Last July 31, 2011, while former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was in intensive care at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City recuperating from a spinal surgery caused by a pinched nerve, her husband Mike left for Hong Kong for a medical checkup. He could have gone to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City where he… Read More »
“The people have spoken; the nation must move on.” These words summarized the messages sent by the two co-chairmen of the Congressional Canvassing Committee at the start of the joint plenary session of Congress last Wednesday (June 23, 2004) as it began its final round of debates on the controversial canvass of election returns in the just-concluded presidential… Read More »
Nice to hear from colleague Linda Rapadas that Claudine Barretto is back in top shape, showing her convivial and sprite nature once more. Claudine reportedly admitted to writer-chums that she underwent psychiatric treatment to fight stress and depression which tapped her then. Now, her marital relationship with Raymart Santiago turns smoother and stronger than before. Claudine has also… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty Wong,una po sa lahat ay nagpapasalamat po ako at nagkaroon kami ng isang kababayan na nakakatulong sa aming mga problema at kayo po iyon . Anim po kaming magkakapatid sa una ng magasawang muli ang aming ama after three years na mabalo. May mga lupain po si Tatay na namana pa niya sa kanyang mga… Read More »
With the brouhaha over questions as to which festival is the biggest, the grandest, most popular, high-speed money-maker, one would wonder what would come next. If the intent is to outdo each other, then the same question will be asked all over again next round, next year. I was invited to the ‘ABS-CBN Canada One Kapamilya sa Mabuhay… Read More »
An awesome horror enveloped me when I heard and saw on television the horrific slaying and bombing that killed at least 76 people and destroyed considerable property in Norway. What???. Terrorism? Another 9/11? And then, I heard the announcer say that it was like that Oklahoman tragedy. A single person was responsible for all the blood spilled and… Read More »
…….with the ongoing investigation on the alleged cheating in the 2004 election exposed by ex-COMELEC office Lintang Bedol, all roads lead to the long overdue vindication of the defeated presidential bet, the late Fernando Poe Jr. As his pro from 1987 to his untimely demise in 2004 this writer formed the Independent Media for Fernando Poe Jr. ((IM… Read More »
There is a lucrative but illegal trade in the sale of “Tuko “ or Gecko, largely due to claims that it can cure HIV/AIDS , cancer and a host of other diseases and ailments. Among Southeast Asian nations, the Philippines was pinpointed as one of the sources of these nocturnal lizards known for its “vocalizations at night “.… Read More »
Talking to other beings aside from human is another inherent ability that men have long lost forgotten. Some of us retain this skill and we call them special or visionaries. Whether it’s good spirit, Divine, human, or negative spirit, it is still a special skill that seldom knew how to do. AVV711 Men have lost something that is… Read More »