Now I can understand why Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma has become Malacanang’s preferred spokesperson. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda is too confrontational and his biases and prejudices are just too obvious for a person speaking on behalf of the President. In contrast, Coloma is cool, cautious and diplomatic. Take the case of the allegations of Czech Ambassador Josef… Read More »
With its access to Philippine military bases a foregone conclusion, the United States has recently been very aggressive in its stance against China’s aggression in Asia and the Pacific. News reports have been coming out the past few days from Washington of State Department, Defense Department and Congress officials, saying in explicit terms that the United States… Read More »
Balita has been receiving complaints from victims of Ms. Rowena, a.k.a. Winnie Lyn Santiago, who allegedly scammed them with a proposed travel agency investment. Ms. Santiago presented herself as co-owner of Smart Choice Travel and encouraged her victims to invest in her travel company and in return they would get a generous interest monthly. To entice investors… Read More »
Now Filipino women have access to reproductive health services from the government. The Supreme Court has finally declared the Reproductive Health Law “not unconstitutional.” Although the high court struck down some provisions of the law, it has finally cleared the law for implementation. Opponents have been given a couple of weeks to move for a reconsideration… Read More »
The signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front expectedly drew mixed reactions from various sectors. While foreign governments and local business leaders welcomed the peace agreement, in the words of Vice President Jojo Binay, as “the first step in the long journey to peace and… Read More »
Canada is considered as one of the most multicultural countries in the world. People from different nations immigrate to Canada for a better life and for safety and refuge. They also hope to live in the country where freedom not only from want but also of speech, the press, religion and equality among the races, sexes and age… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – One of the “exports” America brought to the Philippines whose rules of the game have found popular acceptance among Filipinos is basketball, which is a Canadian invention. The other sport, of course, is baseball, which is yet to take root. That is why I want to explain some of the foreign policies of the United… Read More »
Delfin Lee is in custody. One down, four more to go. Lee, until recently a fugitive from justice for estafa over an alleged large-scale financing scam involving housing projects developed by his company, Global Asiatique, had been on the lam for a couple of years. He’s one of five high-profile fugitives who have so far evaded the police… Read More »
~ “Rape Bulaga!” That’s how a Filipino community activist calls the upcoming live performance of the entire cast of the Philippine noontime show Eat Bulaga in downtown Toronto in two weeks. The scheduled presentation on April 12 has renewed interest in the gang-rape of 14-year-old Pepsi Paloma in 1982. The budding starlet had accused Tito Sotto, Joey de… Read More »
~ Protesters will greet the entire cast of the Philippine noontime show “Eat Bulaga” in downtown Toronto with placards denouncing the gang-rape of 14-year-old Pepsi Paloma by Tito Sotto, Joey de Leon and Richie d’Horsie alias Richie Reyes many years ago. “Eat Bulaga” will have a live performance on April 12 at Sony Centre in downtown. Organizers expect approval by Toronto… Read More »