MANILA Will former President Gloria Arroyo be spending Christmas in jail? It’s a possibility. Some six legal cases have been lodged against Arroyo since leaving office end-June 2010. Most of them are for plunder which, legally defined, is the theft of the people’s money worth at least P50 million while in office. I had visualized when Arroyo was… Read More »
Last October 10, Canada just celebrated Thanksgiving Day! Indeed, Canadians have a lot to thank for. Unlike other countries, Canada has been spared from the wrath of economic recession. Newfoundland, with its oil and mineral wealth, has grown strong during this period. In fact, this province has maintained its “have” status despite the many challenges besetting other places.… Read More »
In the past few weeks, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Sonny Belmonte have been pushing for Congress to convene itself into a constituent assembly to introduce amendments to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Less than 10 months ago, Belmonte would have none of it. He said then that the cha-cha was not among the priorities of… Read More »
MANILA The Philippines has been in the global news lately because of the exposes on the plunder and corruption wrought by the past administration of Gloria Arroyo. Recent news has cast us as a nation of thieves and cheats who take every opportunity to grab a quick buck at the expense of the public treasury. The exposes point… Read More »
So you think the worst is over for typhoon season in the Philippines? Although the trio of “Pedring”, “ Quiel “ and “Ramon “, all destructive tropical cyclones that slammed hard the country and caused unprecedented and massive flooding in many parts of the islands, barely left land, don’t expect the end of the regular storm season for… Read More »
Nito na lang mga nakaraang mga araw natutuyo ang mga lansangan dito sa Metromanila- kainis lumabas ng bahay to commute- puddles of remaining floodwaters can still be seen from the malimit ay ukang aspalto ng mga kalye, hmp! Maputik naman in roads that are not asphalted or cemented.dagdag pa ditto is carrying a folding umbrella- just to make… Read More »
Just before he left Japan for the flight back to Manila, President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III met with Nikkei president Ryoko Sugita. Sugita invited P-Noy to be a speaker at the Future of Asia forum in Japan in May 2012. P-Noy told Sugita that he would “seriously consider” the invitation and hope that the “state of affairs” then… Read More »
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” This quote, made famous in many films, but none better than in the award-winning “Network,” must have been in the minds of thousands of protesters who joined the Occupy Wall Street rallies in New York and other cities around the United States to protest corporate greed,… Read More »
We have just been through another election a provincial one this time. Of all previous election this one was highly promoted. The newspapers, television and radio continuously encouraged the residents to come out and vote. The means to do it was made much easier; advance polling places were set up; the election ballot was made easily understood and… Read More »
Little did United States Ambassador Harry Thomas realize that his comments on sex tourism and child trafficking during a roundtable discussion with a group of appellate court justices would ignite a maelstrom of controversy. “I estimate that maybe up to 40 percent of foreign men who come here come for sexual tourism and that is unacceptable,” he said.… Read More »