I have just finished sharing the Remembrance Day Celebration in Ottawa via television. It was a very emotional celebration—–warm, poignant and solemn. The prime minister and his wife were there, the governor general and his wife, Princess Royal Anne, the lady who was chosen to represent all Canadian mothers, the top heads of the different branches of the… Read More »
Frankly, it’s surprising how ineffective the camp of Vice President Jojo Binay has been in handling the corruption crisis that’s smothering him. It’s so evident that the bombshell exploded by former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado took the Binay camp by surprise. Mercado was already all over the place before Binay’s fire brigade came to the scene. If… Read More »
I wrote during the last quarter of 2009 my thoughts and believed strongly that reluctant Noynoy Aquino will be Liberal Party candidate and a sure winner in the Presidential elections of 2010 – all because of Ninoy and Cory’s legacy and, thinking outside the box because also of his low profile lackluster performance in a disgraced Congress as… Read More »
With the damning allegations hurled against Vice President Jejomar Binay in the past few weeks, one would think, as one columnist said, the former human rights lawyer and Makati mayor “can kiss his presidential bid goodbye.” I wish it were that simple because the country badly needs a president who is beyond reproach, but recent history tells us… Read More »
I was about to continue my piece on P Noy when visiting the link for Philippine Newspapers I was distracted and decided to write instead an article about what comes to mind reading mere headlines –without going into the content –and call it: A Day In Print Media Headlines In Manila. So without mentioning the names of the… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – If Filipinos would like to force the hands of Presidents Barack Obama and Noynoy Aquino to change the terms of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) as a result of the alleged murder of a Filipino Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude in the hands of a United States Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, they have to… Read More »
Q. Hello Good Day. My name is Zenki from Manila. While doing some research about land titles, property and estate taxes on the net, I luckily encountered your column. I didn’t hesitate to write you as I have some questions that I hope you can help me with. My grandfather (mother’s father) died 1985 and my grandma (mom’s… Read More »
The problem of trafficking of Filipinos in the United States came to the fore again last week when 25 teachers who were victimized by unscrupulous recruiters went to the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. to again air their grievance and seek the help of Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr. for a resolution of their case. The ambassador assured them… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – It was an unseasonably warm morning of February 4, 1985 when Tim M. Olivarez, correspondent of Tempo, a sister publication of Manila Bulletin, accompanied me in covering a murder case in Bulacan. On our way back to the Bulletin, Tim told me that he was going to see a smuggling lord, Jose “Don Pepe” Oyson,… Read More »
Good news appeared to have emerged from the Bali Democratic Forum in Indonesia where President Aquino was reported to have abandoned any possibility of staying beyond his six-year term that ends in 2016. “Aquino abandons term extension bid,” said the banner story of Manila Bulletin last week. I read into the news but nowhere did I find a… Read More »