Spain’s tourism industry reaps the highest revenues in the world, so successful that an estimated 57 million visitors flock to the Iberian Peninsula’s Mediterranean seashores and tourist spots annually. Why is Spain a top destination for visitors? Travel executives and experts all agree: “In all of Europe, Spain has the monopoly of sun while the rest of the… Read More »
There is no doubt that the Philippines has achieved phenomenal economic growth in the past year that even Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had to acknowledge that her successor and former economics student, President Benigno S. Aquino III, had done well in guiding the country to a 6.6 percent growth in 2012. Arroyo, who has become Aquino’s arch enemy, reminded… Read More »
The Philippine senatorial campaign for the midterm elections scheduled for May this year reeled off early last week with the holding of bonggang- bonggang miting de avances of the 2 major political parties fielding their respective candidates. The parties officially proclaimed their bets and announced full steam ahead in their quest to garner the majority if not 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 »
MANILA It’s still three months before the nationwide elections here on May 13 but the campaign fever is already heating up. Campaigning is still not officially allowed at this time but the law can’t stop politicians from marketing themselves already to the electorate. That’s the Philippines, where laws generally are only taken as mere suggestions by many people… Read More »
The Honourable Mike Duffy Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A4 Dear Senator Duffy, Hardly a month after your appointment, John Fewings, in his cartoon of yourself as the poster boy for the abolition of the Canadian Senate, won’t be able to foresee how right he was at that time. While I agreed with his message then, I… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Rogie Wong , I have been reading your article in Balita regarding properties in the Philippines. I decided to seek your advice so I will be able to do the necessary steps needed regarding our property in Bulacan. We have a parcel of land which has been divided among the four of us. Each of… Read More »
MANILA The Philippines’ New Year didn’t start auspiciously. Besides the usual pandemonium on New Year’s Eve with deafening and asphyxiating neighborhood fireworks, the early days of the year have brought deaths and intriguing mystery. The New Year was barely a week old when a spate of gun violence exploded in different parts of the country. The most controversial… Read More »
By Stephanie Waddell It’s a story that’s not all that new to Canada: Immigrants arriving here looking for a better life for their families. In this case, it’s a glimpse into the lives of a small number of Filipinos who have moved to the Yukon in search of a better life and contributed to the territory many now… Read More »