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 »
Alahoy! Alahoy! “Paglaban sa Gutom!” Senadora Grace Poe, kanyang sinusulong! Sino pa ang iba sa kanya naayon? Meroong tameme? Me bulung – bulong? *** Bien – bien! Palakpakan! PNoy e nag – sey na! Di na niya gusto na mag – second term pa! Pero ang nalungkot mas kadamu diba? Kase, baka kurap ang makapalit nya! *** Trillanes… Read More »
Once again an American soldier is in the eye of a stormy controversy for allegedly killing a Filipino in Olongapo City. We Filipinos are rightfully outraged. The killer must pay for the crime. The main speculation is that Jennifer Laude, a transgender, was murdered when her killer found out her real gender and, apparently feeling duped, killed her… Read More »
In these BALITA’s pages, comments—on stars and celebrities of the good or bad, beautiful or ugly family dynasties –intoxicate the unwary and the innocents; so to make it More complicated, I write this . . . . Gautama was asked what really are you teaching? and the sitting fat man answered: it is both about suffering and annihilating it into nothing. Suffering is life’s… Read More »
MANILA Imelda Marcos says her husband Ferdinand’s martial-law regime was the best thing to happen to the Philippines. Because we Filipinos have short memories and a careless attitude toward history, we run the risk of making Imelda’s deluded statement the accepted truth by default. (This year is the 42nd anniversary of the imposition of martial law in the… Read More »
(Before I, one of his alleged bosses, rake Noynoy over the coals in my next piece on his performance may I asked the reader’s indulgence to revisit my pride and prejudice on the Aquinos.) The cacophony of noises increases in decibels as hacks and followers of varied interests position themselves on both sides of the starting line for the 2010 presidential race. A… Read More »