Who would ever think that Manny Pacquiao would make it big as a singer? Well, his song Sometimes When we Touch recorded in U.S. currently lands in no. 11 in the music charts there. Hold your breath, Manny now ranks among the biggest hit makers all over America like Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, The Journey, among others..From a… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – The Manila Hostage Crisis a year ago devastated the Philippine tourism industry just as 9/11 caused inbound tourism in the United States to take a nosedive. But unlike the United States, which does not have a national tourism czar, the Philippines is one of the many developing countries, which elevated the duties of promoting the… Read More »
Q. Hi Atty Wong, I am a follower of your column. Sa tulad naming mga OFWs dito sa Canada, at malayo sa mga kamag-anak at mahihingian ng payo, ang iyong column ay ang aming sandigan kung kami ay may mga katanungan. Ako ay malapit ng ikasal. Ang mga papers ko po, visa, work permit, school records, at pati… Read More »
Does President Noynoy Aquino’s refusal to apologize to relatives of the eight Chinese victims who died in the infamous Luneta hostage taking incident a sign of arrogance or lack of sensitivity? Trekking to Manila to remember the first anniversary of the tragic August 23, 2010, the Chinese kins presented four demands from the President among them the issuance… Read More »
I don’t get it. The Aquino administration is willing to face the wrath of an emerging superpower with at least a million-strong army to uphold its sovereignty over a group of small islets and shoals in the middle of the South China Sea, but is ready to surrender sovereignty over most of Mindanao, an area once called the… Read More »
The scandal that erupted under the watchful eye of Bureau of Customs Commissioner Angelito “Joselito” Alvarez has created a maelstrom of controversy calling for an investigation and dismissal of Alvarez. But, strangely, Malacañang doesn’t seem to know – or chose not to know – what’s going on at the Bureau of Customs since January 2011 when the first… Read More »
The news here continues to swirl around Gloria Arroyo, her husband and sundry family members. If all the latest allegations against the Arroyos are true, this family’s transgressions against the Filipino people are second only to Ferdinand Marcos’s depredations during the martial-law period in the 1970s-80s. But let’s forget about the Arroyos for now. After all, there’s been… Read More »
Early this week the whole of Canada, most especially the Greater Toronto Area, was deeply saddened by the news of the passing away of the leader of the National Democratic Party, the Honourable Jack Layton. He was the leader of the official opposition party in the Federal Parliament in Ottawa. Jack Layton as everyone in Canada addressed him,… Read More »
This piece has nothing to do with a Shakespearean play. It is rather exactly what it was or is: all’s well that ends well. It all started with a call for help from a friend whom I have not seen nor heard from for many years. Well, when you are in this part of the globe it is… Read More »