Trivia: Did you know that ex-Grammy awardee and famous singer Patti Austin of I Believe and In My Life fame has generated trending topic worldwide? She buttressed that the greatest singers around the world tend to come from the Philippines. Many have unquestionably agreed to Patti’s statement. This brings to my mind that since the ‘50s up to… Read More »
When it rains it pours daw po. We hope it will stop here in the Philippines. We do not really mind the downpour that characterizes the country’s wet season. But we all pray that the downpour of revelations of scams and controversies stops at least for a while as we try to catch our breaths and find relief… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty. I was just browsing the internet and came across your website. I have a question regarding my daughter. She’s 8 years old. She was born here in Canada but I left her in the Philippines in 2007 . She hasn’t been back to Canada since then. How do I apply for her dual citizenship since… Read More »
CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – The squabble between Senate President Frank Drilon and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is giving fits to overseas Filipinos, who are willing to join and vet for honest and qualified people to act as placeholders when a big number of Senators and Congressmen will start to take a difficult trek to jail when the Ombudsman elevates plunder… Read More »
Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC) and Reporters Without Borders TORONTO – Seven out of 10 Filipinos 65 years and above live in poverty in Canada’s largest city and rely mainly on monthly government doleouts for their economic security, a study on Filipino seniors… Read More »
CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – Janet Napoles masterful ability to pull the rug from under the feet of unsuspecting Philippine senators and congressmen could be a game changer that could also remake a nation that will go into a soul searching on how a culture of gift giving has allowed Filipinos to accept starvation wages. If senators and congressmen are… Read More »
By Mercy Maliglig After dealing with some health issues, on my last article I said “Back on the Road Again”. At least that’s what I thought until my cardiologist got a hold of me June 27, 2 days before my birthday celebration, a special day my kids had meticulously put together. With my luck, after the ECG, the… Read More »
Q. Atty , Magandang araw po! Nabasa ko po ang column ninyo sa Batas Pinoy sa internet. Gusto ko po sanang isangguni sa inyo ang matagal ko ng problema ako po si Rodel , nagtatrabaho sa Jeddah bilang salesman. May una po akong asawa at kasal po kami, sa hindi po inaasahang pangyayari nagkahiwalay po kami at 8… Read More »
MANILA The current scandal here involving the serial theft of the people’s money allocated as pork barrel of members of the Congress confirms once and for all how deep corruption is in the Philippines. It’s been exposed in media that P10 billion in congressional pork barrel has been stolen through ghost projects and beneficiaries over a span of… Read More »