CHICAGO (JGL) – California was the site of the peace treaty at the end World War II – the Treaty of San Francisco, Peace Treaty with Japan. Perhaps, California could also be the site where Southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia, can mop up plans on how to counter the aggressive moves of their… Read More »
Reportedly, since the start of the taping of the new ABS-CBN teleserye Dolce Amore, all eyes have been focused on the sweetness of Liza Soberano and Matteo Guidicelli. Allegedly, this has made her ardent suitor (or boyfriend?) Enrique Gil uncomfortable. Not only that, talks spread that even Matteo’s girlfriend Sarah Geronimo feels insecure not because of liza’s… Read More »
Trivia: Did you know that from the ‘40s to ‘60s, great love stories transpired off cameras in showbiz? This was ignited by the couple Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran in the ‘40s to early ‘50s. Pancho did belong to an affluent family from the Visayas. His dad Enrique Magalona was then a senator. Pancho’s sister Susan Magalona was… Read More »
From Day One, President Aquino has always referred to the people as his “bosses.” During his inaugural address, he told the people: “Kayo ang boss ko.” And yet, how many times has he ignored the people in his decision-making? Just recently, despite the growing clamor for the ouster of Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya amid the… Read More »
Dear atty, my wife has more or less 600 sq meter residential lot. Paano po ma include ang name ko sa nasabing property, kasi po ako naman ang gagastos sa pagpatayo ng house namin or aparment. Respectfully.Cris. Ans: Hello Cris. Hindi maliwanag sa email mo kung paano at kailan na acquire ng iyong asawa… Read More »
By: Butch Galicia Winter’s onset was one of the mildest and the warmest ever. The mercury shot up crazy high and fell sanely low through a mix of sun, wind, rain and snow. No complaints. Canadian winter is at its best. Let’s begin chilling. Bundle up. Get along with the freeze. Soon, spring will be here. ***** The… Read More »
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 »