It has been clear weather the past few days now. Most people here in MetroManila are on their routine activities most of the time- home- office or place of work- home again. The shopping frenzy associated with the season is evident only during the weekends. The nighmarkets at Greenhills and Divisoria have not reached a ‘fullhouse’ rating yet… Read More »
The telenovela continues. The Christmas season of 2011 will be an unforgettable one for former President Gloria Arroyo. After the Nov.17 airport drama where she and her husband Mike Arroyo were stopped from taking their flight to Singapore, she is now finally a detainee: officially under hospital arrest at the government-run Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), a far… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – The recent dismissal by the Philippine Court of Appeals of the 100-million pesos (US$2.3-M) damaged suit filed by giant GMA News TV against another giant rival ABS-CBN was really a simple breach of contract between ABS-CBN and its news agency subscriber, Reuters, and Reuters’ failure to emphasize to its sub-clients to honor its sub-contract with… Read More »
If we are to believe Gloria Arroyo’s mouthpieces, someone is out to kill their employer. Recently, Mrs. Arroyo’s all-purpose spokeswoman, who goes by the name of Elena Bautista-Horn, urgently called in the press to announce that, yes, there’s a plot to do her boss in. The plan is supposedly called “Put the Little Girl to Sleep.” The Horn… Read More »
I am not a fan of Chief Justice Renato Corona or the so-called Arroyo Court. In fact, I have criticized them many times in the past. And yet, I don’t feel good about President Noynoy Aquino’s bullying tactics against Corona, the Supreme Court and basically the entire judiciary. It is natural for the aggrieved parties or even non-litigants… Read More »
By January 2012, Sharon Cuneta could be considered highest paid TV celebrity. She confirmed what a TV-5 insider did hush-hush recently. According to the grapevine, Shawie has already signed a five years contract with the Kapatid network. And the amount will be P1 billion. Reportedly, TV-5 bigwigs have mapped out plans. These include a reteaming with Gabby Concepcion,… Read More »
Varied imagery comes to mind every time I see photos of former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wearing a mask – if you call it that, a mask. Among these images is the masked-face of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, made popular by the movie “Silence of the Lambs”. While Lecter, introduced in the 1981 thriller novel “Red Dragon” by Thomas… Read More »
In a matter of days, former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will soon be spending time in jail or if the courts decide, be under house arrest. Ironic, she may soon join the exclusive but rather infamous club of a disgraced detained president like Joseph Erap Estrada who she herself put into detention, , had convicted and later pardoned… Read More »
Sha has changed home studios- from ABS- CBN where she had her shows for the last 23 years to ABC Channel 5, the Kapatid tv network. Very decent naman daw ang pagpapaalaman nina Sharon Cuneta and Channel 2 bosses Gaby Lopez and Charo Concio…may mumunting luhang tumulo (daw) mula sa mga mata ni Ms Cuneta- malungkot nga namang… Read More »
When it comes to fables, my favourite are those of Aesop. For me, he is the undisputed master of fables or, — parables. I love parables, too, but I love fables more. The Bible has parables, not fables, although these two are often interchanged. Parables and fables are succinct stories that aim to teach lessons to people. Parables… Read More »