CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – In the late 1980’s, Eminiano “Jun” A. Riodica, Jr. fled from Los Angeles, California and returned to the Philippines to escape the wrath of hundreds of Filipino Americans he defrauded of millions of dollars in his Ponzi scheme, using his car dealership as his front. Almost at the same time of the Cory Aquino Presidency,… Read More »
I am not a superstition person. I do not believe in all those tales about black cats. How can you avoid a black cat traversing your path if you own the animal? I avoid going under ladders not because of bad luck but it is common sense to avoid an accident. Ladders are not very stable structures Have… Read More »
MANILA The hottest news here is the expose of a spider’s web of scams allocating congressmen’s pork barrel funds for “ghost” projects, with the actual money going into the private pockets of fraudsters. As the name implies, ghost projects are non-existent, they only appear on paper but not on the ground. The problem is that the public don’t… Read More »
The series of articles published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on the pork barrel scam that has defrauded the Philippine government of an estimated P10 billion gave unassailable proof that the pork barrel program is one of the major sources of graft and corruption in government. They also exposed the loose implementation of funding processes in both the… Read More »
While it’s a foregone conclusion that Coco Martin projects the newest TV super hero via Juan dela Cruz which has gained tremendous viewership, don’t disregard Derek Ramsay who’s TV-5’s Kidlat. It’s currently a top rater of the Kapatid station as evident by more commercial load in the tele-serye. Reliable sources recounted that during the Sinulog and Dinagyang festivals… Read More »
Judging from the published reports of the BIR on the top five tax payers in showbiz below 40, Kim Chiu makes it on the list as no. 3. The other four are Manny Pacquiao (no.1), Piolo Pascual (no. 2), John Lloyd Cruz (no. 4) and Ryan Agoncillo (no. 5). This means, Kim beats all the famous young actresses… Read More »
Alahoy! Kalikoy! Sa SONA n i PNoy! Sa mga reaksyon nitong madlang pipol! Ano at nasukat kung ano ang score, Ng administrasyon nang nagdaang taon! *** Me mga papuri! Me mga pagpuna! Sa tunay na lagay niring ekonomya! Sa bilang tumaas! Ilang porsiento ba? Namete sa gutom! Huh!? Mas mataas pa? *** Singhal ni Cabuyao! Makipot ang kumot!… Read More »
One thing stood out in President Aquino’s State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday. For the first time in four SONAs, Aquino did not blame the previous administration for the country’s current state of affairs. Finally, the President has decided to face the state of the nation sans his usual blame game. After three years in office, it just makes no… Read More »
Q. Before I left the Philippines for Canada, I purchased a residential lot in my province. About a month ago, I received a disturbing news from my brother that someone has constructed a house on my lot by mistake. The house was almost finished when my brother discovered it. The builder all along thought that the land in… Read More »
At Ruben’s wake, the emcee asked if anyone would like to share a story about Ruben. There was a long lull before Edwin Mercurio spoke. At this point, I found myself standing and heading out. It was Ruben’s wake. It was also his birthday. I was sad. Later, Cris Vasquez told me that if there is someone close… Read More »