WITH the formal declaration of Senators Grace Poe and Chiz Escudero that they are running for president and vice president, respectively, under what they call Partidong Pilipinas, the presidential landscape for the May 2016 elections is finally taking shape. Three candidates — Vice President Jejomar Binay, Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas and Senator Poe — have so far… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – Now that Sen. Grace Poe has finally taken her out of consideration as Sec. Mar Roxas’ running mate by declaring as a presidential candidate herself, all eyes have turned to Roxas’ Plan B – the charismatic but reluctant candidate Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo’s decision whether to accept his offer as his running mate. Believe… Read More »
It is federal general election campaign times in Canada! If you turn on your TV on one of the news hours: twelve at noon, six in the afternoon or eleven at night, you will surely catch some information on issues in this election. Economy seems to be number one- creating jobs, raising the minimum wage, lowering the unemployment… Read More »
MANILA After months of thinly disguised positioning for a run for higher office, Sen. Grace Poe has finally put her cards on the table, announcing her candidacy for the presidency. The way Poe kept President Aquino twisting in the wind as he tried to get her as Mar Roxas’ vice presidential running mate has left a bad taste… Read More »
CHICAGO (JGL) – Sen. Grace Poe should not be disheartened if her detractors want the Senate Electoral Tribunal and the Commission on Elections to scrutinize her citizenship and residency after all she welcomed the filing of the cases by defeated senatorial candidate Rizalito David against her because in her own words, “I can answer the questions on my… Read More »
Why do people from more than one hundred countries in the world come to North America? I remember more than four decades ago, I was one of those lured to cross the ocean to an uncertain future when I was well-placed in my country of origin. I held a prestigious position in a university with a remuneration enough… Read More »
Sure, he can. But it depends. President Benigno Aquino III has “anointed” his loyal party mate and Interior Secretary, Mar Roxas, as his chosen candidate for president in the 2016 elections here. But Roxas is way down in the surveys. He’s trailing one declared candidate, Vice Presidenr Jojo Binay, and two undeclared ones: Sen. Grace Poe and Mayor… Read More »
True to tradition, President Aquino gloated about his small accomplishments, ignored his unfulfilled promises, and placed the blame on the previous administration for some of his failures in his two-hour State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) last Monday. Among his few successes is the sustained economic growth during his five years in Malacanang. Even the opposition can’t deny the fact that… Read More »
I took a break last Sunday and watched a concert by the very popular REO Brothers in downtown Los Angeles, and was so awed by the group of youngsters from Tacloban City, I decided to take a break, too, from writing about politics and write about the band instead this week. The story of this young tribute band,… Read More »
MANILA Despite all the bad news swirling around Vice President Jojo Binay, the crowds still turn out wherever he goes. Are those people just being polite, as is the Filipino custom, and warmly welcome any guest to their communities? Or maybe they’re the usual Filipino rubber-neckers who have nothing better to do than come out and gawk around… Read More »