There is a bill in the Philippine senate that aims to expand labour laws protecting the rights of women against employment discrimination. If approved, the bill will penalize guilty employers from 50 to 200 thousand pesos. Well and good as this is welcome especially in a country like the Philippines where playing fields are strewn with potholes and… Read More »
In Mike Murdock’s widely received book “Wisdom of Winning,” he outlined some obstacles to success, several deep reasons why some people fail while others thrive amid confusion, calamity, and misfortune in their lives. Just to illustrate this point, two best friends have almost similar grades in university. Both graduated with honors and both with excellent potential. But after… Read More »
Apparently stung by his declining satisfaction and popularity ratings, President Benigno S. Aquino III has recently assumed a fighting mood. Whether that will redound to the country’s benefit would depend on how serious he was and how long he would stay the course. In a speech before students at the national conference of the Student Catholic Action on… Read More »
I’m not a bit surprised that a Malacanang spokesperson is blaming the media again for the slipping satisfaction rating of her boss, President Benigno S. Aquino III. After all, Aquino has been picking a fight with the media since the start of the year. And let’s not forget that he was once a student of his infamous predecessor,… Read More »
The word of God never ceases. The power of His word uplifts and gives hope. It also gives strength, answer, and eventually, fulfillment of our purpose in life. AVV411 With my series of spiritual bread articles in this column, readers kept on sending inspiring messages asking me to come up with more articles like this. Actually, the original… Read More »
By injecting a dose of politics, a seemingly routine execution by lethal injection of three drug traffickers – or “drug mules” – in China has become an international cause célèbre. President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III’s intervention and the frenzy of media attention, before and after the executions, have caused a lot of people to wonder, “What is this… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – In the United States, this is the year after every ten years when minorities stir to life to discuss their political future. This is the year following the decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution to apportion the number of members of the United States House of Representatives among the several states. Census statistics… Read More »
Q. Few years after my mother died, my father passed away in the Philippines. He left four (5) parcels of land in Caloocan City. There are five of us siblings who will inherit from the property. I am the eldest. My other four siblings as well as my step-mother assert that we should divided the estate equally and… Read More »
The Community Alliance for Social Justice celebrated its sixth anniversary with a Gala Night early this month. It was attended by about two hundred seventy guests, most of whom were Filipinos from various organizations in the Greater Toronto Area. Attendance came from beyond the GTA as the guest speaker was from Manitoba and the Hon Art Viola of… Read More »