I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and that you all got the nice things you had wished for. Now comes Year 2009. This is when one normally aspires for a better deal, a happier life than what it was in the year past. Except this time it probably won’t happen. The economy is in recession. For the… Read More »
Another year has come and gone, and what an incredible story of faith it has been for BALITA and Ruben, its ailing Publisher. Both have fared well despite great odds. It was Ruben’s second year in rehab since he suffered a stroke on January 3, 2005. Initially given up as a hopeless case, it would be God’s will… Read More »
Tremendous rebounds 2005 By Tess Cusipag Another year has passed and once again we contemplate of what we have done and what we have not done yet. It is the perfect time to look at what this season means. We are all so blessed, but sure; there’s a lot more who are not. And those who have worked… Read More »
The Christmas holidays are a joyful time. The holiday season always trigger recollecting some past happenings, good or bad. For some reason. whenever you hear Christmas music, it creeps into the present time and makes you feel nostalgic. We marvel at our many lucky breaks and good fortunes, our strengths and at how we handled life’s challenges. We… Read More »
GMA7’S ‘Mel and Joey “show may be no more but Toronto’s MEL and FLOR are a continuing success story of grit and determination, an inspirational odyssey of a couple who swayed from the dance floor to the baking oven and to a budding food empire that is now known as FV Foods. A decade ago, Melchor Galeon brought… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – Attorney Lawrence Gottfried of the Board of Veterans Appeal (BVA) pled guilty of removing documents from veteran case files in order to delay or preclude decisions on the merits of benefit applications, destroying portions of at least 32 out of 38 case files assigned to him for over a three-month period. This conduct continued over… Read More »
President Benigno Aquino III has had it with Chief Justice Renato Corona. He sees the magistrate as a stumbling block to his program of reforms. Last Dec. 12 Aquino’s allies in the House of Representatives impeached Corona. It was bound to happen. Corona is a close ally of former leader Gloria Arroyo. He had served her as chief… Read More »
In our October 2011 column of this newspaper titled “ Watch out for Sendong and Tisoy “, we warned that typhoon “Pedring and Quiel “ may not be the last of the worst weather disturbances that will hit the Philippines. Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not invoking an “I told you so attitude “nor claiming to be… Read More »
I should not surprise us anymore that despite the difficulties of the past few years, the Filipinos remain as optimistic as ever of the coming year. Hope springs eternal for Filipinos as shown by a survey last year by both Pulse Asia and the Social Weather Station that showed 89% or nearly nine of ten Filipinos face the… Read More »
Two events are happening in the Philippines right now. One is the Christmas season and the other is the typhoon season. The first celebrates our faith in Jesus and the second brings out the spirit of “bayanihan” in us. And combining the two is a powerful force that could overcome any adversity that comes our way. And Typhoon… Read More »