Lost in the jubilation over the conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona and the national anger over the “greatest boxing heist” that led to the loss of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to Tim Bradley was the recent revelation by retired Archbishop Oscar M. Cruz that jueteng, the scourge of many Filipino families, has actually flourished under the Aquino… Read More »
As of this writing, Erich Gonzales enplaned back from Thailand where she filmed the romantic film Suddenly It’s Magic, opposite Thai idol Mario Maurer. One of the persistent talks has it that allegedly Erich swept off Mario off his feet which makes his Thai GF jealous of her. A colleague relayed to me what Erich confided. While it’s… Read More »
“[T]he Filipino … is worth dying for because he is the nation’s greatest untapped resource.” — The late Sen. Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., New York, Aug. 4, 1980 CHICAGO (jGLi) – When martyred and Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino, Jr. delivered a soliloquy before the Asia Society in New York in 1980, he posited himself the question: is… Read More »
In a dramatic entry into the Chief Justice selection derby, Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima claimed that she’s a strong candidate for the Supreme Court’s much-coveted top position. Claiming experience and independence, De Lima sought guidance from the Lady of Manaoag, who she believes gave Her blessings. De Lima said that she struggled whether or not to… Read More »
Two years since promising to lift the people from poverty and social abyss through the “daang matuwid,” it seems, as pointed out by a Manila bishop, the journey has reached a dead end. It seems the straight path has become a circuitous route that is only leading the country back to where it started two years ago. Aside… Read More »
Last July 1, 2010, Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, assumed the presidency of the Philippines. What has he done in his first two years in office? Aquino has kept his campaign promise to go after former government officials who stole the people’s money and abused their power. He has sicced the powers and forces of government on past… Read More »
Eskeremengoles! Too late senyol ‘judges’ Award kay Dolphy, din na nya nakamit! Nagluksa ang bansa! Lumuha ang langit! Bituing Marikit! Home Along Da Riles! *** Buhay, weather, weather! Line ni Kuya Kim yan! Sey nitong si P-Noy ay kaiba naman, “Pagsikat ng araw nasa ating kamay, Kung pano bubut i ang kinabukasan…” *** Sa totoo lang! Oka –… Read More »
Beyond the backdrop of trees and flowering plants lining the path towards our house, I often times heard from old folks as they sipped their freshly brewed Batangas coffee in a morning tete-a-tete the often repeated and often uttered philosophical view that marriage is a sacred institution that no one put asunder. To those old folks, marriage is… Read More »
You may call me party pooper, but I dare ask whether majority of Pinoys in this part of the world still have the same hunger for things associated with the homeland. Things have changed and with it came change in attitude. Those that were valued twenty years ago have faded, if not completely gone, from the radar screen… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty Wong, ask ko lang po kung pwede kaming bumili nang partner ko nang lupa sa Pilipinas. Kasalukuyan pong naka file sa court ang kanyang annulment. I’m a Canadian citizen and he is Filipino but working in Kuwait. Hindi po ba hahabulin nang ex-wife niya ang bibilhin naming property? Gusto ko lang pong makasiguro bago kami… Read More »