Well, folks, the 2016 presidential race is on! And as we get closer to Election Day –that’s four short years away – the battle would intensify and get really nasty… I mean, very nasty! Indeed, no sooner had Mar Roxas been sworn in as the new Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) than… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Attorney Hector Villacorta apologized to American Sarah Pope for not attributing to her blog (combination of the terms web and log) a portion of a speech he prepared for his boss, Sen. Vicente Sotto, III, but Mr. Sotto’s chief of staff’s apology left a bad taste in the mouth. The apology did not carry remorse… Read More »
MANILA Believe it or not some Philippine communities in the areas ravaged by the monsoon rains in the first week of August are still flooded. And even when the water goes away, there will be a lot of cleaning up to do and picking up of the lives of the flood’s victims. In the aftermath of typhoon Ondoy… Read More »
The first major disaster happened on schedule as published in this newspaper early January of 2012. The lesson should be learned by now as two more disasters are coming and hopefully people will now listen and be more prepared. AVV812 A Southwest monsoon rain caused the Mega Manila and the wide areas of Luzon to be under water… Read More »
It was a bright, sunny but relaxingly cool August day, a perfect summer Saturday weekend in the heart of downtown Toronto. August 18- at 8:00am white tents suddenly begun sprouting in the Yonge-Dundas Square, now fast becoming as famous as its iconic counterpart New York’s Times Square. Suddenly, in a matter of hours, huge crowds came streaming down… Read More »
While the appointment of the young and brilliant Maria Lourdes Sereno as the new chief justice may be viewed as a boost to judicial reforms, it may not necessarily mean that President Aquino will start seeing favorable decisions from the Supreme Court. On the contrary, the President may now find it more difficult to sway the high tribunal… Read More »
Last Tuesday, the nation laid to rest the remains of Interior and Local Government Sec. Jesse Robredo. The week- long vigil before his burial was a time when simple folk all over the nation and most specially Robredo’s constituents in Naga City where he served as mayor for 18 years (he was first elected in 1988) came out… Read More »
This is the first question that we want answered when we open our eyes in the morning. The answer will affect our plans for the day. Do we need to bring an umbrella? What do we need to wear? How heavy would the traffic be? If you are a farmer, you would be very happy if it rains.… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Without mentioning his predecessor and patron, the late President Cory Aquino by name, former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos took exception to this column, for blaming him for not providing legal assistance “to help in the early defense of the case of (Flor) Contemplacion.” In an email to this columnist, Mr. Ramos’ spokesman, Atty. Nick… Read More »
Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s term doesn’t end until 2016. And yet, the vice president, Jojo Binay, has already been campaigning for the top office. Binay was a surprise winner in the 2010 elections, He came from nowhere to beat Mr. Aquino’s running mate, former senator Mar Roxas, scion of an elite family. Today, Binay and his people are… Read More »