In 2004, I wrote an article titled, “Hey, do you want to buy buko juice?” (PerryScope, December 10, 2004). At that time, although buko juice – or Coco juice — was then being sold in markets in the United States, it was mostly distributed in Asian markets. You couldn’t find them in mainstream markets then. The following is… Read More »
Economists and lawmakers have warned the Aquino administration again against too much government under-spending in the wake of another below-target economic growth rate in the second quarter of the year. The Philippine economy grew by only 3.4 percent in the second quarter, way below the government target and a big drop from the first quarter’s 4.9-percent growth, which… Read More »
A prestigious Canadian magazine, in its 50th anniversary special edition, raised the possibility of Manny Pacquiao as being, perhaps “the world’s best athlete “. At the same time some 13,000 kilometers away in Baguio city, an interview with the pound for pound king with a close friend unravels a not so remote reality of a Pacquiao presidency. In… Read More »
The Philippines has been ranked number 17 among 165 countries as the best place for women. It is the only Asian nation included in the 20 best places for women as researched by the newsmagazine Newsweek. Newsweek identified its top 20 nations for women choices as Iceland, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, United States, the Netherlands, New… Read More »
According to the latest survey it’s a political dead heat in Ontario’s electoral contest. The Ontario Liberals and the Provincial Conservatives are neck and neck with the New Democratic Party following very closely that it puts the liberals and the conservatives on tenterhooks. The Green Party follows as poor fourth which is not a surprise of course. If… Read More »
MANILA From the start of President Benigno Aquino’s administration, certain groups have been trying to undermine his hold on power. Let’s have a look at who they are. First is the political opposition, which is directly allied with former President Gloria Arroyo. It’s a given that the political opposition would attempt to weaken any incumbent leader. But this… Read More »
>Mike Arroyo was quoted in newspaper reports last week that he was deprived of due process when the Philippine National Police (PNP) “rushed” the filing of plunder charges against him and several others in connection with the allegedly anomalous purchase of used helicopters by the PNP in 2009. He refused to testify during the Senate investigation of the… Read More »
T’was ten years since the devastating terror attack in New York city’s Twin towers, ..9/11. IN MEMORIAM.We pause and remember this sad day in modern history. We pray for and remember the victims and their families, just as we condemn this most evil act against mankind . The inscription in ground zero says : ‘MAY WE NEVER FORGET… Read More »
Q. Greetings for serving the Pilipino community through “Batas Pinoy” in the Balita. I am writing on behalf of my husband whose father passed away in 2008. His mother also passed away in 2009. My husband has siblings who now live in Canada, except for their youngest brother who prefers to stay in the Philippines. My is now… Read More »