(A three-act play) When reading or listening about the life of Jesus, the greatest story ever told, I keep wondering what the conversations would be like. This three-act play is meant to do just that. For its historical context, I refer to the Four Gospels of the New Testament. The characters, therefore, are real, but the conversations are… Read More »
As I am writing this column, President Donald Trump has only two days left in his presidency. Then he will go into retirement. It must be hard for him to accept that he would be a one-term president being defeated by President-elect Joe Biden by a stunning eight million votes! Yet he claims that he was cheated. He… Read More »
With a 21-gun salute, a color guard, marching band, and red carpet, ex-President Donald Trump bade good-bye to a handful of his followers at the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews at about 10 am on January 20, 2020. Two hours later President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. took his oath of office at the Capitol. But peaceful transition came… Read More »
Trivia: This month of February brings to my mind my friendship with famous celebrities starting in the’50s. When Geoff, Ryan and Gabby Eigenmann guested in the Bawal Judgemental segment of TV show Eat Bulaga, all the more made me recall February born actor-singer Eddie Mesa, Eduardo Eigenmann off-cameras. His son Michael de Mesa is Geoff and Ryan’s dad.… Read More »
Marissa Odi Gonzales has been arrested recently as reported by Detective Ruth Moran for scamming multiple victims for more that $100,000. As of press time. she has been released, and a virtual court hearing has been set. Marissa Odi Gonzalez was the subject of this rally that was held in front of her restaurant, The Chelsea Place at… Read More »
By Freddie Rabelas Obligacion, Ph.D. The Pasig River, one of the major Philippine river systems, connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Spanning 25.2 kilometers (15.7 miles), it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves. Its major tributaries are the Marikina River and San Juan River. The total drainage basin of Pasig River, including the basin of Laguna de Bay, covers… Read More »
“Laws relating to family rights and duties,or to the status, condition and legal capacity of persons are binding upon Filipino citizens, even though living abroad.” (Article 15 Civil Code of the Philippines) Q. Hello po attorney. Itago ninyo ako sa panglang DT. Kasalukuyang nakatira dito sa Lucesa,Quezon. Magtatanong po ako tungkol sa lupa ni Ms.HD na namatay na.… Read More »
As we bid the year 2020 goodbye with a sigh of relief knowing that 2021 can’t be worse than 2020, my apprehension remains the same. With more than 20 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 350,000 deaths and adding 3,000 every day to the death toll, I wonder when will this plague ever end? For one thing,… Read More »
In three days, three events occurred that changed the political landscape of the U.S. for the next two or four years, or perhaps, for decades to come. On January 5, the state of Georgia – long a Republican bastion – elected two Democrats to replace two Republican senators. Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeated Republicans Kelly Loeffler… Read More »
“When we are kind, it makes us happy. It makes us think less about ourselves.” Jonathan Reckford, Our Better Angels, (2019) In the waiting room of a small clinic, where I await patiently for my wife to come out from her yearly medical check-up, I hear a commotion going on in a room designated for blood testing. A… Read More »