“Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero” (Seize the day, put little trust in tomorrow (future). – Odes Latin Poet Horace CHICAGO, Illinois (FAXXNA/jGLi) – When President Barack Obama mentioned the U.S. disaster relief in the Philippines during his State of the Union address last Tuesday (Jan. 28), it moved a gritty bunch of Filipino American leaders into action.… Read More »
Last February 5, the territory of Hongkong shall have begun the first of what it says is a series of sanctions for the Philippines that is expected to ‘convince’ the Philippine President to announce this country’s apology for the Luneta hostage- taking incident of 2010 that killed 8 Hongkong nationals and hurt 7 more, also from that Chinese… Read More »
When Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was caught in a storm of protests on June 27, 2005 following the Hello Garci scandal, wherein she was taped talking to Commission on Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano about election results in Mindanao, she addressed the people to say “I… am… sorry” in a melodramatic tone. Nobody probably believed she was indeed sorry for… Read More »
Nagbunyi na naman muli ang bansang Pilipinas when our very own’ Osan’g (formal name Rose) was declared grandwinner in XFactor- Israel, a feat Osang imagined impossible to achieve in the past, till she came to this Promised Land of the Israelites. Rose “Osang’ Fostanes came to this country to work as caregiver’ four years ago. The people of… Read More »
Already saddled by a sharp increase in the prices of basic goods and services, Filipinos will now have to face additional financial burdens mandated by the government starting January 1 this year. Most working Filipinos will find their paychecks reduced by a few hundred pesos starting this month because the Social Security System (SSS) and the Philippine Health… Read More »
Human trafficking is another major problem that has plagued the country for decades. Despite increased resources given to the task force against human trafficking, the Philippines remains, according to the US State Department 2013 report, a major source country for sex-trafficking and forced labor, adding that “child sex tourism remained a serious problem” in the country. Just last… Read More »
MANILA What’s frustrating to the average Filipino citizen like me is the unreliability of the meting of justice in our country. Cases take forever to resolve. And when they are resolved, they’re often dismissed in favor of the sued culprit. Prosecutors and the police make a big hoohah about apprehending suspects and throwing the book at them. The… Read More »
~ The benchmark for critical writing and news analysis has just been unwittingly and grudgingly highlighted in two million-dollar lawsuits against Balita, Toronto’s largest Filipino newspaper, and its publisher and a reporter. With the complaints, the publication has solidified its standing as a reliable and trusted confidant, an independent watcher beholden to no one but the truth. A… Read More »
Fire!!! And Ice!!! It was scary! It seemed unreal. The sky was lit by the gigantic flames. In four hours, that demonic inferno consumed a senior’s home, the residence of 52 vulnerable people in the sunset of their lives, mostly in their eighties and nineties, majority of whom had limited mobility. It was a home of the aged… Read More »
CHICAGO (FAXXNA/jGLi) – The public comments of Bea Rose Santiago right after winning the Miss International beauty contest in Japan were so shallow and so plastic, they did not sit well with her supporters. When it came for Ms. Santiago to acknowledge the people to thank for, all she could muster was the name of Stella Marquez Araneta,… Read More »