July 1-16, 2011
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 »
These are indeed hard times
The government said recession is over. But it does not seem so. Unemployment is still up. All levels of government are deeply in debt. People dependent on food banks have increased. The price of gasoline keeps going up. Salaries have mostly remained stagnant and workers are worried about complaining. This is not a time when one can afford… Read More »
‘Shooting buddy’ under fire
No sooner had Virginia Torres returned to her post than she started getting all the flak from critics as well as allies of President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III. As one of P-Noy’s “shooting buddies,” Torres has become the lightning rod for all the things that could go wrong in P-Noy’s administration. In an arrogant display of defiance on… Read More »
KARAPATAN NG ANAK SA LABAS
Q. Ang inyong column sa BALITA ay palagi naming inaabangan. The Batas Pinoy Corner is really a good section to read. Everyone in the family finds your column very informative and entertaining as well. In our building, where a lot Filipinos are working , we find it difficult to have a copy of the Balita. This is also… Read More »
Fil Ams To Hold Protest Rallies v. China as U.S. Paper Urges Obama To Rally Behind PH
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Filipino Americans are picketing the consular offices of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) across the United States at noon on July 8 to protest the PRC government’s scheduled oil-rig drilling activities in the Spratly Islands which the Philippines claims as its own. Meanwhile, the Washington Post, in an editorial, urged President Barack Obama to… Read More »
HELLO, TORONTO!
It’s a refreshed MetroManila one saw after more than a week of continuous rains brought about by typhoons Egay, Dodong and Falcon. I am talking about streets where litter have been swept away by rainwater, lawn plants seemed more robust and green, and air was more breathable. But these typhoons created havoc, too- Php54m worth of crops and… Read More »
THREE ACTRESSES ON THE WRONG ROAD
These beautiful and talented actresses are said to be on the wrong road. The first one, an award winning at that, started her attitude problem at a young age. Her first manager couldn’t decipher her moods and fickle-mindedness. He gave her up, with no regrets. Wise moves indeed for the ones who have handled her have bemoaned her… Read More »
Parang bulalakaw?
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and his allies must have thought it was time to take the counter-offensive following another decline in President Benigno S. Aquino III’s approval rating. After keeping a low profile in the first year of Aquino’s tenure, Arroyo suddenly held a press conference to blast her successor for the latter’s alleged lack of leadership and allegedly… Read More »