CHICAGO (jGLi) – Attorney Lawrence Gottfried of the Board of Veterans Appeal (BVA) pled guilty of removing documents from veteran case files in order to delay or preclude decisions on the merits of benefit applications, destroying portions of at least 32 out of 38 case files assigned to him for over a three-month period. This conduct continued over… Read More »
President Benigno Aquino III has had it with Chief Justice Renato Corona. He sees the magistrate as a stumbling block to his program of reforms. Last Dec. 12 Aquino’s allies in the House of Representatives impeached Corona. It was bound to happen. Corona is a close ally of former leader Gloria Arroyo. He had served her as chief… Read More »
In our October 2011 column of this newspaper titled “ Watch out for Sendong and Tisoy “, we warned that typhoon “Pedring and Quiel “ may not be the last of the worst weather disturbances that will hit the Philippines. Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not invoking an “I told you so attitude “nor claiming to be… Read More »
I should not surprise us anymore that despite the difficulties of the past few years, the Filipinos remain as optimistic as ever of the coming year. Hope springs eternal for Filipinos as shown by a survey last year by both Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Station that showed 89% or nearly nine of ten Filipinos face the… Read More »
Two events are happening in the Philippines right now. One is the Christmas season and the other is the typhoon season. The first celebrates our faith in Jesus and the second brings out the spirit of “bayanihan” in us. And combining the two is a powerful force that could overcome any adversity that comes our way. And Typhoon… Read More »
Picture this: A group of people standing at a river bank when suddenly they hear the cries of a baby. Shocked, they see an infant floating–drowning–in the water. One person immediately jumps in to rescue the child. But as this is going on, yet another baby comes floating down the river, and then another! People continue to jump… Read More »
Welcome 2012! One challenging year is gone. Another year beckons and another chance to live a renewed, positive life. All of us will be a year older but hopefully a year wiser. Although most people welcome the New Year with gladness and enthusiasm, some are still hounded by gloom and uncertainty. I can’t blame them. With a backdrop… Read More »
For certain: Rob Ford will continue searching for the gravy. The uncertainty: What else will he find? I hope it does not leave Toronto too much of a dry meat. A certainty: The National Democratic Party will have a new leader in 2012. The uncertainty: Who will she or he be? No one seems to measure up to… Read More »
For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a time for rejoicing and a time for remembering. Even as the Filipino in America begins to feel the holiday mood immediately after Thanksgiving when people start shopping for gifts and Christmas decors, he feels at the same time a longing for home. For… Read More »
Christmas is here! Although the holiday season elicits cheers and excitement especially among children, some people feel stressed, nauseated, and overwhelmed by just the thought of it. Why is it so? Isn’t Christmas supposed to be fun and jovial? Nowadays, Christmas has been so commercialized that many children yearn for the latest, expensive gadgets. Some kids, even toddlers… Read More »