CHICAGO (jGLi) – A story in the Manila Bulletin last Tuesday (Jan. 31) of a woman serving 18 years in jail for a minor (misdemeanor) violation of (Manila) City Ordinance 1638 commonly known as vagrancy is something that should shake the conscience of the members of Philippine Congress. A mere lip service, saying that Manila Judge Amalia Gumapos-Ricablanca… Read More »
The world was shocked Sunday morning….Whitney Houston was found dead in the bathtub of her hotel, the Beverly Hills Hilton –Dead? Yes, dead! Those close to her said that she was looking forward to attending the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening. She was found dead Saturday evening. There was no suspected foul play; Bottles of pills were found… Read More »
This generation is slowly losing belief on the novelty of love. They believe on the material security of a relationship that brings temporary happiness thus losing the chance to experience true happiness brought by a soul mate. AVV212 February is so important for those hopeless romantic people. This is the time to re-think if they have found the… Read More »
Q. My husband and I have a house and lot in the Philippines. We have decided to sell it. The property is under my name. My brother in-law and his family had been staying in the house for almost 20 years now. They are not renting it and they are aware of our decision to sell the property.… Read More »
By deciding to respect the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court against disclosing the foreign currency deposits of Chief Justice Renato Corona, the Senate averted what could have been a constitutional crisis that can bring irreparable damage to the nation and its democratic institutions. The Supreme Court was not expected to stand still if the Senate… Read More »
Friendship is a sheltering tree. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge TORONTO – I had not known snow in its full, immaculate blast than in the last two years that I’ve been in Toronto. Sometime back in California, I had to give way to my curiosity out of a need to know what and how snow looked – quite trivial,… Read More »
Bachelor President Benigno “Noynoy “ Aquino III has a new flavor of the month or shall we say a new apple of his eye. And speculations are rife that she could fill the vacuum in the presidential palace that is wanting for a First Lady since the departure of ousted president Joseph “Erap “Estrada in 2001. The latest… Read More »
It’s more fun in the Philippines; no doubt. What’s more fun, still, is that such Pinoy ethos has spilt over to one part of Toronto — the undisputed Pinoy karaoke central. Yes, you’re right. It’s where Wilson Avenue and Bathurst Street intersect and the areas surrounding it: to the east, west, north, and south. By just passing through… Read More »
Communicating with Your Teenage Kids Most parents will agree with me that parenting teenage kids are not the same as parenting infants and toddlers. Teenagers pose a different challenge, especially in this world of openness, connectivity, and modernity. Indeed, life is more complicated now than 20 years ago, before the advent of social networking and skyping. As a… Read More »
Albeit Vic Sotto and Pauline Luna neither confirmed nor denied their relationships, it’s obvious they’re on. Much more with the cropping out of this alleged scenario. That Pauline recently confronted Nina Jose, Vic’s co-host in the TV 5 show Joe & Wally Present Vic. Reportedly, Pauleen feels discomfit over the rumor that Vic and Nina are lovey-dovey too.… Read More »