Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC) LONDON – As the biggest sporting event in the history of the United Kingdom in 64 years, the Olympic Games is unparalleled in scope and immensity. Budget allocations are in the billions of pounds. The security net… Read More »
One of the things I am very thankful about in coming to Canada was the opportunity to see much of the whole wide world. I started about four years after living abroad. Every other year I visited my mother in the Philippines and in the alternate year I joined two week tours to different countries in the world.… Read More »
Many of the forecasted events through the vision are now coming into reality. Many of these are forthcoming events that we need to know so we can be aware and be prepared. AVV712 The major flooding and the several events that happened in our country and all over the world were predicted. Those who are aware of it… Read More »
Lost in the jubilation over the conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona and the national anger over the “greatest boxing heist” that led to the loss of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to Tim Bradley was the recent revelation by retired Archbishop Oscar M. Cruz that jueteng, the scourge of many Filipino families, has actually flourished under the Aquino… Read More »
As of this writing, Erich Gonzales enplaned back from Thailand where she filmed the romantic film Suddenly It’s Magic, opposite Thai idol Mario Maurer. One of the persistent talks has it that allegedly Erich swept off Mario off his feet which makes his Thai GF jealous of her. A colleague relayed to me what Erich confided. While it’s… Read More »
“[T]he Filipino … is worth dying for because he is the nation’s greatest untapped resource.” — The late Sen. Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., New York, Aug. 4, 1980 CHICAGO (jGLi) – When martyred and Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino, Jr. delivered a soliloquy before the Asia Society in New York in 1980, he posited himself the question: is… Read More »
In a dramatic entry into the Chief Justice selection derby, Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima claimed that she’s a strong candidate for the Supreme Court’s much-coveted top position. Claiming experience and independence, De Lima sought guidance from the Lady of Manaoag, who she believes gave Her blessings. De Lima said that she struggled whether or not to… Read More »
Two years since promising to lift the people from poverty and social abyss through the “daang matuwid,” it seems, as pointed out by a Manila bishop, the journey has reached a dead end. It seems the straight path has become a circuitous route that is only leading the country back to where it started two years ago. Aside… Read More »
Last July 1, 2010, Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, assumed the presidency of the Philippines. What has he done in his first two years in office? Aquino has kept his campaign promise to go after former government officials who stole the people’s money and abused their power. He has sicced the powers and forces of government on past… Read More »