Hope springs anew

As President Benigno S. Aquino III enters the second year of his six-year term, there is good reason to hope that his administration has regained its bearings and is now ready to pursue its “Daang Matuwid” with more vigor and determination. Aquino’s first year in office was found wanting by various sectors, including those who helped him win… Read More »

My Yellow Brick Road

By: Trisha Sevilla Walk-Train-Work-Train-Walk. My days had become a sandwich. It seemed like someone had hit ‘repeat’ and had trapped me in the daily grind. I was 23, living on my own in a new city and always felt stuck in rush hour. I hadn’t been working in the corporate world that long but regardless, I felt like… Read More »

‘wang-wang’ lifestyle

MANILA He came, he saw, he spoke about wang-wangs. That was President Benigno Aquino III at the Philippine Congress delivering his State of the Nation (SONA) address last Monday, July 25. At 4:04 PM he strode to the congressional rostrum and expanded on the wang-wang theme of his first SONA speech last year where he declared: “Wala ng… Read More »

Let the truth prevail

“Hello, Garci.” Never have two words awakened a nation as profoundly as those uttered by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the height of the tabulation of votes to then Commission on Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano. Days after the Garci tapes revealing the conspiracy between a supposed president and a ranking election official were played before a shocked nation, street… Read More »

Custody and Guardianship of Minor Children

Q. Hi Atty Wong, I hope this letter find you well. I have written to you before and got your advice which definitely made my decision easier. Now I am writing to help my brother who is facing a big problem regarding his children’s custody. My brother is married but separated from his wife who is now living… Read More »

Gloria’s ‘Trojan Horse’

Former Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan, the accused mass murderer of “Maguindanao Massacre” infamy almost convinced President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III into considering him as state witness in the multiple murder case against his father Andal Ampatuan Sr., his brother Andal Ampatuan Jr., and himself. P-Noy seemed to entertain the notion after he heard Zaldy’s “confession” during an interview with… Read More »

FIL AM INDICTED ON A $20-MILLION MEDICARE FRAUD

CHICAGO (jGLi) – A Filipino American, who owns two suburban home health care outfits, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly swindling Medicare of at least $20 million over five years in one of the state’s largest recipients of Medicare payments, according to a press release sent to this reporter by Randall Samborn, spokesman of… Read More »

MOPPET STARS COME AND GO BUT….

Local tinsel town will be incomplete with no mention of outstanding moppet stars since way back. For they have captivated the young and old cineastes alike. The child performers veritably left lasting impression. In the early ‘50s, Tessie Agana, daughter of actress Linda Estrella, was a household name with her blockbuster Roberta, followed by Kerubin, Ang Prinsesa at… Read More »

Filipinos in the Canadian Mosaic

The July Ist celebrations of Canada Day were shared by the more than one hundred cultures that make up this nation. In town centers and parks people of all colours, sexes, religions, ages, political orientations and varied languages gathered together for flag-raising of the Maple Leaf and of singing O’Canada. In Markham, the annual luncheon on July Ist… Read More »