NARITA, Japan (JGL) – I was on my way to Chicago, Illinois when I got a PM (private message) on my Facebook account that my cousin’s husband was gunned down because he refused to give up his dream to become a councilor in the municipality of Matnog, Sorsogon. Seven bullets from a .45 pistol were pumped in… Read More »

  SORSOGON CITY (JGL) – When I was young primary school boy growing up in Piot, a near west barangay of Sorsogon City, I often heard my adult males praising boys my age to be “oragon” when we do a good turn. I now realize that oragon comes from the word “orag” (the ability to make love), which… Read More »

  MANILA (JGL) – I am not a mind reader nor a clairvoyant. But when former Censors Chief Grace Poe filled up her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for senator in 2013, qualifying for senator was all that mattered to her. Winning for senator was the farthest thing from her mind. That is why while she was accomplishing her… Read More »

CHICAGO (JGL) – Most of the popular sports that end up in a draw or tie are usually extended until the tie is broken by a toss coin or by any means by prior agreement. But in chess, if there is a stalemate, no amount of extra period can end the game. And the Philippine Supreme Court will… Read More »

  “An alien who applies for citizenship but does not complete the naturalization process is not a national of the United States.” — United States Supreme Court (Kamal Patel, et al. v. Jeh Johnson, et al, Jan. 2014)   CHICAGO (JGL) –  The inadequacy and failure of the Philippine government to provide job opportunities in the Philippines has forced… Read More »

  CHICAGO (JGL) – California was the site of the peace treaty at the end World War II – the Treaty of San Francisco, Peace Treaty with Japan. Perhaps, California could also be the site where Southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia, can mop up plans on how to counter the aggressive moves of their… Read More »

  “Few in the conclave that elected Pius VII could have anticipated the severity of the struggle that awaited the pope and the Church in the coming decades, for the new Vicar of Christ spent the next 15 years in battle with the dictator openly cursed as an Antichrist and an enemy of civilization: Napoleon Bonaparte.” – The Pope… Read More »

  CHICAGO (JGL) – The Friday the 13th attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead were so shocking they overshadowed the Philippine Western Sea (South China Sea) issue in Manila’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Summit in progress on the other side of the world. But if there was any message sent by the attackers, it was the possibility of reinstituting the… Read More »

CHICAGO (JGL) – If you want to be selective in dealing with the media, it will be your poison. This was the lesson learned by Julius Tiangson, one of the five Filipino Canadian Member of Parliament candidates, who lost in the federal parliamentary elections in Canada last Monday, Oct. 19. Mr. Tiangson, a rookie candidate, was probably the… Read More »

CHICAGO (JGL) – Now that Sen. Grace Poe has finally taken her out of consideration as Sec. Mar Roxas’ running mate by declaring as a presidential candidate herself, all eyes have turned to Roxas’ Plan B – the charismatic but reluctant candidate Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” G.  Robredo’s decision whether to accept his offer as his running mate. Believe… Read More »