Sure, he can. But it depends. President Benigno Aquino III has “anointed” his loyal party mate and Interior Secretary, Mar Roxas, as his chosen candidate for president in the 2016 elections here. But Roxas is way down in the surveys. He’s trailing one declared candidate, Vice Presidenr Jojo Binay, and two undeclared ones: Sen. Grace Poe and Mayor… Read More »
After the airing for less than three months, speculations soar high that by this time Willie Revillame’s show at GMA-7 Wowowin would be already off the air. Allegedly, it could be ascribed to the program’s loss of money spent on production and airtime. However, one of the bigwigs of Wowowin Rackie Revilla claimed that co-producer Willie himself and… Read More »
True to tradition, President Aquino gloated about his small accomplishments, ignored his unfulfilled promises, and placed the blame on the previous administration for some of his failures in his two-hour State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) last Monday. Among his few successes is the sustained economic growth during his five years in Malacanang. Even the opposition can’t deny the fact that… Read More »
I took a break last Sunday and watched a concert by the very popular REO Brothers in downtown Los Angeles, and was so awed by the group of youngsters from Tacloban City, I decided to take a break, too, from writing about politics and write about the band instead this week. The story of this young tribute band,… Read More »
MANILA Despite all the bad news swirling around Vice President Jojo Binay, the crowds still turn out wherever he goes. Are those people just being polite, as is the Filipino custom, and warmly welcome any guest to their communities? Or maybe they’re the usual Filipino rubber-neckers who have nothing better to do than come out and gawk around… Read More »
Q. Hello Atty Wong! Meron lang sana akong inquiry ulit sa iyo Atty. Wong. While in Canada, I continued paying my SSS premium contribution thru voluntary scheme program, now that I already reached my 60’s, I was informed by the SSS office that I have a option whether to wait getting my pension benefits until I reached 65… Read More »
Just recently, Movie, TV, Radio Classification Board (MTRCB), summoned TV executives of ABS-CBN twice in a row. Firstly, for the foul language used in some scenes of the top rating TV drama series Pangako sa Iyo (Daniel Padilla-Kathryn Bernardo). The board found it unsuitable for Kids. Secondly, after receiving many complaints from TV viewers, MTRCB called for a… Read More »
Q. Hi attorney, I’m from Canada. I got married in the Philippines to a Filipina since 2011. We have two daughters, three (3) and two (2) years old respectively. They are in the Philippines with my wife. At first my marriage seems perfect, we did plan to live here in Canada since it has a lot of better… Read More »
Four legal luminaries confirmed what has been obvious all along – that the Aquino administration practices “selective justice” in dealing with corruption. It took Vice President Jojo Binay five years to state what many people, including this writer, have been saying from the very first year of this hypocritical administration that has been boasting of leading the nation… Read More »
MANILA Sen. Grace Poe hasn’t been around much. In fact, there’s a doubt, or intrigue, among her detractors that she doesn’t qualify to run for either president or vice president because she lacks the required residency in the country of 10 years. But, for someone who’s relatively newly repatriated back here (from America), she’s been in the news… Read More »