This piece continues and ends the trilogy on PNOY’s No, No, No, Yes, Yes, NOoo… to inveiglements to continue in office as President and to unexamine his much examined presidency. For what and where Noynoy had done good, for his grade of 7 out of 10, you will find them in his past State of the Nation (SONA)… Read More »
MANILA As we all know and are so proud of, we Filipinos are gung-ho about Christmas. Nothing on the calendar beats Christmas. We’re simply mad about Christmas. We go all out. We celebrate as if the day after Christmas, which isn’t December 26, it’s January 7 or thereabouts, is Doomsday. Like there’s no tomorrow, like it’s the end… Read More »
Huwag kang sasagot!” Answering back elders is a sign of disrespect. No matter whether the elder is right or wrong. Respect for elders is a tradition deep in Filipino culture. Younger generations are expected to kiss the hand of parents, grandparents, uncles or aunts as sign of respect. The Filipino language (Tagalog) contains expressions of respect like “po… Read More »
(Author’s note: At this time of the year, this writer pauses from political and other issues and focuses on the Christmas season. The article below was first written in 2003 and has appeared in this corner during the Christmas weekend every year since.) For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a… Read More »
THE GOOD. THE BAD AND THE UGLY was the title of a popular 1966 Spaghetti Cowboy Movie which gave Hollywood westerns a run for their money. I tried to mime current Philippine events for musings purposes as the The DRY, THE FUNNY AND THE SERIOUS. Why so? The playful mind sometimes can be better than infantile yet satirical… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipino voters should rejoice that they are being offered an alternative with the rising popularity of Sen. Grace Poe, who can pull even, if not get ahead of faltering Vice President Jojo Binay if the current trending continues. But the fickle-minded voters should also be reminded that a presidential election is not just a popularity… Read More »
Q. Dear atty, kumusta po kayo ? Nabasa ko po ang article nyo sa Balita dyan sa Canada . Dito po ako sa Pilipinas nakatira. Wala po akong malapitan sa mga tanong ko kaya po ako nag research sa internet. Sana po e mapayuhan nyo po ako. Meron pong pinamanang lupa ang ama ng aking asawa. Nagkamali po… Read More »
This piece continues and ends the trilogy on PNOY’s No, No, No, Yes, Yes, NOoo… to inveiglements to continue in office as President and to unexamined his much examined presidency. For what and where Noynoy had done well, for his grade of 7 out of 10, you will find them in his past State of the Nation (SONA) speeches he has… Read More »
With the Aquino administration, when something goes wrong there is always somebody or something to blame. After all, President Aquino is still blaming former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for everything that ails the country more than four years after he took over the reins of the country. For example, when the government failed to fulfill its promise and… Read More »
by PIDO AGUILAR Once more, we go on with our magnificent wonderful journey towards a life of infinite abundance and blessings. READ what follows: once silently, once aloud. You may repeat the process for the next two weeks so you experience for yourself the joy and the peace of a positively affirming life. It is best if you… Read More »