Be Happy, Be Jolly

Pat’s grandson just made a fearless forecast: “Winter will be back … after fall.” So it was said, so shall it be. Pat asked him back: “Now, why are penguins unafraid of walking barefoot on ice?” Without batting an eyelash, he said with conviction: “Because they have happy feet.” ***** No, Pat disagrees with the view that his… Read More »

MISS UNIVERSE 2018 TO BE HELD IN THE PHILIPPINES?

Chances are, the Miss Universe 2018 will be held anew in the Philippines. Department of Tourism head Wanda Teo reported its possibility for President Rodrigo Duterte gave a go signal to allow it, granting that China won’t push through with the plan to be the site of the said beauty pageant. According to secretary Teo, the Miss Universe… Read More »

What is it with China?

“I need China.” This was how President Rodrigo Duterte explained his third visit to Beijing in less than two years in a pre-departure press conference early this month in Davao City, apparently the country’s new seat of power. “If you do not have money, you are not my friend. I go to China, plenty of money. That’s the truth.… Read More »

Across the border my latest comments on the US and China Trade controversy , etc I believe the future of America’s dominance of emerging technology is at stake in fight with Asian giant. China is “sticking it to America” and how America responds will determine the future. Depending on how China behaves in this matter, we’re gonna look… Read More »

NADINE LUSTRE’S NEW CONTROVERSY

Looks like Nadine Lustre’s controversies boiled down to one, her misunderstandings with film directors. After the publicized troubles with Tonet Jaodone during their shooting of two projects with her, Cathy Garcia Molina reportedly remarked she would reject a movie which banners Nadine in order not to undergo what Tonet experienced. Now comes multi-awarded helmer Jun Lana’s not scrumptious… Read More »

FENCING THE LAND TRAVERSING THE DRIED CREEK

Q. Dear Atty. Wong, Please help us with our conundrum on how to address our concern. We intend to fence our farm to keep it safe from stray farm animals but our land is traverse with a dried creak; can we fence our lot with the creak inside or do we provide easement zone along its bank, if… Read More »

Long Life, Anyone?

I once asked a friend this oft-repeated somewhat-of-a-ridiculous question: “If you were given the chance to live your life anew, would you do it differently?” After panning his gaze at people doing their stuff at the crowded fast food section of the mall, he whispered “No!” and grinned. Whatever his “No!” and succeeding grin meant, I just clipped… Read More »

Revisiting life’s crossroads

MANILA The quietude of this past Holy Week here made the mind wander, searching for something to think, muse and wonder about. It’s amazing how the mind can go places. A blank stare can produce images and remembrances of the many crossroads in one’s life, people who’ve crossed one’s path, here and in distant places. Remembered scenes are… Read More »

It was not just a whiff or whisper

The recent appointment of a former Customs official, who was accused by a self-confessed fixer as among those taking bribes, to deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Customs puts an anti-climactic conclusion to the P6.4-billion shabu smuggling scandal, which started as a scorching drama that threatened to expose the underbelly of the supposedly corruption-free family of President Rodrigo… Read More »