The approach of December in the barrio during those yesteryears would be ushered in by the cold winds and the long nights. During that time, most of the rice crops would have been harvested and threshed, as the extensive fields would be seen filled with the remnants of rice stalks, mounds of hay, and fast growing weeds. The… Read More »
O,kita nyo na? Lifted na ang martial law sa Maguindanao. Martial law was declared a week ago on the basis of, according to the national leadership, namumuong rebelyon sa probinsyang iyon. Isang angkan lang naman ang tinarget- ang mga Ampatuan na, habang lumalakad ang mga araw ay tuluy- tuloy din ang pagkakadiin sa Maguindanao ‘massacre’. Ikinanta na sila… Read More »
“What’s happening to our country?” This rhetorical question was whispered by former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez to Police Gen. Tomas Karingal in 1982 while he was being wheeled to the hospital after being shot by assassins after attending mass at Mt. Carmel Church in Quezon City during the dark days of the Marcos dictatorship.… Read More »
KABANALAN. Mayroon pa ba niyan kaibigan? Mayroon pa kaibigan. Ang kabanalan ay makikita sa banal na mga lugar, sa lugar ng mga himala at mga hiwaga sa bansang Israel. Sa ikapitong araw ng kanilang pamamasyal ay ipinasiya nilang magpunta sa Bethlehem at sila’y hindi makapaniwala sa kanilang nasaksihan. Nasindak sila nang malaman na ang Betlehem at Jerusalem ay… Read More »
Noel Copiaco – Lansing, Michigan http://www.examiner.com/x-27530-Lansing-Unity–Diversity-Examiner In early November, almost everyone prepares for a hectic season of buying, consuming and eating frenzy. The parties are endless and so are the expectations and the spending. That is how most of us celebrate our respective holidays here in the material world. That is not to… Read More »
A sweet victory for Filipina nannies and to every foreign worker in Canada. One year after the death of Juan Tejada, she was vindicated for her passionate advocacy of the so-called Juan Tejada law seeking an exemption to taking a second medical test as a pre-requisite to becoming a permanent resident here in Canada. And Juana must be… Read More »
Faith must be strong to move mountains, to make the impossible, possible. When everything seems to fail and nobody doesn’t seem to see the light, remain faithful and you will receive the real benefits of heavenly graces. AVV119 Many say, they are ‘faithful’. Are they true to their words? Many profess that they… Read More »
“To those much is given, much is expected.” — Luke 12:48 CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – The last story written by Alejandro “Bong” Reblando published in the Manila Bulletin was over the triumphant homecoming in General Santos of boxing’s living legend Manny Pacquiao. It will not, therefore, be a bad idea, for Mr. Pacquiao to return the… Read More »
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s victory over Miguel Cotto for the world welterweight title made him a national hero and an international sensation. And “Pacman Mania” struck Pinoys worldwide. Pacman! Pacman! Pacman! During an interview with Pacman, American actor and TV talk show host Mario Lopez told him that he is the greatest Asian to invade the west since Ganghis… Read More »
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) –&n=sp; Basketball is a big sport among the vertically challenged Philippine native=. But Manny Pacquiao single-handedly relegated the team sport to the sideline= with his individual sport, using the blinding speed of his hands and his =gile footworks. And Pacquiao, by winning the improbable seventh title=in as many… Read More »