More »
At Ruben’s wake, the emcee asked if anyone would like to share a story about Ruben. There was a long lull before Edwin Mercurio spoke. At this point, I found myself standing and heading out. It was Ruben’s wake. It was also his birthday. I was sad. Later, Cris Vasquez told me that if there is someone close… Read More »
President Noynoy Aquino delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address in the joint session of Congress on July 23. The people listened; many approved, some did not. But that’s the state of the nation. The President’s SONA lasted for almost two hours, including interruptions coming from his frequent coughing. I watched the pained looks on the faces… Read More »
By Ted Alcuitas Philippine Asian News Today We were saddened to hear of the death on July 12 of Ruben C. Cusipag, founder and publisher of Balita, Toronto’s leading Filipino newspaper and one of the longest running Filipino newspaper in Canada. Ruben and I had a long history together. We were of kindred spirits and shared a vision… Read More »
Poor pigs- their end product, the pork is eternally maligned. Not by me and most lechon lovers of our country, though. Ang katakam- takam nitong linamnam will be one of my most lasting and happy memories of life in this earth. Lately, ayan na naman at minemenos- menos, inaapi- api ang pork when the controversy about misspent/ unspent… Read More »
“Challenges will always be there. But looked up to them not only as stumbling block but a stepping stone toward success.” –Bohol Gov. Edgar M. Chatto (Speech in Chicago, IL July 6, 2013) CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – President Barack Obama had just acquired top-of-the-line Samsung teleprompters that almost nobody noticed during the past month because of its “ultra-thin” screen… Read More »
MANILA Leave it to us Filipinos to trivialize a serious occasion. Last July 22 President Benigno Aquino III went to Congress to report on his work and his audience turned the event into an over-the-top fashion show. The President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) is an annual summing up of the executive department’s accomplishments and plans. And… Read More »