The killing of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa was so brazen, and the excuse given by the police officers for the slaying so ridiculous, there is absolutely no reason for government authorities not to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation of the incident. Why was Espinosa suddenly so brave and reckless to shoot at lawmen when just a few… Read More »
It’s unprecedented in Philippine political history that in four months’ time a new president has become the object of serious criticism. Even the unwanted (by the intelligent class) Joseph “Erap” Estrada didn’t suffer such dislike in his time. In the presidential campaign of 1998, the masses were not only willing to vote for Estrada, they were quite eager… Read More »
By Butch Galicia Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Don’t get me wrong. I do not intend to sound off a call for action or anything, for whatever purpose it may serve. Put simply, I am just practicing a typical typing drill to exercise my ten aging fingers.… Read More »
Trivia: Interestingly, the new TV drama sensation Inah de Belen’s famous parents ex couple Janice de Belen and John Estrada are under the fold of ABS-CBN. Yet the two gave their consent to let Inah signed a contract under GMA-7. She top bills the TV series Oh My Mama, originally delineated by Maricel Soriano in the movie version.… Read More »
They’ve been killing people here for the past three months. The sober-minded plead for a return to sanity while the shrill continue their defense of President Duterte. After an earlier collective silence from the public over all the summary killings, now comes a growing sentiment that the country may be going in the wrong direction. There’s a burgeoning… Read More »
Stripped of immunity and entitlements, former President Benigno S. Aquino III and former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad Jr. have finally been criminally charged for their roles in the notorious Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) which the Supreme Court had declared as unconstitutional and illegal in 2014. Ten militant groups charged Aquino and Abad with technical malversation of public funds,… Read More »
In the first few days of his presidency, President Duterte gained favorable response from the business community after his announcements that he would give emphasis to infrastructure development and making transactions easy for businessmen. With just a few hundreds killed in Duterte’s drug war, they were willing to look the other way. But as the death toll from… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – The Philippines along with Cuba and a group of Pacific Islands, including Puerto Rico and Guam, was bought by the United States at a discount for $20-M ($549-M in today’s currency) so that a bloody Spanish-American War would be averted in pursuit of America’s “Manifest Destiny” to spread freedom and democracy around the world. Instead… Read More »
By Butch G. Galicia October 10 was Thanksgiving Day. Did you know that it was also World Mental Health Day? Thanks, but I’ll think about it. On second thought, never mind! By the way, will a regular slice of roasted turkey help clean and sanitize the brain? Zombies, please reply. ***** Mahirap talagang mag-isip! Kaya kung may tanong… Read More »
Q. Kindly enlightened me po. This is regarding my 2nd daughter’s birth certificate. It was in 2005 na I had my first child, I was only 19 then. In order for me na hindi ma-kick out from college, both my husband (my boyfriend that time) and my parents decided us to get married. So there is no problem… Read More »