SUPER TYPHOON DUTERTE BLOWS EVERYBODY AWAY

  CHICAGO (JGL) – Nobody, not even among his supporters, saw it coming. Everybody was caught by surprise when Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte steamrolled his opponents, who promptly threw in the towel after the votes for Duterte from the quick count of the PPCRV (Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting) started barreling in like the second coming of… Read More »

IS JAMES TO BE PAIRED WITH KATHRYN?

  Talks have been bruited around that ABS-CBN management eyes James Reid to be the next leading man of Kathryn Bernardo in an experimental project. And eventually the tandem of Daniel Padilla and Nadine Lustre would follow. This means, there’s a possibility of exchange love teams. If ever, how will the Kathniel and Jadine fanatics react? My colleague… Read More »

A minority president again

  MANILA Once again we have a minority president here, meaning presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte didn’t get at least 50 percent plus one votes (as of presstime, his vote total was in the 40 percent range). It’s not Duterte’s fault to be a minority president, the fault is in the system. All our presidents since Ferdinand Marcos won… Read More »

A Senior’s Brush with Paint on Canvas

  By Butch Galicia   Time was when socio-political blog writer Joe Rivera looked with awe at a painting, acquired it, and made it an eye-catching fixture in the hall, living room or library of his home. He still does so, every chance he gets. However, Joe has moved on to the next level following his retirement. He… Read More »

Now, let the healing begin

  The people have spoken.   Based on initial results from the Commission on Elections, the tough-talking Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is on his way to landslide victory in the May 9 presidential elections and will thus become the country’s president starting noon of June 30.   As of this writing, Duterte was leading administration candidate Mar… Read More »

Presidential bets not inspiring

  What we’ve learned from the just concluded elections here is that we are still a politically immature people. Over the past couple of decades many observers here have been saying that we Filipinos have matured enough to be able to discern what’s good for the country as far as electing the right people is concerned. Commentators, publications,… Read More »

CAN DUTERTE END “REIGN OF ERROR” IN PH?

  NARITA, Japan (JGL) – I was on my way to Chicago, Illinois when I got a PM (private message) on my Facebook account that my cousin’s husband was gunned down because he refused to give up his dream to become a councilor in the municipality of Matnog, Sorsogon. Seven bullets from a .45 pistol were pumped in… Read More »

MERYL DEFENDS DAD WILLIE ON CHILD ABUSE CASE

  Albeit actress Meryl Soriano had misunderstandings in the past with her dad Willie Revillame, she comes in his defense on his child abuse case filed against him. This ignited when Willie allowed a kid to dance ala macho dancer in his defunct TV show WillingWiliie under TV 5 years back. The sudden off the air of Willie’s… Read More »

UNIVERSE PIA WURTZBACH’S FOUR WISHES

Miss Universe 2015 Pinay beauty Pia Wurtzbach who graced the coronation of Bb. Pilipinas 2016  Maxene Medina recently expressed her four wishes this year to several writers. Foremost of which is the talks Miss Universe 2016 to be held in the Philippines to push through. Previously, the tilt was held in the Philippines in 1974 and 1994. At… Read More »

Embracing Duterte, warts and all

The rise in the presidential surveys of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is short of phenomenal and comes just two weeks before the May 9 elections. While the ratings of all his rivals are either sliding down or unmoving, the Davao demagogue has continued to surge and leave his rivals eating dust.   In the Pulse Asia survey,… Read More »