Modern business today thrives on the commercial instrument of credit. By proper spaced payment, an item can have by a buyer from the creditor who sells the desired items. The spaced payment is known as instalment or “hulugan”, the amount depends on the arrangements usually on the paying capacity of the buyer or customer. Long before the… Read More »
There was a report from the Philippine Central Bank (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) last week that caught my attention. BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo warned that money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has peaked and may soon plateau. Guinigundo said remittances have breached a very large base, leading to a situation wherein the growth… Read More »
God is perfect as well as all of His creations. On the other hand, man perfected being troubled by problems and focused on the constant change of life’s cycle. Men forget the perfection of our creation, that everything has a remedy and a solution. AVV610 Life at the start of civilization was very simple… Read More »
The exclusive use and abuse of sirens commonly called as “Wang-Wang “ in the Philippines, was a child of martial rule when then dictator Marcos issued Presidential Decree No.96 on January 13, 1973 declaring as “Unlawful the use or attachment of sirens, bells, whistles or similar gadgets that emit exceptionally loud and startling sounds “ .Under the decree,… Read More »
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is not done yet. Contrary to what she told the military during her farewell address, Arroyo is not just ready to fade away. After nine long years of near tyrannical power in Malacanang, this lady wants more. It became obvious a few years before she was to bow out of the presidency when she did… Read More »
More than two weeks have passed since that G20 Summit and we seem not to hear the last of it yet. Several days ago, there was a march of about one thousand people to Queen’s Park asking for more information about the police action that protesters believed violated their human rights. It was in connection with the demand… Read More »
President Benigno S. Aquino III has to do more than vow to go after the perpetrators of the latest spate of political killings in the Philippines. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo also vowed to go after the killers, but beyond forming Task Force Usig in the military, not one political murder was solved during her nine years of tenure. … Read More »
My nephew and his wife had lunch with me and my sister the other day. They helped my sister with some chores. It was not a planned visit and I did not have anything special to serve. I heated the left-over “arroz caldo” that we had for supper the night before and pulled out some “dim sum” from… Read More »
One of the greatest gifts a man can have in his entire life is his father. He is the mentor, the provider, and most of all, a friend who will understand and be there to support us at all times whether we are right or wrong. AVV610 Lucky are those who have their dad… Read More »
He was small of built, thin to a point of near emaciation, long bony-faced and with long fragile arms. His hands with long tapering fingers ideal for playing piano were too big for his small delicate frame. His coarse tousled hair, burnt complexion, bulging eye, thin aquiline nose, lobed ears, and bushy eyebrows with two ogling eyes underneath… Read More »