Last July 1, 2010, Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, assumed the presidency of the Philippines. What has he done in his first two years in office? Aquino has kept his campaign promise to go after former government officials who stole the people’s money and abused their power. He has sicced the powers and forces of government on past… Read More »
You may call me party pooper, but I dare ask whether majority of Pinoys in this part of the world still have the same hunger for things associated with the homeland. Things have changed and with it came change in attitude. Those that were valued twenty years ago have faded, if not completely gone, from the radar screen… Read More »
If somebody accuses me of something, it better be of sleeping with their daughter. Hopefully, the daughter is beautiful. After all, I have an image to maintain even if it is not true. Two, if it is not true and the daughter is beautiful, she better sleep with me and then, they can accuse me. – Joey Baking,… Read More »
Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC) TORONTO – Fortified by what its founder calls “staggering cash” donation of a million dollars from a Silicon Valley businessman, the Philippine-born “Gawad Kalinga” initiative embarks on its most challenging project yet. Already widely recognized for attacking… Read More »
Tell tale sign of things that will happen is now evident more than ever. Anybody can now easily foresee things that is about to happen. Someone who is sensitive and aware of the natural environment of all creations can foretell the next major event that will occur. AVV612 Nowadays we cannot depend on the scientific method of predicting… Read More »
We’ve heard it before. When you are feeling under the weather, like you are getting the cold, the first thought that comes to mind is, “I should really be eating more foods with Vitamin C!” What is Vitamin C and does it really have magical powers to heal our sniffles? Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is… Read More »
Have you seen a naughty cat playfully harass a hapless mouse? The cat tosses and shoves the poor mouse around, like a rag doll, until the mouse is so tired it can’t dodge the predator cat anymore. That is what China is doing to the Philippines. That is what the new superpower is doing with tiny Philippines over… Read More »
In the next few days, I will be quite busy helping fill up one big suitcase and a handcarry roller bag for Maricel, the lucky girl I wrote about in this column sometime in February this year. This lady who suddenly found herself unemployed before Christmas of last year, tried and failed to find the simplest of jobs… Read More »
I was in a restaurant two days ago; Next to our table was a young family, a couple with three children. The eldest child was about six, the second, maybe three and the youngest, a six month infant. It was a buffet and the mother left the table with the two older children to get food. The father… Read More »
The decision of the Philippine government to pledge $1 billion to the $456-billion standby fund being put up by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help distressed countries in Europe has raised questions from several sectors. Foremost of these questions is why lend $1 billion when the Philippines is drowning in debt? Another question that has been raised… Read More »