Whenever a senior Filipino professional leaves to work abroad, alarms bells ring out and panic reigns here in the Philippines. There goes the talent, woe unto us! people cry out. The debate here about a brain drain has been around for decades. OMG, what are we going to do, Dr. Somebody has abandoned us! goes the cry. In… Read More »
When the wave of Filipino professionals landing on North American soil started in the 1960s and 70s, a small number of them included journalists who had already made their mark in Manila. Finding the urge to write and publish irresistible, these scribes itched to start their own publications. On the west coast, the likes of Alex Esclamado and… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty. Wong I have a question regarding a property of my deceased father in Manila. My father died in 2000 and still has his name in the land title of the property. How can I and my older brother transfer the land title from our deceased father to us? Points to consider: • Both parents are… Read More »
As heavy rains suddenly poured and the streets of MetroManila were flooded with knee- deep or in some other areas higher waters, my daughter Mhyka was in the final hours of painful labor to give birth to her first son at the Mandaluyong Medical Center. When the rains stopped by evening and while the stranded commuters and pedestrians… Read More »
Reportedly, Kris Aquino uttered in her TV show that she would allow her son Bimby to appear in her Manila Film Festival entry with Vic Sotto and Ryzza Mae Dizon if it will be a lead, bigger role than Ryzza, and the new child star. Perhaps, its producer and Ryzza herself who’s humble to admit she comes from… Read More »
CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – Anybody who ventures into the unknown must adopt the old but tried and tested scientific method of trial-and-error. The beauty of trial-and-error is that it does not try to discover the reason why it works. Nor does it attempt to find out all the solutions nor the best solution. And little or no knowledge of… Read More »
Alahoy! Kalikoy! Father’s Day, nagdaan! Love, at ang pa – TY kay Itay, inalay! Si Itay ‘Haligi’ Katuwang si Inay! “Patawad sa aming mga pagkukulang…” *** Ating Kalayaan, ipinagdiwang din! Tulad dun sa Queen’s Park! At around GTA! Mabuhay ang Pinoy sa Independence Day! Tema ito lamang! Adlib e Carpiohin! *** Hinagpis ni Tembong! Baha! Bagyo! Gutom! Hirap… Read More »
MANILA Are the cheating, stealing, crimes of all sorts and widespread corruption in our country the “new normal”? Let’s take the recent elections (last May 13) as an example. Violence against one another, cheating, unfairness, deception, deviousness, and a general tendency to break the law. These are among the bad things we do just to get what we… Read More »
For decades, the Philippine government has been trying to find a lasting solution to the nagging problem of squatters in Metro Manila, far longer than the efforts to solve the equally and seemingly unsolvable communist and Muslim insurgency problems. These problems are like body itch. You scratch one area and the itch reappears in even more places in… Read More »