The Commencement Address

“There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.” – Guy Gavriel Kay Dear Graduates You honour me for selecting me as your commencement speaker when you can have a better person than I am. As some of you may have known, I am a homosexual. I hope my revelation won’t… Read More »

FAILURE TO DELIVER LAND TITLE TO SUBDIVISION BUYER

Q. Greetings Atty Wong! We bought parcels of real estate property consisting of  two lots in a subdivision in Laguna on installment basis and have fully paid the  agreed purchase price. Full payment was contested by the Real Estate  Developer but at the end , the Housing Land Use Regulatory Board(HLRUB)  issued a decision in our favor.   The… Read More »

FROM ACTORS TO POLITICAL FIGURES

Trivia: Looking back in the past, this writer simply couldn’t forget the famous actors who turned successful political figures. Not only because of their formidable public service but more so, out of my attachment to them. Many times I did feel their sincere friendship elucidated to me. To begin with, the acknowledged Agimat King of local movies Ramon… Read More »

On Leaving Berlin

Packed and ready to go! See you soon? Whatever, let me bid you goodbye, fare thee well, bon voyage, adieu, adios, auf wiedersehen, paalam so on and so forth. Why do I have to go through this ritual every time a strong man picks up the balikbayan box? ***** Hopefully, the surreal release from caged boredom will come.… Read More »

This & That

In a statement by Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, on the occasion of Canadian Multiculturalism Day last year 2020 — she said “Our diversity has shaped our society and our way of life.  People from around the world have come to Canada, hopeful of having the same opportunities and experiences as all Canadians, and… Read More »

It’s always greener on the other side

“The truth is that where you stand does affect what you see.”  William Kaplan, Why Dissent Matters (2017) Rosario and I were inseparable when we were in high school. We did things together during our classes. We were seated side by side in the classroom, studied together and had lunch together to update ourselves with the latest gossips.… Read More »

Undocumented caregivers, they are unseen among us

By Faye Arellano  Maria, 35, arrived in Canada a decade ago under the defunct Live-in Caregiver’s  Program. Her initial employer changed her mind about hiring her and immediately  released Maria on her first week.  It took Maria about seven months to find a new employer who was willing to do the  required paperwork. This time, Maria endured almost… Read More »

Land Ownership Transfer of Filipino Canadian to Children

Q. I have a farmland in Pampanga. I would like to seek advice on transferring   ownership of this land to my children. We are all now residing here in Canada  and are all Canadian citizens.  What would be the necessary steps we’d need to take in order to make this  happen?   Also, is there any advantage/disadvantage to doing… Read More »

Pagpagawa ng Bahay sa Maling Lote: Sino ang Mananagot?

Q. RE: BUILDER IN GOOD OR BAD FAITH  Dear Atty. Rogelio, magandang araw po! Nalaman ko po ang email address mo  sa youtube. Nakabili ako ng lupa (rights), 35 sq.meters ang laki, sa Tandang  Sora, Quezon City noong 2016. Pinatayuan ko ng bahay (concrete) ang lupa sa parehong taon.  Nagkaproblema ako dito sa MALING SUKAT na sinabi ng… Read More »

Not Far From The Tree

Toronto has been tirelessly and busy putting up various pop-up clinics with the goal to achieve mass vaccination against COVID-19, and if this goes on, there will be a point in time when the so-called herd immunity will be reached. This will be the time to start to feel like going back to some sort of normality in… Read More »