SSS PENSION AND DUAL CITIZENSHIP

  Good evening Attorney. Can we still get our SSS pension when we reach the retirement age even if we are already  Canadian citizens, or we need to apply for Dual Citizenship?   Thank you very much and God bless! Sincerely, Melvin   ANS: Hello Melvin, if you have reached the retirement age whether at 60 years optional,… Read More »

Grief won’t stop the hands of evil

Hours after a lone gunman killed at least 59 people and injured 527 others in Las Vegas Sunday night, President Donald Trump called the attack “an act of pure evil,” adding that in moments of tragedy and horror, America comes together as one.   He expressed grief and shock over the deadliest mass shooting in US history, praised… Read More »

Wrong from the start

MANILA Now the police here want to rehabilitate drug users in their “war” on drugs. That’s what they should have done in the first place. Here’s what the police did to start their war: They started rounding up drug users and pushers, killing thousands of them in the process. The international community was outraged, unbelieving that in this… Read More »

Robin Snubs Kylie’s Baby?

  Since Kylie Padilla delivered her child by Aljur Abrenica, the latter confided that her dad Robin Padilla has not seen the baby. Aljur recounted to writer-pals that he brought the child at Robin’s digs but Robin allegedly refused to get out of his room. In any case, both Kylie and Aljur remain impervious about Robin’s act, with… Read More »

MATT, TOM GMA-7 BOUND?

  Two popular personalities Matt Evans and Tom Araullo under ABS-CBN said adieu to co-workers at ABS-CBN network.This triggered the talks that the two would soon transfer to GMA-7. Matt admits he has a new manager who maps out bigger plans him after his last appearance at the TV series Greatest Love. Matt guested at the Kapuso station… Read More »

Shameless

It was a pathetic sight, to say the least. Shameless would be a more appropriate word to describe the photo showing the administration congressmen posing with the clenched fists associated with President Duterte to celebrate an even more revolting and shameless move to reduce the budget of the Commission on Human Rights to a mere P1,000. It was… Read More »

More people realize drug ‘war’ is unwinnable

MANILA The so-called war on drugs here is finally showing everyone its futility and wrongness from the start. Society is finally being scandalized by the drug war’s brutality and ruthlessness. Citizens are finally realizing that it’s an unwinnable war with deplorable consequences. Giving the police carte blanche in pursuing the so-called war emboldened them so much, they don’t… Read More »

NORA, VILMA HONOURED ANEW BY STAR AWARDS

  Last Sept. 3, 2017, Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos have been honored anew by the Star Awards of the Philippine Movie Press Club. It’s the ultimate one called Ginintuang mga Bituin ng Pelikulang Pilipino.Aside from best actress trophies, both had been accorded also the Ulirang Artista and Lifetime Achievement Awards The duo also tied the actress of… Read More »

RECOGNITION AND DUAL CITIZENSHIP ISSUES

  HI Atty, saw this post however it was since 2013, http://www.balita.ca/2013/09/27/recogntion-of-philippine-citizenship.   I was hoping you can shed some light on my concern. I’ve been reading a lot of things online saying as long as I have an NSO/PSA birth certificate (report of birth abroad on NSO/PSA paper) then i can just go apply for a Philippine… Read More »