There’s no doubt that we Filipinos celebrate Christmas the longest in the whole world. It’s the only holiday, except Valentine’s Day, when we go all out. And Valentine’s is only for one day. Our Christmas day is for four months. We pull all the stops when it comes to celebrating Christmas. We put on all the lights our… Read More »
Q.Hello Attorney, how are you? We always read your article in Balita Newspaper . We would like to seek your opinion or advice regarding our real property in the Philippines. We have acquired a property in 1977, but immigrated to Canada in 1987, without disposing of our house & lot. My brother lived there for a while from… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Rogelio “Rogie” Wong. I just wish to get your opinion if any of the following below are grounds to void a marriage. Irregular information found in the marriage certificate is as follows: 1. Date of marriage was wrong. What was written was 2 weeks later that the actual date of ceremony. 2. Time of marriage… Read More »
Christmas 2013 for me will probably be remembered as the season when I did not have to go so frenzied with shopping and gift- wrapping as much as I was all out in checking out and hauling down maong pants and tshirts outgrown by my many ‘children’ from the attic- these are all still in good condition and… Read More »
“Ang hindi lumingon sa pinangaligan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.” (A person who never learns to look back to his origin will never reach his destination.) — Jose Rizal CHICAGO (jGLi/FAXX) – The Philippines has been buffeted by typhoons, earthquakes, volcano eruptions and other calamities over the last hundreds of years. But it was only in 1992 when… Read More »
Like a spoiled child who didn’t get what he wanted, President Aquino ranted again against the media, accusing newsmen of “too much negativism,” particularly in their coverage of super typhoon Yolanda and the fighting in Zamboanga City. “So often, when we read the newspaper, listen to the radio or watch TV, we still get a sense of too… Read More »
The world-famous Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao pitched a shutout in his last fight Nov. 24 (evening of Nov. 23 in the US). Under the circumstances, he had to. Many fans for sure wished the Philippines’ greatest boxer had knocked out his foe, the American Brandon Rios, but the unanimous decision will do. The Filipinos will be more than… Read More »
By late October, before Halloween, hints of Christmas are already in the air and on the windows of shopping malls. The radio and television start the tunes of “Jingle Bells” and “Santa Claus is coming to Town.” By the middle of November the Santa Claus Parade brings thrills and excitement to children and their parents as well. In… Read More »