The failed, yet much ballyhooed Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) passed quietly into the night last Monday, its death cheered by both farmers and landlords. The farmers, who were supposed to be its beneficiaries, would not mourn the agrarian reform program’s death because, in the words of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas chair and party list Rep. Rafael… Read More »
ADDENDUM for the July 1-15 issue . . . where I said there is no Philippines Day. I am wrong. I apologize. THERE IS A PHILIPPINES DAY in Ontario, as I have perused several free Fil-Canadian newspapers report on Independence Day, I saw admirable celebration of pride and oneness of a race my own, splashed in color and… Read More »
~ The realization of the truth seems to be sinking in now. One indication is the commentary by an agitated blogger who took a swipe at the wife of an official for promoting herself to feed a craving for public attention. Her husband is spared even as he is equally guilty of parading himself, the spouse and their… Read More »
“Clearly… while it is the President who proposes the national budget, it is the Congress that prescribes the form, content and manner of budget preparation albeit subject to the limitations found in the Constitution. Hence, as the ‘power of the sword’ belongs to the President, the ‘power of the purse’ resides in Congress.” “While its constitutional conferment is… Read More »
In late June this year, four of those accused of having exploited for their personal advantage funds from the Congress ‘pork barrel’ have, one by one and separately, voluntarily presented themselves to agencies executing the decisions made by of the Office of the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan for their arrest and arraignment. To me, this was an ok… Read More »
The name Cusipag is synonymous to Fil-Canadian journalism. Ruben Cusipag, founder and first publisher/editor of Balita, pioneered the news business about the Philippines in Canada. This was remarkable because starting a newspaper in the early days was a thankless and unprofitable enterprise. It was really for the love of the written word that pioneers like Ruben dared to… Read More »
HI Atty: I reserved for a 2 BR condominium unit in QC with total TCP of around Php3million. I paid the reservation fee of 10k in Nov 2013 and started paying the 20% DP last Dec 2013 to present of 31,270 per month. I paid for 6 months already or nearly Php197,620. And then after analyzing my… Read More »
Trivia: With the melancholic birthday and death anniversary of well loved publisher-editor of Balita Toronto newspaper Ruben Cusipag observed this July, this writer can’t help but reminisce a flashback in his life before the Martial Law years. Even then I had always admired his brand of writing: truthful, fearless and thought-provoking. Albeit I had not met him personally… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – I have been hearing rumors that the Philippine Supreme Court is in the cusp of deposing my friend, former President and incumbent Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada, and have him replaced by defeated Mayor Alfredo S. Lim. But I cannot find the right reason that could complete the trifecta and totally humiliate the brewing Estrada… Read More »