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 »
Picture this: A group of people standing at a river bank when suddenly they hear the cries of a baby. Shocked, they see an infant floating–drowning–in the water. One person immediately jumps in to rescue the child. But as this is going on, yet another baby comes floating down the river, and then another! People continue to jump… Read More »
Welcome 2012! One challenging year is gone. Another year beckons and another chance to live a renewed, positive life. All of us will be a year older but hopefully a year wiser. Although most people welcome the New Year with gladness and enthusiasm, some are still hounded by gloom and uncertainty. I can’t blame them. With a backdrop… Read More »
For certain: Rob Ford will continue searching for the gravy. The uncertainty: What else will he find? I hope it does not leave Toronto too much of a dry meat. A certainty: The National Democratic Party will have a new leader in 2012. The uncertainty: Who will she or he be? No one seems to measure up to… Read More »
For Filipinos who have been outside of the Philippines for years, Christmas is both a time for rejoicing and a time for remembering. Even as the Filipino in America begins to feel the holiday mood immediately after Thanksgiving when people start shopping for gifts and Christmas decors, he feels at the same time a longing for home. For… Read More »
Christmas is here! Although the holiday season elicits cheers and excitement especially among children, some people feel stressed, nauseated, and overwhelmed by just the thought of it. Why is it so? Isn’t Christmas supposed to be fun and jovial? Nowadays, Christmas has been so commercialized that many children yearn for the latest, expensive gadgets. Some kids, even toddlers… Read More »
It has been clear weather the past few days now. Most people here in MetroManila are on their routine activities most of the time- home- office or place of work- home again. The shopping frenzy associated with the season is evident only during the weekends. The nighmarkets at Greenhills and Divisoria have not reached a ‘fullhouse’ rating yet… Read More »
The telenovela continues. The Christmas season of 2011 will be an unforgettable one for former President Gloria Arroyo. After the Nov.17 airport drama where she and her husband Mike Arroyo were stopped from taking their flight to Singapore, she is now finally a detainee: officially under hospital arrest at the government-run Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), a far… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – The recent dismissal by the Philippine Court of Appeals of the 100-million pesos (US$2.3-M) damaged suit filed by giant GMA News TV against another giant rival ABS-CBN was really a simple breach of contract between ABS-CBN and its news agency subscriber, Reuters, and Reuters’ failure to emphasize to its sub-clients to honor its sub-contract with… Read More »
If we are to believe Gloria Arroyo’s mouthpieces, someone is out to kill their employer. Recently, Mrs. Arroyo’s all-purpose spokeswoman, who goes by the name of Elena Bautista-Horn, urgently called in the press to announce that, yes, there’s a plot to do her boss in. The plan is supposedly called “Put the Little Girl to Sleep.” The Horn… Read More »