It was a beautiful autumn day. The sun was shining brightly. The fall was at its peak with the treetops glorious in yellow, orange and green. The temperature went up to 23 degrees C. It must have been the Indian summer day of the year. The bus with forty one passengers, mostly Filipinos with a sprinkling of other… Read More »
Combining the stars and the elements of Earth will give us a clue on the general characteristics of a person and it can be their guide in pursuing their desires and plans in the future. AVV1010 On the first part we already gave the two elements — fire and water and the six astrological signs namely Aries, Leo,… Read More »
Lately, we have been reading disturbing reports of Filipino workers being recruited in the Philippines purportedly for good-paying jobs in the United States and Canada, only to find themselves exploited and abused by unscrupulous recruiters on a distant shore where they feel hopeless and helpless. And I thought slavery was abolished after a bloody civil war in 1865… Read More »
Or in Pinoy…paano nga ba…pag- uuwi ng tapa, lechon, anong ulam ba ang comparable sa bacon? Of course, happy kami dito- hindi muna kay Sen. Manong Johny Ponce Enrile who has made ‘gusto ko happy ka’ his very own election battlecry in the may 2010 campaign but for our PNoy coming back home from the US. Itong pasimuno… Read More »
We live in a democratic country. It is a country wherein the government is of the people, for the people and by the people. Many of us came to this country to escape autocracy from our native lands. Living in a new land is not easy. We have to adjust to a new environment –different weather, different languages,… Read More »
Part 1 There are astrological zodiac elements that will guide each and every one of us. Be guided and have a harmonious earthly living with these zodiac signs and maximize the power of your element. AVV910 Each of the twelve astrological sign has a corresponding element that is independent of each other’s characteristics which greatly influences one’s personality… Read More »
There is reason to believe that despite the two successive problems that confronted Philippine tourism in the last few months, the sector can become one of the biggest dollar earners for the country. For one, the new set of officials in the Department of Tourism (DOT) remains confident that the country will overcome the two major setbacks that… Read More »
A news item appeared in a Manila daily that eleven blind couples were married in a mass wedding at the Christ the King Parish in White Plain, Quezon City. This new led to the recollection of mute couple that lived in Tondo long before the outbreak of the Pacific War. Domingo and Leonila, both… Read More »
It is tempting to comment on the botched hostage rescue operations last Aug. 23 when SWAT teams stormed a tourist bus where a dismissed police officer was holding hostage tourists from Hong Kong, resulting in the death of eight hostages and the hostage-taker. But with the joint investigation by Manila and Hong Kong forensic teams going on, I’d… Read More »
After a long layoff, the disputed Spratlys islands in the South China Sea are back in the news again. Last month, US State Secretary Hilary Clinton set the tone for the renewed interest in the group of mostly uninhabited islands and coral reefs, which are being disputed by six countries, including China and the Philippines, when she… Read More »