CHICAGO (JGL) – Philippine President Noynoy Aquino is against death penalty and yet he does not mind if journalists are killed if they are accused of committing transgressions outside the exercise of their profession. I could not think of any possible crime that journalists maybe accused of committing that could fall outside the line of their practice of… Read More »
I often compare children in Canada with those from developing countries in other parts of the world. These programs on television are often shown by charitable organizations appealing for supporters for their work. In these programs one will see children digging in garbage dumps for food or for anything like bottles or empty cans that they can sell.… Read More »
After their reconciliation, Andi Eigenmman broke off anew with lover Jake Ejercito who’s Manila mayor Joseph Estrada’s son by ex-actress Laarni Enriquez. In a penchant mood, Andi confided she got hurt by the Twitter photo of Jake kissing on the lips a non-showbiz girl which proved his unfaithfulness. Now abroad finishing his studies, Jake apologized for his mistake,… Read More »
Q. Hi, Atty. Wong. I appreciate the legal advice you share with your readers. My parents are considering adding me to the title of their small residential property in the Philippines. Both of them are residing in the Philippines. What taxes and fees will be incurred should they proceed with this process? Do I need to be present… Read More »
Alahoy! Alahoy! Tsk! Habang patuloy, Pag – aalburuto nitong bulking Mayon! Una nang sumabog isyung madlang pipol Sinusubaybayan sa magiging hatol! *** Pinupulitika! Meroong ang sigaw! Imbes na sagutin ang mga paratang? Ewan ko! Ewan nyo! Sa Tuwid na Daan! Meron daw kakampi dapat ring kasuhan! *** Anak ng Kalikoy! Kaldereta! Okoy! Tapsilog! Pinakbet! Pansit! Paksiw! Lechon! Palabok!… Read More »
Following the filing of a second complaint for plunder against Philippine National Police Director General Alan Purisima, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. called on the beleaguered PNP chief to resign out of delicadeza. Belmonte was too naïve to think there is still delicadeza among the country’s officials. The word has long disappeared from the vocabulary of Philippine officialdom.… Read More »
While I cannot condone the rough treatment accorded Budget Secretary Butch Abad by some students of the University of the Philippines last week, when he was pelted with stones and coins after a speech at the School of Economics, I must also say that I quite agree with their demand that he be made accountable for the illegal… Read More »
Amid findings by the Commission on Audit that close to P2.8 million worth of relief for survivors of typhoon Yolanda were lost to spoilage and that P58 million worth of other supplies were spoiled or wasted due to improper storage, the Palace – true to its customary reactions – said President Aquino won’t fire DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman… Read More »
Q. Hi atty, We have a house we want to sell. It was owned by our parents. My father died already so we executed an EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT document. We already paid the estate tax and donors tax. Under the extra judicial settlement. 50% of the property goes to our mom who is still alive, the 50% divided… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – The broad-daylight kidnapping preserved early this month by a cell phone camera along EDSA in Mandaluyong took a page from a similar abduction 14 years ago that nipped in the bud the young Joseph “Erap” Estrada presidency. While a witness to the abduction of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and Dacer’s driver, Emmanuel Corbito, only had… Read More »