Q. Good day attorney. I just want to ask if Filipino recognition issued by the Bureau of Immigration(BI) is one and the same as that of a Dual citizenship? I’m confused about these things. I hope you can clarify and enlighten your reader on this issue . Marvin Ans: Recognition per se, is granted to individuals who from… Read More »
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (JGL) – Vice President Leni G. Robredo told a press conference here Saturday that “extra-judicial killings” have got to stop, “pero (but) I’m just one voice even if I am vice president. I think media can do a lot as far as creating a mindset that this is not right. There have been few voices… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – The United Nations Convention of the Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS) was described as “a monumental achievement of the international community, second only to the Charter of the UN” after its birth 34 years ago. When UNCLOS was ready for signature on Dec. 10, 1982, 119 countries signed the treaty on the very first day of… Read More »
The Filipino people met a different Rodrigo Duterte on his first day in Malacanang. No curses, no threats, none of those checkered Duterte shirts. Instead, he was described as “presidential, purposeful and persuasive” during his 15-minute inaugural speech following his swearing in as the 16th president of the Republic of the Philippines in Malacanang. And he was wearing… Read More »
By: Butch Galicia I asked a friend who works as a medical lab technician to check on my abs. I always thought that being athletic when I was younger would have made me a man of muscle. After a quick look, he inquired: Did you just ask me to check on your flabs? He turned away and murmured… Read More »
In the last 14 months or so Balita has been seeking answers to many questions about how some individuals and organizations seduce the Filipino community with sweet-talk and appeal to our sense of compassion. On the issues of accountability and transparency that Balita has been raising, in particular directed to specific people and organizations, as though an invisible… Read More »
There is never a day in my life when I do not pray to thank the Lord for all his blessings on me and my family here and in the Philippines. As Editor and Publisher of Balita, I was lucky to be associated with people that are knowledgeable, experienced and very generous in sharing their newspapering expertise, for… Read More »
Hi Atty, may napanalunan po kami na property sa Antipolo nung last Apri7 2015 nung pina auction nila ang mga prop na hindi nabayaran ang tax at nag issue sila ng Certificate of sale sa amin. Ngayon pa ano ang dapat naming gawin para ma salin na sa amin ang titulo sa pangalan namin. Thanks po.… Read More »
Former national swimmer and ASEAN Games medalist, Enchong Dee an ABS-CBN actor breaks his silence on being inactive for almost two years. In an interview, Enchong divulged to my colleague that he purposely opted to shy away from the limelight for personal reasons. “Yes, not a few young stars have eclipsed my fame under the Kapamilya network.… Read More »
MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won by six million votes last May 9. And he holds on to that margin as his license to do as he wants for the next six years. He didn’t lose any time giving his Cabinet members their marching orders. Duterte’s national chief of police has been in media eerily aping his boss,… Read More »