MANILA The so-called war on drugs here is finally showing everyone its futility and wrongness from the start. Society is finally being scandalized by the drug war’s brutality and ruthlessness. Citizens are finally realizing that it’s an unwinnable war with deplorable consequences. Giving the police carte blanche in pursuing the so-called war emboldened them so much, they don’t… Read More »
Last Sept. 3, 2017, Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos have been honored anew by the Star Awards of the Philippine Movie Press Club. It’s the ultimate one called Ginintuang mga Bituin ng Pelikulang Pilipino.Aside from best actress trophies, both had been accorded also the Ulirang Artista and Lifetime Achievement Awards The duo also tied the actress of… Read More »
HI Atty, saw this post however it was since 2013, http://www.balita.ca/2013/09/27/recogntion-of-philippine-citizenship. I was hoping you can shed some light on my concern. I’ve been reading a lot of things online saying as long as I have an NSO/PSA birth certificate (report of birth abroad on NSO/PSA paper) then i can just go apply for a Philippine… Read More »
Good friend Ricky unilaterally declared the advent of Autumn, as soon as Labour Day (September 4) passed. I unilaterally approved his declaration. Early September, I have begun to feel lower joint pains when the mercury fell below seasonal. With several more days before summer officially ends (September 21) and before my wife even thinks of imposing marital law… Read More »
MANILA Positive survey findings in favor of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continue to baffle observers. Who can blame those who can’t believe the news of Duterte getting high marks from people surveyed? With all the controversies swirling around him, the common observer can only scratch his head in confusion. I’ve written before that there’s a possible explanation for… Read More »
Only five years after the highly divisive impeachment trial of the late Chief Justice Renato Corona, the nation is again faced with the possibility of not just one, but three high-level government officials being impeached for alleged culpable violations of the Constitution. And this is not even counting the impeachment complaints against President Rodrigo Duterte that was dropped… Read More »
A day after Bulacan policemen killed 32 drug suspects in a single day, President Duterte commended them and told policemen all over the country to kill 32 more a day to reduce the country’s drug problem. “Yung namatay daw sa Bulacan, 32 in a massive raid. Maganda yun,” the President said. “Pumatay tayo another 32 everyday, maybe we can reduce… Read More »
To quote showbiz authority Mario Hernando, the recent demise of veteran actress Zeny Zabala is a big loss in the movie world. From the ‘50s to early ‘70s Zeny has tagged the Villainess Queen who made things difficult for lead stars Gloria Romero, Lolita Rodriguez, Rita Gomez, Marlene Dauden and later Susan Roces and Amalia Fuentes in… Read More »
Good day po Atty. Nais ko lang po malaman kung ano po dapat kong gawin tungkol sa lupang binibenta ng lolo ko sa akin at sa pamangkin niya na nakapangalan pa sa lola ng lolo ko. Ang lolo ko ay may apat na kapatid po. Ang lupang namana nila sa kabuuan ay 635 sq m na hahatiin… Read More »
“I’ll see you in September, when summer is gone …” So goes the first two lines of a song written by Sonny Curtis and made popular in the mid-60s by Gary Lewis and The Playboys. “See you in September. See you when the summer’s through …” Thus opens a similar set of words in a song written by… Read More »