PARTIHAN NG MANA AT KARAPATAN PANGALAWANG ASAWA

Q. Hello Atty Wong . Ito po ay tungkol sa problema naming magkakapatid sa naiwang lupain ng aming yumaong ama. Minana po ng aming ama ang mga lupaing ito sa kanyang mga magulang at ng mag-asawa siyang muli ay nakalagay sa titulo ang pangalan ng second wife niya. Tama po ba yon when hindi naman conjugal property nila… Read More »

Imelda exploits Gloria’s situation for cheap points

Imelda Marcos calls Gloria Arroyo’s continued hospital arrest “cruel, unjust and inhuman.” Look who’s talking. Mrs. Marcos adds that when President Aquino’s father, Ninoy, was the one incarcerated during martial law, her husband Ferdinand approved a trip to the United States so Ninoy could seek medical attention for his ailing heart. So why doesn’t the current president allow… Read More »

Obama’s call springs Fil-ams to act on TPS

“Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero” (Seize the day, put little trust in tomorrow (future). – Odes Latin Poet Horace CHICAGO, Illinois (FAXXNA/jGLi) – When President Barack Obama mentioned the U.S. disaster relief in the Philippines during his State of the Union address last Tuesday (Jan. 28), it moved a gritty bunch of Filipino American leaders into action.… Read More »

‘Sorry bridges the gap’

When Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was caught in a storm of protests on June 27, 2005 following the Hello Garci scandal, wherein she was taped talking to Commission on Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano about election results in Mindanao, she addressed the people to say “I… am… sorry” in a melodramatic tone. Nobody probably believed she was indeed sorry for… Read More »

COURT CASE OF FAP VS MMDA OVER FILMFEST EARNINGS

Recently, Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) prexy Leo Dmonguez filed a mandamus petition for the Court to stop turnover of Amusement tax to Metro Manila Development Board of the earnings of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2013 earnings, directed to MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino. Leo stated, “aside from Film Academy of the Philippines, MOWELFUND, the other beneficiaries… Read More »

Gov’t must help ease poor’s burden

Already saddled by a sharp increase in the prices of basic goods and services, Filipinos will now have to face additional financial burdens mandated by the government starting January 1 this year. Most working Filipinos will find their paychecks reduced by a few hundred pesos starting this month because the Social Security System (SSS) and the Philippine Health… Read More »

‘Hell on earth’ for human trafficking victims

Human trafficking is another major problem that has plagued the country for decades. Despite increased resources given to the task force against human trafficking, the Philippines remains, according to the US State Department 2013 report, a major source country for sex-trafficking and forced labor, adding that “child sex tourism remained a serious problem” in the country. Just last… Read More »