Q. Dear Atty. Wong, I have inherited a land from my late parents when I was still single. We are all nine (9) children (7girls & 2 boys) . I am the youngest among the seven girls and next to me are my two brothers. I am the only one who got the inheritance. Recently , I found… Read More »
Manny Pacquiao’s revelation that he had a talk with God has created an international sensation among cultists. In a rare interview, my investigative reporter James Macaquecquec reported his conversation with Manny. James: Manny, is it really true that you had a talk with God as reported in the news? As you know, the only other person who claimed… Read More »
More than a year after the Supreme Court slapped a temporary restraining order on the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Muslim Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the MILF has now been reported as having sought the assistance of the United States to mediate in… Read More »
Every year Christmas comes to Christendom in unerring certainty. Symbolized by Christ child, Christmas is for children. However, this red letters day is likewise shared by the elders, for amongst them, there would always be the feeling and thoughts of childhood and the children in them. Christmas, to many of us, is the storehouse of our memories… Read More »
The approach of December in the barrio during those yesteryears would be ushered in by the cold winds and the long nights. During that time, most of the rice crops would have been harvested and threshed, as the extensive fields would be seen filled with the remnants of rice stalks, mounds of hay, and fast growing weeds. The… Read More »
O,kita nyo na? Lifted na ang martial law sa Maguindanao. Martial law was declared a week ago on the basis of, according to the national leadership, namumuong rebelyon sa probinsyang iyon. Isang angkan lang naman ang tinarget- ang mga Ampatuan na, habang lumalakad ang mga araw ay tuluy- tuloy din ang pagkakadiin sa Maguindanao ‘massacre’. Ikinanta na sila… Read More »
“What’s happening to our country?” This rhetorical question was whispered by former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez to Police Gen. Tomas Karingal in 1982 while he was being wheeled to the hospital after being shot by assassins after attending mass at Mt. Carmel Church in Quezon City during the dark days of the Marcos dictatorship.… Read More »
KABANALAN. Mayroon pa ba niyan kaibigan? Mayroon pa kaibigan. Ang kabanalan ay makikita sa banal na mga lugar, sa lugar ng mga himala at mga hiwaga sa bansang Israel. Sa ikapitong araw ng kanilang pamamasyal ay ipinasiya nilang magpunta sa Bethlehem at sila’y hindi makapaniwala sa kanilang nasaksihan. Nasindak sila nang malaman na ang Betlehem at Jerusalem ay… Read More »
Q. I want to know as Canadian citizen what are my rights/obligations to own property outside of Canada? I was advised to directly name one of the siblings if we want the property be titled to avoid so many expenses in transferring from my grandparents to my mother to us. That we need a waiver to the effect… Read More »