Good day po Atty. Nais ko lang po malaman kung ano po dapat kong gawin tungkol sa lupang binibenta ng lolo ko sa akin at sa pamangkin niya na nakapangalan pa sa lola ng lolo ko. Ang lolo ko ay may apat na kapatid po. Ang lupang namana nila sa kabuuan ay 635 sq m na hahatiin… Read More »
“I’ll see you in September, when summer is gone …” So goes the first two lines of a song written by Sonny Curtis and made popular in the mid-60s by Gary Lewis and The Playboys. “See you in September. See you when the summer’s through …” Thus opens a similar set of words in a song written by… Read More »
Would you believe Liza Soberano missed a chance of a big Hollywood break? On the day she was scheduled for the audition, she did not show up for personal reasons that triggered the bemuse reaction of her followers who have craved for that rare opportunity. A colleague reported to this writer that Liza kept mum on the issue… Read More »
Midsummer is here. When the mercury spikes up to levels that remind one that there is a sun, a midsummer night’s dream is likely of being where it is cooler. Never worry. In a few more weeks, some dreams will come true. ***** This reminds me of a friend’s granddaughter. She did not mind the summer heat and… Read More »
MANILA The notion of a Philippine independent foreign policy sounds like a good idea. But the problem with President Rodrigo Duterte’s idea is that the policy jumps from one giant ally-protector (the United States) to one or two new benefactors (China and Russia). Is that an independent foreign policy? Mr. Duterte seems to have an industrial-strength allergy toward… Read More »
What ever happened to “Never again to martial law”? A phrase opt-repeated in many rallies long after the Filipino people ousted the dictatorship of the late Ferdinand Marcos in what is now known as “People Power,” it seems “never again” has lost its luster in the face of the emergence of another strongman that doesn’t hesitate to say… Read More »
Q. Good day po, Atty. Wong! Nabasa ko po yung column nyo sa BALITA ( Fil Canadian community newspaper) over the Internet. Narito po ako ngayon sa Philippines. Gusto ko po sanang humingi ng legal advice. Sana po matulungan nyo ako. We have an issue about my child. On the child's birth certificate, the child uses the… Read More »
This early, Metro Manila Film Festival 2017 turns controversial anew as in previous years, most specifically last year. This has been triggered by the resignation of three members of the Executive Committee of the MMFF Ricky Lee, Roland Tolentino and Kara Alikpala, Obviously, they protested the official selection of the first four entries to make it. Of… Read More »
With the Supreme Court basically showing reluctance to review President Duterte’s martial law declaration and ceding its power to the President to determine the territorial scope of martial law, it now seems that the country’s slide to tyranny is coming to near certainty. Congress has earlier given up its power to review the bases for the martial law… Read More »
MANILA Now the Australians are mad at us. I know, I know, our president doesn’t give a koala’s hoot. But let us plain citizens try to reassure the Aussies we’re not all bad losers. It turns out some Filipinos have gone out in force to bash new WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn and his wife in social media… Read More »