The telenovela continues. The Christmas season of 2011 will be an unforgettable one for former President Gloria Arroyo. After the Nov.17 airport drama where she and her husband Mike Arroyo were stopped from taking their flight to Singapore, she is now finally a detainee: officially under hospital arrest at the government-run Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), a far… Read More »
By Ricardo Jorge S. Caluen Word of the passing of Carmencita “Ging” Hernandez last December 6th left the tight circle of activists within the Filipino community—in Ontario, for that matter– in a state of shock. Everyone knew how dynamic a person Ging was. As she lay comatose in her deathbed at Toronto Western General Hospital, life support systems… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – The recent dismissal by the Philippine Court of Appeals of the 100-million pesos (US$2.3-M) damaged suit filed by giant GMA News TV against another giant rival ABS-CBN was really a simple breach of contract between ABS-CBN and its news agency subscriber, Reuters, and Reuters’ failure to emphasize to its sub-clients to honor its sub-contract with… Read More »
Alahoy! Alahoy! Sang Maligayang Pasko! Tropa ng Kalabit, ang bati sa inyo! Sanman kayo naron sa dako ng mundo, Ang Diwa ng Pasko lagi nang isaulo! * * * Holy Kalungkaling! Doon sa Square One! (Dun sa ‘waiting area’ o sa ‘departure’ man!) Sa Howard Street, sa Scarborough Town! Tsikahan syempre pa! Itong Kapaskuhan! * * * Oka… Read More »
If we are to believe Gloria Arroyo’s mouthpieces, someone is out to kill their employer. Recently, Mrs. Arroyo’s all-purpose spokeswoman, who goes by the name of Elena Bautista-Horn, urgently called in the press to announce that, yes, there’s a plot to do her boss in. The plan is supposedly called “Put the Little Girl to Sleep.” The Horn… Read More »
I am not a fan of Chief Justice Renato Corona or the so-called Arroyo Court. In fact, I have criticized them many times in the past. And yet, I don’t feel good about President Noynoy Aquino’s bullying tactics against Corona, the Supreme Court and basically the entire judiciary. It is natural for the aggrieved parties or even non-litigants… Read More »
By January 2012, Sharon Cuneta could be considered highest paid TV celebrity. She confirmed what a TV-5 insider did hush-hush recently. According to the grapevine, Shawie has already signed a five years contract with the Kapatid network. And the amount will be P1 billion. Reportedly, TV-5 bigwigs have mapped out plans. These include a reteaming with Gabby Concepcion,… Read More »
Varied imagery comes to mind every time I see photos of former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wearing a mask – if you call it that, a mask. Among these images is the masked-face of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, made popular by the movie “Silence of the Lambs”. While Lecter, introduced in the 1981 thriller novel “Red Dragon” by Thomas… Read More »
Q. Hi, I was wondering if you can clarify some issues regarding a property in the Philippines. My father who is a US Citizen is the only surviving heir of his parents who are both deceased. His parents left a piece of land in the Philippines. My grandparents have four kids, three of which are already deceased and… Read More »
Publisher Pacquiao Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who is also the Congressman from Saranggani, the TV host, the singer, the basketball player, the billiards shark and many more, is taking on a new persona – a media mogul. To start his venture into the communications business, Pacquiao has already established a radio station in General Santos City which… Read More »