MANILA It’s still three months before the nationwide elections here on May 13 but the campaign fever is already heating up. Campaigning is still not officially allowed at this time but the law can’t stop politicians from marketing themselves already to the electorate. That’s the Philippines, where laws generally are only taken as mere suggestions by many people… Read More »
The Honourable Mike Duffy Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 Dear Senator Duffy, Hardly a month after your appointment, John Fewings, in his cartoon of yourself as the poster boy for the abolition of the Canadian Senate, won’t be able to foresee how right he was at that time. While I agreed with his message then, I… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Rogie Wong , I have been reading your article in Balita regarding properties in the Philippines. I decided to seek your advice so I will be able to do the necessary steps needed regarding our property in Bulacan. We have a parcel of land which has been divided among the four of us. Each of… Read More »
MANILA The Philippines’ New Year didn’t start auspiciously. Besides the usual pandemonium on New Year’s Eve with deafening and asphyxiating neighborhood fireworks, the early days of the year have brought deaths and intriguing mystery. The New Year was barely a week old when a spate of gun violence exploded in different parts of the country. The most controversial… Read More »
By Stephanie Waddell It’s a story that’s not all that new to Canada: Immigrants arriving here looking for a better life for their families. In this case, it’s a glimpse into the lives of a small number of Filipinos who have moved to the Yukon in search of a better life and contributed to the territory many now… Read More »
Kung Hei Fat Choi!!!. Prosperity is on us this New Year. Chinese or not, all holidays can be celebrated by everyone and it’s better for it attracts good luck to our lives. AVV0213 The Black water Snake is a complex animal and nature elements combined. In general all people must decide fast this year. Slow thinker will be… Read More »
Q. I have been in Canada for over three(3) years . I want to sponsor my husband and two children who are still in the Philippines to join me here in Canada. I have a complicated family life affecting the properties of my husband from his previous relations with another woman as well as my properties too. We… Read More »
The immigration reform plan announced on Monday by a bipartisan group of senators may not appear to be the cure-all for the massive immigration problem of the United States, but the mere fact that the Republicans and Democrats are finally talking to find a solution to the decades-long question is something to be hopeful about. Under the compromise… Read More »
The legacy of Juan Ponce Enrile as Liberator and Philippine Senate president is already secure. And even if retires now at the age of 88 instead of waiting for June 2016 when he turns 92, nobody could take away his iconic contribution that galvanized the Filipino people to come to his aid against a military dictatorship in order… Read More »