MANILA The temperamental President Manuel L. Quezon famously said: “I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans.” You know what they say, be careful what you wish for. Filipino politicians from Quezon’s time to today must have thought that his statement was a wish and they’ve been working… Read More »
It’s was Christmas Eve, the country was agog as it awaited the day Christ was born. The malls were still brimming with people, jampacked to the seams, on the last shopping day before Christmasday. The popular markets of Divisoria, Baclaran, Quiapo and all the smaller tiangges (Filipino flea markets) were wall-to-wall with shoppers. These places were so… Read More »
“Few in the conclave that elected Pius VII could have anticipated the severity of the struggle that awaited the pope and the Church in the coming decades, for the new Vicar of Christ spent the next 15 years in battle with the dictator openly cursed as an Antichrist and an enemy of civilization: Napoleon Bonaparte.” – The Pope… Read More »
Q. Dear Sir, I was married in the Philippines on Aug. 31 ,1961 but the marriage was dissolved on 1976 when I filed a divorce. I am a Filipino by birth but is now residing in Canada and has acquired my Canadian citizenship on 1979. I have been going back and forth in the Philippines since 2005 .… Read More »
Happy New Year! This is the greeting that we give to our family and friends this time of year. We look forward to a bright future. But recently I utter this goodwill hopes with trepidation. Will it be a happy new year? The year 2015 left us a deal to worry and be scared about. There were the… Read More »
By butch Galicia Before Christmas, the ladies of the house talked of shopping for new outfits for the children. My grandchildren grow so fast, so I advised the ladies to buy clothes and shoes a half-size or a full-size larger. “It is utile, as it is practical. Think of the future,” I said. On Christmas Day, they heeded… Read More »
Trivia: The very essence of giving joy this Yuletide season with the dawning of Christmas day reverberates on the air. Did you know that even the ‘50s, the big three movie companies had made the cinemagoers truly in blithe via their special Christmas presentations? To begin with, LVN Pictures introduced a novelty in its Christmas offering. At the period local films were always in black and white, it cropped… Read More »
Q. Hello Att. R. Wong, nakita ko po ang email ninyo na baka sakaling makahanap ako ng sagot. Pinanganak po ako sa Hong Kong to a Chinese father and Filipina mother. Matagal na po silang nagsasama ng parents ko in late 80’s and till then I was born in 1994. The problem is that hindi pa po… Read More »
As we are writing this, the Commission on Elections, sitting en banc, had just deferred its decision on the disqualification case against presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe. The six poll commissioners, including Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, were expected to deliberate again and make a decision the next day, Tuesday. We really can’t understand why the commissioners had… Read More »
Unlike other presidential candidates, with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, you either like him or you don’t. There is not much gray area. It’s black or white, day or night. He is either the strong leader in the mold of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew who will reform the country the tough way, or the dangerous dictator who could… Read More »